Appointments

After students make an appointment, they will receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom meeting link. 

We recommend that students have the writing assignment or prompt on hand as well as all the writing/thinking/notes that they have done thus far.

Students will need to share these materials with tutor through Zoom screen sharing, Google Docs, or OneDrive. (Papers cannot be emailed directly to tutors.)

Become familiar with sharing features of Zoom and Google Docs below. 

• CSULB Zoom Tutorial Website
• Uploading Files to Google Drive
• Convert Word Docs to Google Docs (video tutorial)
• Sharing Files from Google Drive 
• Making Google Docs Editable by Anyone (video tutorial)

In-person on-campus tutoring appointments are located in SSSC-245, the second floor of the Shakarian Student Success Center. Please refer to the linked campus map for help locating us. 

Students are recommended to wear face masks at their in-person appointments.

We recommend that students have the writing assignment or prompt on hand as well as all the writing/thinking/notes that they have done thus far.

In order to minimize contact between student and tutor, please do NOT bring hard copies. Instead, please have e-versions of these materials on OneDrive, GoogleDocs, Microsoft Word Online, or on a USB drive. 

In order to ensure fair access to the writing center, we adhere to the following rules regarding appointments:

• Students are limited to one appointment per day and a maximum of two per week.
• Students must cancel appointments at least 3 hours in advance.
• Students can email uwc@csulb.edu if they are running late. We can hold the appointment for up to 15 minutes.
• Students who do not show up for an appointment, who are more than 10 minutes late, or who cancel within 3 hours of their appointment will be considered “No Shows.”
• Students who have accrued 2 No Shows in any given semester will be blocked from the online appointment scheduling system and will have to email uwc@csulb.edu to make appointments which can cause delays.
• Students who consistently fail to show up for appointments or cancel their appointments may lose their tutoring privileges.

In order to ensure fair access to the writing center, students are limited to one appointment per day and a maximum of two per week.

If you need to cancel, please do so at least 3 hours before your scheduled appointment time by doing the following:

1. Log into Single Sign On.
2. Click on “BeachConnect” chiclet.
3. Locate the appointment under “Calendar” or “Appointments.”
4. Click on the appointment you want to cancel.
5. Click on “Cancel Appointment.”

If you are having trouble with this, please send an email to UWC@csulb.edu with your full name and ID number.