The following format guidelines are intended to help you in the preparation of your master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation and should be used in conjunction with the specific style adopted by your academic program. Please read them carefully.

It is your responsibility to conform to the following format requirements and to be sure that the presentation of your manuscript is of the highest quality. Because requirements may change over time, students should not use existing library or departmental copies of manuscripts as examples of proper format.

It is strongly suggested that you have a draft of your entire manuscript reviewed by the chair of your committee and the Manuscript Coordinator at OGS before you make final copies.

The Manuscript Coordinator is available to help you with issues related to format. You may contact the Manuscript Coordinator at (505)277-2711. If you are calling from out of state, you may call 1-800-225-5866, press 5 for the Graduate Office and ask to speak to the Manuscript Coordinator.