Orientation for New Graduate Students
Assistantships, Scholarships & Financial Assistance
Thesis & Dissertation Assistance
Administrative & Faculty Information
| Department | Manual Preference (see "Note" below) | Comments / Exceptions |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | APA or as per appropriate journal within field | |
Art Art - MFA |
Turabian School of Art Guidelines for MFA Supportive Statement |
for MFA Supportive Statements |
| Biological Sciences | Committee will select and send manuals as needed | Usually journal samples |
| Chemistry | Will send samples | |
| Communication | APA; MLA for Historical theses | |
| Criminal Justice Sciences | APA; Turabian | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | APA | |
| Economics | Any format, must be consistent throughout document | |
| Educational Administration and Foundations | APA; Turabian; A Uniform System of Citation for Legal Dissertations | |
| English | MLA; LSA; APA for English Language Institute students | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences | APA; American Medical Association Manual of Style (Journal of the American Dietetics Association) | |
| Languages, Literature and Cultures | MLA | |
| Hydrogeology | "Suggestions to Authors of the Reports of the U.S. Geological Survey," 7th ed. | |
| Historical Archaeology | Society for American Archaeology style guide | |
| History | Turabian | Either footnotes or chapter endnotes |
| Information Technology | APA | |
| Kinesiology and Recreation | APA | |
| Health Sciences (includes Environmental Health and Safety) | APA | |
| Mathematics | Journal of Research in Mathematics Education; North American Actuarial Journal | Exceptions: REFERENCES listings are presented in hanging indented format, i.e., first line of each entry is left justified, subsequent lines are indented. |
| Master in Business Admin. | APA | |
| Mennonite College of Nursing | APA | |
| Music | Turabian; or Writing About Music: A Style Book of Reports & Thesis | |
| Politics and Government | ||
| Psychology | APA | Table format "beyond" APA suggestions is the MultiTrait Multi Method Matrix. |
| Sociology | Turabian; American Sociological Association Style Guide | |
| Special Education | APA | |
| Speech Pathology and Audiology | APA | |
| Technology | APA | |
| Theatre | Turabian, MLA, or Professional Playscript Format Guidelines |
