Minimum Requirements:
1. APA cover page, APA abstract, APA reference page that lists all references in the required APA format and APA citations throughout the paper. Hint all citations must be listed on the reference page and all references must be cited. Students must write a minimum of three plus (3+) pages of body. Students must have three (3) references. (Hint: 3+ means the student has 3 full pages and content on the 4th page.)
* Please see the grading rubric below on additional references and length needed for the A & B grading rubrics.
2. Reference requirements: Scholarly references, research organizations, and/or government agencies.
3. Paragraph requirements: All paragraphs must have a paragraph topic sentence and a minimum of five sentences per paragraph.
4. Only in very specific circumstances will you use direct quotes and if you feel a direct quote is needed, you are only allowed three in your paper. Direct quotes must be short and the APA citation format for direct quotes is required.
5. Must be written in third person – Third person helps the writing stay focused on facts and evidence instead of personal opinion