Write a title page for your thesis. Provide the title of the thesis, your name and academic degrees (if applicable), your department and the year of submission. Check with your department for any additional requirements.
Write an abstract that summarizes your thesis in approximately 300 words. Cover each section of the main text, including all headings, aims and conclusions.
Create a table of contents. List each section and subsection of your thesis from the title page to the final appendix. Leave a space open to provide the page number on which each listing begins.
List any acknowledgments or permissions after the table of contents. Thank any individual or organization that provided research resources, assistance or financial support.
Divide the sections of your main text into procedurally sequential parts. Begin with a general introduction to the topic. Review the literature and existing research that pertains to your thesis.
Format each experiment or case-study into similar chapters. Proceed sequentially from introduction to procedure to results and finally to a discussion of the results.
Conclude the main text with a general discussion or conclusion for all chapters. The concluding chapter summarizes all the experiments or case-studies examined within the thesis and assesses overarching trends.
Provide a bibliography or works cited page. Follow the format requirements of the style guide that your department prefers. Verify that every citation in the main text of your thesis has a full listing in the bibliography.
Add any appendices as necessary. Place them after the bibliography with sequential letters (For example: Appendix A, followed by Appendix B, followed by Appendix C.)
Put your draft in order. Paste the front matter in a word document before the main text. Place the end matter at the very end of the main text. Insert the page numbers in the table of contents and verify each listing's accuracy.