CAS Writing Center
The College of Arts and Sciences Writing Center offers one-on-one writing consultations primarily to students working on assignments for CAS Writing Program (WR) courses. Students can also make appointments for assistance with assignments for most other courses that fulfill the First-Year Writing and Writing, Research, & Inquiry Hub units. Of those other courses, consultants are trained to support students in CAS and KHC courses; support is not offered for CGS and QST courses that fulfill the Hub requirements listed above.
Students in WR (or equivalent CAS and KHC) courses may sign up for appointments in advance here; in-person and remote appointments are available, and students can book one appointment per week. Students working on papers for other CAS classes may also request same-day appointments using this form; please note that drop-in appointments are offered when staffing availability permits.
Consultants assist students at any stage in the writing process and can help with both traditional academic essays as well as alternate genre, oral/signed, digital/multimedia, and creativity/innovation projects. Consultants also receive specialized training for supporting English language learner (ELL) students.
Writing in the Disciplines: Tutoring
Tutoring Writing in the Disciplines (TWID), an initiative funded by BU’s Digital Learning & Innovation and the College of Arts & Sciences, provides support to student writers through department-based peer writing tutors. TWID writing tutors offer both face-to-face and online tutoring options for undergraduate students in several CAS academic units. Working together with departmental faculty and administrators, the Associate Director of Writing in the Disciplines coordinates the logistics and offers training to the peer tutors. A current list of departments and programs with TWID writing tutors can be found here. To learn more about this program, contact Associate Director for Writing in the Disciplines, David Shawn. Students can sign up for appointments here.
COM Writing Center
The College of Communication (“COM”) Writing Center specializes in helping students with various COM writing genres. Staff members are also trained to work with students from multilingual backgrounds. All students enrolled in COM programs/courses are welcome to make an appointment to discuss their writing. Students enrolled in other programs on campus (i.e., non-COM majors) can only make appointments at the COM Writing Center to discuss COM coursework. Contact the COM Writing Center here. Reserve an appointment here.
ERC Writing Assistance
The Educational Resource Center Writing Assistance Program offers individual writing consultations to BU students, faculty, staff, and alumni working on any type of writing, at any stage in the writing process. The ERC will also help with strategies for time management, outlining, and editing/proofreading. Appointments may be reserved ahead of time here. The ERC also offers graduate student writing support, which you can read more about here.