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Style Guide: Theses & Dissertations

A handy guide to show you how to properly format references and in-text citations for all your resources in APA style

Reference list

Published thesis or dissertation

Author, A. (Year). Title of thesis (Publication No. 12345678) [Doctoral dissertation/Master's thesis, Name of Institution awarding degree]. Name of source. URL

Unpublished thesis or dissertation

Author, A. (Year). Title of thesis [Unpublished doctoral dissertation/master's thesis, Name of Institution awarding degree]. Name of source. URL

 

Change wording of document type as appropriate (ex. Undergraduate honors thesis)

 

 

In-text citation

For both published and unpublished theses and dissertations: 

(Author, Year)