1. THESIS & DISSERTATION GUIDELINES October 2016
Thesis &
Dissertation
Official Guidelines
STRESS LESS BY LOVING WHAT YOU STUDY. READ MORE… October 2016
FORMATTING TIPS
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Viewing Page Margins
 Click on the VIEW tab.
 Click on GRIDLINES. This lets you
see if any tables, figures, or text is
outside the margins.
Viewing Hidden Table Gridlines
Viewing a table’s hidden vertical &
horizontal lines helps when adjusting
content to fit better.
 Click anywhere on the table.
 Click on the LAYOUT tab that
appears at the top of the screen.
 Click on VIEW GRIDLINES. Now you
see all the lines.
For more information, go to:
http://library.shsu.edu/thesis
DEADLINES FOR DOCUMENT COMPLETION IN FALL 2016
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October 28 Defense
Last day to complete a
public defense of the
thesis/dissertation.
What this means for you:
You should defend in front of your committee no later
than this date.
Once your committee has signed off on your
document, submit an Electronic Route Sheet. Once
submitted, the route sheet automatically forwards to
the next person whose approval is required.
November 9 2nd Draft Review
Last Day to Submit Final
Thesis/Dissertation and
Electronic Route Sheet
to the Appropriate
Academic Dean's Office.
What this means for you:
By this date, you need to email the committee
approved document back to nglthesis@shsu.edu for
another review.
It should contain all edits as required by your
committee members.
We will again look over it for formatting issues that
may have occurred during the post‐defense editing
process.
At this time, our goal is to get your document ready
for publication. You do not need to get physical
signatures from your committee members. The
Electronic Route Sheet has replaced this procedure.
Using the Document Checklist will help make the
review process faster and easier.
 If you submitted an Electronic Route Sheet after
defending, then you should have no problem
meeting the Academic Dean’s deadline.