THE BODY OF THE PAPER
Levels of Headings
Theses and dissertations are complex projects that may require different levels of headings throughout the body of the paper. The author has considerable latitude in determining the number of levels to include. Each level of heading used in the Table of Contents must appear in the order of its rank, and the wording must agree exactly with the wording used in the body of the document. Two systems of headings are shown below. Whichever the author chooses must be used consistently and exclusively.
System One
When using conventional typeface, italics may be used instead of underlining. However, no bolding is permitted in any part of the document. The format for system one is as follows:
Level 1 -- Centered, all caps
Level 2 -- Centered, caps and lower case
Level 3 -- Centered, underlined or italicized, caps and lower case
Level 4 -- Flush left, underlined or italicized, caps and lower case
Level 5 -- Indented five spaces, underlined or italicized, lower case paragraph heading,
ending with a period
System Two
Combinations of regular and boldface (but not underlining) can be used in this system as follows:
Level 1 -- Centered, all caps, boldface
Level 2 -- Centered, all caps, regular
Level 3 -- Centered, caps and lower case, boldface
Level 4 -- Centered, caps and lower case, regular
Level 5 -- Flush left, caps and lower case, boldface
Level 6 -- Indented five spaces, caps and lower case, ending with a period, boldface
Appendices
Appendices are used to present detailed information that, if included in the text, would obstruct clear presentation of the argument. The name of the appendix (Appendix A, etc.) should be placed in the center of a blank page preceding the appendix or on the top of the first page of each appendix. Each appendix should be independent of others. In most cases, an appendix should not have footnotes (documentation can be inserted in the text). Materials placed in the appendixes must meet the same standards of pagination, margins, etc., as other parts of the document.
References
In a dissertation or thesis, the term "references" implies a list of sources used in preparation of the document. Scholarly ethics require that authors not list works that have not actually been consulted; only works that have been cited in the footnotes or in the text should be included in the references. However, the references may contain a separate list of “secondary” or “additional” sources under those cited in the document.
References may be single or double spaced within a single entry and must be double spaced between entries. References are placed last in the document, after the appendices. All references should be in hanging paragraph form (first line on the margin, other lines are indented).