Online Tutoring: E-mail, Chat, and Phone Sessions

Please read all instructions before submitting COLTs!

Our Center for Online Tutoring (COLT) offers many of the same opportunities for help with your writing as our face-to-face conferences.  Online tutoring is provided via e-mail, phone, and our instant messenger chat feature. 

Please be sure to plan for a 72-working hour turnaround on COLT sessions. 
We do not schedule online sessions on Sundays.

Step 1:  Read Important information for first-time users.

Step 2:  Request an online tutoring session by completing our COLT form.

Step 3:  Send your Word document as an attachment in an email to writingcenter@uhcl.edu . Please note: Papers submitted via COLT cannot be more than 7 pages; for help with longer works, e-mail us for more information.

Step 4:  (For IM chat sessions only) Download AIM Pro software and read Instructions for Use.

What tutors will do:

• Read your submitted paper
• Answer specific questions
• Comment on the rhetorical aspects of your work
• Point out patterns of error
• Spend up to 45 minutes responding to your paper
• NOTE: Tutors will not point out every error or "fix" every mistake; if you would like help learning editing strategies, please schedule an in-person appointment.