Seton Hall University Paper Format & Writing Requirements

Seton Hall University at a glance

A New Jersey Catholic university founded in 1856, famous for its School of Diplomacy and International Relations with United Nations connections, the Stillman School of Business and a nursing pipeline into New York hospitals.

The campus sits in South Orange, New Jersey, operates as a private (catholic) institution, and enrolls about 9,700 students — a scale that directly shapes how writing support works. Founded in 1856 with an acceptance rate around 80%, SHU pairs selective admissions with the large-course writing loads typical of its category.

Citation styles Seton Hall University actually requires

SHU courses predominantly require MLA 9 or APA 7 or Chicago. That is not a trivial preference: it decides your title page, heading levels, in-text punctuation and reference format on every graded document.

• MLA 9: used across humanities and writing-sequence courses
• APA 7: used across social science, nursing and business courses
• Chicago: used across history, fine arts and some social science seminars

Verify against the specific course syllabus anyway — instructors can override departmental defaults, and the first paper is where they enforce it.

The writing requirement, decoded

The two-course Core English sequence (ENGL 1201/1202) anchors first-year writing with graded revisions, and the Writing Center tutors every stage from Core English through graduate coursework.

Plan the sequence early: composition requirements compound, and students who defer them discover the advanced seminars — where the writing-intensity lives — conflict with major courses later. The registrar's degree audit shows exactly which flags remain; check it each semester.

Three things about Seton Hall University papers that surprise new students

• WSOU 89.5 FM has broadcast from campus since 1948, making it one of the oldest continuously running college stations in the country.
• The School of Diplomacy opened in 1998 with courses taught by serving and former United Nations diplomats, and students intern inside the UN system.
• Seton Hall's 1989 men's basketball team reached the NCAA championship game, and the overtime loss remains the loudest memory in Walsh Gymnasium lore.

None of these appear in the course description. All of them appear in the rubric. Students who learn them in week one report smoother first-semesters than students who meet them at the deadline.

Assignments Seton Hall University students face most

• Essay — most frequently assigned across SHU's programs
• Research Paper — most frequently assigned across SHU's programs
• Case Study — most frequently assigned across SHU's programs
• Term Paper — most frequently assigned across SHU's programs

Popular programs at SHU include nursing, business (stillman school), diplomacy and international relations — each pairs the assignment list above with its own capstone or practicum expectations, detailed on our subject pages.