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Welcome to the Graduate Centre for Academic Communication (GCAC) Writing Centre booking system!

Non-administrators must log in to this program here.

Please note: The following departments/faculties offer their own writing support through one-on-one consultations: Architecture, OISE, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Public Health (PhD students) and Social Work. Students from these departments/faculties are also eligible to book appointments at the GCAC Writing Centre. While their home writing centre will be better able to support them with course assignments and with discipline-specific writing, they may also wish to visit the GCAC Writing Centre for additional support for general academic writing (e.g. grant proposals, research articles, or theses).

Synchronous online and in-person consultations are available for graduate students who seek individualized assistance with their writing. In these sessions, trained instructors work with you to improve your capacity to plan, write, and revise your academic assignments. Instructors do not edit for you; they teach you to revise and edit your own work. Please bring your writing with you for both synchronous online and in-person appointments - you do not need to submit anything beforehand.

The following policies are in effect:

  • You may carry two appointments at any given time, but you may not book two within the same calendar week. 
  • You are limited to five appointments in the Winter 2024 term (January 8 - May 3).
  • If you can no longer attend the appointment you must cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the appointment. Failure to cancel 48 hours in advance will result in a 0.5 point penalty being applied to your record at the Writing Centre. Cancelling less than 24 hours in advance will incur a 1 point penalty.
  • If you do not cancel a synchronous appointment and do not attend the appointment online or by phone, you will incur a 1 point penalty. 
  • If you do not cancel an in-person appointment and do not attend the appointment in-person, you will incur a 1 point penalty. 
  • If you are more than ten minutes late, your appointment will be treated as missed and you will incur a 1 point penalty.

Once you have accumulated 2 penalty points you will be locked out from the Writing Centre booking system, and you will be notified via email. Also, any future appointments that were previously booked will be cancelled.

Penalties will be cleared at the end of the academic year i.e. on May 3, 2024, by 5pm.