Individual Paper Draft: The paper draft is a full and completed first draft of your paper. Papers should be between 3,000 and 6,000 words in length, double spaced. They should be well sourced, using professional or academic journals. A minimum of 10 academic sources should be included, excluding any assigned reading.
Wikipedia and similar sources that rely on user generated information are not acceptable primary source material.
Students should follow American Psychological Association (APA) style (seventh edition) for all citations, available here:
Individual papers should include the minimum following elements:
Cover page with relevant information
A clearly defined thesis supported by the paper
A review of the relevant literature
A logical structure and flow to the topics/ arguments
Research supported evidence with a variety of sources that are properly formatted
Logical and well-developed arguments
Evidence based conclusions
Proper grammar, language and style for graduate research work