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Student Responsibilities
1. Students are responsible for scheduling tutoring sessions through the TutorTrac system. TutorTrac is available at https://tutortrac.sdstate.edu.
2. Students may receive a total of two hours of tutoring each week for various subjects, with a limit of one hour per week for each subject area. Tutoring sessions may be one-on-one or small group. Special requests for tutoring should be made to the Tutoring Coordinator.
3. Students are expected to attend all tutoring appointments. If a student cancels a scheduled session, it is his or her responsibility to reschedule. Students should give a minimum of 24 hours notice for all cancellations.
4. If a student no shows a tutoring appointment, he or she must meet with the Tutoring Coordinator or other designated staff member to determine future access to tutoring services. After a second no show, the student must pay for tutoring sessions. It is the student’s responsibility to know when his or her tutoring sessions are scheduled.
5. Students must prepare for tutoring sessions. This includes but is not limited to: arriving at the session on time; attempting the assignment before the tutoring session; reviewing the subject matter prior to the tutoring session; bringing text books, notes, assignments, and an exam schedule / syllabus to the session; and preparing questions for the tutor.
6. Students must not expect tutors to complete their work for them or to work through entire assignments during tutoring sessions. The purpose of tutoring is not to complete assignments, but to learn material. Tutors may assist with or assign problems similar to those assigned in class during the tutoring session.
7. It is mandatory that students attend all classes regularly. Students must present an attendance form initialed by their instructor for the course in which the student receives tutoring to verify attendance. Tutoring is not a substitute for class attendance. Students who do not attend their scheduled classes regularly will be ineligible for tutoring services.
8. Students must complete two evaluations during the semester(s) in which they receive services. Students have the option to complete evaluations more frequently by visiting the Wintrode Tutoring Program website.
9. Students who request tutoring in a course for which tutoring services are not provided may consider the following options.
ü View the SDSU Academic Supports hand-out available in the Wintrode Center and on the Wintrode Tutoring Program website.
ü Meet with and request additional assistance from their professor/department.
ü Form study groups with other students in the class.
Utilize subject specific study strategies – talk with the Tutoring Coordinator for more information.
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