General

Line Spacing

The majority of your paper should be double-spaced. There are sections, however, that can and/or should be single-spaced.

Should be Double-Spaced

  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgments
  • Body of Manuscript

Should be Single-Spaced, but have Double-Spacing between Elements

  • Title Page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures,
  • Footnotes

Can be Single-Spaced

  • Figure Legends
  • Tables, Lists, Graphs
  • Bibliographic References
  • Appendices
  • Lists in the Appendices

Manual Double-Spacing

For the sections that should be single-spaced, you will be adding a manual double-space in some areas by hitting the enter/return key. These extra spaces are needed in the ETD Title on the Title Page; between 1st Order Headings in the Table of Contents; and between entries in the List of Tables, List of Figures, and, if desired, in your References.

Don't worry if this all seems complicated - in the Section-Specific Formatting sections, we note the line spacing needed for each section.