Peer Math Tutors
Meet the Tutors!
During all business hours, there will be a tutor working who can help with math courses up to and including Calculus I. If you need help with another subject, please check to see which tutors have indicated they are comfortable tutoring that subject. If there are no tutors available, please contact the LRC Coordinator at (805) 437-8921 or the appropriate department.
Becoming a Tutor
Are you interested in helping others while you are perfecting your own math skills? Do your friends ask you for help with their homework? If so, you should consider becoming a tutor at the Learning Resource Center!
If you are interested in tutoring math, it is required that you have successfully completed mathematics courses up to and including Calculus II. The ability to tutor math-related subjects as well is a bonus! If you are interested in tutoring a math-related subject only, such as statistics or economics, please contact the LRC coordinator to discuss minimum course completion requirements.
To be eligible for a tutor position, undergraduate students must
- Be enrolled in at least 6 semester units counting towards a degree program during the semester that he or she wishes to tutor;
- Anticipate that he or she will be able to tutor for at least two semesters;
- Meet the course completion requirements stated above;
- Complete the application procedure stated below.
All prospective tutors need a recommendation from a faculty member in their department, which can be downloaded from the link below. Please note that in order to complete your application, you must:
- Complete the online application linked below;
- Submit a completed recommendation form via email, upload, or hard copy;
- Submit a copy of all college-level transcripts via email, upload, or hard copy.
Download the Tutor Recommendation Form (File Size: 44 KB. Download Microsoft Office )