Top and Bottom Margins are 1 inch
Left Margin is 1.25 inches
Right Margin is 1.25 inches
Thesis Title in Initial Capitals and Small Letters
(Single-space the title if more than one line)
by Your Name
Degree held, Month Year degree conferred, Name of Institution conferring degree
(Please list all PREVIOUSLY earned degrees only; List your lesser degrees first;
Please Do Not list earned Certificates.)
Example:
B.A. in Accounting, May 2006, University of Maryland
A Thesis submitted to
The Faculty of
The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
of The George Washington University
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Master of…..
Comment [G1]:
Please Do Not include a field of study as
part of your degree.
Month Day, Year Degree conferred
Summer graduation: August 31, Year
Fall graduation: January 31, Year
Spring graduation: Date of University Commencement (see University Academic Calendar)
Thesis directed by
Thesis Advisor’s Name
Thesis Advisor’s Academic Title
Example:
James W. Smith
Professor of Finance
This page is counted as page “i”, but the page number is not displayed.
Comment [G2]:
Use your Thesis Director‘s formal name; do not
use prefixes i.e. Dr., or suffixes, i.e. PhD, etc.
Comment [G3]:
Please use academic titles whenever possible.
Please consult the GWU Online Directory for
the correct academic titles.
This page is optional.
© Copyright [year degree conferred] by [Your Name]
All rights reserved
Please use the symbol © on your copyright page. To insert this symbol on the page in
windows, type: Crl+Alt+c or Alt+0169
ii
Dedication (Optional)
The author wishes to "[Type dedication. Text MUST be double-spaced]"
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Acknowledgments (Optional)
The author wishes to "[Type acknowledgments. Text MUST be double-spaced]"
iv
Abstract of Thesis (Optional for CCAS and SPHHS students)
Thesis Title in Initial Capitals and Small Letters
(Single-space the title if more than one line)
"[Type abstract body here. TEXT MUST be double-spaced.]"
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Table of Contents
Dedication (Optional) ...............................................................................................................................iii
Acknowledgments (Optional) ................................................................................................................ iv
Abstract of Thesis (Required except for CCAS and SPHHS students) ........................................ v
List of Figures (Required if there are Figures.) ................................................................................. vii
List of Tables (Required if there are Tables.) ................................................................................... viii
List of Symbols / Nomenclature (Optional) ...................................................................................... ix
Glossary of Terms (Optional) ................................................................................................................ xi
Chapter 1: [Introduction or Your Heading] ....................................................................................... 1
Chapter 2: [Literature Review or Your Heading] .............................................................................. 2
Chapter 3: [Methods or Your Heading] ............................................................................................... 3
Chapter 4: [Results or Your Heading] ................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 5: [Discussion, Conclusion, or Your Heading].................................................................... 5
[Bibliography or References] ................................................................................................................... 6
Appendices .................................................................................................................................................. 7
NOTE: Chapter titles should not run into the number column.
The Appendices follow the Bibliography or References
You may opt to delete the leading dots below if you encounter difficulty converting your
document to PDF or if there is a problem with justification (i.e. you cannot get your table
headers to line up on the left-hand side.)
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Comment [G4]:
Text must be double spaced.
List of Figures (Required if there are figures)
Figure 1………………………………………………………………………………….1
Comment [VAE5]:
Figure 2………………………………………………………………………………….2
Figure titles should not run into the number
column.
Figure 3………………………………………………………………………………….3
Please DOUBLE-SPACE and use the format presented above.
You may delete the leading dots if you encounter difficulty converting your document to
.pdf or if there is a problem with right or left justification.
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List of Tables (Required if there are tables)
Table 1…………………………………………………...……………………………….1
Comment [VAE6]:
Table 2………………………………………………………………………………….2
Table titles should not run into the number
column.
Table 3………………………………………………………………………………….3
Please DOUBLE-SPACE and use the format presented above.
You may delete the leading dots if you encounter difficulty converting your document to
.pdf or if there is a problem with right or left justification
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List of Symbols / Nomenclature (Optional)
1. x
Name or Definition of symbol x
2. y
3. z
Please DOUBLE-SPACE your text and use the format presented above.
ix
Glossary of Terms (Optional)
Term 1: Start Definition here
Term 2: Start Definition here
Please DOUBLE-SPACE your text and use the format presented above.
x
Chapter 1: [Introduction or Your Heading]
"[Insert appropriate text here. Double-space the text.]"
In this and subsequent chapters, consult your school’s specific thesis
guidelines or use the style manual appropriate for use in your field of study
to decide whether to include chapter numbers and how to do chapter titles,
headings, and sub-headings within chapters.
This page should be numbered as page 1.
All subsequent pages should be numbered consecutively
through the end of the document using Arabic numerals.
Please locate the page numbers at the center, bottom of the page.
1
Chapter 2: [Literature Review or Your Heading]
"[Start here; Insert appropriate text. Double-space the text.]"
2
Chapter 3: [Methods or Your Heading]
"[Start here; Insert and DOUBLE SPACE appropriate text.]"
3
Chapter 4: [Results or Your Heading]
"[Start here; Insert and DOUBLE-SPACE the appropriate text.]"
4
Chapter 5: [Discussion, Conclusion, or Your Heading]
"[Start here; Insert and DOUBLE-SPACE the text.]"
5
[Bibliography or References]
"[Start here; Insert the appropriate text.]"
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Appendices
Appendices MUST conform to the margin restrictions. Portrait pages: left and right
page margins 1.25 inches; 1 inch for top and bottom margins. Landscape pages:
left and right page margins 1 inch; 1.25 inches for top and bottom margins. If
inserting images on a page, please scale the image to fit.
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