Becoming a Tutor
Tutors are usually needed in introductory language courses and in gateway courses in economics, math, science, computer science, and engineering courses. You may volunteer to tutor courses in which you have earned an A- or above. You may also offer to tutor introductory courses you have not taken, if you have performed well in advanced courses in that department. Tutors for introductory language courses should usually have completed a course at the 200-level in that language. Language tutors may help students practice oral skills (comprehension and speaking) and review grammar; however, they must not review or edit work that will be submitted for a grade. Students with demonstrated native fluency may tutor 100-level courses only. Computer Science tutors must meet with the head course instructor to discuss the parameters of their work before beginning to tutor students. Students in need of academic support will be referred to a peer tutor by their residential college dean or director of studies.
Qualified sophomores, juniors and seniors may submit an application to tutor via the peer tutoring page. There are a few rules governing tutoring that you should keep in mind:
- Only tutors registered with the Dean of the College and approved by their dean or director of studies may tutor undergraduates.
- No one giving instruction at the University shall be permitted to tutor students for those examinations in which he/she takes part, either by preparing questions or reading papers.
- Tutoring is not permitted during final examinations and must be concluded by the end of the Reading Period.
- A student may not be given more than 15 hours of tutoring, per course, per term. Please respect this limit, for you will not receive compensation for more than 15 hours per course for each student whom you tutor.
Tutors are paid $11.50 per hour. All students must complete an I-9 form. (See the Student Employment Office for more information and necessary forms.) You will receive email prompts to log the dates and hours you spend in tutoring sessions into the peer tutoring system. Hours may be logged at any time during the term, but NO LATER THAN THE END OF EACH SEMESTER. NO EXCEPTIONS. You will be paid at the end of the semester. Students who do not have direct deposit set up will receive their paychecks in their Frist Mailboxes.