UC Berkeley LaTeX Dissertation Guide

This page provides supplementary document on how to use the UC Berkeley dissertation LaTeX style provided by Paul Vojta in the math department.

Getting the files

• You will need Paul Vojta's ucbthesis.cls. Put it in your thesis directory.
• This file relies on some others that are bundled with ucthesis.cls, which is availble from CTAN. Either unpack them into your thesis directory or install them properly.

Producing a thesis

First produce a thesis. This documentation can't help with that.

Then use or fill out the tags below:

\documentclass{ucbthesis}
...
\begin{document}
...
\title{}
\author{} %This should be your name as it is recorded with graduate studies
\degreeyear{}
\degreesemester{}
\degree{Doctor of Philosophy}
%\chair{Professor X}\cochair{Professor Y}
\cochairs{Professor X}{Professor Y}
\othermembers{Professor Inside\\
Professor Outside}
\numberofmembers{4}
\field{Business Administration}
\campus{Berkeley}
...
%\approvalpage
\maketitle
\copyrightpage
\abstract{...}\end{alwayssingle}
\dedication{...}\end{alwayssingle}
\newpage
\tableofcontents
\newpage
\listoffigures
\listoftables
\acknowledgements{...}\end{alwayssingle}