Graduate Writing Center
Students in graduate programs at Morningside College may submit their research papers for review by a writing consultant. In addition to the review, you may also schedule a live phone/video consultation with a writing consultant. To submit your paper for review and to request a live consultation, fill out the form below.
Services Included in Writing Consultations
Services NOT Included in Writing Consultations
Services Included in Writing Consultations
- Written and verbal feedback on all types of graduate writing
- One-on-one phone/video conferences for additional guidance and support (by request)
- Feedback on grammatical, formatting, and writing errors, with links to resources as applicable
- Clarity on the expectations of graduate writing and perspectives
Services NOT Included in Writing Consultations
- Spelling and grammatical editing. Consultants will point out consistent errors, but will not provide line-by-line editing.
- Editing for APA Style. Consultants will point out consistent errors, but will not provide line-by-line editing.
Digital Review Process
After your paper and information is submitted to our online dropbox, the submission will be assigned to a graduate writing mentor for review. You will receive an email confirmation, and then you can expect your draft with feedback within a maximum of 5 days. Your writing mentor will identify strengths and weaknesses related to organization, critical thinking and logic, readability, and content. We will also let you know if attention is needed on grammar and usage and/or APA format.
After your paper and information is submitted to our online dropbox, the submission will be assigned to a graduate writing mentor for review. You will receive an email confirmation, and then you can expect your draft with feedback within a maximum of 5 days. Your writing mentor will identify strengths and weaknesses related to organization, critical thinking and logic, readability, and content. We will also let you know if attention is needed on grammar and usage and/or APA format.