Dissertation Requirements

1. Two identical, complete copies of the final dissertation, boxed separately in appropriately sized boxes, accompany a completed copy of the Departmental Approval Form. Paper copies are unbound, double-spaced, and printed entirely on one side only of either University of Chicago Dissertation Bond or Permalife Bond.
2. Written permission from the copyright holder is provided for all instances where the dissertation includes previously copyrighted material beyond "fair use."
3. A completed and signed copy of the ProQuest/UMI Publishing Agreement and Dissertation Submission Form is provided. Publication is a degree requirement.
4. Two copies of a separate abstract and two copies of the title page are provided. The student's name, the title of the dissertation, the advisor's name and title, and the committee members' names and titles appear at the top of the first page of the abstract, which is numbered Arabic page 1.
5. All pages are numbered consecutively and no page is missing. The first text page of the first volume is Arabic numeral 1. Arabic page numbers are consecutive from volume to volume. Preliminary pages of each volume are in lower case Roman numerals, with the title page of each volume counting as "i" but not printing. Each page has a page number on it with the exception of the title, spacing, copyright, dedication, part-opening, and epigraph pages.
6. No one volume contains more than 300 sheets of paper.
7. The layout and style of the title page follow exactly the model provided by the Dissertation Office.
8. Table of contents, chapter titles, subheadings, footnotes, and bibliography or references are consistently and appropriately formatted.
9. If there are tables and figures in the dissertation, a List of Tables and a List of Figures with page references follows the Table of Contents. Each table and figure has a unique number and caption assigned to it. Lists begin on separate pages.
10. All tables, figures, text and page numbers print within the prescribed margins.
11. All type is dark, crisp, and large enough for microfilming.
12. All photographs and figures are included using approved materials and methods. The use of color/grayscale in images is strongly discouraged. Any color or grayscale images, which may not reproduce well, must be acceptable to the department or school.
13. All digital material submitted complies with the specifications set by ProQuest, by the Library, and by the student's school or department.
14. A completed copy of the University of Chicago Library Form is included.