Services Provided
Clients can receive assistance at any stage of the writing process:
- brainstorming ideas
- organizing the writing assignment
- grammar, punctuation, mechanics
- sentence structure
- paragraph development
- revision
- polishing the final draft
Tutors also read assignments besides essays. They offer help on any writing assignment across the curriculum, in any course or discipline at any level, from undergraduate to post-gradate work, including assignments such as these:
- Essays required for applications to degree programs, scholarships, or job applications
- Grammar exercises from workbooks
- Clinical reports for students in PTEP, Nursing, and other programs
- Creative Writing Projects.
Services the Writing Center Does Not Provide
Writing Center tutors do not proofread papers, so when you schedule an appointment, identify a specific problem that you need help with.
Tutors do not edit or proofread papers that have been “dropped off” instead, tutors will discuss with clients the problems that their papers have. Clients can expect tutors to give them good instruction that will help correct problems.
Appointment Length
Most appointments are for half an hour; however, students can schedule one-hour appointments. Students may schedule 90 minutes of tutoring per week.
What to Bring to the Appointment
- your writing assignment
- the assignment (any material that your instructor has given to help the tutor understand the assignment)
- textbook, class notes, anything that will help understand the assignment
- concerns and problems you want to address during the tutoring session
Working with Your Favorite Tutor
You can request your favorite tutor, but he or she may not be available.
