Thesis, Project, and Capstone Format Regulations

For regulations for the format of the Thesis/Project see the Thesis/Project Format Guidelines. All theses/projects must abide by these regulations and, if they do not, can be rejected by the Thesis Examination Committee and/or the Dean of Graduate Studies.

If a student needs to deviate from the format regulations, the student must obtain written permission from the Dean of Graduate Studies before submitting the Request for Final Thesis Examination form.

A copyeditor may be retained to review a student’s Thesis/Project/Capstone for matters such as grammar, spelling, punctuation, general style, etc. The original content, structure and contributions of the Thesis/Project/Capstone are the student’s responsibility and cannot be altered/revised by a copyeditor.

The following are the requirements before a copyeditor is retained by a graduate student:

1. Obtain written permission from the supervisor, project supervisor/instructor, or capstone supervisor/instructor. The written permission needs to outline what work is to be completed by the copyeditor.

2. Include a statement in either the preface section or acknowledgement section of the student’s Thesis/Project that the document has been professionally edited.

Students in the Faculty of Education, completing the capstone should refer to the Thesis/Project Format Guidelines.

If the capstone does not abide by these regulations, it can be rejected by the capstone supervisor and/or Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research in Education.