Writing Center

The Student Success Center is closed for the remainder of the Fall 2024 semester.

All services will reopen on January 27th, 2025.

The Writing Center provides constructive feedback and writing support for undergraduate and graduate students through one-on-one tutoring sessions.

For additional resources and writing tips, explore the Writing Center YouTube Channel.

How do I schedule my Writing Center appointment?

Make an appointment online. Choose “In-person Writing Center Appointment” to meet with a consultant on campus. Choose “Virtual Writing Center Appointment” to get asynchronous feedback on your document. You can choose your day/time/tutor. Appointments must be made at least 12 hours in advance.

How can I share my document with my tutor?

Any time before or during your appointment, log on to SSCOnline. You can upload your paper by clicking your appointment and then the “file” button. You can also type notes to your tutor to ask questions or share your assignment instructions.

How can I pull my extra credit report for my appointment?

You can pull your report from SSCOnline. Please see the link on the right-hand side, “Click Here for Helpful Appointment Videos,” to watch a short tutorial on pulling your visit report.

What is the Creative Writing Group?

The Creative Writing group is an extension of the Writing Center that focuses on workshopping creative literary pieces (e.g., short stories, poems, creative nonfiction, screenplays, potential novels, etc.). We can offer grammar critique, but we mainly focus on content editing and genre structure. We meet in the Writing Center, MC 1.310. For more academic papers — such as rhetorical analyses or research reports — that focus more on grammar, citations, and analysis, or for long-term writing improvement, we suggest scheduling a Writing Center appointment or visiting Lo-Fi drop-in hours.

What are Lo-Fi drop-in hours?

The Writing Center opens after regular office hours for you to have a relaxing space to work on any writing assignment. We dim the lights and play soft lo-fi music, and you can work independently or have a drop-in session with a Writing Center Peer Leader. We meet in the Writing Center, MC 1.310.

Writing Center Mission Statement

The UTD Writing Center philosophy stems from the peer-to-peer model of collaborative learning. Students and Peer Leaders engage in one-on-one conversations about their work and Peer Leaders will lead sessions by asking open-ended, engaging questions which allow the student to take ownership of their own writing. The Writing Center aims to provide direct, honest feedback to students in each tutoring session. The main goal of our Writing Center is to help the writer, not just the piece of writing.