{"id":1468,"date":"2016-03-30T15:38:27","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T22:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/honors\/?page_id=1468"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T22:27:09","slug":"thesis-format","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/honors\/thesis\/thesis-format\/","title":{"rendered":"Formatting Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.wou.edu\/honors\/files\/2021\/04\/redBG.gif&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1200px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;60px||43px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||25px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;20px||15px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;46px&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/wou.edu\/honors\/thesis\/&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Theses Project<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;FAQs&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;23px||0px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1200px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||2px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Formatting Requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#9f1d24&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;5px&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Red Line&#8221; module_class=&#8221;aks-red-line&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;6.5vw&#8221; height=&#8221;5px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||2.5vw|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||5vw||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||7.5vw||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;750ms&#8221; animation_intensity_fold=&#8221;75%&#8221; custom_css_before=&#8221;min-width: 80px;&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Every Honors thesis will be digitally published. \u00a0In order for them to look the best, please follow these formatting requirements:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><strong>MARGINS<\/strong> for ENTIRE document (even tables\/charts): 1.25\u2033 left and right margins. \u00a01\u2033 margin top and bottom. \u00a0Go to File\/Page Setup, in either Google Docs or MS Word.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>TYPEFACE AND SIZE<\/strong>: the best typefaces to use are (your choice) Calibri, Cambria, Garamond, Georgia, or Times New Roman. \u00a0Others are potentially okay, provided they&#8217;re not overly idiosyncratic. \u00a0Definitely use 13pt (not 12) for readability<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>HEADINGS AND SUBHEADINGS<\/strong>: \u00a0ARE recommended. Make sure to be consistent in differentiating primary from secondary headings. \u00a0Google Docs and Microsoft Word both have good built-in headers.<\/li>\n<li><span><strong>SPACING<\/strong>:\u00a0 double-spaced throughout for text and bibliography. \u00a0Charts, tables, etc. need not be double-spaced<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>CHAPTER\/SECTION BREAKS<\/strong>: far too many students just hit Enter until they get to the next page. \u00a0Don&#8217;t do this. \u00a0It creates transfer issues to PDFs. \u00a0Instead, use hard page breaks. \u00a0In Google, go to Insert\/Page Break. \u00a0In MS Word, to to Insert\/Break.<\/li>\n<li><span><strong>LENGTH<\/strong>: varies, based on project. \u00a0The annual average tends to be around 55\u00a0pages. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>COLOR:<\/strong> you CAN use color in your thesis, where necessary (art work, charts, etc.).\u00a0 However, given the large price difference between color &amp; B&amp;W copies, please avoid color when it\u2019s not necessary (for example, hyperlinks in your bibliography do not need to be in blue).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><b>DIGITAL PUBLICATION:<\/b> Please communicate with the honors director if you foresee submitting two final, differently formatted theses.\u00a0 It\u2019s important to know which gets printed &#8212; and which gets uploaded for digital publication. 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