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To cite an undergraduate thesis in a reference entry in APA style 6th edition include the following elements:

Author(s) of the thesis: Give the last name and initials (e. g. Watson, J. D.) of up to seven authors with the last name preceded by an ampersand (&). For eight or more authors include the first six names followed by an ellipsis (…) and add the last author's name.
Year of publication: Give the year in brackets followed by a full stop.
Title of the undergraduate thesis: Only the first letter of the first word and proper nouns are capitalized.
URL: Give the full URL where the document can be retrieved from.

Here is the basic format for a reference list entry of an undergraduate thesis in APA style 6th edition:

Author(s) of the thesis. (Year of publication). Title of the undergraduate thesis (Bachelor's thesis). Retrieved from URL

If the thesis is available from a database, archive or any online platform use the following template:

Author(s) of the thesis: Give the last name and initials (e. g. Watson, J. D.) of up to 20 authors with the last name preceded by an ampersand (&). For 21 or more authors include the first 19 names followed by an ellipsis (…) and add the last author's name.
Year of publication: Give the year in brackets followed by a full stop.
Title of the undergraduate thesis: Only the first letter of the first word and proper nouns are capitalized.
Publication number: Give the identification number of the thesis, if available.
Name of the degree awarding institution: Give the name of the institution.
Name of Platform: Give the name of the database, archive or any platform that holds the thesis.
URL: If the thesis was found on a database, omit this element.

Here is the basic format for a reference list entry of an undergraduate thesis in APA style 7th edition:

Author(s) of the thesis. (Year of publication). Title of the undergraduate thesis (Publication number) [Bachelor's thesis, Name of the degree awarding institution]. Name of Platform. URL

If the thesis has not been published or is available from a database use the following template:

Author(s) of the thesis: Give the last name and initials (e. g. Watson, J. D.) of up to seven authors with the last name preceded by an ampersand (&). For eight or more authors include the first six names followed by an ellipsis (…) and add the last author's name.
Year of publication: Give the year in brackets followed by a full stop.
Title of the undergraduate thesis: Only the first letter of the first word and proper nouns are capitalized.
Name of the degree awarding institution: Give the name of the institution.
Location: Give the location of the institution. If outside the United States also include the country name.

Here is the basic format for a reference list entry of an undergraduate thesis in APA style 6th edition:

Author(s) of the thesis. (Year of publication). Title of the undergraduate thesis (Unpublished bachelor's thesis). Name of the degree awarding institution, Location.

If the thesis is not published, use the following template:

Author(s) of the thesis: Give the last name and initials (e. g. Watson, J. D.) of up to 20 authors with the last name preceded by an ampersand (&). For 21 or more authors include the first 19 names followed by an ellipsis (…) and add the last author's name.
Year of publication: Give the year in brackets followed by a full stop.
Title of the undergraduate thesis: Only the first letter of the first word and proper nouns are capitalized.
Name of the degree awarding institution: Give the name of the institution.

Here is the basic format for a reference list entry of an undergraduate thesis in APA style 7th edition:

Author(s) of the thesis. (Year of publication). Title of the undergraduate thesis [Unpublished bachelor's thesis]. Name of the degree awarding institution.

APA reference list examples

Take a look at our reference list examples that demonstrate the APA style guidelines for an undergraduate thesis citation in action:

Examples

A bachelor's thesis from an online platform

Parekh, P., & Pishchenko, V. (2013). Factors influencing the choice of bank – An international student perspective (Bachelor's thesis). Retrieved from https://www.divaportal.org/smash/get/diva2:653388/FULLTEXT02.pdf

A bachelor's thesis from an online platform

Parekh, P., & Pishchenko, V. (2013). Factors influencing the choice of bank – An international student perspective [Bachelor's thesis, Dalarna University]. Diva Portal. https://www.divaportal.org/smash/get/diva2:653388/FULLTEXT02.pdf

An unpublished undergraduate thesis

Baslow, W. (2015). The applicability of the qualitative system analysis as decision-making tool in public administration by the example of the municipality Ludwigsburg (Unpublished undergraduate thesis). Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Germany.

An unpublished undergraduate thesis

Baslow, W. (2015). The applicability of the qualitative system analysis as decision-making tool in public administration by the example of the municipality Ludwigsburg [Unpublished undergraduate thesis]. Leuphana University of Lüneburg.

This citation style guide is based on the official Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6^th edition).

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