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You must show the correct Graduate School address before your uploaded document
                       will be approved and sent to ProQuest/UMI by the Graduate Dean. Students may
                       request additional copies of their dissertation through ProQuest/UMI.  All copies must
                       be mailed to the Graduate School. Students will be notified to pick up their bound
                       copies as soon as they become available.

                  V.     DISSERTATION FORMATTING GUIDELINES


                  Generally, the doctoral programs in Education adhere to the formatting guidelines provided
                  by the current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
                  Manual (APA Manual).  Computer Science, however, uses the style manual for the Institute of
                  Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). If you have any uncertainty about the proper style
                  manual to use for your discipline, consult your chair.

                  Note:  New doctoral programs will be added in the coming years. The guidelines for
                  dissertation formatting will follow the style manuals and formats used in the disciplines.
                  Psychology and the Social Sciences follow APA. History and other disciplines in the
                  Humanities use the Chicago/Turbanian style manual. English Studies uses the Modern
                  Languages Association (MLA) style book.

                  The final electronic file that you upload to the ProQuest (UMI, formerly University
                  Microfilms) through the Dean of Graduate School must

                      ✦  Be submitted in the ProQuest/UMI electronic dissertation format
                         http://www.etdadmin.com
                      ✦  Be in an approved font (Times New Roman).
                      ✦  Be properly formatted with acceptable margins, line spacing, page numbering, and
                         layout.
                      ✦  Contain all required Formal Elements of the Dissertation (as determined by your
                         discipline and the Graduate School)

                  Find the ProQuest acceptable format at http://www.etdadmin.com.


                  Microsoft software is widely available, and is present on most campus computers.  At the
                  time of this printing, students are able to download Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus for free
                  through the Bowie State University website.


                  Most commercially available word processing software packages, including Word and
                  WordPerfect (versions 6.0 and above) have the capability to save into ProQuest/UMI portal.

                  Dissertations and Theses are published by ProQuest electronically as PDF files; all files
                  submitted to ProQuest will be converted into usable PDF‘d for evaluation and publication.

                  Committee chairs available to provide additional information as requested.





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