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Formatting Requirements

The document provides formatting requirements and guidelines for the different parts and sections that must be included in a thesis submitted to the Library, including a title page, preliminary pages, main body with chapters, and optional sections like appendices and preface. It specifies which sections are required like an abstract, approval page, and table of contents, and provides details on what information should be included in the abstract, lay summary, and preface. Sections include page numbers, word counts, and notes on whether they are required or optional.

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Formatting Requirements

The document provides formatting requirements and guidelines for the different parts and sections that must be included in a thesis submitted to the Library, including a title page, preliminary pages, main body with chapters, and optional sections like appendices and preface. It specifies which sections are required like an abstract, approval page, and table of contents, and provides details on what information should be included in the abstract, lay summary, and preface. Sections include page numbers, word counts, and notes on whether they are required or optional.

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Formatting requirements

The Library's Theses Office assists with formatting theses, projects and extended essays for
submission to the Library. You are encouraged to use the Library's thesis template to help format
your thesis. The requirements stated on this page are default settings for the thesis template

Parts of a thesis
Section Page Required/Optional; notes

1: Title page Title page - no page number Required

2: Preliminary pages Approval page – always page ii Required

(Roman page numbers)

Ethics Statement Required if the research was subject


to ethics approval

Abstract Required

Dedication Optional

Acknowledgements Optional

Table of Contents Required

List of Tables Required if the document contains


tables

List of Figures Required if the document contains


figures

Other lists Optional


List of Acronyms Optional

Glossary Optional

Preface/Executive Summary/Image Optional

3: Main body Chapters—always beginning with Chapters and subsections may be


page 1 numbered or unnumbered
(Arabic page numbers)

References You may use a single reference


section at the end of the document or
include references at the end of each
chapter

Appendix(es) Optional

Prelim parts

ABSTRACT
The abstract:

 is the third page of the thesis and is numbered iii


 is a concise and accurate summary of the thesis
 should state the problem, the methods of investigation, and the general conclusions
 must not contain tables, graphs or illustrations
 must not exceed 350 words
 should contain keywords that will facilitate automated information retrieval
 must be the only abstract in the thesis

350 words is the maximum allowed by online bibliographic listings; anything beyond 350 words will be
arbitrarily cut off. The abstract in your thesis and the one you enter online at final submission must
be identical.
Please do not put a list of keywords with your abstract.

LAY SUMMARY
Effective May 2017, all theses and dissertations must include a lay summary.
The lay or public summary explains the key goals and contributions of the research/scholarly work in
terms that can be understood by the general public. It should not exceed 150 words in length.

PREFACE
For detailed information about what to include in a Preface, see “Structure of Theses and Dissertations”.
Sample Prefaces

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Every thesis must have a table of contents.
The only exceptions to the requirement for a table of contents are musical recitals and some Master of
Fine Arts theses. If you think your thesis does not require a table of contents, contact the Faculty of
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Thesis Section to confirm this.
The accuracy of the table of contents will be checked at final submission.

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