Writing

Summer I 2012

Summer Session I begins on Monday, May 21st.

Student & Faculty Resources

Newtown Campus: Please stop in, call 215-968-8044, or click on the Appointment Request link above to schedule an appointment. Please stop in L210 or call with any questions.

Tutoring for the Summer I Semester beginning May 21st.

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Mondays	10:00am -2:00pm 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Tuesdays	10:00am - 2:00pm 4:00pm - 6:30pm
*** except Tuesday July 3	10:00am -2:00pm only
Wednesdays	10:00am - 2:00pm 4:00pm - 6:30pm
*** except Wednesday July 4	closed
Thursdays	10:00am - 2:00pm 4:00pm - 6:30pm
**** except Thursday July 5	10:00am - 2:00pm only

Upper Bucks Campus: The Tutoring Center at UBC is located in the North Building, Room 003. Please call Newtown at 215-968-8044 if you have any questions or if you need further assistance.

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Lower Bucks Campus: The Tutoring Center at LBC is located in the Library. Please call Newtown at 215-968-8044 if you have any questions or if you need further assistance.

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Online Tutoring Options: To submit a paper or writing assignment to our asynchronous (not real-time) online tutoring form, please click on the link above. For information about real-time online tutoring, please click on the Online Tutoring link on the left-hand side.

Writing Tutors can assist currently enrolled students with writing, reading, study skills, and American English as a Second Language.

Students are permitted to meet with a writing tutor for one thirty-minute face-to-face 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