Title Page Requirements

A student title page includes the following elements:

• title of the paper
• author (s)
• affiliation
• course number and name
• instructor name
• assignment due date

**Check with your professor to see if they want a different title page set-up. Title page set-up may vary depending on the preferences of your professor.**

For a professional paper, this includes your paper title and the page number. For a student paper, this only includes the page number.

Your essay should be typed and double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5" x 11"), with 1" margins on all sides.

Font Style & Size

While the APA Manual does not specify a single font or set of fonts for professional writing, it does recommend a few fonts that are widely available: 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode, 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Georgia, or 10-point Computer Modern1

To set the font style and size using Microsoft Word on a PC device:

1. Select all text in your paper
2. In the drop-down menu of font styles in the "font section" of the "Home" top menu tab find and select an appropriate font
3. In the number drop-down menu next to the font style, type or select an appropriate font size

Line Spacing

Double-space your text.

To make your paper double-spaced in Microsoft Word on a PC device:

1. Select all text in your paper
2. Click the "paragraph settings" button in the bottom right corner of the "Paragraph" section in the "Home" tab of the application menu
3. In the pop-up menu that appears, in the "Indents and Spacing" tab, find "line spacing" and change it to "Double"
4. Check the box next to "Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style
5. Click "Okay"

Your reference list should...

• Start on a new page at the end or your paper or project
• Have "References" written at the top-center of the page
• List all sources referenced throughout your work in alphabetical order by author last name (or title if there is no author or creator)
• Use 0.5" hanging indents for all references longer than 1 line of text

To add hanging indents to your works cited page in Microsoft Word on a Windows device:

1. Select all of your citations
2. Click the "paragraph settings" button in the bottom right corner of the "Paragraph" section in the "Home" tab of the application menu
3. In the pop-up menu that appears, in the "Indents and Spacing" tab, find "Special" under "Indentation" and change it to "Hanging"
4. Click "Okay"