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Refer to either the Sample (Straight Numbering) or Sample (Decimal Numbering) pages as you read through the following section.

For every page in the thesis, margins must be a minimum of (but may be greater than) 1 inch on all sides.
Theses with any material (other than page numbers) extending into the 1-inch margin on one or more sides will not be accepted for deposit.

Font size for body text may be from 10- to 12-point and should remain consistent throughout the front matter and main text and must be easily legible.
Font size and type may differ for footnotes, figure captions, table data, references, and material in an appendix and may be as small as 7-point.
Script and ornamental fonts will not be accepted.

Spacing of the body text may be from 1.5 lines to Double and must remain consistent throughout the main text.
Single-spacing within the main text is allowed for titles, headings, footnotes, endnotes, references, lengthy quotations, bulleted or numbered lists, figure or table captions, or material in an appendix.

All pages (other than title page and optional copyright page) must display page numbers.
Pages prior to the main text should be numbered with Roman numerals (beginning with the abstract as page ii).
Pages in the rest of the thesis should be numbered with Arabic numerals (beginning with 1 and continuing through the end of the document).
Page numbers must be placed at least half an inch from the edge of the page.
Each chapter or chapter equivalent must begin on a new page.
There should be no completely blank pages in the text.