In-person appointments take place in the Mansfield Library, Room 322. Weekly drop-in hours are available at the Branch Center from 3-4pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Appointments are available Monday through Thursday between 10am and 6pm, and Sunday afternoons.

Drop-in hours are available from 3pm-4pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Branch Center.

Students can sign up for up to one hour of by-appointment tutoring time per week. To request an exception to this limit, please talk to your consultant or contact writingcenter@umontana.edu.

Writing Center consultants (also called tutors) bring a variety of academic and professional backgrounds to the UM Writing and Public Speaking Center. Some are current graduate students, many are published writers, all bring a wealth of relevant experience and a passion for providing individualized support to writers across our community.

If you are a first-time user you need to register for an account prior logging in to make an appointment. This account enables you to see our tutoring schedule and select a time, location, and tutor that works for you.

If you already have an account, you can log into the scheduler to select a time, location and tutor that works for you.

When you select an appointment slot, be sure to note where it is and if your appointment is online or in-person. If you have any questions or encounter any problems, please email writingcenter@umontana.edu.

After introductions, your consultant will ask about what you are working on. From there, you and your tutor will decide how best to spend your time together to address your writing concerns.

We strongly encourage you to make an appointment. Same-day appointments are often available for last-minute needs. We do have drop-in hours each week at the Branch Center from 3pm-4pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

All members of the University of Montana community can use the Writing and Public Speaking Center. This includes undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Nope. You can come to the Writing Center at any stage in the writing process, from getting help understanding an assignment, to brain-storming ideas, to polishing up that final draft.

Yes! Our professional tutors are equipped to help you with writing assignments across disciplines.

We are happy to work with you as you make corrections on your paper but we do not provide editorial services. All of our work with students happens one-on-one during your appointment, with the objective of developing your own writing abilities. We do not handle student papers without the student’s presence.

Yes! You can always select an appointment slot with the tutor of your choice. Your tutor can also help set up subsequent or recurring appointments if that is desired. Some students like to work with multiple different tutors; others work consistently with the same one. We encourage you to do what’s best for you!

It’s up to you. You will receive a brief confirmation of your visit that you can forward to your instructor if you choose to. Your account with the Writing and Public Speaking Center is entirely separate from your other University of Montana accounts, and your appointment records are not available to course instructors.

No problem! Log into the scheduler, click on your appointment, and select “cancel appointment” at the bottom. Book a new appointment at a time that works for you. We ask that students cancel a day in advance if possible to open up appointments for other students.

We understand that life happens, but encourage you to let us know when it does! If you are more than ten minutes late, your appointment will be marked as a no-show, and your appointment may be given to another student. If you miss three scheduled appointments, you will lose the right to make appointments for the remainder of the current semester. To make a case for reinstating your account email us at writingcenter@umontana.edu.

We are happy to address whatever concerns you may have. Grammar is one of the many components of strong writing, but does not guarantee a good paper. Our consultants can help you improve the grammar in your writing, as well as work on other important writing components. We encourage you to discuss with your tutor at the beginning of your session what kind of feedback you are hoping to receive.

The Writing Center is not just for those that struggle with writing – although the more we work with writers, the more we understand that EVERYONE struggles with writing! Our professional consultants are trained to work with writers from novice to experts. Indeed, our consultants often meet with each other to discuss their own writing projects! Strong and struggling writers alike need smart audiences to give feedback on their writing. That’s what we do.

Yes! All in-person appointments can be switched anytime to online. Go to the scheduler and click on your appointment. Click “edit appointment” in the appointment box and then select online.

That depends. If your tutor is in the Mansfield Library, then they are available to meet in person or online. To make this change go to the scheduler and click on your appointment. Click “edit appointment” in the appointment box and then select online. However, some of our tutors ONLY work online, so note the location of your tutor to determine if you can switch your online appointment to in-person.

We encourage students to make appointments well in advance, especially during particularly busy times of the semester when the schedule fills up quickly. However, cancellations are common, and checking the scheduler frequently often results in securing an opening. We also encourage you to add yourself to the waitlist by clicking on “Waiting List” on the lower right corner of the day’s schedule.

If you encounter difficulties, drop us a line at writingcenter@umontana.edu, and we will do our best to help.

You have already paid for this service in your student fees! Why not make the most of your investment and come visit?!?

At your appointment time, log into the scheduler, click on your appointment box, then click on the Zoom link. Please have your assignment prompt and any written work open on your desktop. Plan to use a device with a screen large enough to see documents.

Unfortunately, no. We do not have the resources to provide feedback on student writing outside of appointment times.

Yes! These kinds of application materials are often some of the hardest writing assignments you’ll face. Our consultants are trained to work with you on personal statements and application essays.

Yes! We would be happy to look at your resume with you. The Office of Experiential Learning and Career Success is also a good resource for getting resume help.

Of course! Many of our consultants have backgrounds in creative writing and all would be delighted to work with you on any creative writing tasks.