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The American University in Cairo thesis formatting

AUC theses require US Letter paper size, Times New Roman 12pt font with 1.5 or 2.0 line spacing, 1-inch margins with 1.5-inch binding gutter, Roman preliminary numbering (i, ii..), dot-delimited heading numbering (1.1, 1.2), and APA 7 citation format.

Margins & binding

Standard margins: Top 1" (2.54 cm) · Bottom 1" · Outer 1" · Binding gutter 1.5" (3.81 cm).

Cover page

Official English cover with university name, school, department, thesis title, degree, student name, and supervisors.

Tips before you upload

  • ·Select US Letter paper size in document settings.
  • ·Use Roman numerals for preliminary matter and decimal numbering from Introduction.
  • ·Chapter divider pages are supported for all body chapters.

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