University of Southern California - Thesis Dissertation (PhD) Template

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Fares Maimani
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Abstract
This template can be used to create thesis dissertation documents that satisfy the requirements of the USC graduate school thesis center. The requirements are found here: https://graduateschool.usc.edu/current-students/thesis-dissertation-submission/manuscript-formatting-guidelines/
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University of Southern California - Thesis Dissertation (PhD) Template
\documentclass[12pt, oneside]{book}
\usepackage[letterpaper, left=1in, right=1in, top=1in, bottom=1in]{geometry}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{plain}
\fancyhf{}
% \rhead{\thepage}
% \lhead{\leftmark}
\renewcommand{\chaptermark}[1]{\markboth{\MakeUppercase{#1}}{}}
% \pagestyle{headings}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage{titletoc}
\usepackage{lipsum}
% \usepackage{fmtcount} % for textual representation of numbers
\titleformat{\chapter}[display] 
{\normalfont\huge\bfseries}{\chaptertitlename~\thechapter}{30pt}{\Huge}   
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{makecell}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,amsthm,amsfonts}
\usepackage{algorithmic}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{booktabs, multirow} % for borders and merged ranges
\usepackage{tocloft}
\usepackage{tocbibind}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[bookmarks=true, hidelinks]{hyperref}
\usepackage[
backend=bibtex,
style=numeric,
sorting=none
]{biblatex}
% \usepackage{natbib}

\setcounter{tocdepth}{2}
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{5}
\bibliography{Reference}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\titlespacing*{\chapter}{0pt}{-30pt}{30pt}


% Packages 
\usepackage{graphics}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{subcaption}
\usepackage{appendix}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{bm}
\usepackage{lipsum}  




\renewcommand{\cftchapfont}{\bfseries}
\renewcommand{\cftchappagefont}{\bfseries}
\renewcommand{\cftchappresnum}{Chapter }
\renewcommand{\cftchapaftersnum}{:}
\renewcommand\cftchapafterpnum{\vskip 1pt}
\renewcommand{\cftchapnumwidth}{1em}
\renewcommand{\cftchapdotsep}{\cftdotsep}
\renewcommand\cftchappagefont{\mdseries}
\renewcommand{\cftchapleader}{\cftdotfill{\cftchapdotsep}}

\let\svthefootnote\thefootnote
\newcommand\freefootnote[1]{%
  \let\thefootnote\relax%
  \footnotetext{#1}%
  \let\thefootnote\svthefootnote%
}

\doublespacing
\begin{document}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Additional Material
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

% Title Page
%========================================
\input{Additional/TitlePage.tex}
\currentpdfbookmark{Title Page}{TitlePage}


% Copywright page (optional)
% ========================================
% \pagenumbering{roman}
% \setcounter{page}{2}
% \input{Additional/Copyright.tex}

% Dedication page (optional)
%========================================
% \input{Additional/Dedication.tex}
\clearpage


% Acknowledgements Page (optional)
%========================================
\pagenumbering{roman} % Uncomment if Copyright page is not in use
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Acknowledgments}
\setcounter{page}{2} % Uncomment if Copyright page is not in use
\input{Additional/Acknowledgements.tex}
\clearpage

% Table of Contents
%========================================
%\pagenumbering{roman} % Uncomment if Copyright and Acknowledgements are not in use
%\setcounter{page}{2} % Uncomment if Copyright and Acknowledgements are not in use
\renewcommand\contentsname{Table of Contents}
\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\setcounter{tocdepth}{-1}}
\begin{singlespace}
    \setlength\cftbeforetabskip{\baselineskip}
    \tableofcontents
\end{singlespace}
\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\setcounter{tocdepth}{2}}
\clearpage

% \currentpdfbookmark{Table of Contents}{TOC}


% List of figures and tables
%========================================
% \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Tables}
\begin{singlespace}
    \setlength\cftbeforetabskip{\baselineskip}
    \listoftables
\end{singlespace}
\clearpage

% \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Figures}
\begin{singlespace}
    \setlength\cftbeforefigskip{\baselineskip}
    \listoffigures
\end{singlespace}
\clearpage


% Abstract
%=========================================
\input{Additional/Abstract.tex}
\clearpage



%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Main Content
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

% resume page numbering for rest of document
\pagenumbering{arabic}
\setcounter{page}{1} % set the page number appropriately

% Chapter 1
\input{MainContent/Chapter1.tex}

% Chapter 2
\input{MainContent/Chapter2.tex}

% Chapter 3
\input{MainContent/Chapter3.tex}

% Chapter 4
\input{MainContent/Chapter4.tex}

% Chapter 5
\input{MainContent/Chapter5.tex}
\clearpage

% % Appendices
% \input{MainContent/Appendix.tex}


% Reference
%========================================
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Bibliography}
\begin{singlespace}
    \setlength\bibitemsep{\baselineskip}
    \printbibliography[title={Bibliography}]
\end{singlespace}

\end{document}