UAHuntsville Tutoring Services

ABOUT

Mission Statement

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) tutorial program mission is to design and develop an effective and comprehensive tutoring program that will promote student success, assist students in becoming independent in self study, build self confidence, enhance academic performance and help students develop and refine particular skills needed to persist to graduation.

We strive to provide academic support through small group settings and occasional one-to-one sessions with experienced tutors. Our academically prepared and trained tutors provide help to their peers in a number of academic courses specifically, in math, chemistry, foreign languages, biology, history, English, economics, engineering and other courses as needed.

Tutoring Program Goals

To assist students in solving academic problems
To assist students in becoming independent learners
To help build students' self-confidence
To assist students in organizing and preparing for classes
To increase pride in academic accomplishment
To facilitate students' adaptation to the college environment
To increase students' ability to successfully complete coursework and thus increase the likelihood of their retention to graduate

What are the advantages of tutoring programs?

Advantage for Tutors

A sense of pride and accomplishment for helping others
Increase academic mastery
Value their career related experience
Enhance their connection with the university community

Advantages to Tutees

Increase understanding of course work
Increase mastery of academic skills
Develop study strategies
Encourage higher level of thinking
Improve academic performance
Become self motivated
Develop self discipline
Increase student interactions

Professor/University Benefits

Improve relationship with instructors
Improve student interactions
Reduced time professors spend on repetitive work and more time to
focus on professional tasks
Gratification in witnessing the success of students

Tutoring

In theory tutors can be obtained for any class
Rule of three – for any group (same subject) of 3 students, we will attempt to hire a tutor.

Contact Student Development Services at 824-6203 or visit University Center Room 113 for more information.