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 \begin{document}

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\begin{titlepage}
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\begin{center}
	{\setstretch{1.66} {Your Thesis Title}\par }%
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	By
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	Dissertation\\
		Submitted to the Faculty of the \\
		Graduate School of Vanderbilt University \\
		in partial fulfillment of the requirements \\
		for the degree of \\ [.1in]
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	\MakeUppercase{DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY} \\[.1in]
	in \\[.1in]
	{Department} \\[.25in]
	Month, Day, Year \\[.25in]
	Nashville, Tennessee
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Professor 1, PhD\\[.14in]
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Professor 2, PhD\\[.14in]
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Professor 3, PhD\\[.14in]
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\chapter*{DEDICATIONS}
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\vspace{7mm}
Dedication

\chapter*{ACKNOWLEDGMENTS}
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\vspace{7mm}
\tableofcontents

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%------------------------------------------------SUMMARY------------------------------------------------%

\chapter*{SUMMARY}
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%------------------------------------------------CHAPTER------------------------------------------------%
%%Chapter labels can be whatever you want. It's how you refer to the chapters when referencing them

\chapter{Introduction}\label{chapter:Intro}
\input{Chapters/Introduction.tex}
\vspace{-7mm}

%------------------------------------------------CHAPTER------------------------------------------------%

\chapter{Chapter Two Title}\label{chapter:2}
\input{Chapters/Chap-2.tex}
\vspace{-7mm}

%------------------------------------------------CHAPTER------------------------------------------------%

\chapter{Chapter Three Title}\label{chapter:3}
\input{Chapters/Chap-3.tex}
\vspace{-7mm}

%------------------------------------------------CHAPTER------------------------------------------------%

\chapter{Chapter Four Title}\label{chapter:4}
\input{Chapters/Chap-4.tex}
\vspace{-7mm}

%------------------------------------------------CHAPTER------------------------------------------------%

\chapter{Conclusion}\label{chapter:Conclusion}
\input{Chapters/Conclusion.tex}
\vspace{-7mm}

%----------------------------------------------APPENDICES-----------------------------------------------%

\appendix
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\chapter{Appendix A Title}
\label{appendix:A}
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\vspace{-7mm}

\chapter{Appendix B Title}
\label{appendix:B}
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\vspace{-7mm}

%------------------------------------------------BIBLIO-------------------------------------------------%
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