(Title)*
(Name)
North Carolina A&T State University
A (thesis or dissertation) submitted to the graduate faculty
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
(DEGREE TITLE HERE: ex. MASTER OF SCIENCE or DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY)
Department: (Type Department Here)
Major: (Type Major Here)
Major Professor: Dr. (Major Professor’s Name)
Greensboro, North Carolina
(Year)
*Please note: wherever there are parentheses on these preliminary pages, please insert the
information relevant to your project. These parentheses should be deleted in the final version of
your thesis or dissertation.
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The Graduate School
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
This is to certify that the (Master’s Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation) of
(Your name exactly as it appears on the title page)
has met the (thesis or dissertation) requirements of
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Greensboro, North Carolina
(Year)
Approved by:
(Type Name & delete parentheses)
Major Professor
(Type Name…)
Committee Member
(Type Name…)
Committee Member
(Type Name…)
Committee Member
(Type Name…)
Department Chair
(Type Name…)
Committee Member
Dr. Sanjiv Sarin
Dean, The Graduate School
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© Copyright by
(Your name here exactly as it appears on your title page. Please note: this page is required)
(Year)
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Biographical Sketch
This page is required and should appear in paragraph form. The Biographical Sketch
needs to be written in the third person. Your first sentence should begin with your full name
(appearing exactly as it appears on your Title Page, Signature Page, and Copyright Page).
Consult the manual for additional details.
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Dedication
This page is optional and appears after your biographical sketch.
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Acknowledgments
The acknowledgments page is also optional. The acknowledgments should be in
paragraph form.
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Table of Contents
List of Figures ................................................................................................................................ ix
List of Tables .................................................................................................................................. x
Abstract ........................................................................................................................................... 1
CHAPTER 1 Introduction............................................................................................................... 2
1.1 Sample Level Two Heading and Heading Information ..................................................... 2
1.1.1 Sample level three heading and template information. ........................................... 2
1.1.1.1 How to insert a figure. ................................................................................... 3
1.1.1.1.1 A note on figure captions and the UPDATE FIELD function. ........... 4
CHAPTER 2 Literature Review ..................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Sample Level Two Heading and Information about Inserting Tables ............................... 5
2.1.1 Sample heading and a tip. ........................................................................................ 6
2.1.1.1 Sample level four heading ............................................................................. 7
2.1.1.1.1 Sample level five heading. .................................................................. 8
CHAPTER 3 Methodology ............................................................................................................ 9
3.1 Sample Heading and a Tip on Figure Captions ................................................................. 9
3.1.1 Sample level three heading. ..................................................................................... 9
3.1.1.1 Sample level four heading. ............................................................................ 9
3.1.1.1.1 Sample level five heading ................................................................. 10
CHAPTER 4 Results..................................................................................................................... 11
4.1 Sample Level Two Heading ............................................................................................ 11
4.1.1 Sample level three heading and tips on reference pages. ...................................... 11
4.1.1.1 Sample level four heading. .......................................................................... 11
4.1.1.1.1 Sample level five heading. ................................................................ 11
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CHAPTER 5 Discussion and Future Research ............................................................................. 12
References ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Appendix A ................................................................................................................................... 14
Appendix B ................................................................................................................................... 15
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List of Figures
Figure 1. This is a figure of an old, rusty ladder. ............................................................................ 3
Figure 2. This is another figure of a ladder. It is not old and rusty like the ladder in sample
chapter one. This ladder, like most ladders properly used, stretches towards the sky. ................... 7
Figure 3. The 3rd ladder. .................................................................................................................. 9
Figure 4. Please remember your figure descriptions should not be too long. Save that level of
explication for paragraphs of your manuscript. ............................................................................ 11
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List of Tables
Table 1 School Comparisons of Scores, Numbers of Students, and Results .................................. 6
Table 2 Additional Comparisons of Scores, Numbers of Students, and Results ............................ 7
Table 3 Age Groups MPH Habits and Traffic Ticket Received ..................................................... 9
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Abstract
The abstract should contain approximately 250-350 words and should be roughly one
page. Your abstract begins on Arabic numeral page 1.
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Welcome to the sample template for theses and dissertations submitted to North Carolina
A&T State University. We hope this template serves as a formatting foundation for your
document. You may add and subtract text to this template in any manner you see fit. This
document is completely formatted to meet the required standards for submission. [***Note that
the heading styles and figure/table captions shown here are based on APA 6th edition. Other
styles for headings or figure/table captions may be acceptable, so long as you are CONSISTENT
throughout the entire document. For example, your Table captions could be formatted just like
the Figure captions, but located above the Table.***]
1.1 Sample Level Two Heading and Heading Information
The sample headings have been provided for your benefit. You can copy and paste them
as needed. To change the text in any of the headings, highlight the heading and begin to type
your desired text. All five heading levels are provided in this template. For many projects, you
may need only three heading levels. If there are any headings that you do not need, you are
encouraged to simply select them and delete them. We recommend that students use a numbering
system for headings—especially in documents that use a large number of subheadings. This is
helpful for keeping the reader (and the writer) oriented.
1.1.1 Sample level three heading and template information. This template also
provides style settings for your benefit. In the event that you must create your own heading on
this template, you may type your heading in the desired location and choose the HOME tab at the
top of the page. On the right-hand side of the HOME menu, you will see a number of style
options. “Normal” corresponds to text typed throughout your paragraphs, “Heading 1”
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corresponds to Level One headings, “Heading 2” to Level Two headings, and so on. So, type in
your heading (including appropriate numbering), highlight the heading text, and click on the
appropriate Heading Style. Now, when you UPDATE FIELD on the Table of Contents, your
headings and page numbers will be added automatically. If you are unfamiliar with these
functions, test them out early in the writing/formatting process so that they become comfortable.
(See section 1.1.1.1.1 below for more information on the UPDATE FIELD function.)
1.1.1.1 How to insert a figure. You may click the INSERT tab at the top of this page and
choose the PICTURE option. Once the picture is in the text, be sure to center it. All figures must
be centered. Figure captions must be flushed to the left. To insert a new figure caption, place
your cursor one (double-spaced) line below the figure, flushed to the left. Choose the
REFERENCES tab at the top of the page and select INSERT CAPTION. Click OK. Once the
caption is inserted, it is your responsibility to format it consistently (we recommend that “Figure
#” be italicized with the caption itself not italicized). You can now return to your LIST OF
FIGURES page, right click the text, and select the UPDATE FIELD option. Remember that you
want to update the ENTIRE field.
Figure 1. This is a figure of an old, rusty ladder.
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1.1.1.1.1 A note on figure captions and the UPDATE FIELD function. Please note: if you
add additional text or descriptions to the figure captions above, everything you type there will
appear on your list of figures page when you update the field. It is recommended that you
describe the figures and tables in detail in the body of your text and not in the figure. To use the
UPDATE FIELD function, go to the Table of Contents, List of Figures, or List of Tables. There
are two methods: 1) right-click the text of the Table/List (it will become shaded) and click
“Update Field” on the pop-up menu. 2) left-click the text of the Table/List (it will become
shaded) and press F9 (the “refresh” shortcut). Either way, you can now choose to “Update page
numbers only” (to automatically check the document for changes to page numbers) or “Update
entire table” (to check page numbers AND changes to headings/captions).
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CHAPTER 2
Literature Review
2.1 Sample Level Two Heading and Information about Inserting Tables
Table numbers and titles/descriptions (italicized) are placed above your table. The table
itself, the table number, and the title of the table should be flushed to the left. Use INSERT
CAPTION option from the REFERENCES ribbon to insert a table number. Since your caption
will need to be below the table number (see example below), you must take the following step to
ensure that your caption automatically goes into your List of Tables: if you type the caption
description after the table number, you then place the cursor between the table number and the
caption and press SHIFT+ENTER to split the caption to the next line. Alternately, you can create
the table number with INSERT CAPTION, then insert a TEXT WRAPPING BREAK, and then
type your description. Now, when you use the UPDATE FIELD option on your List of Tables,
the caption will be included. Please note you will need to remove the italicized formatting from
your table numbers to match our preferred style.
The main headings inside of each column of your table should be centered. The
secondary headings (in this example the academy names would be secondary headings) should
be flushed to the left. Numbers should be centered. Please ensure that the table extends to the
margins.
You may copy, paste, and modify the sample tables to fit your needs. To number your
tables in text, go the REFERENCES tab at the top of the page. By clicking INSERT and
CAPTION you are able to add a new table number. Right click any sample table to modify the
number of columns and rows. You can also select the INSERT tab at the top of the page and
choose TABLES to add a new table in your text.
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Table 1
School Comparisons of Scores, Numbers of Students, and Results
Schools
Scores
Number of
Results
Total
Students
MTR Academy
7.2
156
98
78
PWD School of
8.7
56
45
17
5.2
356
52
36
6.4
421
87
90
Science
CFC High
School
RCP Academy
For Tables that need to be split across pages, you must split the table at the appropriate
place and then manually type in a caption on the subsequent page (with the same Table # and
Cont. as the caption). See pgs. 9-10 below for an example. To add a table in landscape
orientation, you must create a page break by clicking PAGE LAYOUT at the top of this page.
Under the BREAKS options, insert a page break. Once the new page appears change the page
orientation (also found under the PAGE LAYOUT tab), and insert your new, big table. See the
last page of this Template for a formatted example.
2.1.1 Sample heading and a tip. Please remember that you should always have text that
leads into your figures and tables.
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Figure 2. This is another figure of a ladder. It is not old and rusty like the ladder in sample
chapter one. This ladder, like most ladders properly used, stretches towards the sky.
You should also have text after your figures and tables that explains the item and
provides additional clarifications.
2.1.1.1 Sample level four heading. Level four headings text should be in line with the
level heading. The heading should be bold, upper and lower case letters, and italicized.
Table 2
Additional Comparisons of Scores, Numbers of Students, and Results
Schools
Scores
Number of
Results
Total
Students
MTR Academy
7.2
156
98
78
PWD School of
8.7
56
45
17
5.2
356
52
36
6.4
421
87
90
Science
CFC High
School
RCP Academy
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2.1.1.1.1 Sample level five heading. Level five headings are formatted much like level
four headings. The difference is level five headings are not in bold font.
Always consider placing text after your tables or figures. Visuals are meant to
supplement text. Fill each page with text. Words are priority in the manuscript, not images.
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CHAPTER 3
Methodology
3.1 Sample Heading and a Tip on Figure Captions
In the event that your figure caption is longer than one line, be sure that the subsequent
line is flushed to the left margin. See figure 2 for visual confirmation.
3.1.1 Sample level three heading. (Your text here in line with the paragraph)
Figure 3. The 3rd ladder.
(Continue to explain the meaning and significance of your figures here in the text, following the
image.)
3.1.1.1 Sample level four heading. (Your text here)
Table 3
Age Groups MPH Habits and Traffic Ticket Received
Gender
Female
MPH
Number of Tickets
62
104
10
Table 3
Cont.
Male
74
187
In the event that a table does not fit on one page, you may continue it onto the next page. You
must create a break between the rows of your table and insert the table number and the caption
“Cont.” before continuing the table. Be sure to type this info in manually (if you were to use the
INSERT CAPTION function, Word would think you were adding an entirely new table).
3.1.1.1.1 Sample level five heading. (Your text here)
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CHAPTER 4
Results
4.1 Sample Level Two Heading
Do not forget that level-one headings are in upper and lower case letters, flushed left and
on a line by itself.
Figure 4. Please remember your figure descriptions should not be too long. Save that level of
explication for paragraphs of your manuscript.
Remember, School of Graduate Studies expects for your document to be double spaced.
4.1.1 Sample level three heading and tips on reference pages. You may use the
reference style of your department or discipline. Please remember that your reference page must
be double spaced. You must use the hanging indent feature provided if your references are not
numbered (per your discipline’s reference style guidelines).
4.1.1.1 Sample level four heading. (Your text here)
4.1.1.1.1 Sample level five heading. (Your text here)
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CHAPTER 5
Discussion and Future Research
(Your text here)
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References
Entries in your References section (and in-text citations) must adhere to an accepted citation
style. You may use a common style such as APA 6th edition or another style appropriate
to your field of study (for example, MLA or IEEE). It is NOT acceptable to mix citation
styles or “make up your own” style. Information on the requirements of each style for intext citations and final References entries is readily available online. You may also find
the use of citation software such as EndNote to be extremely useful in managing your
citations. Please consult with a librarian at Bluford Library for free access to EndNote
and training information.
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Appendix A
Anything can go in your appendices: text, tables, figures, or forms. Commonly, large
figures and tables that take up an entire page are placed in an appendix as to avoid interrupting
the flow of the text in your document. If a table or figure is placed in an Appendix section, it
must be formatted the same way it is formatted in the main body of your paper. The only
difference is that it is not required that figures and tables in the appendix section appear on your
list of tables, list of figures or table of contents; therefore, it is not required that they are
numbered (although it may be useful to use a letter-number system, such as Figure A-1, for
readability).
On the next page, there is an example of a very large table. Please note that the next page
has changed its page orientation from portrait to landscape to accommodate the size of the table.
For landscape pages, it is preferred (but not strictly required) that you rotate the page number so
that all page numbers would line up if you were to print out the document. The simplest method
to achieve this is to manually insert a page number (INSERTTEXT BOX) and rotate it. If you
use this method, you will also need to delete the automatically-generated page number by
creating a section break and un-checking the “Link to Previous” option for the automatic page
numbers.
NOTE: if you need to delete the final landscape page below, please click on that page and
then change the orientation to portrait (PAGE LAYOUTORIENTATIONPORTRAIT)
before deleting the content on the page.
Appendix B
Table B-1
Very Big Table Sample
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