Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Guide

Components of a Thesis or Dissertation

                                                                                   

Preliminary Pages	Required	• Guide		• Template
• Title Page	Required	• Guide	• Sample	• Template
• Abstract	Required	• Guide	• Sample	• Template
• Acknowledgments	Optional	• Guide	• Sample	• Template
• Table of Contents	Required	• Guide	• Sample	• Template
• List of Tables	Required (if applicable)	• Guide	• Sample	• Template
• List of Figures or    Illustrations	Required (if applicable)	• Guide	• Sample	• Template
• List of Abbreviations    or Symbols	Required (if applicable)	• Guide	• Sample	• Template
Body	Required	• Guide
Reference Pages	Required	• Guide
• References	Required	• Guide
• Appendices	Optional	• Guide

 

 

Templates

 

All templates are prepared using 12 point Times New Roman font.  The margins are set at 1" on all sides.

 

The Preliminary Pages template includes all required and optional pages.  Simply fill in the blanks and delete the optional pages that you do not need.  Pages will automatically be renumbered.

 

 

LaTex

For theses or dissertations containing many equations (typically mathematics or engineering students), LaTex may be used for styling.

 

Download and unzip the au_style_files.zip to a directory, copy the ausample.tex file to thesis.tex, modify the \title, \author, \date, \copyrightyear, \adviser, and \professor tags for the preamble, and start writing your thesis or dissertation. Alternatively, you can look at the required items in ausample.tex and modify your pre-existing thesis or dissertation tex file.

 

For more information on getting started with LaTex, you may visit the official [LaTex Project Site].