The written paper must follow these guidelines:

• Length of writtne work
  • Minimum: 3 typewritten, double-spaced pages of text
• The title page must include the following student information:
  • Name
  • E-mail address
  • Phone number
  • Title of paper
  • Faculty mentor’s name, e-mail address, and phone number
  • Title of course for which the paper was written or the project was created, or a statement that the work was done as an independent study
• The paper must be typed using the following guidelines:
  • Font Style: Times New Roman or Calibri
  • Font size 11 or 12
  • Double-spaced
  • Left-hand margin of 1” and at least 1” top, bottom, and right.
• Pages must be numbered with Arabic numerals in the upper right-hand corner.
• A list of the outside source material used (work cited page, reference list, or bibliography)
  • The method of documentation should be whatever is appropriate to the discipline (i.e., MLA for the Humanities, APA for the Social Sciences, CMS for History)

The abstract must follow these guidelines:

• The title page must include the following student information:
  • Name
  • E-mail address
  • Phone number
  • Title of paper
  • Faculty mentor’s name, e-mail address, and phone number
  • Title of course for which the paper was written or the project was created, or a statement that the work was done as an independent study
• A 200-300 word abstract including:
  • a statement of purpose (thesis)
  • a description of the work (the poster or the project)
  • a description of the research done in creating the work
• A list of the outside source material used (work cited page, reference list, or bibliography)
  • The method of documentation should be whatever is appropriate to the discipline (i.e., MLA for the Humanities, APA for the Social Sciences, CMS for History)

The slide presentation must follow these guidelines:

• Create slides that are visually appealing
• Title slide must include:
  • Title of presentation
  • Student's name
  • Mentor's name
• One slide should introduce the thesis or include a statement of purpose to inform the audience of the rationale for the research
• Inclusion of an outline is optional, but recommended
• A list of the outside source material used (work cited page, reference list, or bibliography) must be included at the end of the slide presentation.
  • The method of documentation should be whatever is appropriate to the discipline (i.e., MLA for the Humanities, APA for the Social Sciences, CMS for History)

Image of Project 

(Example: Image of Art Work)

Images of the project must meet the following criteria:

• Images must be clear and easy to visualize.
• If the project includes any text, then the text must be clear and easy to read

A list of the outside source material used when creating the poster must be included with the submission (work cited page, reference list, or bibliography).

• If the sources are included in the project, then an image of that content may be submitted.
• If the sources are not included in the project, then a separate list of source material must be submitted along with the images of the completed poster.
• The method of documentation should be whatever is appropriate to the discipline (i.e., MLA for the Humanities, APA for the Social Sciences, CMS for History)

Video of project, if appropriate to the format

(Example:  Video of student performing oPriginal song)

Video of the project must meet the following criteria:

• Video image must be clear and easy to visualize
• Sound must be clear and easily audible
• If the vidoe includes any text, then the text must be clear and easy to read

A list of the outside source material used when creating the project must be included with the submission (work cited page, reference list, or bibliography).

• If the sources are included in the vidoe, then the sources must be easy to read.
• If the sources are not included in the video, then a separate list of source material must be submitted along with the video.
• The method of documentation should be whatever is appropriate to the discipline (i.e., MLA for the Humanities, APA for the Social Spociences, CMS for History)

Poem

Poetry submissions must include the following:

• The title page must include the following student information:
  • Name
  • E-mail address
  • Phone number
  • Title of paper
  • Faculty mentor’s name, e-mail address, and phone number
  • Title of course for which the paper was written or the project was created, or a statement that the work was done as an independent study
• The poem
• Descripiton of the work and the research that inspired it
  • For example: "This poem represents the voices of three writers and their commitment to the struggle for equal rights for women in the 19th century. The poem was inspired by research about the lives of these writers as well as selected works."
• A list of the outside source material used (work cited page, reference list, or bibliography)
  • The method of documentation should be whatever is appropriate to the discipline (i.e., MLA for the Humanities, APA for the Social Sciences, CMS for History)