Left Margin is 1.25 inches Top and Bottom Margins are 1 inch Right Margin is 1.25 inches Thesis Title in Initial Capitals and Small Letters (Single-space the title if more than one line) by Your Name Degree held, Month Year degree conferred, Name of Institution conferring degree (Please list all PREVIOUSLY earned degrees only; List your lesser degrees first) Example: B.A. in Accounting, May 2006, University of Maryland A Thesis submitted to The Faculty of The Elliot School of International Affairs of The George Washington University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of.. Comment [G1]: Please Do not include a field of study as part of your degree. Month Day, Year Degree conferred Summer graduation: August 31, Year Fall graduation: January 31, Year Spring graduation: Date of University Commencement (see University Academic Calendar Thesis directed by Thesis Advisor s Name Thesis Advisor s Academic Title Example: James W. Smith Professor of Finance Comment [G2]: Use your Thesis Director s formal name; do not use prefixes i.e. Dr., or suffixes, i.e. PhD, etc. Comment [G3]: Please use academic titles whenever possible. Please consult the GWU Online Directory for the correct academic titles. This page is counted as page i, but the page number is not displayed.
This page is optional. Copyright [year degree conferred] by [Your Name] All rights reserved Please use the symbol on your copyright page. To insert this symbol on the page in windows, type: Crl+Alt+c or Alt+0169 ii
Dedication (Optional) The author wishes to "[Type dedication. Text MUST be double-spaced]" iii
Acknowledgments (Optional) The author wishes to "[Type acknowledgments. Text MUST be double-spaced]" iv
Abstract of Thesis (Optional for CCAS and SPHHS students) Thesis Title in Initial Capitals and Small Letters (Single-space the title if more than one line) "[Type abstract body here. TEXT MUST be double-spaced.]" v
Table of Contents Dedication (Optional)...iii Acknowledgments (Optional)... iv Abstract of Thesis (Required except for CCAS and SPHHS students)... v List of Figures (Required if there are Figures.)... vii List of Tables (Required if there are Tables.)... viii List of Symbols / Nomenclature (Optional)... ix Glossary of Terms (Optional)... xi Chapter 1: [Introduction or Your Heading]... 1 Chapter 2: [Literature Review or Your Heading]... 2 Chapter 3: [Methods or Your Heading]... 3 Chapter 4: [Results or Your Heading]... 4 Chapter 5: [Discussion, Conclusion, or Your Heading]... 5 [Bibliography or References]... 6 Appendices... 7 Please DOUBLE-SPACE and use the format presented above. You may opt to delete the leading dots below if you encounter difficulty converting your document to PDF or if there is a problem with justification (i.e. you cannot get your table headers to line up on the left-hand side.) The chapter titles should not run over into the page number column. vi
List of Figures (Required if there are figures) Figure 1.1 Figure 2.2 Figure 3.3 Please DOUBLE-SPACE and use the format presented above. You may delete the leading dots if you encounter difficulty converting your document to.pdf or if there is a problem with right or left justification. Figure titles should not run into the number column. vii
List of Tables (Required if there are tables) Table 1.1 Table 2.2 Comment [VAE8]: Table titles should not run into the number column. Table 3.3 Please DOUBLE-SPACE and use the format presented above. You may delete the leading dots if you encounter difficulty converting your document to.pdf or if there is a problem with right or left justification viii
List of Symbols / Nomenclature (Optional) 1. x Name or Definition of symbol x 2. y 3. z Please DOUBLE-SPACE your text and use the format presented above. ix
Glossary of Terms (Optional) Term 1: Start Definition here Term 2: Start Definition here Please DOUBLE-SPACE your text and use the format presented above. x
Chapter 1: [Introduction or Your Heading] "[Insert appropriate text here. Double-space the text.]" In this and subsequent chapters, consult your school s specific thesis guidelines or use the style manual appropriate for use in your field of study to decide whether to include chapter numbers and how to do chapter titles, headings, and sub-headings within chapters. This page should be numbered as page 1. All subsequent pages should be numbered consecutively through the end of the document using Arabic numerals. Please locate the page numbers at the center, bottom of the page. 1
Chapter 2: [Literature Review or Your Heading] "[Start here; Insert appropriate text. Double-space the text.]" 2
Chapter 3: [Methods or Your Heading] "[Start here; Insert and DOUBLE SPACE appropriate text.]" 3
Chapter 4: [Results or Your Heading] "[Start here; Insert and DOUBLE-SPACE the appropriate text.]" 4
Chapter 5: [Discussion, Conclusion, or Your Heading] "[Start here; Insert and DOUBLE-SPACE the text.]" 5
[Bibliography or References] "[Start here; Insert the appropriate text.]" 6
"[Start here; Insert the appropriate text.]" Appendices Comment [G9]: Appendices MUST conform to the margin restrictions (e.g. 1.25 inches the left and right page margins; 1 inch for top and bottom margins.). If inserting images on a page, scale the image to fit. 7