Writing

Student & Faculty Resources

Fall 2009 Tutoring Hours

Newtown Campus:  Please call 215-968-8044 to make an appointment.

DAY
TIME
Monday-Thursday
8:30am-7:00pm
Friday
8:30am-4:00pm

Upper Bucks Campus:  Please go to or call the Library at 215-258-7721 to make an appointment.  The Tutoring Center is located in Room 227.  Please call or go to the Library (located in the former cafeteria) if you have any questions or if you need further assistance.

Please note: Writing tutoring at UBC will begin on Wednesday, September 2nd.

DAY
TIME
Tuesday
10:00am-12:00pm
4:30pm-6:30pm
Wednesday
10:00am-12:00pm
5:00pm-7:00pm
Thursday
10:00am-12:00pm
4:30pm-6:30pm

Lower Bucks Campus:  Please call 267-685-4825 to make an appointment. The Tutoring Center is located in the Library.

DAY
TIME
Monday
10:00am-12:00pm
4:30pm-6:30pm
Tuesday
9:30am-11:30am
4:30pm-6:30pm
Wednesday
12:00pm-2:00pm
Thursday
4:30pm-6:30pm

Students are permitted to meet with a writing tutor for one appointment per day. Online writing tutoring counts as one appointment for the day. Please call the Newtown Campus at 215-968-8044 with any questions or concerns.

We can . . .

  • help you with punctuation, including how to avoid comma splices and fragments
  • help you devise a method that will enable you to overcome spelling problems
  • help you learn how to proofread your papers
  • help you understand an assignment you've been given
  • help you get started on a particular paragraph or essay you are working on
  • help you improve a rough draft you are working on
  • help you with topic sentences for your paragraphs and thesis statements for your essays
  • help you to give your paragraph or essay more focus
  • help you revise or rewrite a paragraph or essay according to your instructor's suggestions
  • help you with all the aspects of your research paper

But We Can't . . .

  • write any part of your paragraph or essay for you
  • be of much help if you come to the Center the day your paper is due
  • proofread your paragraph or essay for you
  • help you with an in-class essay
  • guarantee that you will get good grades
  • tutor for placement tests or standardized tests, such as the Praxis, the TOEFL, the NLN, etc.

NOTE: If you have questions about how to use the Tutoring Center, please ask your instructor or us.