UC San Diego

It is important to write an abstract that gives a clear impression of the content and major divisions of the doctoral dissertation or master's thesis. Use whole sentences, not elliptic phrases. Abstracts of doctoral dissertations must not exceed 350 words. Master's theses abstracts must not exceed 250 words. The abstract must include the title of the doctoral dissertation or master's thesis and the student's name in full. The top margin should be 2.5"