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2 Hard copy Hard copy The submission choice you make for the 1 st deposit First DepositFinal Deposit must be the same for the final deposit An M.F.A. student may elect to submit a traditional hard-copy thesis or an electronic thesis - dissertation (ETD) Both are bound by the same deadlines and format requirements or ^ S= stop N= next P= previous Esc= bye This is the Hard-copy presentation.

1. Thesis Paperwork: Deadlines, Forms, and Where and What to Submit 2. Standard Thesis Format and Style. This is a Three-part Presentation This is a Three-part Presentation 3. Formatting Guidelines for the. Writers’ Workshop 3

4 THESIS PAPERWORK THESIS FORMAT AND STYLE Online ResourcesFormat Thesis DeadlinesPreliminary Pages First DepositText Final DepositReferences Formatting Guidelines for the Writers’ Workshop S= stop N= next P= previous Esc= bye

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The Academic Calendar may be found online at: 7 Commencement Ceremony Dates Spring 2013May 12: Carver Hawkeye Arena Summer 2013August 2: Degree Conferral: (No Ceremony) Deposit Deadlines First DepositFinal Deposit Spring 2013March 28May 8 Summer 2013July 3July 24 S= stop N= next P= previous Esc= bye

8 ½” x 11” page size, unbound, single-sided The thesis should be …. complete and in final form. It should not be a working.. draft. Place the thesis in an envelope. Attach a copy of the thesis title page to the envelope. 1.One copy of your thesis What to Submit to the Graduate College. It is best to deposit as early as possible. Turn-around time is shorter with an early deposit. 8

. Place each thesis in an envelope. Attach a copy of the thesis title page to each envelope Two Copies of the Thesis on Acid-free Paper 2. Two Signed Copies of the Certificate of Approval.

Thesis Format Help: Kris Grinstead: (319) Matt Pollard: (319) Thesis Technical Support: Contact the Graduate College (319) or Room 6 Gilmore Hall Contact the Help Desk at Information Technological Service (ITS) (319) University Capitol Centre. 10 S= stop N= next P= previous Esc= bye

UI Thesis Template: Includes University Styles The Graduate College Thesis Manual: Format and Style Guidelines for the Thesis Publications and Forms: Degree Completion, Plan of Study, Exam Requests… Thesis Template Support: Desktop Applications and Template Help Academic Calendar: Graduate College Deadlines Online Thesis Resources. 11 S= stop N= next P= previous Esc= bye

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A comment review. sheet will be created. No notes will be.... written on the thesis. The thesis will be... checked for format. and style as well as. completeness. Thesis Comments. 13

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ii ½  Be sure the page numbers are centered ½ inch from the bottom of the page.  Number preliminary pages using non-capitalized Roman numerals.  Begin with “ii” on the first page following the Certificate of Approval. The Certificate Page is not numbered.. 15

Please single-space the lines: THESIS TITLE by John Henry Doe A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Fine Arts degree in English (Writers’ Workshop) in the Graduate College of The University of Iowa May 2013 Thesis Supervisor: Professor Hyde Capitalize all letters in the Title Separate “by” and author’s name, by one single space Single space the paragraph. 16 Thesis Title Page Instructions for the Title Page pp. 10, 23 Online Thesis Manual

Single space paragraph Single space Heading Signature lines must be same length Graduate College The University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL _________________________ MASTER’S THESIS ____________ This is to certify that the Master’s thesis of Paige Turner has been approved by the Examining Committee for the thesis requirement for the Master of Fine Arts degree in English (Writers’ Workshop) at the May 2013 graduation. Thesis Committee: _____________________________ Sarah Bellum, Thesis Supervisor _____________________________ John Miller _____________________________ Judith Jones. 17 Left align paragraph Certificate of Approval Instructions for the Certificate of Approval pp. 11, 25 Online Thesis Manual

18 year To my little son Jack who tried to smile when he saw the work presented here. Center vertically and horizontally Dedication (optional) The dedication is to be brief and single-spaced ii

19 ‘Sorry’ doesn’t put thumbs on the hand, Marge. - Homer J. Simpson Align the source with the right margin of the epigraph The epigraph is centered and single-spaced. The Epigraph (optional) iii Instructions for Epigraph pp. 11, 26 Online Thesis Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES………………………….... iv LIST OF FIGURES……………………….…. v CHAPTER I. DESCRIPTIVE TITLE………….…... 1 First-order Subhead…………..… 1 Second-order Subhead……. 3 Third-order Subhead DESCRIPTIVE TITLE…………….…24 First-order Subhead……….……24 First-order Subhead………….…29 APPENDIX A. DESCRIPTIVE TITLE … APPENDIX B. DESCRIPTIVE TITLE … REFERENCES………………………….… ii 1 inch 1 inch 1 inch 1.5 inch Margins. 20 No spacing within subheadings Instructions for the Table of Contents pp.12, 27, 28 Online Thesis Manual One (12 point) space above and below major headings

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Be sure all text page Numbers appear 1 inch from the right and page. 250 ½ inch 1 inch 250 Be sure all text page numbers appear 1 inch from the right and ½ inch from the top of the page.. 22 The numbers should be arabic in 12-point font.

M Archer, Walter. 2009, Book title. City : Publisher. Inghram, Gerald B Journal article title. Journal Title 4 (March): Whitesell, Amanda Doctoral dissertation title, State University. REFERENCES I would like to acknowledge Linotype as a fine font. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The spacing below the major heading must be consistent throughout the thesis. CHAPTER 2 DESCRIPTIVE HEADING CHAPTER 1 DESCRIPTIVE HEADING The major headings are centered in all capital letters at the top 1 inch margin. 1 inch Instructions for Major Headings pp. 13, 30, 31 Online Thesis Manual 23

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23 CHAPTER 22 Major divisions are divided into a numbered chapter. Followed by a DESCRIPTIVE TITLE MAJOR HEADING 26 A thesis is comprised of a series of major divisions. Each chapter and appendix is a major division. All are to be captioned in a consistent style throughout the thesis. Each major heading begins on a new page and is centered in all capital letters at the top, 1-inch margin. Spacing around major division headings is to be consistent throughout the thesis—preliminaries, text, reference material.

23 CHAPTER 22. You may have a “CHAPTER” with no descriptive titles 27 A thesis is comprised of a series of major divisions. Each chapter and appendix is a major division. All are to be captioned in a consistent style throughout the thesis. Each major heading begins on a new page and is centered in all capital letters at the top, 1-inch margin. Spacing around major division headings is to be consistent throughout the thesis— preliminaries, text, reference material.

You may have a number and title with no chapter designators. In the text, the major heading may consist of a chapter designation, a number (roman, arabic, or spelled out) followed by a descriptive title. It may also consist of a number followed by a descriptive title. The heading can be either double- or single-spaced; one practice or the must be followed consistently in the spacing of major division headings through- out the thesis. 52 I. YOUR TITLE HERE CHAPTER 28

You may simply use a number. In the text, the major heading may consist of a number (roman, arabic, or spelled out). Use one style throughout. The number should be centered at the top, 1-inch margin, and the text begins no less than a double-space below. 2 The major heading style you choose, must be used throughout the thesis

A story heading is to be fully capitalized, centered, and one inch from the top. Each short story is treated like a chapter, beginning on a new page. Stories are to be double-spaced. SHORT STORIES 22 30

The subheading scheme is left to the discretion of the author. The style must be consistent. The text, or a first-order subheading, will appear no less than a double-space below the major heading. The author is to use consistent spacing around each subheading level. This page illustrates on spacing method as well as one subheading style. 23 First order subheadings are to be included in the Table of Contents. The subheading is printed in upper-and lower-case letters. First-order Subhead MAJOR HEADING 31.

Multi-line subdivisions may be single or double spaced, so long as spacing is consistent for all such subdivisions. A subdivision must be followed by at least two lines of text at the bottom of the page. No level of subheading may be skipped in the descent pattern. That is, first-orders are followed by second-order subdivisions, second by third. Two subheads of the same order, may not be placed together without text between them. 23 A subhead may be a number (roman numeral, arabic, or a spelled out number). This number is not to be included in the Table of Contents. II 2 Two 32

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POEM TITLE Poem Title POEM TITLE Either way, all titles need to be consistently formatted. or in upper- and lower- case letters. A poem title may be printed in all capital letters POEM TITLE Poem Title 22 POEM TITLE 34

antucket. POEM TITLE The spacing between the title and the first line must be consistent throughout. POEM TITLE 23 The first line of a poem is to begin no less than a double space below the heading

Bleak, S. M Influences on Aggravation, Peer Relations, and Academic Follies. Journal of School Psychology. 4 (March): Mired, Robert Responding to Young Animals without Backbones. Adolescent Invertebrates.(June): Vexed, Anne, and Sacknoff, Ethel Titles: Sound Headings. Iowa City: University Press. 252 Single space within a citation Double space between citations Instructions for the References pp.15 and 39 Online Thesis Manual 36

Format Examples pp Online Thesis Manual 37

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