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Line Spacing
The text should be double-spaced.
Page Numbers
Page numbers may be located in one of four locations
centered no more than 1” from the top of the page
centered no more than 1” from the bottom of the page
top right corner - no more than 1” from the top edge of the paper and
no more than 1” from the right edge of the paper
the bottom right corner of the page - no more than 1” from the bottom
edge of the paper and no more than 1” from the right edge of the
paper
These requirements are not arbitrary. They were developed to ensure that a
manuscript’s page numbers could be read after microfilming. Although theses are
digitally published nowadays, this standard of page numbers still prevails.
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Pagination should be consecutive.
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Widows and Orphans
A “widow” denotes a short line of type, as one ending a paragraph, carried over to
the top of the next page. An “orphan” denotes a line of type or header beginning a
new paragraph at the bottom of a page. The standard in the field is to avoid
widows and orphans. You can set your word processing software to prevent them
automatically.
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Chapters
Chapter headings may be no lower than 3” from the top of the page. Your chapter
headings should not be larger than 15 point.
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