Tutorial Services
You can take advantage of free tutoring for the class you are enrolled in through our tutorial services program. Our purpose is to support and encourage you in becoming a successful, confident, and active learner by providing assistance that is suited to your learning style and individual needs. We will help you better understand your subject or classroom assignments. You can work one-on-one with a tutor or in small groups, on-campus or online.
Tutoring for fall 2009 sessions will begin the week of Tuesday, September 8, 2009.
FAQs
What does tutorial services offer?
How can tutoring help me?
How do I get a 1:1 tutor?
How should I prepare for a tutoring session?
How often can I see a 1:1 tutor?
Where do I find out about drop-in tutoring?
Where do I find out about group tutoring?
What online tutoring is available?
Who does the tutoring?
How do I become a tutor?
What does tutorial services offer?
The Tutoring Center offers FREE instructional assistance to students currently enrolled in FCC courses. Tutoring is available in most subjects.
How can tutoring help me?
Tutoring is a strategy for helping to build your confidence in your own academic skills. Tutors engage you directly in the learning process on an individual level that is tailored to your learning styles and needs. You can work individually with a tutor, in small study groups, or with a tutor online. Tutoring gives you the opportunity to work at your own pace, focusing on the areas/problems you want to work on. Tutors can help you:
- Improve your study skills
- Answer questions about a particular topic
- Explain concepts
- Discuss ideas
- Prepare for a test or quiz
- Review your homework
How do I get a 1:1 tutor?
You should come to the Tutoring Center office in the library - room L223A - and pick up a tutor request form or complete a form online. Forms are also available in the Math Learning Center, B112, the Writing Center, L106 and Counseling, A106. As soon as you complete the form to the Tutoring Center you will be assigned a tutor and this tutor will contact you to set up times for tutoring. Please think ahead, it takes time to set up a first tutoring session, so if you know you are going to need help in the future, contact us as soon as possible.
How should I prepare for a tutoring session?
Come prepared with questions or problems you want to review. Bring with you any relevant materials (textbooks, notes, homework, past tests, etc.). Do not expect your tutor to do the work for you, tutors are here to help you study your subject successfully. Do not to wait until the day before a test or deadline to get more help. A tutor may not be available and you will probably need more time to prepare or complete your work.
How often can I see a 1:1 tutor?
You are entitled to one hour tutoring per week per course (subject to availability). If you have a documented disability and require more tutoring help please contact the Director of Disability Services, A106B, (301) 846-2409. If you make an appointment and later find that you can not make it, please call your tutor to cancel as soon as possible. You will lose your tutoring privileges if you miss two scheduled appointments and do not call in advance.
Where do I find out about drop-in tutoring?
Drop-in tutoring is offered for Math and Writing Across the Curriculum in the fall and spring semesters. Professional math tutors and writing consultants are available at scheduled times which are posted in the Math Learning Center, B112, and the Writing Center, L106. The hours are also given on the Tutorial Services web page.
Where do I find out about group tutoring?
Group tutoring is available for a number of courses. You should either ask the Tutorial Services office or your instructor about group tutoring opportunities.
What online tutoring is available?
Online tutoring is offered to all FCC students in a number of subjects through a Blackboard site. Please call or email the office (301) 846- 2523, kwaters@frederick.edu) to find out more about online tutoring and to request that your name be added to the online tutoring Blackboard program list.
Who does the tutoring?
Tutors range from professional tutors with a Master's degree in their subject area, to FCC students who have received at least a B in the courses they are tutoring and come highly recommended by their instructors. All tutors attend training and are eligible to be certified as Regular, Advanced and Master tutors through the College Reading and Learning Association's International Tutor Certification program.
How do I become a tutor?
The Tutoring Center hires tutors on a semester to semester basis. For tutors who do not wish to be hired as a paid tutor, there is a volunteer tutor program. If you are interested in working or volunteering as a tutor, come along to L223A or call (301) 846-2523 to arrange an interview.