The Format requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are applicable to the following research documents:
- Doctoral dissertation and Master’s thesis (all programs), and Master’s creative writing project (English);
- Master’s major paper (all programs) and major internship paper (Political Science).
Students are required to submit their formatted document to graduate studies for format compliance review and approval at least 2 weeks before the final oral defence (4 weeks for Doctoral) - find the instructions for submitting for pre-defence format checking.
Note that minor updates have been made to the templates for the first 2 pages (Title Page and Committee Members page) in March 2025 - the current requirements are reflected in this guide.
Use the left-hand menu to navigate the formatting requirements - start with: TEMPLATE, FORMAT CHECKLIST, & How to Prepare.
For questions regarding the Faculty of Graduate Studies format requirements contact thesis@uwindsor.ca.