Dissertation & Thesis Handbook

The Handbook - Arrangement of Contents: Body

"CHAPTER #" and "CHAPTER TITLE" are normally all caps and centered at the top of a new page. Arabic numbers – not words, not Roman numerals – designate chapter numbers. Line spacing should be consistent spacing, whether single or double.
Other placements and capitalization schemes may be accepted. The key is to be consistent on all headings with the same level of importance.

This is the substance of the dissertation/thesis. It includes all chapters and their sections and subsections, with a corresponding page number in the Table of Contents.
Page numbers begin with an Arabic number one (1) for the first page of Chapter 1 and continue consecutively.
A sample first page of a chapter is shown in Appendix H, while a Chapter template is included in Appendix I.

Notes may be substantive or explanatory. Notes may identify sources or indicate keys to reading a table. Depending on your style manual and the purpose of the notes, they may be called footnotes, endnotes, notes, general notes, probability notes, etc.
Regardless of what your notes are called, each entry must have the same format:
- Single- or double-spaced within notes
- Double spacing between notes
- Same font as the rest of the text
- Ideally, same point size as the rest of the text
- Under no circumstances, smaller than 10 point