This is the official LaTeX template prepared in 2021 by the Vanderbilt University Graduate School for submission of dissertations. It is based on a template originally prepared by Eli Hooten and updated by Haley Adams.
Using the template is no guarantee that you pass format review with your first submission, but it should save you significant amount of time.
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% This is the official Latex template prepared by the Vanderbilt University Graduate School for submission of dissertations. It is based on a template originally prepared by Eli Hooten and updated by Haley Adams.
% Using the template is no guarantee that you pass format review with your first submission, but it should save you significant amount of time.
% This template is correct as of March 2021.
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\listfiles
\documentclass[10pt]{report} %%% Changed from 12pt.
\usepackage[intoc]{nomencl}
\textwidth=6in \oddsidemargin=0.5in \topmargin=-0.5in
\textheight=9in % 9in must include page numbers
\textfloatsep = 0.4in \addtocontents{toc}{\vspace{0.4in} \hfill
Page\endgraf} \addtocontents{lof}{\vspace{0.2in} \hspace{0.13in} \
Figure\hfill Page\endgraf} \addtocontents{lot}{\vspace{0.2in}
\hspace{0.13in} \ Table\hfill Page\endgraf}
% We've already imported some of the most commonly used packages for inserting formulas, images, tables, and references. If you need more, you can find a list of Latex packages here: https://www.ctan.org/pkg/
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{mathptmx}
\usepackage[table, svgnames]{xcolor}
\usepackage{colortbl}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{amssymb, amsmath}
\usepackage{subfig}
\usepackage{epsfig}
\usepackage{times}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage{makeidx}
\usepackage{url}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage[subfigure, titles]{tocloft}
\usepackage{acronym}
\usepackage{datetime}
%%another algorithm package
\usepackage{algorithm}
\usepackage{algorithmic}
\renewcommand{\nomname}{LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS}
\makenomenclature
\graphicspath{{Figures/}}
\DeclareGraphicsExtensions{.pdf,.jpeg,.png,.PNG, .eps, .tiff}
\urlstyle{same}
\usepackage{makecell}
\usepackage{titletoc}
\usepackage{sfchap}
\usepackage{sfsection}
\usepackage[authoryear]{natbib}
%\usepackage{apacite}
\usepackage{appendix}
%\usepackage{tocbibind}
%
\usepackage[nottoc]{tocbibind}
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{7}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{7}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\hypersetup{
pdftitle={A LaTeX Format for Theses and Dissertations},
pdfauthor={Eli Hooten},
bookmarksnumbered, %Determined if chapter numbers are included in the bookmark list
pdfstartview={FitH},
pdfborder={0 0 0},
plainpages=false
}%
\usepackage[all]{hypcap}
% Stats table label
\newcommand{\statslabel}[2]{\multirowcell{#1}[-1.6mm][c]{#2}}
% Below heading rule.
\newcommand{\otoprule}{\midrule[\heavyrulewidth]}
% Prevent double spaced equations
\newenvironment{tightequation}{\singlespace\begin{equation}}{\end{equation}}
% Extra junk to pretty up the table of contents
\setlength{\cftsecnumwidth}{2.8em}
\setlength{\cftsubsecnumwidth}{3.7em}
\setlength{\cftsubsubsecnumwidth}{4.6em}
\setlength{\cftparanumwidth}{5.5em}
\setlength{\cftsubparanumwidth}{6.5em}
\setlength{\cfttabnumwidth}{3.5em}
\setlength{\cftfignumwidth}{3.5em}
\renewcommand{\contentsname}{TABLE OF CONTENTS}
\renewcommand{\listfigurename}{LIST OF FIGURES}
\renewcommand{\listtablename}{LIST OF TABLES}
\renewcommand{\bibname}{ \texorpdfstring{{References\vspace{10mm}}}{References} }
%
\renewcommand{\chaptermark}[1]{%
\markboth{\MakeUppercase{%
\chaptername}\ \thechapter.%
\ #1}{}}
\interfootnotelinepenalty=10000 %prevents the splitting of long footnotes across multiple pages. Use with caution.
\begin{document}
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%% Prevent the warning: pdfTeX warning (ext4): destination with the same identifier (name{page.1}) has been already used, duplicate ignored
%% This setting will make a difference to the output because the page number is suppressed for the title page
\pagenumbering{alph}
\input{Sections/Title}
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\doublespacing
\pagenumbering{roman} \setcounter{page}{2}
% These 3 sections are optional
\singlespacing
\input{Sections/Copyright}
\input{Sections/Dedication}
\input{Sections/Acknowledgments}
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\singlespacing
\tableofcontents
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\begingroup
\setlength{\parskip}{1\baselineskip}
\listoftables
\newpage
\listoffigures
\newpage
%\printnomenclature %list of abbreviations is optional
%\newpage
\endgroup
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\normalsize
\doublespacing
\pagenumbering{arabic}
\setcounter{page}{1}
\input{Sections/Chapter1}
\input{Sections/Chapter2}
\input{Sections/Chapter3}
\singlespacing
\bibliographystyle{apalike}
\bibliography{MyLibrary}
\end{document}