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Master's Thesis Formatting Guidelines

Formatting rules for Thesis Submissions

Q&A

Questions from Students.

Q. My professor wants me to submit electronic but he also wants a book, can I do both?

A. If you want to bind your thesis/project, please check your local print shops where they can bind books. CPP no longer does binding.

Q. Can I schedule a preliminary review?

A. We are no longer doing preliminary format review, but if you are having issues with your paper formatting in WORD doc. you can request instruction help. We also have video tutorial's, please check out the Formatting Guidelines & Template tab.

Q. When can I schedule the final review?

A. Once you have defended your thesis, and you have completed it. (For those who don't defend or present, your professor will let you know that you are ready to submit). Prior to this please make sure your paper is meeting the formatting sample guidelines in order to schedule an appointment.

Q. Why Isn't the Library Reviewer checking Citations?

A. The library formatting reviewer is not responsible in checking citation. It is yours, and your chair committee responsibility to go over your paper.  Please contact your subject librarian if you need help in citing your paper.

Q. Can I submit through Bronco ScholarWorks (electronically) before I submit to Adobe Sign?

A. No, you need to make sure first you obtain your committee's and library reviewers signature first in order to submit to Bronco ScholarWorks.

Q. I'm doing my project with a teammate or with a group how will that work?

A. All procedures remain the same, one person will email the formatting review team and copy all the group members into the email to request a format review. Once is approved each of you are responsible to submit your own paperwork to Adobe Sign. The only part that you will all submit together is the electronic submission to Bronco ScholarWorks. Please make sure you check in with your library reviewer.

Q. I don't think I will be able to meet my deadline, what can I do?

A. Please contact Graduate studies office for more information: gradstudies@cpp.edu

Q. By emailing you my paper is that consider electronic submission?

A. No, the library reviewer will ask you to email them a proof of your final paper so they can go over your formatting and make sure there aren't any errors. But you are still responsible to submit to Bronco ScholarWorks, which is the final step and part of the electronic submission.

Q. Do you prefer to email you my paper in PDF or WORD doc. for final review?

A. If it's possible please email us both PDF and WORD doc., in case our WORD doc. program makes unexpected changes (be advised that those who attach their paper from a MAC computer, WORD doc. do tend to make changes).

Q. Why does my WORD doc. look different when I download from google docs?

A. Google docs is not a reliable program to format your paper. The only solution we have seen is make sure when you are done that you saved your paper in PDF and go over your PDF file to make sure your formatting has not changed. We advise you to use WORD doc. from a PC or MAC computer. 

Q. Do I submit to Bronco ScholarWorks my PDF file after my signatures from Adobe Sign have been approved?

A. Please do not submit the same exact PDF file from Adobe Sign. Please submit the PDF file that your library reviewer has approved when you attached it to Adobe Sign for library reviewer to sign. 

Q. My committee member has not received my Adobe Sign what should I do?

A. First make sure on your end to check the status of your committee's signature. Also let your committee member know to check their spam box. Be aware, signatures are obtained by the order you have filled it out in the Adobe Sign form. It goes one by one. If you checked all these and your committee member has not received it, please contact gradstudies@cpp.edu so they can assist you. 

Q. Why did the library reviewer declined to sign my Adobe Sign?

A. This just means that your paper is not formatted correctly, and you must go through the sample guide first to make sure your paper is meeting the requirements. And last, please check in with your library format reviewer for email or verbal approval, before you submit to Adobe Sign.  

Q. Do I have to wait for my committee to sign my Adobe Sign before I submit to Bronco ScholarWorks?

A. Yes, you must have all your signatures from your committee members and your library format reviewer done, before you submit to Bronco ScholarWorks.

Q. My chair committee told me to get my paper formatting approved first before obtaining their signatures through Adobe Sign. What should I do since there are no longer preliminary formatting reviews?

A. Many committee members will have students request to be reviewed first by the library reviewer. In this case, please make sure your whole committee members have approved your content. Once it has been approved by verbal or email, you can proceed by emailing us and requesting an appointment. Follow the steps on the timeline of this guide. 

Q. My request to make an appointment has been denied because my paper formatting is still not meeting the requirements what should I do?

A. Your appointment will continue to be denied if you are not carefully following the formatting checklist. It is expected that prior to your meeting with the format review team, you have gone over the sample guidelines and the graduate website. If you still continue to have issues with your appointment, we have made video tutorials to guide you with your paper formatting in WORD doc and the formatting guidelines. Furthermore, if you need guidance, please request instruction help through libraryformat@cpp.edu   

Q. Is it possible to get feedback on the formatting through email on library format review email?

A. If your paper has a few errors and can be fixed fast. You most likely skip the appointment process and get feedback through email and their approval to proceed with Adobe Sign.  

Q. How come the library review team doesn't tell me what is wrong with my paper so I can correct it, in order to have an appointment. 

A. It is your responsibility to go over the formatting checklist and the Sequence of Parts to make sure what you are missing on the formatting. If you need more resources, check out the tabs on this guide for our tutorials and workshop videos where we go step by step on what the library reviewer excepts from your paper. TIPS: Reviewers glances at your first few pages, if you have more than 5 errors in your paper. The reviewer will decline your paper to get reviewed and will not tell you what is wrong. Please go over the formatting checklist. 

Q. I do not know how to use Microsoft Word document. 

A. We recommend that you watch the LinkedIn MS word tutorials. Please take a look at the Formatting Guidelines & Templates tab on this page for more video tutorials.