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This checklist will help you find formatting items that need to be corrected so that your thesis can

be accepted as the
final step for your graduation.
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Use the following checklist or the links in Organizing Your Thesis to carefully check the formatting of your
thesis/dissertation. Carefully checking these items will speed up the acceptance process for your thesis.
After all the items have been checked, use the SUBMIT button at the bottom of the checklist to go to the
next step for submitting your thesis/dissertation.

You can Print this Checklist here.


Sequence of Pages

Are the parts of your thesis in the correct order? Organizing Your Thesis/Dissertation chart

Title Page
Match Iowa State's online samples

No page number can be displayed on title page

Title should display about 1.25 inches from the top of page

Capitalize only the first word of the title unless it is a proper noun or the first word following a colon

No period after the title

No minor displayed - Only Major (specialization) is correct

Do not use Dr., Esq., PhD, AIA, or other titles or affiliations before or after faculty names

Faculty name, Major Professor or Co-Major Professor. If Co-Major Professors, then there is no Major
Professor

Spacing matches the online examples

Your name should be in BOLD in the top portion of the Title Page. Single space the committee member
names.

OPTIONAL: Copyright statement - List the year of actual graduation. Your name should be listed
exactly as it is written earlier on the Title Page

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS, is in all caps and centered like Chapter Titles

In preliminary pages, numbers are lower case Roman numerals, top center

Page number columns in Table of Contents, List of Figures, and List of Tables are aligned to the right
digit

Long titles do not run into the page number column

Single-space chapter entries. Double-space between chapter entries

Titles have all the same capitalization, size, and same font

Include the word Chapter and number before each chapter title. (Ex. CHAPTER 1. XXXXXXX)

Page Numbering

Preliminary pages are numbered with lower case Roman numerals

Chapter 1 starts with page 1

All page numbers are at the top center of the page, in the same size font

Each page has a page number and all page numbers are in sequence

Landscape page numbers should be in the same location and orientation as all other pages (example)

Page Margins (minimum)

Choose one style:


Leftbound: Top: 1"; Left: 1.50"; Bottom: 1"; Right: 1"; Page numbers (in headers) set at .5" from top center
Unbound: Top: 1"; Left: 1"; Bottom: 1"; Right: 1"; Page numbers .5" from top center

Consistent margins throughout the thesis

Tables and figures are within the margins

Line Spacing

Text should be double-spaced and, consistent throughout thesis


References, tables, appendices, footnotes, endnotes, and block quotes may be single-spaced, with a
double space between listings

Consistent spacing before and after titles, headings and subheadings

Indent the first line of all paragraphs, including Abstracts

Fonts

12 point size for text of thesis; tables, figures, footnotes and endnotes and Appendices may be 10 point
Standard proportional fonts, such as Arial, Times New Roman, Calibri, Cambria, or a similar
proportional font
Same font used throughout thesis text (tables and figures may differ)

List of Tables and List of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES or LIST OF TABLES is in all caps and centered like chapter titles

Page is Numbered using lower case Roman numerals, top center

Page number columns in Table of Contents, List of Figures, and List of Tables are aligned to the right

Table or Figure titles do not run into the page number column

Single-space list entries. Double-space between list entries

Titles have all the same capitalization, size, and same font

Indent the second line of a title if it is wrapped to a second line

Abstract

ABSTRACT, is in all caps and centered like Chapter Titles

Numbered using lower case Roman numerals, top center

Abstract should be double-spaced or 1.5 spaces like the text of the thesis

Indent the first paragraph of your Abstract like other paragraphs in your thesis

Top Level (Major) Headings

All Top Level (Preliminary Pages, Chapter Title, Reference/Bibliography, and Appendix) headings must
be in all caps, the same size font, and location at the top of the page
Top Level headings may be no larger than 16 point

Body of Manuscript

Paragraphs are indented

No blank pages

No excessive white space in text

Organized in a coherent and consistent manner, same size, location, font, etc.

All Top Level (Preliminary Pages, Chapter Title, Reference/Bibliography, and Appendix) headings must
be in all caps, the same size font, and location at the top of the page

Top Level headings may be no larger than 16 point

Headings are used in a consistent manner, same size, location, font, etc.

Differentiation exists between heading levels


Chapter titles should include chapter and number centered in ALL CAPS (ex. CHAPTER 1.
INTRODUCTION)

Secondary headings are centered with initial caps

Third level - left margin, initial caps

12 point proportional font

At least two lines of a paragraph should be included on a page

Do not leave heading or subheading alone at the bottom of a page

Tables and Figures

Table and Figures can be included in the text near their reference or they can be grouped at the end of
each chapter. A consistent style should be used for all chapters

Margins on the pages with tables or figures should be the same as your manuscript pages

Table captions are located at the top of the table, figure captions are located at the bottom of the figure

Captions longer than one line: use consistent line spacing and indention (single space is OK)

Table/figure too large to fit on one page: use Table/Figure X continued" at the top of each subsequent
page

Landscape tables and figures should be turned so that the top of the table/figure is to the left

Page numbers on landscape pages should not turn with the table/figure. They should be located on the
8.5" end of the page in the same position and orientation as all the other page numbers (example)

Journal Paper Format

Follows ISU requirements for Journal Paper (example)


Each paper starts a new chapter, which can include Abstract, Introduction, Tables, Figures References
and Appendices as part of the chapter

Use paper's title as main chapter heading

Beneath paper's title, indicate the publishing status and the name(s) of the author(s)

Include an explanation of your role and/or the co-authors' roles in the research/preparation of the paper

Begin the text of the paper on the same page as the title

Appendices

Each appendix must have a Top Level heading, in the same location as, and formatted like, all the
other Chapter titles

Must be displayed as Top Level headings in your Table of Contents

All pages are numbered in the same font and location as text pages

If there is only one appendix, do not put an A or I or 1 after Appendix. If multiple Appendices use letters
or numbers such as Appendix A, Appendix B, etc.
Letters and documents should not contain signatures

Citations and References/Bibliography

Consistent academic style for your discipline

Within chapters, the bibliography should not start on a new page unless there is no space on the
previous page

If bibliography is at the end of a paper, it is a major heading and starts on a new page

Website URLs must contain complete descriptions and dates of the information used and dates of
access of that information
Single space references, double-space between

Biographical Sketch or Vita (optional in thesis)

Follows ISU requirements for Biographical Sketch or Vita (example). Do not include personal or contact
information

It is important that you have met all the formatting requirements so that your thesis can be promptly approved for your
graduation.

I verify that I have checked all the formatting guidelines listed in the Thesis Checklist or in all the links in
Organizing Your Thesis. You must check this box in order to submit below.

Click on the Submit Your Thesis button below to go to the next step.

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