• Foreword
• Table of Contents
• 1: Introduction
  • 1.1 Expectations
  • 1.2 Purpose
  • 1.3 Content
    • 1.3.1 Thesis Types
    • 1.3.2 Using Guide
  • 1.4 Using Sections
  • 1.5 Important Info
    • 1.5.1 Checklist
    • 1.5.2 Final Copies
• 2: Qualitative Thesis
  • 2.1 Timeline
  • 2.2 Proposal
    • 2.2.1 Components
    • 2.2.2 Considerations
    • 2.2.3 Thesis Sections
    • 2.2.4 Chapters
  • 2.3 Human Subjects
    • 2.3.1 Protection
• 3: Quantitative Thesis
  • 3.1 Timeline
  • 3.2 Proposal
  • 3.3 Thesis Chapters
    • 3.3.1 Sequential
    • 3.3.2 Stand Alone
  • 3.4 Subject Protection
    • 3.4.1 Human
    • 3.4.2 Animal
• 4: Filing the Thesis
  • 4.1 Dishonesty
  • 4.2 Copyright
  • 4.3 Submission
• 5: Formatting
  • 5.1 Requirements
  • 5.2 Style Manuals
    • 5.2.1 Online
    • 5.2.2 Examples

Chapter 5: Formatting Requirements

Section 5.2 Approved Style Manuals

Style manuals provide information about preparing a master's thesis including formatting citations for endnotes, footnotes, reference lists, and bibliographies. Listed below, by department, are the style manuals approved for use when writing a master's thesis at UNK. Please consult with your advisor to insure that the style manual listed for your department has his/her approval. The UNK theses manual will take precedence over any information presented in a style manual. These style manuals are available for use in the Reference Collection on the first floor of the Calvin T. Ryan Library.

• Biology
  • Council of Science Editors. Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. 7th ed. Reston, VA: Council of Science Editors, 2006.
  • (Calvin T. Ryan Library Reference Collection: *T11.S386)
     
• Business (MBA)
   
• Communication Disorders
   
• Counseling & School Psychology
   
• Educational Administration
   
• Teacher Education
  • American Psychological Association. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2009.
  • (Calvin T. Ryan Library Reference Collection: *BF76.7.P83 2010)
     
• English*
  • Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 2nd ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1998.
  • (Calvin T. Ryan Library Reference Collection: *PN147.G444 1998)
     
  • Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003.
    • [contains most recent documentation & works cited forms that have supplanted above]
  • (Calvin T. Ryan Library Reference Collection: *LB2369.G53 2003)
     
• History*
  • University of Chicago Press. The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
  • (Calvin T. Ryan Library Reference Collection: *Z253.C57 2003)
     
  • Turabian, Kate L., Grossman, John, and Alice Bennett. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 6th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
  • (Calvin T. Ryan Library Reference Collection: *LB2369.T8 1996)
     
• Modern Languages
  • Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 2nd ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1998.
  • (Calvin T. Ryan Library Reference Collection: *PN147.G444 1998)
     
• Physical Education
  • Iverson, Cheryl, et al. American Medical Association Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors. 9th ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1998.
  • (Calvin T. Ryan Library Reference Collection: *R119.A533 1998)
     
• * more than one manual approved

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