- This repository is not an official publication of the University of Texas at Austin. The template provided in this repository is not guaranteed to fulfill all of the official Format Guidelines for Dissertations, Treatises, Theses, and Reports as established by the Graduate School.
- This template has used successfully with 2023 requirements, but may not be up to date with current rules. If you are using this template and the Graduate School requires formatting changes, please create an Issue to document shortcomings in the template.
- This template is not a LaTeX tutorial. See Overleaf for a thorough suite of tutorials.
This LaTeX template was originally written by Young U. Ryu and later modified by Miguel A. Lerma and Craig McCluskey (thanks guys, we all owe you).
Craig's version is listed here and included in this repository as template-2002.zip.
Since then, the formatting requirements for theses and dissertations at UT-Austin have changed quite a bit, mostly becoming more relaxed over time.
In general, consistency throughout the report is what matters most; formatting choices (margin size, line spacing, etc.) are up to the writer as long as they are kept consistent throughout.
Some choices in this template may still be due to the stricter requirements of the past, so feel free to make changes and experiment as long as the result satisfies the current requirements set by the Graduate School.
This version of the template was updated in 2023 by Shane McQuarrie. Summary of main changes from Craig's version:
- Page numbering is Arabic throughout and starts on the very first page (relatively new requirement).
- Changed margins to 1 inch on all sides.
- Changed default spacing to one-and-a-half (18pt).
- Left-aligned chapter headings.
- Severely stripped down the body of the template to essentials.
- Removed
zzcleanandMakediss, but addedMakefilewhich relies onlatexmkfor the compilation recipe. - Renamed
disstemplate.tex -> main.texand cloistered imports / other user configuration toconfig.tex. - General clean up / formatting of the template files, especially
utdiss.sty.
The template/ folder contains the files for the actual template.
You can download this repository as a .zip file or clone the repository to get at the files.
The template/ folder includes the following:
utdiss.sty: LaTeX style file that sets up most of the formatting.config.tex: LaTeX file for import commands (\usepackage{}) and the rest of the preamble.main.tex: LaTeX file that should be compiled to produce the actual document.chapter-*.tex: LaTeX source for a chapter of the report. Splitting the content into multiple files this way is highly recommended. These files are imported inmain.texwith the\include{}command.abstract.tex,acknowledgments.tex,vita.tex: LaTeX source for front / end matter in the report.references.bib: BibTeX file where references to be cited are stored.Makefile: Defines shortcuts for compiling the document and cleaning up auxiliary files.
To turn the source files into a PDF, we recommend using latexmk in the command line.
The resulting file is called main.pdf.
$ latexmk -pdf main.texThe Makefile stores this command so you don't have to remember it.
$ make # Compile main.pdf.
$ make clean # Delete auxiliary files if desired.We welcome contributions in the form of a new issue or actual changes submitted through a pull request.
All pull requests must pass the automated GitHub action for building main.tex with latexmk -pdf main.tex.
- Graduate School webpage on theses and dissertations: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/theses-and-dissertations/digital-submission-requirement
- Request a format check by the Graduate School Degree Evaluators by email at GradStudentSvcs@austin.utexas.edu.
- Non-latex dissertation templates: https://utexas.box.com/shared/static/xnr4okxrrcx3ptrklvmdopnbltfq52ez.zip