SDSU 13 Rules
Same Rule, Different Schools
SJSU 14 Rules
This Number, That Rule
SDSU EdD 13 Rules
100

Margins may be reduced on some pages to .875 inches all around to accommodate oversized tables or figures according to this rule.

What is rule #2?

100

The rule number that states your name, committee members and degree title must match University records.

What is rule 1?

100

All paragraphs are indented this many inches.

What is .25"?

100

Rule 9 of the SDSU EdD 13 Rules

What is "Label tables, figures, illustrations, etc. uniquely and number each consecutively throughout your document."?

100

The reference guide and edition that SDSU EdD Dissertations must follow.

What is APA 7th Edition?

200

The last line within rule 7.

What is label each item in the category (tables, figures, etc.) uniquely and consecutively?

200

The recommended image resolution level.

What is 300 dpi?

200

Preliminary pages start on this page number.

What is v?/ What is page v?

200

Rule 13 of the SJSU 14 Rules

What is "Preliminary page numbers are lowercase Roman numerals, starting with page v. Arabic numerals are assigned to the rest of the manuscript, starting with page 1"?

200

Rule 1 states these 3 things must match university records?

What is "name, committee members, and degree title"?

300

Acknowledgements appear after the last chapter and before the reference pages for this department.

What is Department of Biology?/What is Biology Department?

300

Each section (Acknowledgements, Table of Contents, Lists, etc.), chapter, and appendix starts on this.

What is a new page?

300

When there is not enough space to fit a table or figure on the page where it is introduced, rule 10 states to do this. 

What is continuing filling that page with text and start the table or figure at the top of the next page? 

300

Rule 3 of the SJSU 14 Rules

What is "Set your margins at 1.25 inches for the left margin, and 1 inch on the right, and 1.25 inches for the top, and bottom margins. Right justification is not allowed."?

300

Use black for text apart from these.

What are figures, tables, and computer code?

400

Rule #5 states that the first page of each section and each chapter on a new page and increase the top margin on that page to this many inches. 

What is 2"? 

400
The Table of Contents lists these.

What are each chapter number, chapter title, and the page on which each chapter begins? 

400

The page margin that is a different measurement than the other 3 page margins.

What is the right page margin?

400
Rule 13 of the SDSU 13 Rules

What is 

  • Preliminary pages appear in the following order (first numbered page must be page iii):
  • Title page: Mandatory; no page number.
  • Signature page: Mandatory; no page number.
  • Copyright page: Mandatory; numbered iii.
  • Dedication: Optional; must have page number.
  • Epigraph: Optional; must have page number.
  • Abstract: Mandatory; up to 350 words, single-spaced; must have page number.
  • Table of Contents: Mandatory; must have page number.
  • List of Tables, List of Figures, etc.: Mandatory when the document includes more than one table, figure, etc. (e.g., if you have 2 tables, include a List of Tables; 2 figures, include a List of Figures); must have page number.
  • List of Abbreviations, List of Acronyms, List of Symbols: Optional; must have page number.
  • Preface: Optional; must have page number.
  • Acknowledgements: Optional; must have page number (Department of Biology guidelines requires acknowledgements to appear after the last chapter and before the reference pages)?
400

Where preliminary page numbers are preferred to be placed?

What is centered at the bottom of the page?

500
These parts to the thesis are exempt to the 1.5 line spacing according to rule 4.

What are tables, lists, block quotations, footnotes/endnotes, figure captions, table titles, and bibliographic entries?

500

The preliminary pages that do not have page numbers.

What is the title, copyright, signature, and abstract page?

500

The parts of the document where line-spacing can be single-spaced and followed by normal text spacing.

What are headings, block quotations, figure captions, table titles, footnotes (endnotes are not permissible), and bibliographic entries?

500

Rule 1, 2, and 3 of the SDSU EdD 13 Rules

What is 

  1. Your name, committee members and degree title must match University records.
  2. Follow the current APA formatting style guide (7th ed.).
  3. Set your margins at 1.25 inches for the left margin, and 1 inch on the right, top, and bottom margins. Margins may be reduced to .875 inches all around to accommodate oversized tables or figures.?
500

The optional preliminary page numbers.

What are the dedication and acknowledgements pages?