A Typst package for writing a Pace University computer science thesis or dissertation.

charged-pace provides a prebuilt document wrapper for Pace’s MSCS thesis / PhD dissertation format, including front matter, chapter styling, figure/table/equation formatting, and bibliography setup.

Features

• Title page and approval/signature page
• Abstract and acknowledgment pages
• Table of contents
• Automatic lists of tables, figures, and equations
• Chapter and section formatting
• Styled figures, tables, and equation references
• IEEE bibliography formatting

Usage

Import the package and wrap your document with manuscript:

#import "@preview/charged-pace:0.1.0": manuscript

#show: manuscript.with(
  title: [A Typst Template for a PhDCS Dissertation or MSCS Thesis],
  author: [Forename Surname],
  date: (month: "May", year: 2026),
  degree: "Master's",
  bibliography-decl: bibliography("refs.yaml"),
  abstract: [
    An abstract should be typed single-spaced and contain no more than 350 words.
  ],
)

= Introduction
Your content goes here.

The manuscript entry point is also aliased as thesis and dissertation for compatibility with older versions.