Margin
Set margins to 1½ inches at the left side and 1 inch at the top, bottom, and right
side. Do not justify the right margins.
Spacing
Double Spacing
Acceptable Fonts for Printing Report
The following font is only recommended when printing a thesis:
Times New Roman only
The text must be 12-point, main headings 16-point and sub-heading 12-point.
Heading
APA style has five levels of headings: The table below shows how each type of heading is
formatted:
1. Centered, Boldface, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading
2. Flush Left, Boldface, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading
3. Indented, boldface, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period
4. Indented, boldface, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period.
5. Indented, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period