{"id":314,"date":"2019-11-05T11:32:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T16:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nm.cms-devl.bu.edu\/tow-test\/?page_id=314"},"modified":"2025-10-10T11:19:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:19:46","slug":"writing-support-for-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/teaching-writing\/community\/writing-support-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Support for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">CAS Writing Center<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/the-writing-center\/\">College of Arts and Sciences Writing Center<\/a> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\/hub-courses\/communication\/\"><span>most other courses that fulfill the First-Year Writing and Writing, Research, &amp; Inquiry Hub units<\/span><\/a><span>. 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. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Students in WR (or equivalent CAS and KHC) courses may sign up for appointments in advance <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.mywconline.com\">here<\/a>; 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/the-writing-center\/walk-in-appointment\/\">this form<\/a>; please note that drop-in appointments are offered when staffing availability permits.<\/p>\n<p>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. 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font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CRCM7spgCCU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by CAS Writing, Boston University (@bucaswriting)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Writing in the Disciplines: Tutoring<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digital.bu.edu\/product\/tutoring-writing-in-the-disciplines\/\">Tutoring Writing in the Disciplines (TWID)<\/a>, an initiative funded by BU\u2019s Digital Learning &amp; Innovation and the College of Arts &amp; Sciences, provides support to student writers through department-based peer writing tutors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/writing-in-the-disciplines\/tutoring-writing-in-the-disciplines\/\">TWID writing tutors<\/a> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/writing-in-the-disciplines\/\">Writing in the Disciplines<\/a> coordinates the logistics and offers training to the peer tutors. A current list of departments and programs with TWID writing tutors can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/writing-in-the-disciplines\/tutoring-writing-in-the-disciplines\/\">here<\/a>. To learn more about this program, contact Associate Director for Writing in the Disciplines, <a href=\"mailto: dshawn@bu.edu\">David Shawn<\/a>. Students can sign up for appointments <a href=\"https:\/\/buwriting.mywconline.com\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">COM Writing Center<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/for-current-students\/the-com-writing-center\/\">College of Communication (&#8220;COM&#8221;) Writing Center<\/a>\u00a0specializes in helping students with various COM writing genres. Staff members\u00a0are also trained to work with students from multilingual backgrounds.\u00a0All students enrolled in COM programs\/courses are welcome\u00a0to make an appointment to discuss their writing. Students enrolled in other programs on campus (i.e., non-COM majors) can <em>only<\/em>\u00a0make appointments at the COM Writing Center\u00a0to discuss <em>COM coursework.<\/em> Contact the COM Writing Center\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:comwrite@bu.edu\">here<\/a>. Reserve an appointment\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bu.mywconline.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" src=\"\/\/www.bu.edu\/buniverse\/interface\/embed\/embed.html?v=1pwf7P14G\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">ERC Writing Assistance<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/erc\/programs\/writing\/\">Educational Resource Center Writing Assistance Program<\/a> 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 <a href=\"http:\/\/erctutor.bu.edu\">here<\/a>. The ERC also offers graduate student writing support, which you can read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/erc\/grad\/gws\/\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Other On-Campus Resources<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/core\/academics\/writing\/\">Core Writing Fellows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/resources-for-current-students\/student-services\/cgs-study-centers\/\">CGS Writing Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/students\/student-services\/student-resources\/academic-support\/communication-resources\/\">School of Public Health Writing Coach<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/students\/current\/academic-resources\/writing-tutoring-resources\/\">School of Social Work Writing Assistance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/community\/counseling-and-related-services\/writing-help\/\">School of Theology Writing Works<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/grad\/essentials\/writingassistance\/\">Questrom School of Business Writing Assistance in the MBA Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":15163,"featured_media":0,"parent":249,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/teaching-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/314"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/teaching-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/teaching-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/teaching-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15163"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/teaching-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/teaching-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8778,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/teaching-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/314\/revisions\/8778"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/teaching-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/teaching-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}