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.
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
Download IU Graduate School Indianapolis formatting template, or you can open the formatting template through Google Docs.
- Why should you use the Indianapolis Graduate School formatting template? Check out this video.
- Now that you know why you should use the template, how do you use it? This video will take you through the process.
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.