Tutoring Services & Campus Resources
The Student Academic Affairs Office is committed to helping undergraduate students succeed. The Student Academic Affairs Office provides academic support through tutoring and referrals to existing support services on campus.
TUTORING
The Student Academic Affairs Office offers academic support for students enrolled in the School of Human Ecology through individual and small group tutoring.
Criteria for receiving tutorial support:
You must be earning a grade of C-minus or less in a current course taught at UW-Madison or have evidence of prior difficulty with the subject.
You must have discussed your performance with the professor and/or TA of the course.
You must complete a Tutorial Request Form, available below, on the Forms page of this web site, and in the Student Academic Affairs Office, Room 135 Human Ecology.
Every effort is made to provide a tutor in a timely manner. Therefore, as soon as you begin to experience difficulty, arrange to see an advisor in the Student Academic Affairs Office and submit a Tutorial Request Form. There is no cost to you for this service.
Tutoring Hints and Guidelines:
The School of Human Ecology pays for up to four hours per week, per subject.
The Student Academic Affairs Office will contact you by phone or email once a tutor is found.
It is between you and the tutor to arrange times and locations for tutorial sessions.
You are expected to attend all sessions that you arrange with your tutor. Please be courteous; tutors are not paid for cancelled or no-show sessions.
Sessions are generally more beneficial if the student is prepared with questions for the tutor.
You will need to sign the Tutor Report Form, which indicates the hours you and your tutor have met each week.
Tutors are not expected to help with last minute exam and paper preparation, nor are they expected to do the work for you.
For questions or to make an appointment to speak with an advisor about tutoring services, call us at 608-262-2608 or stop in the Student Academic Affairs Office, Room 135 Human Ecology.
CAMPUS RESOURCES
Business Learning Center
The Business Learning Center works with small groups of students to help reinforce students’ understanding of the material presented in class. They offer support for selected courses in the following departments: Accounting, Finance, General Business, Operations & Information Management, Economics, and La Follette Institute of Public Affairs.
For more information, stop in 2240 Grainger Hall or visit www.bus.wisc.edu/blc.
Greater University Tutoring Service
GUT Tutorial is a volunteer tutoring organization that provides free tutoring to all UW-Madison students. Students utilize GUTS to improve their grades, study habits, and conversational English. GUTS provides six major services: Academic Match Program, Study Skills Counseling, Drop-In Tutoring, Group Study, Conversation English, and an Exam File.
For more information, call 608-263-5666 or visit www.guts.studentorg.wisc.edu
Writing Center
The Writing Center is committed to helping students become the best writers they can be and to helping students succeed with the academic writing they have to do at the University. Some of the things the Writing Center can assist you with include: writing papers and literary analyses, exam writing skills, application essays, cover letters, and resumes. You may seek assistance through individual instruction, non-credit classes, writing tutors, and instructional materials.
For more information, stop in the Writing Center at 6171 Helen C. White Hall or visit www.wisc.edu/writing.
