About AAAC Tutoring Services
The AAAC 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 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 |
|---|---|
| BIOL | 100, 150, 152, 200, 240, 246, 350 |
| CHEM | 110, 130, 135, 150, 170, 175, 330, 335 |
| FIN | 101, 305, 310 |
| FREN | 110, 120, 230, 240 |
| GERM | 104, 108, 201 |
| JPN | 104, 108, 204, 208 |
| LING | 110 |
| MATH | 002, 101, 104, 115, 116, 125, 126, 127, 220, 290, 365 |
| PHSX | 114, 115, 210, 211, 212 |
| PSYC | 104, 210 |
| SPAN | 104, 111, 212, 216 |
| SPLH | 120 |
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
