Assistance will be provided by appointment, except during drop-in hours. Appointments are 30 minutes long. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside 223 H Condon Hall. (Sorry.  Appointments will not be scheduled via e-mail.) If you cannot make your scheduled appointment please send an email to writesoc@u.washington.edu as soon as possible.

Send a copy of your outline/draft/paper to writesoc@u.washington.edu by 5:00 pm the day prior to your appointment.

The Sociology Writing Center is located in 223 H Condon Hall. Appointments are available on a first come, first served basis. To make an appointment, please stop by Advising Office area of 223 E Condon Hall and write your name and email address in an available slot. The link below provides an overview of available appointment times.

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Writing Center Appointment Hours:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday:  1:00 pm  - 6:00 pm 

Drop-In Times

Thursday:            9:30 am - 12:00 pm

The Sociology Writing Center is geared toward students who would like feedback on drafts of their papers. Our overarching goal is to help students improve the organization, the quality, and the clarity of their written arguments. Accordingly, we will focus on the composition of papers more than substantive aspects. While the primary mission is to help students improve material they have already written, we also can help students prepare outlines or assist with drafting thesis statements. Students who are having difficulty understanding the material they are writing about should speak to their TAs before arriving at the Writing Center.

Please note that the Writing Center is not designed to provide a proofreading service and assistance is not guaranteed to result in a perfect paper - or a perfect grade. Instead, we help students improve their writing through feedback and critical analysis of their own work. If you think you would benefit from this type of service, please come see us!

The Sociology Writing Center aims to provide support to students in sociology classes with a heavy writing component. Students enrolled in sociology courses are welcome to make an appointment or come to drop-in hours.

If none of these hours are convenient for you, or if you are unable to get an appointment with the Sociology Writing Center, there are a number of other writing resources on campus.

• The Odegaard Writing Center has peer tutors available by appointment Sunday-Thursday 12:30pm-4pm and 7pm -10pm. You can view open slots and sign up for appointments here.
• The English Department Writing Center has peer tutors available by appointment only. You can view open slots and sign up for appointments here.
• The CLUE Writing Center offers help on a drop-in basis from 7pm to midnight Sunday-Thursday in Mary Gates Hall.

There are also many writing resources available on the Web. Here are some examples:

• For help with formatting references, see this link on the UW libraries page.
• For help with thesis statements, you can find good advice from the University of North Carolina here or from the University of Indiana here. Click here for suggestions for drafting and revising a thesis statement from The University of Wisconsin at Madison.
• For help with writing an introduction, see this handout from UNC
• Dartmouth's Writing Center provides useful tips on how to organize and structure an academic paper and revising your first draft
• For some basic tips on common mistakes in grammar and punctuation, see this page from the University of Colorado.
• For information on American Sociological Association (ASA) citation styles, see this page.