Each master's thesis candidate must prepare and present a thesis that shows independent investigation and that is acceptable in form and content to the supervisory committee and to the Graduate School. The work must be of publishable quality and must be in a form suitable for publication, using the Graduate School's format requirements. The academic unit is responsible for quality and scholarship.

• The student develops a prospectus
• The supervisory committee chair approves the prospectus
• The student selects the supervisory committee members
• The student writes the first three chapters (Introduction, Review of Literature, and Methods) and present the proposal in a public forum
• The student completes and defends the thesis in a public forum
• All forms must be completed and submitted per the university’s schedule

Format requirements:
http://gradschool.ufl.edu/pdf-files/editorial-format.pdf

Format examples:
http://gradschool.ufl.edu/editorial/format.html#samples

Checklist:
http://gradschool.ufl.edu/pdf-files/checklist-thesis.pdf

Application Support Center/Electronic Theses and Dissertation Lab:
http://etd.helpdesk.ufl.edu

Graduate School Editorial Office:
http://gradschool.ufl.edu/editorial/introduction.html#contacts