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Specifies margin settings (1 inch top/right/bottom), left justification with ragged right margins, and consecutive pagination starting after preliminary pages through references and appendices. Defines division structure, typical page-start rules for chapters, doubled-spaced general text, and consistent font usage (Times New Roman 12) plus aligned preliminary-page components like title page, acknowledgements, abstract, and lists.","Thesis and Doctoral Culminating Project Style and Formatting Information\nStyle\nMaster’s theses and doctoral culminating projects at WCU generally adhere to standard scholarly styles. The style manual (APA, MLA, etc.)  is designated by the student's academic department/program. Style manuals provide detail on formats and should be consistently used throughout the document including the reference pages and appendices.  The only exception to this is the preliminary pages, which are standard for all programs.  Please us the preliminary page template available here.\nMargin Settings and Justification\nMargins (top, right, and bottom) should be 1 inch all around. All pages should be left-justified with ragged right margins unless a creative work requires a different format.\nPagination\nBeginning with the first page of the manuscript, following the preliminary pages, all pages should be numbered consecutively throughout the manuscript with (1, 2, 3, etc.), including the reference list and the appendices and should be consistent in placement throughout the manuscript. Pages should not begin or end with a single line of a paragraph or word.\nDivisions\nThe manuscript should follow a logical scheme consistently throughout the work. Chapters are the most common division with sub-headings within as dictated by the style manual used. Typically, each chapter begins on a new page, whereas sub-headings typically do not. 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