The Format requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are applicable to the following research documents:
- Doctoral dissertation, Master’s thesis (all programs except M.F.A.), 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: M.F.A. students completing an M.F.A. thesis as well as Master's students in the Faculty of Human Kinetics Internship stream should contact their graduate program office for guidance on the departmental requirements for document formatting and post-defence submission.
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.