Appointments are made through UCI ZotPASS (you can also download the app on your phone for ZotPASS). ZotPASS is a tutoring appointment system specifically designed to manage and track appointments for university-level tutoring on the UCI campus. In addition to providing available sessions, whether in person or virtually (remotely) with our professional tutoring staff and peer tutors, ZotPASS also offers email and push notification reminders.

You don’t need to register for anything extra to use ZotPASS; just enter your UCI email for the web browser to receive a link to access the system or use the app for UCI’s single-sign on system.

For undergraduate students, we currently have two types of appointments available: Writing Specialists/Consultants (professional staff) and undergraduate writing peer tutors. Due to the transition to the new appointment system, we have temporarily paused our asynchronous consultations service and will relaunch asynchronous writing feedback in the near future. Writing Specialists/Consultants and undergraduate writing peer tutors offer in-person (at Science Library 193 and satellite locations) and virtual (remote) appointments. Both kinds of consultations can provide support and feedback about overall writing strategies, general editing, and research strategies.

For graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, we offer appointments with our Graduate Writing Consultants. We also offer regular group writing support, workshops, and bootcamps/retreats for graduate students. The best way to view our upcoming group writing support meeting schedule is via Campus Groups. Once you’ve logged in, search for the CEWC/Writing Center’s events (they are visible to all UCI grad students and postdocs). Group writing support events may require prior registration. Please keep an eye out on Campus Groups and for emails from the Graduate and Postdoctoral Scholar Resource Center advertising our upcoming events.

Any writing assignment for any class! We provide writing assistance at any stage of the writing process (e.g. understanding the prompt, brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revising). You’re more than welcome to bring working drafts of your assignments to the appointment, but it is not required in order to seek support. However, sessions are more effective when students are prepared to work on one to three specific areas of focus. It is also highly encouraged to have your instructor’s prompt with you for your appointments (if one is given). 

No. We are not an editing service. Our Center provides collaborative and constructive feedback to students seeking guidance on how to write and/or improve their assignments. Ultimately, we are here to give you strategies and tips to help you authenticate and develop your voice and skills as a writer, not to be your writing voice. 

No. Our undergraduate peer tutors are student workers. Consultants are not required nor do they review any writing materials outside of their paid time. 

Yes! We help students with resumes, cover letters, personal statements, statements of purpose, and more! Our tutors are equipped to assist students on a range of assignments and writing genres. Even if you cannot find a tutor that has that exact background in writing, we can provide some general writing assistance to get you started along with redirecting you to a better matched student resource. 

Students are only able to schedule appointments that add up to an hour and half max, so given that we provide 25-minute to 50-minute appointments, you can schedule up to 1 appointment per day and 2 per week.

If you are going to be 10 or fewer minutes late to an appointment, please reach out to let us know you are going to be late but are still attending your appointment. If you need to cancel or reschedule, we suggest you call the front desk or go to ZotPASS to do so.

Reach out via phone at (949)-436-8060 or email at writing-center@uci.edu.

Please note that due to availability constraints, you may be penalized for consistent “no-shows” (not showing up to an appointment you previously scheduled without notifying the CEWC staff) or for “late cancellations” (cancelled appointments within 30 minutes of the start time or requests to cancel after the appointment was supposed to begin). If you have 3 no-shows or late cancellations within one quarter, your account will be deactivated for the rest of the quarter and reactivated at the beginning of next quarter. If you need to cancel or reschedule, we suggest you call the front desk or go to ZotPASS to do so.

Reach out via phone at (949)-436-8060 or email at writing-center@uci.edu.

Walk-in availability is not guaranteed. We are primarily a by-appointment service, but if you come in as a walk-in, and if a tutor is available, we can have you work with someone. We highly recommend making an appointment in advance though, especially around midterms and finals.

Yes! Space may be limited, but we have tables in the back of the Center dedicated for student use, but please be considerate and respectful to those using the space as well. Clean up after yourself and keep conversations and noise to a minimum.