You need not submit a copy of any of the standard style guides listed in this manual under Style. Do not use another student's document as a style guide. When we receive your document, a format advisor will review it. A format review includes manuscript arrangement, organization of specific preliminary pages, spacing, margins, and page number order and placement. The advisor checks your work against Graduate College requirements and the requirements of your style guide or journal.
Turnaround time fluctuates depending on volume and increases as the deadline approaches.
Please be assured that your document will be reviewed as quickly as possible and that we will contact you upon completion. Few documents are approved on the first try, but students are rarely prevented from holding the oral defense. Most students must make a few corrections or changes, as indicated on the Format Approval Sheet. They proceed with the oral defense as scheduled, then return a corrected copy to the Graduate College before the final format review deadline. Before you call or stop by with a question, be sure that you have searched for the answer in this manual and in your style guide.