Your paper must
- be typewritten or computer printed;
- be double spaced (except for long quotes);
- have 1 inch margins on all sides;
- be printed in a 12 point font;
- have citations where appropriate;
- be proofread and spell-checked—there is no excuse for papers with spelling errors;
- have numbered pages;
- be stapled;
- be entirely your own, original work;
- have your name and word count on the first page.
Your paper must not
- skip a line between paragraphs;
- use any color ink other than black (except for images);
- use a decorative typeface (recommended typefaces are Arial, Lucida Sans Unicode, and Georgia).