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%allow use of "chapter" for proposal sections
\def\chapter{\section}
%PAGE SIZE
\setlength{\topmargin}{-0.25in}
\setlength{\textheight}{8.75in}
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{0.5in}
\setlength{\evensidemargin}{\oddsidemargin}
\setlength{\textwidth}{5.5in}

%SPACING:
% For some environments we switch back to single-spacing, also
% provides \dsp in case you need double-spacing where single-spacing
% is otherwise used.
\def\ssp{\def\baselinestretch{1.0}\large\normalsize}
\def\dsp{\def\baselinestretch{1.67}\large\normalsize}


%    ****************************************
%    *             FRONT MATTER             *
%    ****************************************

%
% DECLARATIONS
%
% These macros are used to declare arguments needed for the
% construction of the front matter.  

% The year the degree will be officially conferred
\def\degreeyear#1{\gdef\@degreeyear{#1}}

% The full (unabbreviated) name of the degree
\def\degree#1{\gdef\@degree{#1}}

% The name of your thesis committee chair
\def\chair#1{\gdef\@chair{#1}}

% The names of your other committe members, one per line
\def\secondreader#1{\gdef\@secondreader{#1}}
\def\thirdreader#1{\gdef\@thirdreader{#1}}
\def\fourthreader#1{\gdef\@fourthreader{#1}}
\def\fifthreader#1{\gdef\@fifthreader{#1}}
\def\sixthreader#1{\gdef\@sixthreader{#1}}

% The name of your degree field (e.g. Economics, Computer Science)
\def\field#1{\gdef\@field{#1}}

% ********************************************************
% ********************  TITLE PAGE  **********************
% ********************************************************

% \maketitle outputs the complete titlepage.  It requires all the
% above macros except.

% Set the font that will be used in the front matter headings
\def\fmfont{\fontsize\@xiipt{14.5}\selectfont}
\def\fmsmallfont{\fontsize\@xiipt{10pt}\selectfont}

\renewcommand{\maketitle}{\clearpage
{
\let\footnotesize\small
\let\footnoterule\relax
\thispagestyle{empty}

\ifnum \@ptsize = 0 
    \vspace*{-0.35in}    
 \else \ifnum \@ptsize = 1
          \vspace*{-0.5in}               %AI: changed to fit page
	   \else \ifnum \@ptsize = 2
                \vspace*{-0.5in}         %AI: changed to fit page
             \fi
       \fi
\fi

\setcounter{page}{1}
\dsp                           % ABC changed from ssp to dsp for title
\null\vfil
\begin{center}
\fmfont	
{\bfseries \uppercase\expandafter{\@title} \par} 			% ABC TITLE of the Dissertation
\fmsmallfont                        % ABC added
\ssp                                % ABC back to ssp
\bigskip                            % ABC changed
by \par
\bigskip                            % ABC changed
{\@author} \par                     % ABC AUTHOR of the dissertation
	
\vspace{3ex}
    proposal submitted to the \par                              
\medskip                                               
    Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences \par   
\medskip                                               
    of American University \par                        
\medskip                                               
    in Partial Fulfillment of \par                     
\medskip                                               
    the Requirements for the Degree \par               
\medskip
    of {\@degree} \par
\medskip                                           
    in \par
\bigskip                                           
    {\@field}\par
\bigskip
	\end{center}


%%%% APPROVAL LINES:
{
\begin{center}
\ssp
\begin{tabular}{l r l l l r }\\   \cline{3-6}
 & Chair:   & {\@chair}                   & & &\\
 &          &                             & & &\\
 &          &                             & & &\\ \cline{3-6}
 &          & {\@secondreader}            & & &\\
 &          &                             & & &\\
 &          &                             & & &\\ \cline{3-6}
 &          & {\@thirdreader}             & & &\\
\end{tabular}
\end{center}

\vspace{1in}
 
\begin{center}
    {\@degreeyear} \par                                % ABC changed
 \smallskip                                            % ABC added
    American University \par                           % ABC added
 \smallskip                                            % ABC added
    Washington, D.C. 20016                             % ABC added 
\end{center}
}

\vfil\null

\setcounter{footnote}{0}
}}

% ********************************************************
% **************  FRONTMATTER environment  ***************
% ********************************************************
%
% The FRONTMATTER environment makes sure that page numbering is set
% correctly (roman, lower-case, starting at 2) for the front matter
% that follows the copyright page.  It also resets page-numbering for
% the remainder of the dissertation (arabic, starting at 1).

\newenvironment{frontmatter}
{\setcounter{page}{2}\renewcommand{\thepage}{\roman{page}}}
{\newpage\renewcommand{\thepage}{\arabic{page}}\setcounter{page}{1}}