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Peer Tutoring Program

Assignments for one-on-one peer tutoring can be requested through the residential college dean or director of studies. Students are strongly encouraged to communicate with their professors, instructors, preceptors, or an academic adviser regarding difficulties they may be experiencing before seeking tutoring for a course. Peer tutors are undergraduates who have performed well in the courses they support. The cost to a student for tutoring is assessed on a sliding scale (from $0 to $10.60 per hour) based on financial need, as calculated by the Office of Financial Aid. If you are in doubt about the level of aid received and what your cost would be, you should contact the Office of Financial Aid at 8-3330. Please note that privately arranged tutoring is not permitted.  

Once you have been assigned a tutor, please make every effort to contact him/her as soon as possible. If the student assigned to you cannot be reached, or for some other reason is not working out, please let your dean or director of studies know so that you can be assigned to a different tutor. You may receive a maximum of 15 hours of tutoring per course, per term. The suggested frequency of tutoring sessions is once or twice a week, usually for one or two hours. If you continue to have difficulties in a course, please consult your instructor and/or make an appointment to see your dean or director of studies.  Since tutors need to study, too, peer tutoring is not available during the final exam period.

To get the most out of your session with the tutor, please come prepared with your questions. Once you have begun tutoring sessions you may login to the peer tutoring website to review the number of hours logged by your tutor. If you find that you need tutoring next term as well, you must see your dean or director of studies again.

Work with a peer tutor is best supported by, and should not replace, direct communication with the instructor of the course.  A wide range of academic support services are also available to assist students in such areas as time management, study skills, and the mastery of course content.  During the fall and spring semesters assistance in introductory-level mathematics, chemistry, physics, and economics is offered through the Frist Study Halls. Course specific review sessions are also organized by the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning.