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Headings

You can use three levels of APSA headings in your papers.

Primary headings

Primary headings are:

• centered
• uppercase and lowercase

Secondary headings

Secondary headings are:

• flush left
• uppercase and lowercase
• followed by text on next line

Tertiary headings

Tertiary headings are:

• flush left
• underlined
• sentence case (only 1st letter capitalized)
• followed by a period, and then immediately by text