COLLEGE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

GUIDELINES/FORMAT FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THESES (Word count and margins)

Pagination

Title Page (i) but should not be paged

1. a) College of Postgraduate Studies/Certification Page (not paged)
b) Certification by the Supervisor & Programme Coordinator Page (ii)
c) Dedication Page (iii)
d) Acknowledgement Page (iv)
e) Table of Contents Page (v)
f) List of Tables Page(s)
g) List of Figures Page(s)
h) List of Plates Page(s)

Word counts (Recommended + or – 10%)

PGD/MBA M. Sc. /M.A M. Phil. Ph. D.

2. Title of thesis 30 30 30 30
3. Abstract (minimum) 250 300 350 500
4. Introduction 1500 2500 4000 6000
5. Literature Review 4000 5000 20,000 25, 000
6. Research Methodology 2500 3500 6,000 9, 000
7. Result and Discussion 4000 5000 12,000 30, 000
8. Summary, Conclusions and Recommendation 3000 4000 8000 10, 000
9 a. Reference
b. Appendices

Margins
Front Title - font size - 14 - bold - capital
Title in-text - font size - 12 - bold - capital
Sub-Title in-text - font size - 12 - bold -initial capital
Main body - font size - 12
Character - Times New Roman
Line spacing - 1.5

Margins Border
Upper - 3cm
Bottom - 2.5cm
Right Side - 2.5cm
Left side - 3.7cm
Numbering - Bottom center

NOTE: Students are advised to adhere strictly to the College of Postgraduate Studies acceptable
format as specified above.

SIGNED
Prof. Otegbayo
Provost, COPGS
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