Becoming a Supplemental Instruction Tutor

The ASA Tutoring Center is a nationally certified program. Through the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA), we award beginning, advanced, and master level certification to undergraduates who meet the training requirements:

Visit the ASA Tutoring Center in Michener L149 to pick up an application.

Basic Function and Responsibilities

To provide assistance to students enrolled in an academically challenging, Liberal Arts Core course.
To arrange and facilitate regular, outside-of-class study sessions throughout the term.
To assist in the collection and reporting of evaluative data regarding the selected course.

Duties

To ascertain course requirements and maintain contact throughout the term with course professor and SI supervisor.
To attend all class meetings of the selected course, take notes, read all assigned materials, and take all tests.
To schedule and conduct a minimum of three one-hour study sessions per week throughout the term.
To prepare handouts, activities, and agendas for study sessions.
To provide extra sessions as necessary prior to exams and during finals week.
To collects attendance data for every study session which include student name, course title, date and length of session.
To attend scheduled meetings with supervisor and peers during term.
To assist supervisor in the preparation of end-of-term reports and other reports as requested.
Receive direction from the Assistant Director for Tutoring, Supplemental Instruction Supervisor and/or SI Graduate Assistant.
To read and conform to the regulations and guidelines in the ASA Handbook and the Supplemental Instruction and Peer Tutoring Training Manual.

Minimum Qualifications

An academic level of second-term sophomore is required; junior, senior, or graduate standing is preferred.
An overall GPA of 3.0 or above (on a 4 point scale) is required.
Content competency (to be determined by the selected course professor) is required.
Good interpersonal and communication skills are required.

Wages

Starting wage is approximately $7.65 per hour (15 weeks) for undergraduates. (Work-study preferred.)

Applying

E-mail our office at tutoring@unco.edu, or
Call SI at (970) 351-1904



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