The WMC accepts appointments by EMAIL, APPOINTMENT REQUEST FORM, IN-PERSON/ONLINE FRONT DESK (ONLINE DROP IN TUTORING), AND PHONE CALL.
Synchronous is live, real-time tutoring that is conducted in person or virtually.
Y. Students are limited to one-hour of appointments per week. Please provide up to
an hour during business hours to process. In person tutoring is held in the physical
center ().
Asynchronous tutoring means that you submit your paper or project at anytime - day
or night, weekday or weekend. Tutors provide recorded video feedback through VoiceThread
that you can watch at your convenience.
Please note that response times vary. Asynchronous feedback is typically provided
within 2-3 working days but may take one week or longer, especially around midterms
and the end of the semester. For faster feedback, we recommend working with tutors
in-person or virtually.
For more information visit our page detailing Asynchronous Tutoring.
Visit our physical center or to talk to our front desk staff. You can make an appointment or have a drop-in tutorial
if any tutors are available to meet with you during our days/times of our operational hours. Both in-person and virtual drop-in tutoring is 30 min long and based on availability.
Students can visit drop-in tutors for 30 minutes every day. Please review our hours.
EMAIL: wmc.tutors@csuci.edu 
CALL us during in-person hours: 805-437-8934.
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Making Online and Oral Presentation Appointments / Graduate Writing
Synchronous Online Tutoring: Students may need to make online writing consultations because they are unable to get to campus at the available business hours. This can be due to work, commute, family, or studying abroad. While we believe face-to-face consultations (in person) provide the best interactions and opportunities for learning, we try to provide online consultations that replicate the tutorial experience students would have at the Center. These online consultations are conducted in real time (synchronous) and live through a video conference and Google Docs.
Asynchronous Voicethread Tutoring: Students may need to make writing consultants asynchronously because they may want to work with a specific tutor who is unavailable during the times that are convenient for the student. Asynchronous tutoring may also benefit students who like to be able to watch and rewatch the recording of the tutor walk through the paper or oral assignment on their own time. It also benefits student groups who may not be able to find time to meet a tutor together. Whatever the reason, visit our website to learn more.
Oral Appointments: We now also provide support for speeches, pitches, oral slideshow presentations,
conference presentations, etc. We recommend two 30min appointments (one hour) for
both online and oral presentation appointments.
Graduate Writing Appointments: We provide tutoring support for graduate school students for writing or multi-literacy
projects. We also support students applying to graduate schools (personal statement,
research statement). To ensure that you get the right tutor to work with your project,
make appointments through our online appointment request form.
There are limited slots available for online and oral presentation consultations as well as asynchronous voicethread tutoring. Please be sure to make your reservations for synchronous appointments at least 1 operational day in advance for best results; for asynchronous tutoring, we require at least 2 operational days.