Apa Writing Style

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Running head: APA WRITING STYLE AND MECHANICS

APA Writing Style and Mechanics

Student Name

University of Phoenix

UOP REQUIRED TITLE PAGE

Centered on the page (as shown above), include in this order:

• Title of Paper (Mixed upper and lower case letters; centered, see APA p. 296)

• Your Name (first and last, do not include academic or license information, i.e., BSN, RN)

• University of Phoenix

**All lines are double-spaced (no single or triple-spacing) throughout the entire document.

The APA Sample Paper provided by the Center for Writing Excellence represents the consensus of several deans and other

key academic officials at the University. The sample paper attempts to match APA style to the University's curriculum and

academic services. Nevertheless, in advanced matters of style and formatting, there are sometimes differing interpretations

of APA guidelines. While this sample paper is offered as a tool to help students with APA style, it is not a definitive or binding

representation of format accepted by individual faculty members. As a result, for all unresolved style and format issues, it is

essential that you consult with your faculty member before submitting your paper for a grade. Your instructor is the final

authority regarding acceptable format and style for all papers associated with his or her course, and the instructor's

recommendations will prevail over this sample paper in the event that there is a difference between the two.

Revised: September, 2007

Pagination and Page

Header: See APA p.

288. Use the “header

and footer feature” in

Microsoft Word. See

Appendix A for

directions.

The title is in upper and lowercase

letters, centered between the left

and right margins and positioned in

the upper half of the page (See

APA, p. 296). An example is

available on p. 306.

APA requires a Running Head for publication. See APA, p. 296, section 5.15.

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