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University Technology provides these instructions to Drew Graduate and Theological School students as help for formatting theses and dissertations. The instructions here do not replace nor supersede any requirements or instructions provided by the Graduate or Theological Schools or by individual faculty member instructions. Graduate and Theological students are encouraged to come to the STEL to work on formatting issues well in advance of writing and submitting theses or dissertations. UT cannot guarantee that those students who come in for help close to submission deadlines or with their thesis or dissertation already written but unformatted will be helped in time for their deadline. The role of the STEL is to show students how to do their own formatting. If you require someone to do the formatting for you, please hire a trained thesis/dissertation editor. If you have suggestions or corrections about these instructions, please add them as a comment in the space provided below. If you need help or have questions, contact the STEL by calling call the UT Service Center at (973) 408-4357 (HELP). |
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The dissertation templates provided for students by University Technology are recommended as a means for alleviating some of the issues commonly related to formatting. Using the template will take care of many of the standard formatting necessities such as margins, font alignment, dot leaders, and more. This page explains how to best utilize the template as you write. |
Available Templates
Word 2003 (PCs)
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When downloading any of the files above, make sure to Save the document to your computer so that you don't have to re-download the template each time you start a new Word document. After opening the template to start a new chapter, be sure to "Save As" so that you do not overwrite the empty template.
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Instructions on how to open a Template in MS Word may be found HERE. |
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You will want each part of the Thesis/Dissertation - each type of front matter, each chapter and any lists of illustrations and appendices - to be its own Word file. This will prevent mistakes in formatting from "infecting" other parts of the dissertation should they occur during editing. |
Drew Formatting Styles
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All formatting is based upon a Drew dissertation standard. Most formatting matches for all three schools, but small details may vary. Check with your professor, or consult your specific style guide to verify formatting details. All templates have a default margin setup of the following: |
Body/Normal
This is the default Style for your dissertation. This is the Style you will use for the body content of your dissertation, the content of your abstract, etc.
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When you are ready, simply align your cursor at the end of the dot leaders and type in the page numbers.
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You can also have Word create the Table of Contents for you. Please see the Table of Contents section at the Thesis and Dissertation Formatting page. |
Bibliography (Dissertation)
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While each individual entry is single spaced, there is a double space between one entry and the next.
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It is recommended that you type up the bibliography, then apply the Style. |
Multiple Line Title Page
This Style is for dissertations with a title that is more than one line long. It's set to center alignment, double spaced, and the text is all caps.
It does not revert to normal body text format automatically when you press Enter at the end of a line. It remains center, double, caps.
To revert to normal body text, select the Body style.
Single Line Title Page
This Style is for dissertations with a title that is only one line long. It's set to center alignment and the text is all caps.
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