• Degree, department, and type of document on the online submission page matches this information on the title page of the ETD.
• Availability option on the ETD Approval Form matches with the selection on the online submission page.
• All signatures on the ETD Approval Form are originals.
• Committee members on ETD Approval Form are the same as those listed in the Plan of Study.
• Defense date on the Exam Card is the same as the date on the Approval Form and Title Page.
• Title Page information
  1. Student’s full name 
  2. Formal name of the institution is Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  3. Degree
  4. Major
  5. Type of document
  6. Committee members names with middle initials
  7. Defense date
  8. 1-5 key words
• Abstract page has the same title and student’s full name as the title page.
• Page numbering
  • Title page and Abstract page are not numbered.
  • Front matter has Roman numerals.
  • Numbering begins on the third page with iii.
  • Arabic numerals are used throughout the body of the text.
• Table of Contents
  • Page numbers in the Table of Contents and list of figures/tables match the page numbers throughout the text.
  • Is the Table of Contents hyperlinked? Either all must be linked or none of it.
  • Headings in the Table of Contents match the headings in the text.
• Consistent format of headings throughout the ETD.
• Consistent format of captions for all figures and tables.
• If pictures and/or diagrams are from another source, permissions are included.
• Where appropriate “used with permission of [author]” is included in the caption.
• Appendices numbered by page and by Appendix letter?
• Appendices listed in the table of contents.
• The document should be searchable.
• The document should not be locked.
• No vita may be included.
• If a PHD candidate, has the Survey of Earned Doctorates certificate been received?

 

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