A note for Institute for Worship Studies doctoral candidates...
If you have received written confirmation from Dr. Borchert or Dr. Ray that your thesis has been approved, then you’re ready for format and style approval.
Here are some guidelines for sending your thesis for review:
Send hard copy of the complete thesis including front matter and appendices. Unless we're close to the deadline, there's not much need for sending it expensively. My mailing address is just below. Please: Make sure all of your current contact information is included (address, phones, email, etc.). I will alert you via email when your thesis arrives.
You need not bind it, but please put a clip or rubber band around the whole thing to hold it.
If you want the thesis returned, please provide a self-addressed, stamped container/mailer for me. (Most people don't, however, and I usually just dispose of them after we go through the corrections together-- and graduation is over).
Once I've gone through your work, I will alert you via email. Our next step will be to set up a time for our editing phone session.
It generally takes me a couple of weeks to process your thesis and get back to you about setting up an appointment with Marlene. Please be extra patient and remember that other theses may be ahead of yours. This can delay the time that it takes me to get back to you.
When it comes time for you to phone me for our session, please allow about an hour. Most important: Please have a hard copy of your complete work in front of you as we talk. You will mark changes (but not make them) as we're breezing through the material, then come back to it after our phone session to make your edits. This will help us to move much more efficiently.
The deadline for sending your final thesis copies (on the appropriate paper, etc.) to the IWS office is June 1.
Here’s the address to send the thesis:
Dr. Chris Alford
8127 Orelle Creek Court
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
(916) 723-1801
Helpful Samples in the Proper Format
I have two very helpful documents that you really should get right away: “Some Top Issues that Most Folks Miss” and “Frequently Asked Questions”. The content of these two documents is often updated and edited, so please email me to ask for the most up to date copy.
Here’s a little collection of helpful samples of thesis formatting. More will be added to the list from time to time, so check back occasionally:
