Thesis and Dissertation Services: Templates and Guides

Access approved templates, formatting guides, and helpful resources to support the successful preparation and submission of your thesis or dissertation.

Templates

View and download templates using your Leomail login on Thesis and Dissertation

• Thesis/Dissertation Template (standard template)
• LaTex Template (in a .zip file; used by some science departments)
  • Important Note: Students may use the LaTeX template to prepare their thesis or dissertation with their advisor's editing and formatting support. Students must maintain an editable LaTeX version of the document so that any revisions requested by Thesis and Dissertation Services (TDS) can be completed. When submitting a LaTeX-formatted document to TDS for review, students must submit both the editable .tex file and the corresponding PDF file.
• Biology Thesis Guidelines and Template
• Biology Template (for copying)

Guides

• Thesis and Dissertation Formatting Guide
• Thesis and Dissertation Submission Guide
• Thesis and Dissertations (a guide provided through the Velma K. Waters Library research guides)

The Graduate School reviews proposals and final papers to ensure they adhere to the Graduate School's formatting requirements as set out in the templates available and in the Thesis Formatting Guide and the Dissertation Formatting Guide.
For questions or concerns regarding formatting, please contact 903.886.5968 or [email protected]