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University of Washington Graduate School:

Style and Policy Manual for Theses and Dissertations


To the Graduate Student

A thesis or a dissertation is the outcome of a substantial effort. Its content and style will reflect on you, faculty members who have guided your work, and on the University of Washington. By adhering to the standards set forth in the following pages you will be presenting your work in a professional manner, to the credit of all who have contributed to it.

Dale E. Johnson, Acting Dean
The Graduate School

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Checklist for Submission of Theses and Dissertations


Checklist for Submission of Doctoral Dissertations


I. General Information for Filing of Theses and Dissertations

Introduction
Requirements for All Theses and Dissertations
Special Requirements for Doctoral Dissertations

II. Producing the Thesis or Dissertation

General
Formatting
Pagination
Introduction
Footnotes, Chapter Notes, or End Notes
Illustrations
Bibliography or List of References
Appendices
Presentation of Exhibits

III. Arrangement of Pages

Arrangement of Master's Thesis
Arrangement of Doctoral Dissertation

IV. Sample Pages

Copyright
Title Page
Quote Slip
Abstract
Preliminary Pages
Table of Contents
List of Figures, List of Tables, etc.
Acknowledgments
Copy Centers

STATEMENT ON PLAGIARISM

Plagiarism is defined as the use of the words, ideas, diagrams, etc., of publicly available work without appropriately acknowledging the sources of these materials. This constitutes plagiarism whether it is intentional or unintentional and whether it is the work of another or of yourself. The University of Washington takes plagiarism very seriously and will not tolerate it.