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Make an Appointment: Virtual Doctoral Writing Support
Make an appointment in 3 steps. Step 1: Select a staff member. Step 2: Select an available date. Step 3: Select an available timeslot.Doctoral Writing Support Appointments
Schedule a one-on-one live videoconference session for doctoral writing support with a peer tutor. These sessions are designed to help you with your writing support during the first four courses of your doctoral program.
How to Prepare for Your Appointment
Prepare in advance prior to the session by studying your course material and completing assignments to identify questions about writing concepts you find confusing or challenging. The peer tutors will not do your homework with you but will model writing formats and writing mechanics, including APA formatting, and discuss writing assignments to review any challenges you may have. Peer tutors will not proofread your writing assignments.
Appointment FAQs & How-To:
- Appointment requests must be made at least 24 hours in advance.
- Appointments are limited to twice a week.
- Choose your appointment time and fill out your information.
- You will be sent a confirmation email with a virtual Zoom meeting link.
- Click this link at the time of your appointment to videoconference live with a peer tutor!
- This is a 45-minute appointment, please come prepared with your questions in order to make the best use of your time.
- If you have questions about tutoring or the Academic Centers for Excellence, please reach out to [email protected] or call 1-800-800-9776, extension 639-8901.
Additional academic resources are available:
- GCU Faculty are a great resource and are available to help! For help with locating your faculty’s contact information, visit the Technical Support’s page Locating Your Instructor’s Contact Information .
- ThinkingStorm : Offers online student tutoring outside of GCU. GCU will pay for the first five (5) hours of ThinkingStorm tutoring that you use. This prepaid amount of five (5) hours is allocated per year (January 1st – December 31st). Once you expend your annual prepaid hours, you will have the option of continuing with ThinkingStorm tutoring services, but you will need to pay out of pocket for the time used.
Writing Resources:
- Academic Writing Library Guide : From the GCU Library, a curated collection of resources to assist with the mechanics of academic writing.
- APA 7th Edition Citing Sources Library Guide : Provides helpful information on the APA formatting of your essays and citations.
- APA 7th Edition Tutorial : Video tutorial on formatting papers using GCU templates and APA guidelines.
- Study Skills & Subject Support Library Guide : Library guide providing resources that can help you improve your study skills, such as reading and notetaking, and review skills in math or science.
- Writing Center : The online Writing Center includes tools to help you complete written course assignments, familiarize yourself with specific writing guidelines and requirements, and improve your overall writing skills.
GCU Library:
- Ask-A-Librarian : Librarians are available on demand by phone, chat, or email during Ask-A-Librarian hours, no appointment needed! Videoconferencing is also available by appointment.
- Library Resources : Access to extensive resources, including databases, journal articles, research guides, and more.
- Doctoral Research Library Guide : Library guides providing quantitative, qualitative, and DNP resources to support the research process.
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