Group Tutoring
The Academic Tutoring Program's overarching goal is to foster inclusive peer-to-peer teaching and learning practices among undergraduate scholars. Our aim is for students to develop a deeper understanding of course content through peer learning groups that generate greater student confidence to succeed in their scholarly work at Brown and beyond.
Submit tutoring requests during the Open Access period:
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Students can request placement in group tutoring during the “Open Access” period, February 3-5, meaning students can sign-in to the Tutoring portal at any time during the predefined access period and submit group tutoring requests.
Note: Submissions during Open Access do not guarantee immediate placement in a group. - Students will receive an email outlining the details of their tutoring assignment or waitlist status on February 6.
- Once the open access period ends and students receive group and/or waitlist assignment(s), the tutoring portal will reopen and handle requests on a first-come first-served basis for all students.
Group tutoring is offered Sundays 12-10 pm and Mondays-Thursdays 6-10 pm. Tutors have either taken the course or proven competency, and have been trained by experienced Tutor Leaders. We do our best to offer various group sessions, but students might need to alter their schedule to accommodate the available tutoring sessions.
Important Dates
Open Access Period
8:30 am on Monday, February 3 through 11:59 pm Wednesday, February 5.
Seat and Wait List Notifications
Thursday, February 6
Group Sessions Begin
Sunday, February 9
Request tutoring through the online portal, or visit: https://apps.college.brown.edu/tutoring
Last Day to Request Tutoring
Fall '19: Wednesday, November 27
Spring '20: Sunday, April 19
Language Tutoring
Small group tutoring is available for introductory and intermediate language courses for Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.
Students in other language courses are encouraged to meet with their instructors for extra assistance.
If you have questions, please contact Janet Peters, Assistant Director of Academic Tutoring.
Please note: The Academic Tutoring Program does not support all courses. Tutoring is a weekly commitment and tutees are expected to attend group sessions every week.
The Tutoring Program does not support private tutoring.
Due to the demand for tutoring, students are automatically dropped after two unexcused absences. Students on the waitlist will receive an email when a seat is available.