- All tutoring services are for current TSU students taking TSU courses.
- All students must sign in upon entering and sign out upon exiting.
- Tutors are learning facilitators who will help students improve their study skills in various subjects. Tutors are NOT proofreaders and are NOT allowed to check assignments, justify grades or type assignments.
- All TSU Learning Center services and facilities are for academic use only.
- Any disruptions to the learning environment will not be tolerated.
- The center is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged personal property.
- Tutors are available for walk-ins and appointments, according to their schedules.
- Walk-ins are served on a first come first served basis. Students must be in the center when it is their turn, or they will not be served.
- Students seeking tutoring must bring their textbooks and any other course materials to their sessions, such as handouts, syllabi, and a calculator, if appropriate.
- Students must read their assignments and attempt to do their homework/papers before working with a tutor.
- Tutoring sessions are limited to 30-minutes, unless no one else is waiting.
- Appointments can be made for up to a week in advance, but appointments must be made at least one day in advance.
- Be on time for an appointment, or it will be cancelled. If students are late for an appointment, they must wait for the next available tutor for help.
- If an appointment is cancelled, we will make every attempt to reschedule the appointment with an available tutor.
The TSU Learning Center staff can deny a student service if he or she refuses to follow any of the center’s policies. Copies of these policies are available by request. Contact Kathie Wentworth, M.Ed. Academic Support Services Director, in 213 Taylor Hall.
Tutee Responsibilities
General Tutoring Policies:
- Read, complete and sign a Tutoring Request Form. These forms are available in the TSU Learning Center (lower level of Taylor Hall) and in Academic Support Services (213 Taylor Hall).
- Take the completed form with you to your first tutoring session in the TSU Learning Center in the basement of Taylor Hall, which is open Sunday through Thursday from 6–10 p.m. when classes are in session.
- Tutoring is on a first come, first served basis.
- Tutoring sessions are limited to 30 minutes per session, unless no other tutee is waiting.
Before the Tutoring Session:
- Complete all course assignments, including readings and homework.
- Identify parts of the readings and homework that cause you difficulty.
- Prepare a list of questions that you wish to discuss with your tutor.
During the Tutoring Session:
- Bring all necessary materials: your textbook, notes, homework, quizzes, and calculator, if necessary.
- Keep in mind that your tutor is not a professor but a learning partner for you.
- Make sure that you ask your tutor questions about material that you do not understand.
- Review information until you understand it.
Between Tutoring Sessions:
- Attend all classes.
- Complete all reading assignments.
- Attempt and complete, if possible, all homework assignments.
- Attend any help sessions that your professor may offer.
- Consult with your professor during his/her office hours.
- Take advantage of the TSU math help sessions (Best Hall) and the TSU writing center (lower level of Taylor Hall).
- If your textbook offers an online help site, use it.
Try any of these online sites for additional help:
www.crla.net/Peer%20Tutoring%20links.htm
staff.southwest.tn.edu/kfoster/links_4.htm
www.mathpower.com/
www.howtostudy.org/
www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
Questions and Concerns
Direct questions and concerns to the Director of Academic Support Services in 213 Taylor Hall at 260.665.4853.
