On this webpage, you will find the basic format requirements for theses and dissertations at the University of Florida. All UF thesis and dissertation students must follow these requirements. The links to samples on this webpage show examples of what pages within your thesis or dissertation should look like.
Questions? Consult the FAQ page or email gradedit@aa.ufl.edu. If you would like your thesis or dissertation reviewed ahead of your submission to our office, please reach out to our partners at the UFIT Help Desk’s Thesis & Dissertation Support Center.
Your thesis or dissertation should be integrated into a single document. Your document is allowed to have only one abstract, table of contents, and reference list. There must be an introductory chapter, a main body (including tables and figures), and a closing summary chapter of conclusions or findings. Generally speaking, Chapter 1 will be the introductory chapter (often titled “Introduction”), followed by the supporting main body chapters, and wrapped up with the closing summary chapter (usually titled something like “Conclusion”).
The UFIT Help Desk’s Thesis & Dissertation Support Center maintains templates for MS Word and LaTeX which you must use to format your thesis or dissertation to make adherence to our formatting requirements easier.
Please note: As of Fall 2025, UFIT has updated the Thesis and Dissertation template. If you're just starting to format, please use the latest template.
If you have already been using our template? Don’t stress! We will continue accepting thesis and dissertation submissions using the previous version of template through the end of Summer 2026. Resources for formatting both versions of the template can be found on our website as well as UFIT's website.
The following sample pages are for the Fall 2025 version of the template. Please see below if using an older version.
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