International Students
Are you new to Canada? Are you learning in a second language? The Student Success Centre provides programming and advising for international students.
International Student Advising
International students coming to UCalgary often face the challenges of adapting to a new educational system and an unfamiliar culture while also learning to effectively communicate in a second language. The Student Success Centre and International Student Services work closely together to support the academic needs of our international student population.
Contact info
Jennifer Parsons
Academic Development Specialist
TFDL 360B
jen.parsons@ucalgary.ca
Program Information
Undergraduate and graduate international students from all faculties are invited to access the following free services at the Student Success Centre
Writing Communities
These writing community sessions provide a dedicated writing space with additional writing support. There are Writing Support tutors present for both on-the-spot help and booked 30-minute appointments. You can sign up for an appointment when you arrive or the roaming tutor will be happy to answer quick questions in the work area. Feel free to bring your own coffee, tea, and snack.
- Graduate Writing Community (graduate students only): Mondays 1:00-4:00 Student Success Centre (TFDL 364)
- Writers’ Space (undergraduate and graduate students): Wednesdays 1:00-3:30 International Student Services (MSC 275)
- Graduate Writing Community (graduate students only): Thursdays 1:00-4:00 Student Success Centre (TFDL 364)
Writing Support Consultations
Writing Support offers free, individual writing consultations for University of Calgary students who want to improve their writing. During the appointment, you can:
- Discuss your writing process and learn strategies to write more effectively
- Review returned papers to understand how to improve your written assignments
- Work with a tutor on an ongoing basis to improve essay structure, paragraph development, sentence structure, style, grammar, and punctuation
- Receive information on writing papers, book reviews or other assignments
- Learn how to use and document sources
- Get help with English as an additional language
The Graduate Writing Community is ongoing. Please register through our Events calendar for each time you plan to attend.