-
Size and
reference requirements:
-
Bachelor's
thesis, 15,000 words minimum utilizing at least 15 reference works.
- Master's thesis, 20,000
words minimum utilizing at least 20 reference works.
- Doctoral thesis, 25,000
words minimum utilizing at least 25 reference works.
Doctoral thesis must be of publishing quality.
-
Thesis credits application: Although students will receive credits for each thesis that is accepted by SLBC, those credits will not be applied to the current degree level for which the thesis is submitted; nor can they be applied toward the 32 credits that must be earned from SLBC before any degree can be issued by us to
the student. However, if the student continues on toward a higher degree, then the credits for the current degree thesis will be applied toward the credit requirements for that higher degree.
-
Formatting,
Binding, and Grading:
- Both of the following are required:
- Electronic copy: A copy of the thesis must be submitted in electronic format. Electronic formats include Word; WordPerfect, Open Office, or any other word-processor format. This copy will be required to be sent first for purposes of assessment to determine any required corrections. Student will also be required to defend their thesis and will be notified when it has achieved final acceptance and at that time a final electronic copy that includes all required corrections will be sent
to the college for inclusion in the student's e-file.
- Hard copy: This copy will be sent after student has been notified that their thesis has been accepted.
Thesis needs to be
properly formatted and bound (glued binding, comb binding, etc.) or, as
a minimum acceptable alternative that will not count against your
grade, it can be in a 3-ring binder.
- Minimum formatting requirement
includes: Title Page,
Table
of Contents, Introduction,
Body (including proofs,
comparisons, etc.), Conclusion/Summary
(you may include Epilogue if you so desire but it is not required),
and a Bibliography
& References
with formal formatting. Click on any of the links to go to
a guideline/sample.
- You will be graded on formatting, spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.
- You will be required to defend your thesis upon request by SLBC.
-
Pagination and
numbering.
- Each page in a thesis must be assigned a number and are to be in regular, non-bold and non-italic, black type. (Note: The thesis title page does not have a number placed
on it even though it is considered as page i.)
- The pages in the preliminary material must be
numbered consecutively with lower case roman numerals (e.g., ii, iii, iv, etc.).
- Page
numbers are placed in the upper right-hand corner, 1/2 to
3/4 inch from the top edge of the paper and even with the right
margin. The manuscript title page counts as page i,
although the number does NOT appear on the page.
- All
preliminary pages such as Acknowledgments, Dedication,
Table of Contents, List of Tables, and List of Figures are
numbered with the lower case Roman
numerals in consecutive order.
- All text pages must be numbered
in the upper right-hand corner, ¾ to 1 inch from the top edge of
the paper and even with the right margin starting with the first
page of the text and using Arabic numbers and are to be in regular, non-bold and non-italic, black type. The Arabic
numbers begin with the first page of Chapter 1 or the
first page of the Introduction if the Introduction is part of the
main body of the thesis, and continue throughout the study, and appendices. On pages printed in landscape, the
page number should be placed in the same position as on the other
pages. All page numbers must be of the same typeface and type
size as the text of the paper. Do not place periods,
parentheses, hyphens, dashes, or any other letters or marks before or after the page numbers.
- Bibliography and Reference pages are not numbered but they are titled using the same formatting as CHAPTER HEADINGS.
-
Fonts and Page
setup:
- Font size and
placement instructions are given on Title
Page guidelines for the Title Page.
- For all other pages use Times New Roman size 12
font for text and the same font and size for CHAPTER
HEADINGS. CHAPTER HEADINGS are in capital letters, centered, and in bold
type.
- Page Size and
Formatting- Standard 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch paper. All
margins=1 inch.
- Non-Scripture quotes: Use bold type and quotation marks for all short quotes. Quotes
of 4 lines or more are to be in a block by themselves,
indented an additional 5 character spaces past the regular indent
on the left side and the right side should reach to the regular
right margin. Use bold type but do NOT use quotation marks around the long quotes.
- Do not use an italics font for any quotes.
- Use bold type for all reference indicators, whether they
are as numbers and/or text, and encase them in parentheses' and
place them in superscript;
or, if not in superscript, such as when reference is to a
scripture, whether it is quoted or not quoted in the text, then
they are to be in parentheses
and spaced at least one character past the end of the text
for which they are given.
- All
Scriptures quoted of any size over 1 line in length need
to be in their own block with one blank space above and one blank
space below them. The block needs to be indented 5 extra
spaces past the regular indent on the left, put in bold type, with
the book, chapter, and verse preceding them on its own line and
positioned at the left edge of the block directly above the first
line of quoted scripture text. Quotation marks are to be
used at the beginning and at the end of the Scripture quote.
-
Content:
- Thesis subject must be approved by SLBC.
- Choose from any Bible related subject such as a
character, doctrine, teaching,
passage, book, etc., or even the Bible as a whole; or, alternatively, it can be on any secular subject
as it relates to the Bible, God (Father and/or Son and/or Holy Ghost), or Christian living.
- You must fill out and submit a Thesis
Approval Form giving tentative information about your
thesis. This information can be changed later at your own
discretion and without prior approval. However, for a change of subject
you must have prior
approval.
-
Active
Status:
- Once you have submitted your Thesis Approval
Form and have received confirmation, then you may begin writing
your thesis. During this period, which may last from several
months to several years, please submit an Active Status form every
30 days. This informs us that you are still academically
active and have not dropped out of the program. You can go
to this form by clicking HERE
or by clicking the words "Active Status" at the
beginning of this paragraph. You can also find that form on the "Forms" page which can be accessed from its link which can be found in the left-hand NAV bar on any pages that have that bar.
TOP
|
Salt Lake Bible
College