The Academic Success Centre provides free writing support to all Bow Valley College students!
Writing Support Hours:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 9:00am - 5:00pm (N266) |
9:00am - 5:00pm (N266) |
9:00am - 5:00pm (N266) |
9:00am - 5:00pm (N266) |
9:00am - 5:00pm (N266) |
10:00am - 3:00pm (Floor 2 BVC Library) |
You can connect with a Writing Specialist three different ways: Email, MS Teams, or In-person at the Academic Success Centre (N266).
To email your assignment to a Writing Specialist for review, please follow these steps:
1. Email writingsupport@bowvalleycollege.ca
2. Include Assignment for Writing Support in the subject line.
3. Attach your writing as a Word document (.docx) to the email.
4. Include any information from your course that gives directions for the assignment – an outline, a rubric, or page from your course syllabus.
5. Wait for a reply from the Writing Specialist with comments and feedback added to your file. Please be aware that it will take at least 72 hours to review assignments.
6. You can submit the same writing assignment two (2) times for review.
You can book a 30-minute appointment with a Writing Specialist. This will be a live, one-on-one meeting to discuss any questions you have about an upcoming assignment or general concerns about acadmic writing in English.
To schedule an online MS Teams appointment, please follow these steps:
1. Click here to book a Writing Specialist appointment and select the 1. Online (MS Teams) option.
2. Choose a day and time.
3. Fill out the form with your information. Please use your mybvc.ca email address!
4. Check to see that you have received a confirmation email for the appointment.
5. Wait for one of the Writing Specialists to contact you through MS Teams on the scheduled date. Be ready to share your files or screen during the meeting.
To schedule an In-Person Appointment at Bow Valley College (N266):
1. Click here to book a Writing Specialist appointment and select the 2. In-person option.
2. Choose a day and time.
3. Fill out the form with your information. Please use your mybvc.ca email address!
4. Check to see that you have received a confirmation email for the appointment.
5. Attach your assignment to an email—along with any instructions, rubric, outline, etc-- and send it to writingsupport@bowvalleycollege.ca. Make sure you specify in the subject line that this is an assignment for an in-person appointment including the date and time.
6. Arrive for your scheduled Writing Specialist appointment in Room N266 of the North Campus at Bow Valley College.
