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Tutoring Services
PEER-BASED STUDENT LEARNING
Learning Assistance Programs provides peer tutoring in a variety of subject areas including math, science, nursing, and languages. Both the tutor and student benefit from this meaningful relationship. LAP offers two forms of tutoring: weekly tutoring and drop-in tutoring.
Weekly tutoring offers students the opportunity to meet with a trained peer tutor for an hour each week for throughout the quarter. Students need to complete a Tutoring Needs Assessment (TNA) before accessing weekly tutoring.
Drop-in tutoring with peer subject specialists is available on a space-available basis. These single-case, 30-minute appointments are found and booked through TracCloud.
How do I know what type of tutoring is best for me?
Students who engage in weekly tutoring meet with a peer tutor for an hour each week. If you are interested in getting regular content support in your course, weekly tutoring may be for you. The tutoring sessions occur on the same day and time each week and may be one-to-one or shared with another student from the same course section. Weekly tutoring begins during the second week of the quarter and continues for the remainder of the quarter. Students are encouraged to register early in the quarter for weekly tutoring to gain the maximum benefits.
Sign up for drop-in tutoring with lead student tutors on TracCloud on a space-available basis. Drop-in tutoring may be for you if you want to meet for a shorter time period, on a case-by-case basis. Appointments can be reserved up to two weeks in advance and can be scheduled 24 hours in advance if the time slot is open. Students may sign up for same-day appointments by contacting the Front Desk (2nd floor, Lemieux Library or via Zoom) depending on availability.
Sign up for tutoring needs assessments, weekly tutoring slots and drop-in tutoring appointments via TracCloud
Getting Started with Weekly Tutoring
What is the Tutor Blitz?
The tutoring blitz is offered for several days in the beginning of the quarter. It is a concentrated offering of 1-on-1 appointments where students begin the process of setting up weekly tutoring sessions for the quarter. During their Tutoring Needs Assessment (TNA) appointment, students connect with a staff member to share a more thorough picture of their needs in the specific course, think and talk through how they plan to be successful in the course, and share how tutoring would be most helpful for them. If students are unable to participate in the Blitz, TNA appointments will continue to be available throughout the quarter. The Digital Blitz will be conducted via Zoom. For additional details, continue to explore our website and visit our virtual front desk with any questions!
INFORMATION FOR FIRST TIME REGISTRATION
The first step is to complete a Tutoring Needs Assessment (TNA). During the TNA you will share information about your goals for the course and learning preferences that will be helpful for your tutor to know and learn important information about how weekly tutoring sessions work. As a student who is new to tutoring, you will need to sign-up for a TNA appointment on TracCloud.
After completing your TNA, you are eligible to sign up for weekly tutoring on TracCloud. If you are unable to find a tutoring session that works with your schedule, make sure to sign up for the wait-list and provide as many details as possible about your availability.
INFORMATION FOR RETURNING STUDENTS
If you have received tutoring during the last academic year and received a B- or higher in the course you received tutoring for, you may be eligible to complete an assessment form without making an appointment. Contact our virtual front desk by chat, email, or phone for more information.
USING TRACCLOUD
Questions about using TracCloud? Consult our step-by-step TracCloud appointment guide or contact our virtual front desk during office hours, Monday-Friday, 9-5pm.
WEEKLY TUTORING WAITLIST
If no tutoring slots listed work for your availability, you will have the option on TracCloud to sign up for the waitlist. Remember to provide as many details as possible about your availability. The more we know about your availability, the more effectively we can work to find you a tutoring slot. While LAP cannot accommodate all students on the weekly tutoring waitlist, we can steer students toward other campus resources including Individual Consultation Appointments.