Tutoring and Learning Center (TLC)

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Enhance Your Learning: The Tutoring and Learning Center's Dynamic Peer Tutoring Program

We offer a robust peer-tutoring program that is available for all undergraduate students during the fall and spring semesters. However, we cannot guarantee the availability of tutors for all courses. Tutors are outstanding upper-level students who have been recommended by faculty. The University compensates tutors at the minimum wage. Tutoring is not available during summer and winter sessions.

All tutoring provided through the Tutoring and Learning Center may be done in-person or remotely. It is important that students come prepared for their tutoring session. We value your commitment to academic success, and we understand that life happens. If you miss three scheduled sessions, we'll invite you to meet with the Tutoring and Learning Center Academic Support Coordinator. This personalized meeting aims to address any concerns or challenges hindering your tutoring sessions, reinforcing the importance of promptness and attendance.

Our Mission

The mission of the Tutoring and Learning Center is to provide students with an opportunity to enhance their learning by providing one on one assistance in their courses. Our inclusive program allows students to engage with their peers to develop successful strategies for course completion.

TLC does this by:

  • Provide one on one sessions with peer tutors.
  • Maintain a required training program for all peer tutors.
  • Each tutoring session is tailored to meet the students. 
  • Tutors provide a variety of times and flexible locations to meet the needs of all students residential and commuter. 
  • Access to tutors through WSU360 allows students to connect with a tutor for their courses in a quick and easy manner and if one is not listed, they can connect with our coordinator to request one and we will do our best to find one though not always guaranteed. 
  • Communicate with campus community to recruit new tutors as well as advertise the service to students who need it.
  • Stay up to date and current in best practices as members of the College Reading and Learning Association.

Tutoring for Math Courses

Explore math tutoring services at the Math Tutoring Center in Wilson Hall, Room 136. Contact us at math-tutoring@westfield.ma.edu for additional information.

Additional online tutoring is available through PLATO

Plato Online Learning (CIT) @ Westfield State University offers free online tutoring services in the areas of Math (Basic Math to Calculus, including Statistics), Writing, ESL, Accounting, Economics, Chemistry, Nursing, and many other subjects for undergraduate and graduate students. Professional tutors are available 7 days a week through ThinkingStorm for help and you can also set up a live chat appointment for help.

Request a Tutor

Sign up for a tutor through WSU360. Tutors for your specific course are available on WSU360, but keep in mind that coverage is not guaranteed. To ensure timely assistance, be proactive, as the process of recruiting, hiring, and training a tutor may take some time.

How to Make an Appointment with a Tutor

  • Log into your WSU 360 Account under the Academics tab on your MyWestfield. 
  • Scroll down until you see “ Tutoring and Learning Center,” click to enter.
  • You will see a list of Tutors for your classes. Click the three squares next to the name of the tutor for the class you are looking for.  
  • Select “Schedule”  
  • Select “Tutoring Appointment” and “I need tutoring for a class” 
  • Press “Continue” 
  • Select from their list of times available. 
  • Click on “Change Duration” to adjust the length of your session  
  • Select the “Location” (i.e. Zoom, Phone Call, FaceTime) or In-Person  
  • Lastly “Add Course”  
  • Click “Confirm” 
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 After you set up the appointment, both you and the tutor will get an email with the appointment time.  If your appointment is going to be on Zoom, the tutor will send you the link before your appointment time. If you don’t see a schedule for a tutor, feel free to e-mail them directly to ask about their schedule.

If a tutor is not available for your class, we will work to find one. To request a tutor, students may fill out the online tutor request form.  After matches have been made, students should initiate contact with recommended tutors and arrange a time to meet. 

Courses with Tutors Available Below:

Accounting
  • ACCT 0104: Principles of Accounting I
  • ACCT 0105: Principles of Accounting II
Astronomy

ASTR 0121: Life in The Universe

Art
  • ART 0108: Computer Graphics I
Biology
  • BIOL 0102: Environmental Biology
  • BIOL 0104: Human Biology
  • BIOL 0128: General Biology II
  • BIOL 0129: General Biology I
  • BIOL 0180: Intro Seminar in Biology
  • BIOL 0201: General Ecology
  • BIOL 0209: Medical Microbiology
  • BIOL 0237: Anatomy and Physiology I
  • BIOL 0239: Anatomy and Physiology II
  • BIOL 0278: Biostatistics
Chemistry
  • CHEM 0103: Chemistry of the Life Sciences
  • CHEM 0109: General Chemistry I
  • CHEM 0201: Organic Chemistry I
  • CHEM 0315: Biochemistry
Communication
  • COMM 0101: Intro to Mass Communication
Computer Science
  • CAIS 0102: Principles of Computer Science
  • CAIS 0218: Python II
  • CAIS 0220: Computer Design II
  • CAIS 0265: Intro to Microprocessors
  • CAIS 0305: Elements of System Programming
  • CAIS 0307: Org. of Programming Language
  • CAIS 0347: Intro to Networking
  • CAIS 0351: Intro to Theory of Computation
Criminal Justice
  • CRJU 0101: Intro to Criminal Justice
  • CRJU 0121: Theories of Crime
  • CRJU 0201: Law Enforcement and Society
  • CRJU 0202: Intro to Corrections
  • CRJU 0205: American Judicial Systems
  • CRJU 0231: Research Methods in Criminal Justice
  • CRJU 0302: Criminal Law 
Economics
  • ECON 0101: Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECON 0102: Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECON 0305: Intro to Econometric Methods
Education
  • EDUC 0207: Philosophy of Education
  • EDUC 0215: Theory of Critical Multicultural Education
  • EDUC 0220: Schools in US Society
  • EDUC 0221: Foundations of Special Education
  • EDUC 0303: Foundations of Reading
  • EDUC 0319: Methods of Teaching I
  • EDUC 0363: Sheltered English Immersion
Environmental Science
  • ENVS 0101: Principles of Environmental Science
  • ENVS 0105: Natural History and Field Techniques
  • ENVS 0180: Intro to ENVS Seminar
  • ENVS 0255: Environmental Soil Science
  • ENVS 0300: Wetlands Assessment and Planning
Ethnic And Gender Studies
  • EGST 0101: Intro to Comp Ethnic Studies
  • EGST 0102: Intro to Women's and Ethnic Studies
  • EGST 0216: Deviance and Culture
Finance
  • FINC 0207: Financial Management
  • FINC 0312: Investments-Security Analysis
  • FINC 0326: Insurance and Risk Management:
Geography, Planning, And Sustainability
  • GPS 0101: World Regional Geography
  • GPS 0102: Physical Geography
  • GPS 0105: Intro to Community Planning
  • GPS 0210: Cultural Geography
  • GPS 0244: Intro to GIS
General Science
  • GNSC 0101: Physical Science
History
  • HIST 0101: Western Experience I
  • HIST 0113: World History to 16th Century
  • HIST 0131: US History Before 1865
  • HIST 0132: US History Since 1865
Management
  • MGMT 0107: Software Applications
  • MGMT 0220: Prod-Operations Management
  • MGMT 0221: Business Management
  • MGMT 0241: Business Law
  • MGMT 0250: Quantitative Approach to Business Decisions
  • MGMT 0308: Organizational Development and Behavior
Marketing
  • MRKT 0231: Marketing Management
Movement Science
  • MOVP 0100: Science of Physical Activity and Health
  • MOVP 0194: Musculoskeletal Structure & Function
  • MOVP 0203: Motor Development and Behavior
  • MOVP 0204: Kinesiology
  • MOVP 0205: Physiology of Exercise
  • MOVP 0211: Emergency Medical Technician
  • MOVP 0215: Sports and Exercise Psychology
  • MOVP 0225: Medical Terms and Documentation
Music
  • MUSC 0101: Music Appreciation
  • MUSC 0104: World Music
  • MUSC 0107: Intro to Music Therapy
  • MUSC 0110: Basic Music Theory
  • MUSC 0111: Fundamentals of Music
  • MUSC 0155: Brass Class
  • MUSC 0211: Music Theory III
  • MUSC 0312: Form and Analysis
Nursing
  • NURS 0201: Fundamentals of Professional Nursing
     
Philosophy

PHIL 0102: Intro to Ethics

Physics
  • PHSC 0115: General Physics I
Psychology
  • PSYC 0101: Intro to Psychology
  • PSYC 0201: Theories of Personality
  • PSYC 0202: Child Development
  • PSYC 0207: Lifespan Development
  • PSYC 0219: Research Methods I
  • PSYC 0303: Abnormal Psychology
  • PSYC 0308: Stats for Psychologists
  • PSYC 0311: Health Psychology
  • PSYC 0319: Research Methods II
  • PSYC 0322: Theories of Counseling
Sociology
  • SOCI 0101: Principles of Sociology

How to Become a Tutor or Recommend a Tutor

How to Become a Tutor

To become a tutor, students may fill out the online tutor registration form.

Tutors must meet the following requirements before tutoring for the Center:

  • Have a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0
  • Have earned at least a B+ in each individual course you wish to tutor
  • Obtain one faculty recommendation per course in which you wish to tutor
  • Participate in a mandatory tutor training session

How to Recommend a Tutor

To recommend a tutor, faculty must provide the names of the recommended student/s along with the course number/s of the course/s you can recommend them to tutor. Please do this in one of the following ways:

 

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Students may visit the Center from:
Sunday: 12:00pm-8:00pm
Monday through Thursday: 8:00am to Midnight
Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm
Saturday: 12:00pm-6:00pm 

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Contact us

Tutoring and Learning Center
Second Floor, Mezzanine Level of Ely Library, Room 230