University-wide Requirements for the Ph.D. Dissertation: Contents

II. CHECKLIST FOR UNIVERSITY-WIDE REQUIREMENTS

III. REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

IV. MATERIALS
     IV.1. Paper
          IV.1.1. Getting paper if you are outside the United States
     IV.2. Including photographs, plates or illustrations in dissertations
          IV.2.1. Photocopying (Xeroxing) or laser copying illustrations
          IV.2.2. Scanning illustrations
          IV.2.3. Mounting illustrations and images
               IV.2.3.1. Photo printing
               IV.2.3.2. Adhesive mounting
               IV.2.3.3. Materials and methods that are NOT acceptable
     IV.3. Volumes
     IV.4. Handwritten copy and special characters

V. FORMAT OF THE DISSERTATION
     V.1. Margins
     V.2. Where to print page numbers on each page
          V.2.1. Page numbers
     V.3. The major divisions of a dissertation
          V.3.1. Preliminary pages
               V.3.1.1. Title page
               V.3.1.2. Spacing page or copyright page
               V.3.1.3. Table of contents
               V.3.1.4. Lists of figures, tables, etc.
               V.3.1.5. Other parts of the front matter
          V.3.2. The main body of the work
               V.3.2.1. Chapter titles and opening pages
               V.3.2.2. Subheadings
               V.3.2.3. Spacing of text
               V.3.2.4. Footnotes and references
               V.3.2.5. Tables and figures
               V.3.2.6. Captions and legends
               V.3.2.7. Broadside (landscape) tables and figures
               V.3.2.8. Footnotes in tables
               V.3.2.9. The use of color/shades of gray in tables and figures
          V.3.3. End (or back) matter
               V.3.3.1. Appendices
               V.3.3.2. Reference lists or bibliographies
     V.4. Fonts and type sizes
     V.5. Special foreign language fonts

VI. PUBLICATION ISSUES AND PROQUEST INFORMATION AND LEARNING
     VI.1. The ProQuest/UMI abstract
     VI.2. Copyright permissions
     VI.3. The University of Chicago's agreement with ProQuest Information and Learning
     VI.4. Other publishers and your dissertation
     VI.5. Getting extra copies of your dissertation

VII. USING TECHNOLOGY
     VII.1. Styles and style sheets
     VII.2. Other features of software
     VII.3. Printing and photocopying
     VII.4. Digital media in compound documents

VIII. SAMPLE PAGES AND FORMS