This is a great class to improve your academic writing style guide skills to improve your grades in higher education! The style guides that are covered are the American Psychological Association Style guide. The short form of this style guide is APA. The second style guide is covered in the Modern Languages Association style guide. The short form for this style guide is MLA. The third style guide is covered in the Chicago Manual of Style guide. The short form of this style guide is CMS.

American Psychological Association (APA) is mainly used for psychology subjects that occur in academic writing, including legal subjects and some social science subjects at times. The Modern Languages Association (MLA) style guide is used for English and many social science subjects in school. The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)style guide is used for many subjects such as history, as well as the writing of creative books, many nonfiction books, plus for classical music studies as just a few examples.

Having a strong knowledge of these style guides is essential for success with essay writing at the academic level. There are many instructors, teachers, teaching assistants, and professor-level staff that will grade students based on style guides. Style guides are used in determining whether or not the work that the student has written is publishable. Many schools do not teach students how to use style guides, however, will still grade their work based on style guide guidelines. This class will help for any student of any age to get a step ahead in their pursuit of academia and higher education to improve their style guide knowledge in order to get A+s on their papers and excel in their chosen careers.