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Tutoring on an individual basis is available free of charge for 2 hours a week, per subject, to currently enrolled students.

Note: Students registering for a course against professional DCC staff advisement and/or without the proper prerequisite background are not eligible for tutoring services.

Most tutoring sessions take place in Hudson 315 and last approximately one hour.  Times are determined by matching the available time of both tutor and client.  There is NO guarantee that we will be able to match you with a tutor.  You will be notified of a match by e-mail, “snail mail”, or phone.

One-to-One tutoring is a weekly commitment.  It is not intended for test “cramming” or last minute homework help.  By applying for an individual tutor, you agree to meet once or twice each week to gain full benefit from the tutoring program.

Group tutoring is also available for many courses.  Small groups of students work together at various locations on campus. Check our bulletin board for course offerings, days, times, and locations.  Students are encouraged to attend group tutoring as often as possible.  Tutor hours are reassigned based on attendance.

Client Responsibilities

By applying for tutoring, you agree to:

• Complete and submit required application and worksheet.
• Students should review their mail folder daily to check for matches if they are not able to access their email daily and before each tutoring session for any updates or notes.
• Attend class regularly and take notes.  Homework must be attempted/completed before tutoring sessions. Tutors do not do homework for students.  Tutors are student assistants, NOT teachers, who encourage independent learning and personal responsibility for the learning process.  Students are ultimately responsible for their own success or failure.
• Bring course syllabi, textbook, notes etc., to every session.
• Record every session!  Swipe in at the appropriate computer station, and record each session on your pink application sheet.
• Wait 15 minutes for your tutor. If your tutor does not appear, inform the coordinator and record the absence on the blue absence sheet.
• If you are unable to attend a One-to-One session, contact your tutor directly at home AND call this office at 431-8478 well in advance of your appointment (i.e., the night before)!  Frequent tardiness, absences or late cancellations are unfair to your tutor and will result in your dismissal from the program! Two (2) ‘no shows’ results in dismissal.
• Notify us if you decide to drop the course or withdraw from tutoring for any reason so that we can rematch your tutor with another student.
• Inform the coordinator immediately of any problems with tutoring.

Remember: Tutoring sessions are scheduled.  Tutors are not obligated to assist clients outside of scheduled sessions; they have assignments to complete also.

Attention Tutors and Clients!!!!!!

Beginning with Summer 2006, tutoring correspondence will be conducted via e-mail.  Therefore all students participating in the Tutoring Program MUST have an active email account.  (We are moving away from our post card system.)

• If you do not have an e-mail, go to yahoo.com and follow the steps for creating an account.
• Be sure to select a username which is professionally appropriate as a variety of people will need to use it
• Be sure you remember your user name and password
• If you would like to evaluate other sites offering free e-mail accounts, view these links:

http://email.about.com/cs/freeemailreviews/tp/free_email.htm

or

http://www.emailaddresses.com/email_web.htm

Use this account only for your college business and communications.  This will help keep you organized, up-to-date and informed.

You will be able to check your e-mail in the Tutoring Center (for tutoring purposes only), if you do not have computer access at home. 

Once your application is submitted, be sure to check your e-mail on a daily basis.

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