| Requirement |
Description |
| Legibility |
Typeface or font must be used which is clear and legible (ProQuest
requirement) |
| Appearance |
No streaks, smudges, or extraneous marks; no white-out or correction
tape (ProQuest and Library requirement) |
| Paper |
100% cotton fiber, 20 or 24 pound bond white, 8.5 x 11 inch paper
(Library requirement ; see Chapter IV of Guide to Filing for exceptions) |
| Number of copies |
Two copies of entire manuscript (unless filing one copy of PhD
dissertation electronically) |
| Margins |
Left margin at least 1.5" inches from edge of paper; top line
of type, right margin, and bottom line of type at least 1.25 from edge of paper;
other than page numbers, nothing is to intrude into margins (UC Bindery requirement) |
| Page Number Placement |
Page numbers must be centered, placed .75 inches from bottom edge
of pages and placed consistently throughout the manuscript |
| Pagination Standards |
Excepting title and approval pages, each page of manuscript must
be numbered - no missing, blank, or duplicate numbers or pages; use lower case
Roman numerals to number preliminary pages; use Arabic numerals to number text
and back matter |
| Numbering of preliminary pages |
Title and approval pages are counted but not numbered; subsequent
pages (e.g. the abstract) are numbered beginning with Roman numeral iii |
| One-sided Printing |
One-sided printing of all pages of the manuscript is required |
| Spacing Between Lines |
Preliminary pages (except for title page) and text must be double-spaced;
long quotations, footnotes, captions, tables, original surveys may be single-spaced
(ProQuest requirement; see Chapter II of Guide to Filing for exceptions) |
| Fonts & Font Sizes |
A font of at least 12 for preliminary pages and text; a font size
of at least 10 for footnotes and captions; Use of standard font recommended |
| Dates Used On Approval and Title Pages |
On Approval page use the month and year the faculty members
will sign On Title page use the month and year of degree conferral |
| Abstract/Vita |
Abstract not to exceed 350 words is required (ProQuest requirement
) ; vita required for doctoral candidates (ProQuest requirement) |
| Standards Governing Manuscript Titles |
Use concise manuscript titles (not to exceed 50 words) with easily
identifiable key words that summarize research; use word substitutes in place
of non-alphabetical symbols in scientific titles (ProQuest requirement) |
| Faculty Signatures on Approval Pages |
All committee members must sign in black or blue ink |
| Responsibility for Content |
Students and committee members are responsible for everything in
the manuscript; committee members must review entire manuscript before signing |
| Permission letters |
Letters granting permission to use previously copyrighted material
must accompany manuscript when copying exceeds fair use (ProQuest requirement) |
| Copyrighting |
Registration of a copyright is optional; see Chapters III and VIII
of Guide to Filing |
