Schedule a Writing Center Tutor
Writing Center tutors offer suggestions on ways to improve your writing. Get help with writing assignments, resumes, cover letters, letters of introduction, and creative works for current academic coursework.
On-campus Students
Online/Pathway Students
Get Email Assistance
Get tutoring and feedback through email (for on-campus and online students).
Submit Your Assignment via Email
Submit Your Assignment via Email
Questions About the Writing Center
Schedule Tutoring Appointments Through I-Plan
The Writing Center does not accept walk-in appointments. Please schedule an appointment through I-Plan.
Discover Your Writing Strengths
Explore your writing strengths by taking the ENG106 Placement Exam or completing an assessment.
Test Your Grammar Proficiency
Complete a self-assessment to find out what your strengths are as a writer and where you can improve.
Take a Writing Assessment
Take a Writing Assessment
English Placement Exam
Take this assessment to determine the appropriate English class for you to take. This assessment will determine whether you can register for English 106 (Basic Writing) or English 150 (Writing and Reasoning Foundations).
Take the English Placement Exam
Take the English Placement Exam
Video Tutorials and Handouts
Enjoy these mini-lessons about various elements of writing and how to improve your own writing. Download handouts and worksheets to supplement your studies.
Essay Development
Addressing Opposing Points of View
Clarity
Development
Focus
Giving and Receiving Peer Feedback
How Reading Improves Writing
Improving Style
Integrating Quotations
Introductions and Conclusions
Organization
Outlining
Paragraphs
Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Quoting
Plagiarism
Prewriting and Battling Writer’s Block
Video: “Prewriting and Avoiding Writer’s Block”
PDF Handout: “Prewriting and Battling Writer’s Block”
PDF Handout: “Prewriting and Battling Writer’s Block”
Proofreading
Purpose and Genre
Quotations and Plagiarism
PDF Handout: “Quotations and Plagiarism”
Revision
Transitions and Coherence
Understand Your Audience
Voice and Tone
Types of Writing
Argumentative Essays
Elements of a Personal Essay
Letter of Recommendation
PDF Handout: “Letter of Recommendation”
Narrative Writing
Research Paper
Rhetorical Analysis
PDF Handout: “Rhetorical Analysis”
Synthesis Paper
PDF Handout: “Synthesis Paper”
Thesis Development
Video: “Thesis Development”
Grammar
Apostrophes
Awkward Sentences
Capitalization
Commas Rules (Part 1)
Commas Rules (Part 2)
Commonly Misspelled Words
Confusing Words
Hyphens and Dashes
Worksheet: “Hyphens and Dashes”
Parallel Structure
Passive Voice
PDF Handout: “Passive Voice”
Pronoun Problems
Punctuation Marks
PDF Handout: “Punctuation Marks”
Run-on Sentences
Semicolons
Worksheet: "Semicolons"
Sentence Fragments
Shifts in Time
Verb Power
Wordy Sentences
Style
AP Styles
PDF Handout: “Styles in AP”
APA Style Guide
PDF Handout: “APA Style Guide” (for Student Papers)
PDF Handout: “APA Style Guide” (Professional Version)
PDF Handout: “APA Style Guide” (Professional Version)
Chicago and Turabian
PDF Handout: “Chicago and Turabian”
Citing Religious Sources
PDF Handout: “Citing Religious Sources”
MLA Style Guide
Become a Tutor for the Writing Center
Be a part of another student’s success by becoming a writing tutor. Hiring occurs three times a year at the end of each semester. Only on-campus students can be hired at this time.
Writing Tutor Requirements
- Receive an “A-minus” or better in ENG 150 and ENG 301.
- Must have a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
- Commit to work at least 10 hours each week.
- Score 90% or better on the grammar proficiency exam (a link is included in the application).
Apply to Be A Writing Tutor
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