Basic MLA Format:
Title

A research paper in MLA format does not require a title page. However, some instructors will require a title page for their classes. If your professor requires a title page, follow the directions that he or she gives to you.

Instead of a title page, the following information appears in the upper left corner of the first page.

• Your name

• Your professor’s name

• Course number

• Date

The following rules apply to the title of your paper.

• Double space after the date and then center your title

• Capitalize only key words; not the entire title

• Do not underline title

• Do not put title italics

• Do not enclose title in quotation marks

• Do not put a period at the end of the title

MLA Template
Download a copy of a Microsoft Word document that has been formatted
with the correct margins, heading, and other information for an MLA style paper.

Steven L. Berg, PhD
Schoolcraft College
sberg@schoolcraft.edu

Teaching Home Page: http://www.stevenlberg.info

This page was last updated on 16 July 2009.