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This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. Thesis statements are essentially the driving force and backbone of an academic essay. Without a thesis statement, your essay will lack a cohesive argument and will read more like a list ...

The thesis statement is the conclusion of the paper. A good thesis statement is precise, succinct, and informative. It is not simply a statement of the general topic, interest or plan. Nor is it a springboard to jump into other topics. In testing the ...

Please note that fonts, spacing, punctuation, and styles must be precisely as specified. Please follow the directions and the sample pages exactly. The content of the traditional thesis/dissertation is to be assembled in the following sequence:

For the essays you write for college classes, you might support your thesis with textual evidence. In a personal statement, your evidence should come from your own life. For example, you might ...

A finished thesis will typically be 50-100 pages. Since IGS is an interdisciplinary program, there will be a fair amount of variation in form and length between student theses. Because IGS is an interdisciplinary major, there is no specific format that ...

An Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) is the same as its paper counterpart in content and organization and meets the formatting requirements described in the Format Manual for Theses and Dissertations. It is important to recognize the distinction ...