Special Handling for Oversize, Illustrative, and Special Materials
When considering the use of oversize, illustrative, and special materials, students should first seek guidance from their committee members or departments. Oversize, illustrative, and special materials described in the following paragraphs must meet UCSB margin requirements.
Handling Oversize Materials
An image that has been reduced to fit within required margins for an 8.5 x 11-inch page must be legible. Images, computer output, tables, or other illustrative materials with wide margins may be rotated to landscape on the page to fit within required margins, but the top of the material should run along the binding (or left) edge of the paper so as not to intrude into the required 1.25 inch margin. For instructions on how to format the page numbers correctly on a landscaped page, please consult directions for the specific software you are using, or visit ProQuest FAQ for more information.
Color in Maps and Illustrations
Both black-and-white and color illustrations are acceptable. PDF and print reproductions will include color material, microfilm reproductions will not. ProQuest recommends that color not be used as the key to a graph or map. Further, labels or symbols rather than colors should identify lines on a graph. Shaded areas – such as countries on a map – will have better contrast if cross-hatching is used instead of color.
Submission of Supplementary Material
Audio, video and other supplementary material can be submitted along with the PDF copy of your thesis or dissertation. For information on how to upload supplementary material, please visit ProQuest’s FAQ.
Music Compositions
Students preparing music compositions should seek guidance from their faculty when considering compositions
utilizing oversize pages for the composition itself. A clear margin of 1.25 inches should be provided on the
binding (left) margin of the composition; nothing should intrude in this space. The pages of the composition must
be numbered, centered, at .75 inches from the bottom edge of the portrait oriented page.
The preliminary pages – i.e., the title and signature, abstract, vita, acknowledgments – must meet Graduate
Council requirements as to page numbering, margins, etc. outlined for all other manuscripts in Chapters I and
II of this guide. The composition and preliminary pages must be legible and free of smudges, streaks, or other
extraneous marks; neither interlineations nor white-out are permitted. Hand-written compositions should utilize
black ink and pay attention to clarity of music notation; the larger the better.
A pre-check of a draft of the composition and preliminary pages by Graduate Division staff can help prevent
problems that would otherwise be encountered at the time of filing for the degree.