General APA Paper Guidelines
What are the settings for the margins on an APA paper.
1 inch on all sides
On the Title page, write the format for this date (Tuesday, September 16th, 2025) on the Title page.
September 16, 2025
Indicate the position and format for the page numbers.
In the header, flush right, the same size and font as the rest of the document.
Describe a Level 2 Header.
Flush Left, Bold, Title Case Heading, Text begins as a new paragraph
Give at least three formatting guidelines for a source in the reference list.
1. Start on a new page
2. Label the page References (Level 1 Header)
3. Double-spaced
4. Hanging indent
5. Alphabetical Order
Is the text on an APA formatted paper double or single spaced?
Double
For this class, write the correct wording and format for the Affiliation on the Title page.
Theology and Ministry, Oral Roberts University
Centered and double spaced below the author of the paper.
What Level Header is this: Flush Left, Bold italic, Title Case Heading, Text begins as a new paragraph
Level 3
What is the rule or the method to set up or change a passive voice sentence into a active voice?
Set up the sentence with the subject first, then the verb, and then the object.
In a journal article reference, what part of the source is in italics?
The Publication
Where is the proper location for the quotation marks in a block quote?
There are no quotation marks in a block quote.
What are the 3 Major Sections of an APA paper?
Title Page, Main Body, & References
Is this sentence a passive or active voice? "Batman threw the Joker off the building."
Active
Write out a first entry, parenthetical citation for this book and page number: Authors John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman, The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want, page numbers 5-10, Publisher Rodale Books, 2016.
(Gottman & Gottman, 2016, pp. 5-10).
What date is used for the paper?
The Due Date
What is the first thing on the first page of text, not in the Running head?
The title of the paper.
Write this sentence in an active voice: "The windows have been cleaned."
1. Someone has cleaned the windows.
2. She cleaned the windows.
3. John cleaned the windows.
Write and describe a proper format for a Running head for this title: The effects caffeine has on freshman at Oral Roberts University is staggering.
THE EFFECTS OF CAFFEINE ON FRESHMAN AT ORU
(Appears at the top of the page, flush left across from the right aligned page numbers, all capital letters and is an abbreviated version of the paper title. Contains a maximum of 50 characters, counting letters, punctuations, and spaces between words as characters. If the title is already 50 characters or less, the entire title can be used).
Describe a Level 1 Header
Centered, Bold, Title Case Heading, Text begins as a new paragraph
What level header is this: Indented, Bold, Title Case Heading, Ending with a period. Text begins on the same line and continues as regular paragraph
Level 4
Write out a subsequent entry, narrative citation for this book and page number: Authors Julie Schwartz Gottman, John M. M. Gottman, Daniel J. Siegel, and Kitty Hendrix, Title 10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy, page number 10, Publisher Tantor Media, 2018.
Gottman et al. (2018)
For the Title Page, write the correct format for the "Course" and describe its placement.
CCC 450: Counseling Research
Double-spaced, centered, and below the affiliation
Describe a Level 5 Header
Indented, Bold Italic, Title Case Heading, Ending with a period. Text begins on the same line and continues as regular paragraph
Write out a subsequent entry, narrative citation for this book and page number: Authors John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman, The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want, page numbers 5-10, Publisher Rodale Books, 2016.
Gottman and Gottman (2016)
Write out a Reference for this book entry: Authors Julie Schwartz Gottman, John M. M. Gottman, Daniel J. Siegel, and Kitty Hendrix, Title 10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy, page number 10, Publisher Tantor Media, 2018.
In Hanging Indent:
Gottman, J. S., Gottman, J. M. M., Siegel, D. J., & Hendrix, K. (2018). 10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy. Tantor Media.