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IDENTIFY IF THIS IS A THESIS or DISSERTATION

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of the Requirements
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
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Acknowledgements
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thefollowingpagebreak.Donotdeletethesectionbreakattheendofthepreviouspage(the
titlepage).Itisneededtoinitiatepagenumbering.>

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Abstract
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pagebreak.>

TableofContents
AcknowledgementsHeading2,h2styleTOC2...........................................................................
AbstractHeading2,h2styleTOC2............................................................................................
TableofContentsHeading2,h2styleTOC2............................................................................
ListofTablesHeading7,h7styleTOC7..................................................................................
ListofFiguresHeading8,h8styleTOC8..................................................................................
ListofIllustrationsHeading9,h9styleTOC9............................................................................
MAJORSECTIONHEADING1,H1STYLETOC1.............................................................1
Chapter1:ChapterTitleHeading2,h2styleTOC2....................................................................
Thisisanexamplesectioninchapter1Heading3,h3TOC3............................................
ASubsectionunderSection1Heading4,h4styleTOC4..........................................
ThisisaTopicundersection1Heading5,h5styleTOC5...............................
AnotherTopicundersection1.Heading5,h5styleTOC5..............................
YetanotherTopicundersection1Heading5,h5styleTOC5..........................
ASecondSubsectionunderSection1Heading4,h4styleTOC4..............................
Chapter2:ChapterTitleHeading2,h2styleTOC2.....................................................................
Thisisanexamplesectioninchapter2Heading3,h3styleTOC3.....................................
ASubsectionunderSection2Heading4,h4styleTOC4...........................................
ThisisaTopicundersection2Heading5,h5styleTOC5...............................
AnotherTopicundersection2.Heading5,h5styleTOC5..............................
YetanotherTopicundersection2Heading5,h5styleTOC5..........................
ASecondSubsectionunderSection2Heading4,h4styleTOC4.............................
Thisisasecondsectioninchapter2Heading3,h3...............................................................

ReferencesHeading2,h2styleTOC2.........................................................................................
GlossaryHeading2,h2styleTOC2.............................................................................................
AppendixHeading2,h2styleTOC2...........................................................................................
VitaHeading2,h2styleTOC2......................................................................

ListofTables
Table1.1:ExampleofHeading7,h7formatTOC7......................................................................8
Table2.1:ExampleofHeading7,h7formatTOC7......................................................................8

ListofFigures
Figure1.1:ExampleofHeading8,h8format.TOC8.....................................................................8
Figure2.1:ExampleofHeading8,h8format.TOC8.....................................................................8

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ListofIllustrations
Illustration1.1:ExampleofHeading9,h9format.TOC9..............................................................8
Illustration2.1:ExampleofHeading9,h9format.TOC9..............................................................8

[IMPORTANT:Neverdeletethesectionbreakbelow.Itisneededtoinitiatepagenumbering
fromthenextpageonwards.Incase,youdonotneedaListofIllustrationspageandyouare
deletingthispage,makesurethesectionbreakisretainedandgoestotheendoftheprevious
page.Thistextisforinformationonly.Deletethistextafterreading.]

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[TousethistemplatetogenerateTableofContentsandotherlists,applycorrespondingHeading
StylestotheheadingsinyourdocumentandpressF9toupdatethetableofcontentsandother
correspondinglists.Makesureyoudeletethistext.Onlyusetheheadingsthatareapplicableto
yourdocument.]

MajorSectionHeading1,H1STYLETOC1
UsingMajorSectionsasopposedtoformalchaptersisoptionalandmostthesesand
dissertations dont use them. Use Heading 1, H1 only if your thesis or dissertation is
dividedintomajorsections.Ifthedocumentisnotdividedintomajorsections,thendonot
useHeading1,h1.Insteaduseheading2,h2forchapters.Pleasenotethattheformatstyle
ofHeading1,h1andHeading2,h2,isdifferent.Itisimportantthattheformatstyleofmajor
headingswithinyourdocumentremainsconsistentsodonotuseacombinationofH1,h1and
H2,h2forchapterheadingsastheyaredifferent.

Chapter1:ChapterTitleHeading2,h2styleTOC2
Bodytexttobeginhere.Thefollowingsampletextandheadingsareforinformation
only.Deletethemafterbrowsing.
Thefirstlineofeachparagraphisindentedonehalfinch,asshown,andthelinesare
justified,i.e.,therightmarginisevenratherthanragged.
ParagraphtitleswiththestylesHeading1,h1orHeading2,h2appliedcanbeextracted
toappearinthetableofcontentswithautomatically.UsethesestylesONLYfortherespective
headingsandnotforanyothertextinthedocument.MajorSection:Heading1,h1isanoptional
heading.Deletetheentireparagraphifyoudonotuseit.1

1Thisisasamplefootnote.
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Thisisanexamplesectioninchapter1Heading3,h3TOC3
ParagraphtitleswiththestyleHeading3,h3appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthe
tableofcontentsaslevel1subsectionsunderthechapters.
ASubsectionunderSection1Heading4,h4styleTOC4
ParagraphtitleswiththestyleHeading4,h4appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthe
tableofcontentsaslevel2subsections.
ThisisaTopicundersection1Heading5,h5styleTOC5
ParagraphtitleswiththestyleHeading5,h5appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthe
tableofcontentsaslevel3subheadings.
AnotherTopicundersection1.Heading5,h5styleTOC5
ParagraphtitleswiththestyleHeading5,h5appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthe
tableofcontentsaslevel3subheadings.
YetanotherTopicundersection1Heading5,h5styleTOC5
ParagraphtitleswiththestyleHeading5,h5appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthe
tableofcontentsaslevel3subheadings.
ASecondSubsectionunderSection1Heading4,h4styleTOC4
ParagraphtitleswiththestyleHeading4,h4appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthe
tableofcontentsaslevel2subsections.

ListofTableCaptionsHeading7,h7styleTOC7
CaptiontitleswiththestyleHeading7,h7appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthelistof
tables.Remember thatcaptions fortables are placed abovethe table. Forall othermaterial
(figures,illustrations,maps,slidesetc),captionisplacedbelowtheillustration.StyleHeading
7,h7isusedfornamingtables,forexample:

Table1.1:ExampleofHeading7,h7styleTOC7
12

123

1234

23

234

2345

ListofFiguresCaptionHeading8,h8styleTOC8
CaptiontitleswiththestyleHeading8,h8appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthelistof
figures.StyleHeading8,h8isusedfornamingfigures,forexample:

Figure1.1:ExampleofHeading8,h8format.
ListofIllustrationsCaptionHeading9,h9styleTOC9
CaptiontitleswiththestyleHeading9,h9appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthelistof
illustrations.StyleHeading9,h9isusedfornamingillustrations,forexample:

Illustration1.1:ExampleofHeading9,h9format.

Chapter2:ChapterTitleHeading2,h2styleTOC2
Bodytexttobeginhere.Thefollowingsampletextandheadingsareforinformation
only.Deletethemafterbrowsing.
Thefirstlineofeachparagraphisindentedonehalfinch,asshown,andthelinesare
justified,i.e.,therightmarginisevenratherthanragged.
ParagraphswiththestylesHeading1,h1orHeading2,h2appliedcanbeextractedto
appearinthetableofcontentswithautomatically.UsethesestylesONLYfortherespective
headingsandnotforanyothertextinthedocument.MajorSection:Heading1,h1isanoptional
heading.Deletetheentireparagraphifyoudonotuseit.2
Thisisanexamplesectioninchapter2Heading3,h3styleTOC3
ParagraphtitleswiththestyleHeading3,h3appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthe
tableofcontentsaslevel1subsectionsunderthechapters.
ASubsectionunderSection2Heading4,h4styleTOC4
ParagraphtitleswiththestyleHeading4,h4appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthe
tableofcontentsaslevel2subsections.
ThisisaTopicundersection2Heading5,h5styleTOC5
ParagraphtitleswiththestyleHeading5,h5appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthe
tableofcontentsaslevel3subheadings.
AnotherTopicundersection2.Heading5,h5styleTOC5
ParagraphtitleswiththestyleHeading5,h5appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthe
tableofcontentsaslevel3subheadings.

2Thisisasamplefootnote.
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YetanotherTopicundersection2Heading5,h5styleTOC5
ParagraphtitleswiththestyleHeading5,h5appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthe
tableofcontentsaslevel3subheadings.
ASecondSubsectionunderSection2Heading4,h4styleTOC4
ParagraphtitleswiththestyleHeading4,h4appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthe
tableofcontentsaslevel2subsections.

ListofTablesCaptionHeading7,h7styleTOC7
CaptiontitleswiththestyleHeading7,h7appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthelistof
tables.Remember thatcaptions fortables are placed abovethe table. Forall othermaterial
(figures,illustrations,maps,slidesetc),captionisplacedbelowtheillustration.StyleHeading
7,h7isusedfornamingtables,forexample:

Table2.1:ExampleofHeading7,h7format.
12

123

1234

23

234

2345

ListofFiguresCaptionHeading8,h8styleTOC8
CaptiontitleswiththestyleHeading8,h8appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthelistof
figures.StyleHeading8,h8isusedfornamingfigures,forexample:

Figure2.1:ExampleofHeading8,h8format.

ListofIllustrationsCaptionHeading9,h9styleTOC9
CaptiontitleswiththestyleHeading9,h9appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthelistof
illustrations.StyleHeading9,h9isusedfornamingillustrations,forexample:

Illustration2.1:ExampleofHeading9,h9format.

Thisisasecondsectioninchapter2Heading3,h3
ParagraphswiththestyleHeading3,h3appliedcanbeextractedtoappearinthetableof
contentsaslevel1subsectionsunderthechapters.

References
[ThissectionmayalsobetitledReferences,WorksCited,orBibliography.]
[Campbell,W.G.1990.FormandStyleinThesisWriting,aManualofStyle.Chicago:The
UniversityofChicagoPress.]
[Turabian,K.L.1987.AManualforWritersofTermPapers,Theses,andDissertations.5thed.
Chicago:TheUniversityofChicagoPress.]

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Appendix
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Vita
Thevitaisabriefbiographicalsketchofthewriterwritteninparagraphformatwhich
providesinformationforfuturereaders.TheVitaincludestheauthorsfullname,degrees
awarded;publicationsandexperienceinteaching,business,andindustry;militaryservice,ifany.
TheVitashouldalsoincludeacontactemailaddressandthenameofthetypist.
Thevitashouldideallybeonepage.Becauseyourelectronicthesisordissertationwillbe
electronicallypublished,beawarethatcertainpersonalinformationcouldbeusedtostealyour
identity.Forthisreason,youareadvisednottoincludeyourdateofbirth,physicaladdress,
parentsnames,orchildrensnames.
TheVitaisnotanoptionalpage.AllthesesanddissertationmustincludeaVitaasthe
lastentryintheTableofContentsandasthelastpageofthethesisordissertation.

ContactInformation: <emailaddress>
Thisthesis/dissertationwastypedby<theauthor,ortypist'sname>.

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