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To facilitate the research productivity of master's and doctoral candidates, the following format rules were adopted by NJIT for theses and dissertations. The following provides detailed examples of abstract pages, title pages, proper document format, etc. These format standards have been developed to ensure a degree of consistency in the written presentation of research and should be followed by all students.

The Graduate Faculty at NJIT guidelines are followed for the composition of M.S. thesis and Ph.D. dissertation committees.

Time Frame

Students must submit their MS thesis or PhD dissertation document, that includes their advisor's final changes, to the thesis/dissertation committee members about three weeks before your defense. The committee members must be given at least two weeks to review the document before the defense. Also, the public defense announcement must be submitted to GSO after GSO's second review of the document which must occur at least two weeks before the defense date. The second review of the thesis or dissertation with GSO cannot be scheduled if the embargo form hasn't been submitted to GSO.

  • Process for Thesis and Dissertation Document Approval (.PDF)
  • MS Thesis - Timetable for Document Approval (.PDF)
  • PhD Dissertation - Timetable for Document Approval (.PDF)

 

Note: Thesis and Dissertation review for format by the Office of Graduate Studies must occur prior to defense and final submission.

  • Avoiding Format Problems in the Document (.PDF)
  • Proper Order of Thesis and Dissertation Pages (.PDF)
  • Steps for Page Numbering for Thesis and Dissertation Document (.PDF for 2013)
  • Steps for Creating a Table of Contents (.PDF) | (.DOC)
  • List of Correct Combinations of Graduate Degrees and Departments or Interdisciplinary Programs at NJIT: Title Page Documentation

Approval Page Signature Process

1. The student brings a printout of their Approval Page to be signed at the Final Defense.
2. All committee members present at the Defense sign the Approval Page. 
3. The student scans the signed Approval Page and: 
If they are a PhD candidate, the student will upload it to ProQuest 
If they are an MS candidate, the student will email it to David (david.m.tress@njit.edu)
4. (Optional/Dependent) If any committee members have not signed the Approval Page, the student will scan and email the signed Approval Page to David, who will send it to whichever members did not sign, via Docusign, for electronic signature. 
At this point, if the student is a PhD candidate, David will send the completed Approval Page (when ready) to the student for uploading to ProQuest

Please note that the dissertation/thesis committee must have previously been approved by Dr. Ziavras. 

LaTeX Style Guide

  • LaTeX Template for UNIX (DISCLAIMER: this template may not be a 100% match to thesis/dissertation formatting standards; additional changes may be needed after use)

Thesis and Dissertation Formatting Examples

The following formatting examples can be used as samples.

NOTE: these examples are not templates.

Information for Doctoral Students

Important Deadlines and Information

Students must be registered for thesis or dissertation before beginning the review and submission process. 

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Thesis and Dissertation Submission Deadline for Fall 2023:

Before December 15, 2023

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Click here to view the presentation from the Spring 2023 Thesis & Dissertation Workshop