SENIOR HONORS THESIS
PRESENTATION STANDARDS
Presentation of the
Thesis:
Printing
•White paper, 8 1/2 x 11 inches in size, 20 lb. bond
or heavier stock must be used.
•Make two exact copies of the thesis. Submit one copy of the thesis to your
advisor. Keep one copy for
yourself.
Fonts:
Any 12- point font. Chapter
headings and subheadings may be larger.
Margins:
•Use one-inch margins on all sides. The left-hand margin may be
one-and-a-half inches wide to accommodate your binding method.
•Place page numbers in the upper right-hand corner
within these margins.
•All text, including notes and page numbers, must be
inside these margins.
Line spacing:
•The text must be double-spaced. Footnotes/endnotes and long quoted
passages should be single-spaced.
•The title page and preliminary pages are treated in
special format; see below.
•If you have any
hand-written insertions, these must be done in permanent
ink.
Sequence of Thesis Materials:
1. Preliminary
Pages, in the following
order:
A. Title Page
should include the title of the thesis, your name, the date of submission, your
advisor's name. Include this
statement on the lower third of the page:
Submitted in Partial
Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of
Arts
With Distinction in the Major
Subject
Department of the History of
Art
University of
Pennsylvania
B.
Acknowledgment(s) page. Optional. Double-spaced.
C. Table of
Contents. A consecutive listing of chapters or major headings with page
numbers; also include the page number for the additional sections
(illustrations, the appendix (if included), and the bibliography. Double space between these
elements.
D. List of Tables
(as necessary), with titles and page references.
E. List of
Illustrations, with titles and page references.
F. Preface.
Optional.
Note: the
preliminary pages should be paginated using small Roman numerals (i, ii, iii,
iv, v, and so on). These may be
placed at the bottom of the page.
The title page counts as page i, but do not print a page number on this
page. Begin the pagination with the
next page (acknowledgments page, if you have one, or the table of
contents).
2.
Text.
•Notes: You may use footnotes or endnotes. Endnotes may be placed at the end of
chapters or at the end of the entire text.
Discuss with your advisor.
•Pagination:
Use Arabic numerals for these pages, starting with page 1 as the first
page of the text. Usually the first
page of a chapter either does not have a page number or that page number is
placed at the bottom of the page.
All succeeding pages usually have the page number in the upper right
corner, within the margins.
Note: All
pages through the text, and including the end material (appendices,
illustrations, and bibliography), should be numbered consecutively in Arabic
numerals.
3.
Appendices. Optional. [If you think you have material you want
to include here, please discuss that idea with your thesis advisor.]
4.
Illustrations. You must include copies of all illustrations you
discuss.
•In most cases, good quality
photocopies will be acceptable, but this must be discussed with your thesis
advisor.
•Illustrations should be
neatly prepared, with full captions that include the name of the artist, title
of the work, present location, date, and an acknowledgement of the source of the
image. In some cases your advisor may ask that you include additional
information.
5.
Bibliography. Discuss the
format of the bibliography with your advisor.
6. Other
materials. If you have materials, such as CD-ROMs,
please also include these at the end of the thesis. Discuss this with your
advisor.
Note:
These guidelines adapt the University’s standards for dissertation
submission (available at:
http://www.upenn.edu/VPGE/DissManual.html).
Format Style of notes,
bibliography, and other elements:
•Use one of the two
following standard style manuals, in consultation with your
advisor:
-Kate L. Turabian, A
Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
-University of Chicago
Press, Chicago Manual of Style.
You may also wish to consult
the standards for the fields of art history and architectural
history:
•Art
Bulletin, Submission and Style
Guidelines at:
http://www.collegeart.org/caa/publications/AB/ABStyleGuide.html#Preparing
•Journal of the Society
for Architectural Historians
at:
http://www.sah.org/index.php?module=ContentExpress&file=index&func=display&ceid=27&meid=13
Spelling and
terms:
•Do use spell-check. Don’t always believe that it knows best
– you may be using names or specialized terms that it does not recognize. (For example, a spell-check of this
document recommended that the author’s name “Turabian” be revised as “turban”!).
•Be particularly careful
with homonyms (such as site and cite).
•Watch out for words that
are often confused. These include:
simple and simplistic; expressive and expressionistic; compliment and
complement; among others. If you’re
not sure, look it up.
•The Oxford American
Dictionary is a handy resource and
particularly good at pointing out frequent misuses of words. (For example, under
the definition for “simple,” it notes “do not confuse with
simplistic.”)
Binding
Submit the thesis in a
sturdy binder appropriate for its size.
Many types of spring and punch-hole binders are
available.
The thesis must also adhere to the University’s
Code of Academic Integrity:
see www.upenn.edu/osl/acadint.html