Your thesis or dissertation must comply with certain formatting guidelines.
Be sure to read the list of requirements thoroughly before you begin, and check the list carefully before you submit.
Your formatting requirements vary depending on whether your degree is conferred through IU or Purdue.
Purdue graduate students have different thesis and dissertation requirements and deadlines than IU graduate students. Please see the new Purdue-specific pages in the IU Graduate School Indianapolis website by clicking the Purdue link in the upper right corner from any page on our site - or follow the links below. Please email pugrad@iu.edu with questions or for guidance.
The graduate school is dedicated to all the graduate students it serves and is constantly striving for improved and more efficient ways to better serve you as graduate students. With this in mind, we created the dissertation/thesis formatting template and Format Review Checklist. We strongly encourage you to use these resources at the start of your writing as they address the majority of the formatting issues that students regularly struggle with during their format reviews.
IU Thesis and Dissertation Formatting Workshop
IU Graduate School Indianapolis formatting template
Signed Acceptance Page For use by MA, MS, PhD students. This acceptance page’s layout will match your document’s format.
Signed Abstract Template For use by Ph.D. students only. This abstract's layout will match your document's format.
Contact gradrec@iu.edu for any questions regarding the formatting template.