All electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) accepted by the Graduate School must contain certain pages in a certain sequence, numbered according to guidelines.
Page | Numbering |
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Title Page | This is assigned lowercase Roman numeral one (i), but the number is suppressed (not visible). |
Copyright Page (optional) Dedication (optional) Acknowledgment(s) (optional) Abstract Preface (optional) Table of Contents List of Tables (if more than 5 tables) List of Figures (if more than 5 figures) | These pages are assigned using lowercase Roman numerals, beginning with “ii”. |
Chapters or major divisions (including introduction and main body) Bibliography/References/Appendices Vita | These pages are assigned Arabic numerals starting with “1″ |