About Academic Learning Center (ALC) Tutoring Services

The ALC offers small group tutoring for a nominal fee.

Tutor Groups are:

• Course specific
• Capped at five 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 ALC tutors
• Formed based on student demand each fall and spring semester

Students:

• Request tutor groups online ALC 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 ALC 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 selected to tutor (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 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