AATC Writing Support

Updates: Student Success Pathways services are now a part of AATC. Fall appointments with writing specialists open on September 24. Drop-in tutoring for all subjects begins October 6.

Services for Undergraduate Students

Writing Support in the AATC offers a variety of appointments and drop-in support to help you succeed with your writing and reading.

Click on the buttons below to read our guides and access our calendars.

Students can sign up for appointments up to 72 hours in advance and can have one appointment booked at a time.

Writing Support Services

Fall 2025 Drop-In Schedule

In-Person Drop-in for all Writing (Essays, Scholarships, Personal Statements, etc.) is to be determined

Writing Studio (Tutors), Lower Level Shields Library:

Monday- Thursday: 12-5 pm

Friday: 10am - 1pm

Writing Studio Specialist hours, Lower Level of Shields Library:

Ariel, 2:00-3:00pm (Tuesdays). Bridget, 3:00-3:50 (Wednesdays). Kevin, 1:00-2:00pm (Wednesdays). Heather, 1:00-2:00pm (Thursdays)

Writing Specialist hours at El Centro: Bridget, 2:00-3:00pm (Wednesdays). Check the El Centro website for updates

Writing Specialist hours at the Nest: Ariel, 3:30-4:30 on Tuesdays, Check the Nest website for updates

Fall 2025 Appointments

Online or in-person in the Lower Level Shields Library for Writing Appointments, Personal Statements, and Submit Writing for Feedback.

Writing Tutor Appointments: Coursework+ - TBD Grad School and Personal Statements - TBD

Writing Specialist/Assistant Appointments: Mondays-Fridays 9am-6pm, On all calendars - September 24, 2025 through December 12, 2025

Book an Appointment for Coursework, Scholarships, or Appeals/OSSJA

Book an Appointment for Graduate/Professional School Personal Statements or Transfer Essays

Submit Writing for Feedback - Receive Written Feedback on a Draft

Aggie Grammar Guide

Writing Support Activities and Worksheets on Google Drive

Services for Faculty and Staff (click to expand)

If you would like a Writing Specialist to visit your class or partner with your program, we can give a 15-20 minute presentation on services or a design a customized workshop with you. To get started, please complete our interest form.

We also have a video of our presentation on our services that you're welcome to show your class.

If you would like to assign a PlayPosit module on avoiding plagiarism, please consider adding these videos AATC made with the UCD Shields Library.

We also have language you may include in your syllabus or newsletter about our services.

Please contact Kevin Sitz (kwsitz@ucdavis.edu) for more information.

Academic Department Listings of Tutors for Hire

Some Academic Departments on campus maintain lists of tutors that students can hire. AATC has no affiliation with these listings and does not endorse or vet these tutors. Please carefully consider the following before contacting a private tutor

Read any disclaimers on the department listing
Agree on a price in writing
Talk about what success will look like for you
Ask how the tutor is qualified
For safety, meet the tutor in a public place

Ready to look for a private tutor to hire? Listings for the Department of: Chemistry; Mathematics; Physics; Statistics

Become a Tutor

If you are interested in helping others be as successful as you are, consider applying for a tutoring position. The rewards are great for both you and the students! Please click here for more information and to fill out our online application form.

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Shields Library

Lower Level - Open Study Area
Drop-in Tutoring for: Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Math, Physics, Statistics, and Writing
See Shields Library on the campus map.

About Our Team

We help build better writers, not just better papers in a friendly atmosphere where students can discuss their writing.

Writing Specialists (Workshops, Classes, Appointments, Writing Studio)
Academic Assistance and Tutoring Centers (AATC) staff members hold advanced degrees and assist students in a variety of different types of writing. We view writing and reading as a process that we’re here to help with. To learn more about our specialists, please visit the staff information pages for Ariel, Bridget, Heather, and Kevin.

Writing Assistants (Appointments)
Graduate students come from a variety of disciplines on campus and are here to assist undergraduate students both on Zoom and in our Submit Writing for Feedback Service. Our current Writing Assistant is June Chau, PhD Candidate in the Cultural Studies Graduate Group.

Undergraduate Tutors (Appointments, Writing Studio)
Undergraduate students who are selected by the Writing Support Services and Tutoring Services teams. Tutors come from a variety of different majors on campus, and they all complete a Foundations in Tutoring course.

Questions?

New appointments open daily, and the calendar posts more appointments for the next two days each evening, but if you are having trouble with the system, please contact Director Kevin Sitz. We are most heavily impacted during midterms and finals and appreciate your patience.