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FLL
Thesis Format Approval Process
If
you are writing a master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation and you are
registered in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, you are required
to follow the suggestions and requirements of the Purdue Format as set forth
in A Manual for the Preparation of Graduate Theses (2006 edition).
The text is available for download on the Web at the University Thesis Office Web site. This site also contains formatting tips
and checklists that can be used to perform a self check on your thesis. Information
about thesis format is also available on the site you are now visiting. The
current departmental Thesis Format Advisor is Susan Clawson, in Room 154, Stanley
Coulter Hall. Information on scheduling and deadlines is available in the FLL
Grad Office, Room 141, from Betty Lewis.
Departmental requirements are not given in the manual. FLL specifies the use
of the Purdue Format described in the manual. In addition, the Department allows
the use of underlining or italic type, but not both, throughout the thesis.
Boldface type may be used in subheads only. Ask your major professor what style
manual to follow (MLA, APA, LSA, etc.). Copies required by FLL are
listed in the FLL Departmental Guidelines and detailed on a separate sheet and
in the FAQ on the FLL Thesis Web site.
The departmental Thesis Format Advisor will check the format and provide help
in interpreting the requirements. She will also answer questions about software,
but she will not do the computer work. She will not make the required copies
or arrange for deposit. She has no funds for long distance phone calls or for
mailing packages off-campus.
You should check in with the FLL format Advisor early in your work on your thesis
and complete the form below for her records. Later you may submit a chapter
for a preliminary check, or you may wait until your thesis is completed before
having it examined by the Thesis Format Advisor. When your chapter or complete
thesis is formatted, drop it off in Room 154 SC. Electronic copies (PDF) will
be checked on-screen only.
The Thesis Format Advisor will check the thesis for format only and
provide you with written comments via e-mail. If you have questions, you may
stop by the office for an explanation. When the requirements are satisfied,
she will sign the Form 9 (Thesis Acceptance Form), which you will receive at
your defense. The Thesis Format Advisor is the only person authorized by the
Department of FLL to sign for format approval on the Form 9.
After
the thesis is approved in the Department (and after the defense), and all corrections
are made, you will be ready to make the deposit. Both PhD and MA candidates now deposit
electronically; see instructions on the University
Thesis Office Web site. A number of forms and surveys must still be completed on line or presented in person. You will need to make an appointment with Mark Jaeger to complete the deposit ([765] 494-2600; gradinfo@purdue.edu). Check the thesis manual and departmental policy for
information on other required and suggested copies.
FLL
Thesis Format Approval Process form download
The
information above is repeated on the FLL Thesis Format Approval Process form
for your information. Please download the document and print two copies, one
to keep and one to turn in. Take one copy to the FLL Thesis Format Advisor in
Stanley Coulter 154 (Campus Mail address: Susan Clawson/FLL/SC). This will help
her in checking your thesis. It will also provide her with your contact information.
You may download the form either in Microsoft Word® format or as a PDF.
Download a copy of this form in Microsoft Word® format here:
Download a copy in PDF format here:
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