You can go over or under a page for any of the sections of the paper as long as your total paper is 1,000 words not counting the references.

General Rules for an “A” Paper (check your paper against this list)

    1,000 words
    Original work; plagiarism score of less than 10% (90% original work)
    Double-spaced, 12-point font, 1-inch margins
    Covers all 6 tasks
    Spell-checked
    College-level grammar
    Cite your article APA style (author & year within the body of the paper; full reference at end)
    No abstract, no cover
    Place your name and reference number on the first page. Use page numbers.