California State University-Long Beach dissertation format requirements
University-level thesis regulations, referencing styles by department, and the department requirements in our library.
Default referencing
Set by each department
Departments with their own style:
Advanced Studies in Education and Counseling · APAAnthropology · Chicago Manual of Style; TurabianAsian and Asian American Studies · MLA; TurabianBiological Sciences · APABob Cole Conservatory of Music · Notes Style Sheet; TurabianChemical Engineering · IEEEChemistry and Biochemistry · ACS (Chemistry); Journal of Biological Chemistry (Biochemistry); TurabianCivil Engineering & Construction Management · ASCE; TurabianCommunication Studies · APA; Chicago; Turabian; MLAComputer Engineering & Computer Science · IEEE; TurabianEarth Science · Geological Society of America Bulletin; TurabianEducational Leadership · APAElectrical Engineering · IEEE; TurabianEnglish · MLAFamily and Consumer Sciences · APAGeography · Annals of the Association of American Geographers; Chicago; TurabianHealth Care Administration · APAHealth Science · APAHistory · Chicago Manual of Style; TurabianKinesiology · APALinguistics · APA; Chicago; MLAMathematics and Statistics · Applied Statistics: Turabian; Mathematics for Educators: APA; Pure Mathematics: American Mathematical SocietyMechanical & Aerospace Engineering · Mechanical Engineering: ASME; Aerospace Engineering: AIAAPhysics and Astronomy · Physical Review Style and Notation Guidelines; TurabianPolitical Science · TurabianPsychology · APARecreation and Leisure Studies · APASchool of Art · APA (Art Education); Chicago/Turabian (Art History)School of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Emergency Management · APASchool of Nursing · APASchool of Social Work · APAScience Education · APASociology · APA; American Sociological AssociationSpeech-Language Pathology · APATeacher Education · APA
Library referencing guide ↗Departments
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