About AAAC Tutoring Services
The AAAC offers small group tutoring for a nominal fee.
Tutor Groups are:
- Course specific
- Capped at four students per group
- Scheduled to meet twice per week for 90 minutes each meeting
- Held at the same time, in the same place, on the same days each week
- All tutor groups meet on the Lawrence campus
- Facilitated by peers who meet eligibility requirements and are formally trained as AAAC tutors
- Formed based on student demand each fall and spring semester
Table of Courses for which Tutor Groups are Typically Offered
| Course Prefix | Course Number |
|---|---|
| ACCT | 200, 201, 205, 330 |
| ANTH | 108 |
| ARAB | 110, 120 |
| ARCH | 540, 541 |
| ASTR | 191 |
| BIOL | 100, 150, 152, 200, 240, 246, 350, 400 |
| CHEM | 124, 125, 130, 135, 150, 170, 175, 330, 335 |
| CHIN | 104, 106, 108, 204, 206 |
| COMS | 356 |
| DSCI | 202 |
| ECON | 104, 142, 144, 505, 520, 522, 526 |
| FIN | 101, 310 |
| FREN | 110, 120, 230, 234, 240, 300 |
| GEOG | 104 |
| GEOL | 101 |
| GERM | 104, 108, 201, 202 |
| IST | 202 |
| ITAL | 110, 120, 230, 240 |
| LAT | 104, 108, 112 |
| MATH | 002, 101, 103, 104, 105, 111, 115, 116, 121, 122, 220, 223, 290, 320, 365, 590 |
| PHSX | 114, 115, 211, 212 |
| POLS | 110 |
| PSYC | 104, 200, 210, 350 |
| SPAN | 104, 111, 212, 216, 324, 328, 340 |
| SPLH | 120 |
| WGSS | 201 |
Students:
- Request tutor groups online AAAC Tutoring
- Are placed in tutor groups on a first come, first serve, by schedule basis
- Have a free trial period for attending the tutor group
- Agree to abide by the terms stated in the AAAC Tutoring Services user agreement form
Tutors:
- Are undergraduate and graduate students
- Come recommended by at least two faculty/instructors
- Scored a B or higher in the course he/she tutors (or in a higher level course in the same discipline)
- Trained in a variety of learning preferences and equipped with a variety of tutoring strategies
- Formally evaluated each semester for their work as tutors
Financial Aid:
- Is available in the form of full fee waivers to students who are eligible
- Eligibility for the fee waiver is based on information provided in the FAFSA
- Is awarded on a first come, first serve basis while funds are available
- Students may apply for a fee waiver during the online tutor group request process
