GUIDELINES FOR D.MIN PROFESSIONAL PAPER

 

D. Min. regulations require that you deposit a copy of your professional paper in the library for binding. The library requests that you observe the following guideline in the draft you submit to the library:

 

  1. Margins – See Hand-Out (1)

a.       Left margin (1.5 inches); Right margin (1 inch).

b.      Top and bottom margins:  1.25 inches, except for the title page and the first pages of parts and chapters, which should be 1.5 inches from the top of the page.

c.       This sheet is prepared with those margins.

  1. Footnotes should be at the bottom of the page. Bibliography must be at the end of the paper.  Use the 6th edition of A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Turabian) for footnote and bibliographic citations.  However, you can choose other style manual consulting with your advisor (eg. SBL). Keep in mind that you must use a selected style consistently. See Hand-Out (2)

 

  1. Line-Spacing – See Hand-Out (4)

a.       Double: All the basic text (Abstract, Acknowledgement)

b.      Single: Footnote, Bibliography, Indent Block quotation, Appendix.

    

  1. Font – See Appendix B

a.         Set the size 12 (optional- footnote: 10-12).

b.         Headings (Parts/Chapters) are capitalized.

c.         No style except subheadings.

 

  1. Pagination – See Hand-Out (3) and (4); See Appendix A

a.         Roman numerals for the Title of Contents (starts with ii), Abstract, Acknowledgement.

b.         Arabic numerals for Body, Appendix, Bibliography.

c.         Put all page numbers at the bottom of pages.

 

  1. Paper: Use cotton bond paper (at least 25% cotton; 100 % cotton is preferred).  Such paper may be called Business or Dissertation bond paper. This sheet of paper is 100% cotton. See Hand-Out (5)

 

  1. Presentation.  Submit the paper in a folder or an envelope.  Do not weaken the paper with staples or punch holes.

 

 

 

 

March 2007

APPENDIX

 

A. Arrangement of Contents w/Pagination (Follow this order)

 

Title Page (no page number appeared, although being counted)

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations (if any)

Roman numerals
 
List of Tables (if any)

Acknowledgement (optional)

List of Abbreviations (if any)

Glossary (if any)

Abstract

 

Introduction

Parts (if any)

   Chapters

Arabic numerals
 
       Sections

           Subsections

 

Appendix (if any)

Bibliography

 

 

 

 

B. Hierarchy of Sections w/Font Style

 

PART I. REPLACE WITH YOUR PART TITLE

(IF ANY; TAKE ONE PAGE)

 

CHAPTER 1.

REPLACE WITH YOUR CHAPTER TITLE

 

Subheadings First Level (Centered, Bold, and Capitalized First Initials)

 

Subheadings Second Level (Centered and Capitalized First Initials)

 

Subheadings Third Level (Sided, Bold, and Capitalized First Initials)

 

Subheadings fourth level (Sided and Capitalized only first initial)

 

Subheadings fifth level. Run-in heading at the beginning of paragraph with italicized font and a period at the end.