Please, let me know if I overlooked any formatting rules of the Graduate School.
This class file works by loading several style files that do the real work. Usually, these style files are part of any recent LaTeX distribution. If you get error messages from LaTeX saying that it cannot find certain style files put the following files into your working directory and the error messages should disappear.
Here is a an example that illustrate the usage of niuthesis.cls. You can use it as a template for getting started with your own thesis. I have broken down the thesis into separate files for each chapter. This is often more convenient than one big file for everything.
LaTeX freaks: Most other LaTeX packages with cool and fancy stuff
should work well, too, provided they are compatible with the above
standard style files that are used internally
by niuthesis.cls. I didn't
include such things here to keep things clear and simple for
novices.