CSUF

Campus: Home | Directory | Search

Division of Graduate Studies Banner

Thesis Templates

Note: Improved versions of the templates were uploaded July 18, 2008. No major changes were made. Older versions of the template are fine, but if you have an older version of the template and have not used it, please download a new template using the links below.
Online tutorials are now available to assist you in using these templates.

  • The thesis templates are MS Word files in the prescribed university thesis format. Margins, line spacing, and heading styles are all set up for you.
  • Download the template with either chapter or section title format (depending upon your degree--see lists below), and the font you wish to use.
  • Download and read the instruction file before using a template.
  • The size of a template file is approximately 60k. The instruction files are about 80k.
  • If the Word document file doesn't automatically download, or the download window doesn't appear when you click on the link, right-click on the link (or hold down the mouse button if you only have one button), and choose "download link to disk" (for Internet Explorer)/"save link target as..." (for Netscape).
Chapter Templates -- Instruction file Section Templates -- Instruction file
Bookman

Century Schoolbook

Courier New

Palatino

Times New Roman		 Bookman

Century Schoolbook

Courier New

Palatino

Times New Roman
Use the chapter template if your degree is in Art, Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Communication, Communicative Disorders, Counseling, Criminology, Education, Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical options), English*, Food and Nutritional Sciences, History, Industrial Technology, International Relations, Kinesiology, Mass Communication and Journalism, Music, Nursing, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Rehabilitation Counseling, Social Work, Spanish, or Special Education
Use the section template if your degree is in Animal Science, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Forensic Science, Geology, Marine Science, Physics, Plant Science, or Viticulture and Enology
*Creative Writing students: Use either chapter or section, depending on the type of thesis being done.
MFA poetry template: Instruction file | Times New Roman template
Business Honors Program template