1. The Writing Center’s services are available to only current CCNY students. We provide an academic and nonjudgmental space to learn, write, research, and study.
2. We offer help with planning, drafting, and revising, but we are not a proofreading or editing service. Students are expected to make changes to their own document.
3. We assist with writing connected to CCNY course work or personal statements for graduate school, scholarships, internships, or fellowships.
4. Students can have up to two appointments and one drop-in visit per week. Students can have one session per day.
5. Appointments are booked with the Front Desk in person, by phone, and on Navigate.
6. Drop-in students must visit in person or on Zoom to inquire about a same-day session. Drop-in sessions cannot be reserved days in advance.
7. Drop-in students will be accommodated if tutors are available. If there are no tutors available, we will try to schedule appointments at another time.
8. Sessions begin on the hour and end 50 minutes after the hour regardless of late arrivals (ex. 1:00-1:50). Appointments will be held for five minutes with no notice or for ten minutes if we receive notice prior to a scheduled session.
9. Students may share their documents digitally at the beginning of their tutoring session or work on a print copy during in-person sessions. Tutors are not able to review documents prior to sessions.
10. Students must provide their tutor with an assignment prompt from their instructor or the program they are applying to at the beginning of the session.
11. Students may request visit confirmations from their tutor at the end of the session. Use the Session Confirmation Request Form for email confirmations. Students may ask for a hard copy confirmation slip if the session took place on campus.
12. Students must collaborate substantially with a tutor in order to receive a visit confirmation. All visit confirmations sent to instructors will include details on the length of the session, the amount of work brought in, and the tutor’s feedback.
13. Cancellations must be made 24 hours in advance.
14. Three no-shows in a semester will suspend a student’s ability to make appointments on Navigate for that semester.
15. No food or drink other than water is allowed in the Writing Center.
16. Respectful, academic, and supportive behavior and service are expected and provided; we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone not following our policies and procedures.
17. Writing produced with generative AI is discouraged at the Writing Center. Be sure to review your professors’ AI policies as well as CUNY’s Academic Integrity Policy.
Last Updated: 09/09/2026 15:14