To get started, download our stepbystep template in the format of your choice below. A sample statement is included in the sample acknowledgement page.Refer to the full PDF Manual for complete instructions. We have also made a template available as an inital resource to assist students with proper formatting. The included instructions will tell you how to correctly copy and paste into the main template. The document acknowledges and expresses gratitude to various groups for their support in completing a study. The second component states whether the culminating work being presented to the faculty at San. Diego State University is a thesis or a project. The document discusses writing acknowledgements for a thesis. Acknowledgments are almost always an optional part of a document that you can choose to include but don't have to.