Templates For Your Proposal, Dissertation, Doctoral Study or Thesis
The Proposal and Dissertation Guidebook along with The Thesis Guidebook contain guidance about the approval process, help with APA style and formatting, and give examples of title pages and other parts of the dissertation or thesis. Master’s students should check with their committee chairs for updated changes in thesis requirements.
The Proposal and Dissertation Guidebook

Thesis Guidebook

Doctoral Study Guidebook

 

Thesis, Doctoral Study, and Dissertation Format Template
Courtesy of our hardworking dissertation editors, here you’ll find an APA format template in MS Word for Walden theses and dissertations. We've included both a basic and an annotated version; these have many useful features including preformatted title pages, properly paginated front pages, and a table of contents generator. Download the Word file and use it when you’re first writing your proposal. If you’ve already written your dissertation, paste your text into the preformatted sections of the Word file.
Annotated Dissertation and Thesis Template

Annotated Dissertation Template for EdD Students

Basic Dissertation and Thesis Template

 

Abstract Guidelines
Concise and well-written abstracts highlight the richness of your research and alert potential readers to the content and value of your study. Walden University guidelines for thesis, dissertation, and doctoral study abstracts are explicated in this Word document.

Abstract Guidelines

 

Dissertation Process and Guidelines
The Walden faculty-approved Dissertation Rubric, Prospectus Forms, Flowchart, Guidelines, and Guidebook are feedback and evaluation mechanisms to help define the expectations of quality in Walden work. They also lead students and faculty through the proposal and dissertation process. We suggest you examine each item here. After all, your faculty will eventually evaluate your proposal and dissertation on these criteria. 
Dissertation Guidelines

 

What is a Dissertation?

Our own Dr. Lum, JD, of the School of Public Policy and Administration, has come up with a clear definition of a dissertation along with guidelines about how to work with your committee. This contains great information that alumni wish someone had told them when they started, but this is definitely worth a read at any stage.

What is a Dissertation?

 

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