• The title of the thesis needs to be the same on all documents: the title page; Declaration of Committee page; Results, Approval & Degree recommendation form.
• Avoid using quotation marks around the title.  When necessary, single- or double- quotation marks within a title are permitted.
• Do not include a period after the title.
• Avoid using acronyms; spell out terms fully when possible.

• Type your name 
  • If your are using a chosen/preferred name, ensure that it is registered with SFU.
• Use the same name on all documentation

• List previous degrees in descending chronological order.
• Each degree must fit on one line. Use abbreviations and punctuation for the degree as shown below.
• The discipline of previous degrees may be added in brackets if there is space.
• Write out the full names of institutions, eg: University of the Fraser Valley
• City/State/Country must be added when part of the institution's name, eg: University of California, Irvine

Format

M.Sc., Name of University, YEAR
B.Sc., Name of University, YEAR

M.A., Name of University (City or State--only if necessary), YEAR
B.A. (Hons.), Name of University, YEAR

Examples

B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2009

M.Sc., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2000
B.Sc., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1997

M.A. (Communication), Simon Fraser University, 2004
B.A.Sc. (Hons., Communication), Simon Fraser University, 1995

• This element appears on 3 lines
• Write out the degree name in full.
• See Is my document classified as a thesis, project, or extended essays?

Examples

Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the
 Requirements for the Degree of
Master of Urban Studies

Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of
Doctor of Education

Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of
Master of Arts

Extended Essays Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of
Master of Arts 

Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of
Doctor of Philosophy

• include on 3 lines as in format and examples below
• state both the department, school, or program and the faculty
• single-spaced or 1.5 line spacing
• use the correct Department, School, Program and Faculty names--check the Academic Calendar and see below for examples.
• Degrees by Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies (INS) (formerly Special Arrangements (SAR)) with Graduate Studies will follow a different format - see last example below. Contact the Assistant for Theses if you need assistance.

Format (3 lines)

in the
Department, School, or Program
Faculty

Program or department names should be written out in full, without abbreviations.

Selected examples

Faculty of Applied Sciences

in the
School of Computing Science
Faculty of Applied Sciences

in the
School of Engineering Science
Faculty of Applied Sciences

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

in the
Department of Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

in the
Latin American Studies Program
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

in the
School of Public Policy
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

in the
Urban Studies Program
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Beedie School of Business

in the
Segal Graduate School
Beedie School of Business

Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology

in the
Publishing Program
Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology

in the
School for the Contemporary Arts
Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology

in the
School of Communication
Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology

in the
School of Interactive Arts and Technology
Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology

Faculty of Education

in the
Individual Program Name*
Faculty of Education

* Faculty of Education graduate students: see Doctoral Degrees or Master's Degrees for the wording of program names.

Faculty of Environment

in the
Department of Geography
Faculty of Environment

Faculty of Health Sciences

in the
Doctor of Philosophy Program
Faculty of Health Sciences

in the
Master of Public Health Program
Faculty of Health Sciences

in the
Master of Science Program
Faculty of Health Sciences

Faculty of Science

in the
Department of Mathematics
Faculty of Science

in the
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
Faculty of Science

Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies (INS)
(formerly Special Arrangements (SAR))

Under Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies with
Graduate Studies and
[Department/School/Program]*
[Faculty]**

*The "Department/School/Program" of your Supervisor. This line is optional.
** The "Faculty" of your Supervisor.

• Use the term in which you submit your thesis; this may be later than the term of the defence.
• The year must appear beside your name (for the copyright) and beside the term. The format and an example follow:

Format (use 1.5 line spacing please) :

© Your Name YEAR
Simon Fraser University
Term YEAR

Example:

© Luther Blissett 2015
Simon Fraser University
Fall 2015

The Library's template includes the following statement on the title page:

Copyright in this work is held by the author. Please ensure that any reproduction
or re-use is done in accordance with the relevant national copyright legislation.

Other versions of this statement from previous thesis templates remain acceptable for submission.

If you prefer to use a Creative Commons license, the following two are recommended:　

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)