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Formatting Guides and Templates

The formatting guides and templates are geared towards students completing their dissertation for a Ph.D. and a thesis for the master's degree.

Please call or email the Graduate School Coordinator/Format Advisor at 508-793-7676 (drobertson@clarku.edu) before printing out the completed version of your manuscript. Manuscripts with incorrect formatting will not be accepted by the Graduate School office and could delay conferral of the degree.

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Before submitting your dissertation or thesis to the Graduate School, the oral defense must already have taken place and all corrections must already have been made prior to submission of the manuscript.

Degrees are officially conferred at four meetings of the Board of Trustees each year. All students who submit their manuscripts to the Graduate School and have completed all requirements for degree by April 1, 2010 will be eligible to attend Commencement on May 23, 2010.

Deadline dates for submitting manuscripts for 2009-10 are:

October 2, 2009 - Degree to be conferred October 24, 2009
November 13, 2009 - Degree to be conferred December 14, 2009
January 15, 2010 - Degree to be conferred February 6, 2010
April 1, 2010 - Degree to be conferred May 23, 2010

Individual departments may have earlier deadlines for completion. Please consult with your department assistant.


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Formatting Guidelines

Dissertation
Dissertation Format Guide
Templates

Dissertation Required Forms
Dissertation Checklist
Publishing Agreement Form
Graduate Fee Form
Survey of Earned Doctorates

Thesis
Thesis Format Guide
Templates

Thesis Required Forms
Thesis Checklist
Graduation Fee Form


Additional Resources
Commencement
Orientation
Research

You may also be interested in:
Academic Catalog
Graduate Admissions
Graduate Student Housing
Accelerated Degree Program



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