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Formatting Aids
Templates and Examples
Information is provided to assist College of Education Master's and Doctoral students in formatting of their thesis or dissertation. Following are files that allow students to view an example and assist with the format of their manuscript.
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LaTeX
LaTeX is a coding language, not a formatting style. You may use LaTeX to code your thesis/dissertation
into APA , Chicago, MLA, or Turabian format.
Workshop Materials
Each semester, the Thesis Format Office offers a workshop which covers the key points in formatting. Please visit the Workshop web site for our next workshop date. Materials presented during the most recent workshop are to assist Master's and Doctoral students by providing supplementary information to the Template and Format Help discussed above.
Slides from our APA Workshop (PDF file)
Slides from our Chicago Manual of Style Workshop (PDF file)
Word Smarter to Work Easier
PDF of PowerPoint slides from a workshop discussing tools available in Microsoft Word that
students may find helpful in completing their thesis or dissertation
Title Page
It is imperative that you measure out your title page using a ruler to obtain the exact measurements put forth by the Graduate College and enforced by the College of Education. Your title must begin two inches from the top of your paper. BY needs to sit on the 3.5 inch ruler mark. THESIS or DISSERTATION must sit on the 5.5 inch ruler mark. Urbana, Illinois must sit on the 7.5 inch ruler mark. Double space and type Masters or Doctoral Committee 1.5 inches from the paper's left edge. Below this line of text and above your committee names, your ruler measurement needs to be 8 inches. Indent .5" (i.e., 2-inches from the paper's edit) and type your committee members names beginning with your chair.
Headings
A quick reference guide to the usage of headings in Thesis/Dissertation manuscripts using APA, Chicago, or Turabian formats is available, click here to download the PDF. This reference sheet includes definitions and examples of each headings as well as the various acceptable patterns.
Deposit Preparation
In order to make your Graduate College deposit smoother, please click on the following topics that pertain to you.
Graduate College Thesis Checklist for Master's Students
Graduate College Thesis Checklist for Doctoral Students
Required forms for doctoral Graduate College deposit
University Library, Technology
Click here to find technology resources available at the University Library
Technology Handouts from the College of Education Instructional Computing Laboratory
All handouts are University of Illinois, College of Education copyrighted materials. These handouts may be printed for not-for-profit, educational purposes as long as credit is given to the author and the University of Illinois, College of Education.