Library Website: Citation Style, APA 7th Edition: Student Paper Layout

Formatting Your Paper

Font: APA now allows several different options for fonts, you can choose one of the following, make sure to use the pt. size specified:
- Calibri, 11 pt.
- Arial, 11 pt.
- Lucinda Sans Unicode, 10 pt.
- Times New Roman, 12 pt.
- Georgia, 11 pt.
Spacing: In general, your entire document should be double-spaced.
Margins: Margins should be set uniformly at 1 inch on all sides.
End of a Sentence: There only needs to be ONE space after a "period."
Headers:
- Running Head: Student papers no longer require a running head.
- Page Numbers: Page numbers should be in the header of your document, flush right.
The paper should be written in the following order:
- Title Page
- Abstract (If required)
- Text
- References

Sample APA 7th Title page

https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/title-page

Title Page: The title page should contain the following components placed in the center of the paper, center-spaced, each on its own line:
- Paper Title
- Author
- Affiliation (School)
- Course
- Instructor
- Due Date

Example of a Student Paper This link opens in a new window
This is a sample STUDENT paper that has been formatted in APA 7th edition, provided from APA. You can print or save this PDF to use for reference.

If paragraphs are numbered, reference the paragraph number in the in-text citation. For example, (Basu & Jones, 2007, para. 4).
If document includes headings but no page or paragraph numbers, cite the heading and number of paragraph. For example, (Verbunt, Pernot, & Smeets, 2008, Discussion section, para. 1).
If the document has no headings, page numbers, or paragraph numbers, provide a heading or section name. For example, (Golan, Kuchler, & Krissof, 2007, Mandatory Labeling Has Targeted section para.4).

Please see page 273 of the APA Manual, 7th Edition for further information.