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Abstract

Title of Dissertation Full Title of Your Dissertation with Initial Caps and

Using Single Space for between the Lines of the

Title

Name: Your Full Official University Name

Institution: Bowie State University

Dissertation Chaired by FirstName Last Name, Terminal degree
Department of ______________________

An abstract provides a succinct description of your study. The abstract is double-spaced.

Traditionally, the abstract is 150 to 250 words, and it is often presented in a single

paragraph. Although some abstracts are as long as 350 words, aim to restrict your abstract

to one page. If the abstract is longer than 350 words, it will be cut arbitrarily at the word

limit, and so published in Dissertation Abstracts International. There are four parts of the

abstract. The first part sets out the purpose of your investigation. It outlines your primary

objectives or the hypothesis of your inquiry. The second part presents your methodology.

The third part offers an overview of your observations or a summary of your data

collection. The conclusion reports the implications of your results, and it states if your

study’s hypothesis was correct or effective. Use the present tense to address results and

conclusions. Use past tense for methods. Avoid the future tense. Present your work, do

not comment on it.

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