How to Use this Document
This document is designed to help you set up your dissertation so it meets Office of
Graduate Studies (OGS) and College of Education (COE) standards. It contains all the front
matter required by OGS for your thesis. It also contains styles that are consistent with APA
formatting, which is required by COE.
To Set Up the Front Matter
Look for the text within angled brackets, like this: <this is text within angled
brackets>. Delete the text and the brackets and type your information. Please be careful to
delete ONLY the text and the brackets! If you do not need an optional section
(Dedication, Acknowledgement, List of Tables, List of Figures) you can delete those pages.
APA Styles and the Tables of Contents, Tables, Figures
This document contains styles that meet APA standards and that will help you easily
create your Tables of Contents, Tables and Figures. The styles named “Heading 1,”
“Heading 2,” “Heading 3,” and “Heading 4” will create headings consistent with APA 6th
edition formatting. To use them, either select the style you want and start typing, or select
(highlight) existing text and apply the style.
Headings 8 and 9 are designed to help you create your Table of Figures and Table of
Tables. To use them:
1. Type “Figure ” or “Table ” and the number of the figure or table.
2. Hold the <Ctrl> key and press the <Enter> key.
3. Type the title of the Figure or Table.
4. Press <Enter>.
5. Select (highlight) the two lines you just typed.
6. Choose either the Heading 8 (for figures) or Heading 9 (for tables) style.
Generating the Tables
To generate a table:
1. Click on the table.
2. Press the <F9> key.
Once you are comfortable using this document, you should delete these instructional
pages. If you need help, please call the Writing Studio and make an appointment: 277.0466.
<Student Name>
Candidate
<Graduate Unit (Department)>
Department
This thesis is approved, and it is acceptable in quality
and form for publication:
Approved by the Thesis Committee:
<Name of Chairperson>, Chairperson
<MANUSCRIPT TITLE LINE 1>
<MANUSCRIPT TITLE LINE 2 (IF NEEDED)>
<MANUSCRIPT TITLE LINE 3 (IF NEEDED)>
BY
<STUDENT NAME>
<1st Degree, Subject, Institution, Year>
<2nd Degree, Subject, Institution, Year>
<If necessary 3rd Degree, Subject, Institution, Year>
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of
Master of <Arts or Science>
<Degree Title Awarded>
The University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
<Month of graduation, Year>
©<Year, Student Name>
iii
DEDICATION
<If desired, type dedication here.>
iv
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
<If desired, type acknowledgements here.>
v
<MANUSCRIPT TITLE LINE 1>
<MANUSCRIPT TITLE LINE 2 (IF NEEDED)>
<MANUSCRIPT TITLE LINE 3 (IF NEEDED)>
BY
<STUDENT NAME>
ABSTRACT OF THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of
Master of <Arts or Science>
<Degree Title Awarded>
The University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
<Month of graduation, Year>
<TITLE>
by
<Student Name>
<LIST PREVIOUS DEGREES>
<LIST CURRENT DEGREE TO BE AWARDED>
ABSTRACT
<Type abstract here.>
vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................. viii
LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................... ix
LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................................x
Chapter 1 Introduction......................................................................................................1
Chapter 2 <Type Title Here, Usually “Literature Review”> .........................................2
Chapter 3 <Type Title Here, Usually “Methodology”> .................................................3
Chapter 4 <Type title Here, Usually “Results”> .............................................................4
Chapter 5 <Type Title Here, Usually “Discussion”> ......................................................5
Appendices ..........................................................................................................................6
Appendix A <type title here> ............................................................................................7
References ...........................................................................................................................8
viii
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 This is an Example of a Figure Title .................................................................... 5
This page is optional. If you aren’t using figures, you can delete this page.
ix
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 This is an Example of a Table Title ....................................................................... 5
This page is optional. If you aren’t using tables, you can delete this page.
x
Chapter 1
Introduction
<Type or paste your Chapter 1 text here.>
1
Chapter 2
<Type Title Here, Usually “Literature Review”>
<Type or paste your Chapter 2 text here.>
2
Chapter 3
<Type Title Here, Usually “Methodology”>
<Type or paste your Chapter 3 text here.>
3
Chapter 4
<Type title Here, Usually “Results”>
<Type or paste your Chapter 4 text here.>
4
Chapter 5
<Type Title Here, Usually “Discussion”>
<Type or paste your Chapter 5 text here.>
Table 1
Example of a Table Title: Use Heading 9 style
Figure 1
Example of a Figure Title: Use Heading 8 style
5
Appendices
6
Appendix A
<type title here>
7
References
<Type or paste your references here.>
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