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            "text": "Students who submit a thesis in partial fulfillment of the master’s degree must prepare it in conformity with regulations approved by the Division of Aquaculture. Three approval pages bearing original signatures of the graduate committee must be included with three type-written, clear, unbound copies of the thesis, all presented to the Chairperson, Division of Aquaculture at least two weeks prior to the end of summer school and three weeks prior to the end of the Fall or Spring semester. Two copies are bound and become the property of the Program; one copy is bound and becomes the property of the Blazer Library. These must be on white paper of at least 50 percent rag or cotton fiber content and must be in a form acceptable to the Aquaculture Program. Instructions for the preparation should be obtained from the Program’s website (www.ksuaquaculture.org) before the thesis is typed. Theses must be developed under the direction of a full member of the Aquaculture Graduate Faculty."
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