Dissertation Non-negotiables

You may not leave a heading of any level with less than two lines at the end of a page.

You may not cut a reference in half at the end of a page.

You may not use a contraction.

You may not use etc., e.g., or i.e.

Use the percent sign for statistical purposes only; use the word in test.

Use an ampersand (&) in parenthesis and in references only.

Never indent more than .5.

Use the same bullets and the same table style throughout.

Only use numbers with items that are enumerated.

Nothing in color—use grayscale.

Do not capitalize the second word after a hyphen.

Do not use Jr., III, or Sr. in text; you may use them in the references.

Do not consider the word “the” in front of a reference: The Condition of Education is listed by “C” for Condition.

Do not put personal communications in references.