College of Nursing - Dissertation Guide

11 The final copies need to be submitted on 8.5 x 11inches, 25% cotton acid-free fiber bond 24 pound paper. The paper should have a watermark that reads 25% cotton when held up to the light. All manuscripts must be submitted in black ink. All text must be clear and crisp. A laser or LaserJet printer should be used. Use only one of the APA approved fonts throughout the manuscript. Final Report Binding After the committee members, the Program Director of the PhD in Nursing Education, have signed the Dissertation Approval Form (Appendix C) the student will contact the binding company for instructions about how to submit the report for binding and the fees associated with it. If a committee member is not available for signature the student is responsible to send the signature page to all. The Program Director will send the printed Certification Signature Pages (Appendix D) through the college and will mail the signed pages back to the candidate to be included for binding. Do not submit the final copies until instructed to do so. Binding is done by Anthony Lloret of Dobbs & Brodeur Inc. Bookbinders, 1030 East 14 th St, Hialeah, FL 33010, 786-991-4521. A minimum of four original copies must be submitted for binding. If more than four copies are requested, submit the complete originals, (including signature pages for signing) for each report to be bound. The distribution of the bound copies are: (1) one copy to the student, (2) one copy to the committee chairperson, (3) one copy to NSU's library, and (4) one copy to the college. Each copy must include all front and back matter in the correct sequence. All signature pages must be originals. After all signatures have been collected, the student will make arrangements for the copies to be bound and distributed. Dissertations Abstract The student must also submit to ProQuest –EDT UMI at http://dissertations.umi.com/hpdnova Graduation and Conferment After the final report has been approved, the faculty advisor will contact the student with information about how to apply for graduation and degree conferral. All grades must be finalized, and all financial obligations to the University must be paid before a degree is granted. Commencement ceremony is held every August for PhD students.