UCLA Graduate Writing Center

Appointment Eligibility

You must be a registered UCLA graduate student to use the appointment services of the Graduate Writing Center.

Undergraduate students and graduate students from other universities are not eligible for appointment services. UCLA undergraduate students should use College (Covel) Tutorials, the Writing Success Program (Student Retention Center), and the Career Center for their writing needs.

Appointment Policy

Graduate students may reserve one appointment per week (one Monday to Friday period) in advance,* available on a first-come, first-serve basis. An appointment may be scheduled up to two weeks in advance when it becomes available through our online reservation system.

*Graduate students may make a second appointment within a single Monday to Friday period, but certain restrictions apply. A graduate student may not sign up for the second appointment until completing the first. The second appointment must be made after 6pm the day before the appointment or on the day of the appointment. Second appointments may not be scheduled during the last three weeks of the quarter (weeks nine, ten and finals week).

Cancellation/No Show Policy

If you fail to show up for an appointment or provide 24 hours notice of cancellation, you will have to wait two weeks before scheduling another appointment.

Assistance Policy

Graduate students can receive assistance on all kinds of writing related to the graduate student's academic or professional field, but excluding the following types of writing: writing for which the student is not an author (for example, a P.I.'s publication), any writing that is part of an in-class or take-home examination either for a course or a degree requirement. If you are not sure whether your work fits these guidelines, please contact us before you schedule an appointment.

Privacy Policy

All services are confidential. No information about graduate student use of our service will be released except what is required by university policy or by law.

Policy on Referrals

Unlike Covel Tutorials, we do not take direct referrals from faculty. As a service for graduate students, we stress the responsibility and initiative of the student. For convenience, we do provide a writing evaluation form that may be used to help graduate students with focusing on key writing issues. If faculty members have concerns with a graduate student's writing, we recommend that they fill out a writing evaluation form (or provide similar comments in writing) for the graduate student to bring to a consultation appointment.