Master's theses must be approved for content and format within the departments before submission to the Office of Graduate Studies. The University requirements supersede the guidelines of any other style manuals which may be used by the department. The Geology Department uses the Geological Society of America Bulletin guidelines for format of citations, bibliographies, figures, tables, etc. Students should refer to recent editions of this journal for the format.
All measurements are to be in metric, with imperial units given in parentheses where appropriate.
Page Numbers Page numbers may appear above or below text, but they must be printed so that the margins remain clear. That is, page numbers cannot appear within the margins. The title on the first page of the abstract will use mixed case Misc. Requirements Submit the thesis in four new manila envelopes. Start page numbering with Arabic numerals.