The Southeastern Graduate Council issues Thesis and Dissertation Standards for students who will be writing a thesis or dissertation. The academic departments select which style manual is used.
Each thesis or dissertation committee reviews the content of the writing and the style of citations.
Timeline and deadlines for Theses and Dissertations can be found following this path:
http://www.southeastern.edu/acad_research/programs/grad_school/calendar_deadlines/index.html
