Welcome to the Office for Graduate Life and Diversity's Graduate Student Writing Center!
The Graduate Student Writing Center provides students across academic disciplines with writing and presentation support through synchronous one-on-one appointments both online and in-person. We also offer asynchronous appointments for students who cannot attend a one-on-one consultation. Our professional Graduate Writing consultants are trained to provide expert support with projects not limited to research papers, proposals, theses or dissertations, grant writing, and publications. Our consultants can support you at any stage of the writing process from brainstorming and outlining to drafting and revising!
Schedule an Appointment
To schedule an appointment with a professional Graduate Writing Consultant, register for an account.
Please note that the Graduate Student Writing Center will close on December 6th for Winter Break.
Once registered, you have access to:
- scheduling your own appointments (consultants cannot schedule appointments for you)
- schedule a maximum of two 45-minute appointments per week (Sunday - Thursday) up to 14 days in advance with any available consultant you choose
- specify the area(s) of writing you'd like to focus on during your session along with how you would like to work with your tutor (through online, asynchronous, or in-person)
- monitor, modify, and/or cancel your scheduled appointments
- put yourself on our waiting list for one or more days to be notified of any openings in our schedule
- attend our weekly writing retreats held every Wednesday starting September 4, 2024 (not applicable during winter break).
Check out the Graduate Writing Center website to stay updated about upcoming events and to read about our professional Graduate Writing Consultants!
Our mission is to support all graduate students' success and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in our graduate programs at SDSU. The Office for Graduate Life and Diversity offers various personal, professional, financial, and social resources to enrich your graduate experience and promote success in your graduate training. We have developed the Graduate Student Writing Center as part of our commitment to supporting student success.
