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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY or MASTER OF ARTS IN ECONOMICS or DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BIOLOGY or DOCTOR OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP)\nTHESIS (or DISSERTATION)\nPresented to the Graduate Faculty of\nThe University of Texas at San Antonio\nin Partial Fulfillment\nof the Requirements\nfor the Degree of\nby\nSTUDENT’S NAME, B.A./MA/ETC.\n(insert the name that appears on record with the Registrar in all capital letters,\nfollowed by the abbreviation of the last degree you received)\nTHE TITLE OF THE THESIS WILL BE IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS,\nDOUBLE SPACED, AND IN AN INVERTED PYRAMID FORMAT\nIF TITLE IS MORE THAN ONE LINE LONG\n\u000f\nCopyright 2020 Jane C. Doe\nAll Rights Reserved\nThis is optional; please see the Graduate School website for information on purchasing a copyright through ProQuest: http://graduateschool.utsa.edu/current-students/proquest/\nThe copyright page is counted but the page number is not typed on the page.\nIf you do not purchase the copyright, delete this page from your document\nDEDICATION\nThis is example text. This thesis is dedicated to my dear son John Doe. Thank you for providing me with constant inspiration.\nThe dedication should be single spaced, italicized, and printed in 12 pt. font.\nThe dedication should be no longer than 7-10 lines.\nThis page is optional and is counted, but the page number is not typed on the page.\nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\nIndent paragraph.  This is a brief paragraph expressing recognition of and appreciation for special professional assistance extended to you by academic personnel, agencies, and institutions.  Acknowledgements may not exceed three pages.\n(Notice: If any part of the thesis/dissertation has been published before, the following two\nparagraphs should be included without alteration; also, see Preparation Guidelines for further\ninstructions.  If you have no previously published material, then delete the two paragraphs).\n“This Master’s Thesis/Recital Document or Doctoral Dissertation was produced in accordance\nwith guidelines which permit the inclusion as part of the Master’s Thesis/Recital Document or\nDoctoral Dissertation the text of an original paper, or papers, submitted for publication. The\nMaster’s Thesis/Recital Document or Doctoral Dissertation must still conform to all other\nrequirements explained in the “Guide for the Preparation of a Master’s Thesis/Recital\nDocument 6 or Doctoral Dissertation at The University of Texas at San Antonio.” It must\ninclude a comprehensive abstract, a full introduction and literature review, and a final overall\nconclusion. 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