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Tutor Connection Program

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Are you interested in tutoring other Laurier students to help them with their undergraduate level courses? Or are you a Laurier student looking for personal tutoring support for one or more of your courses?

Interested in being a tutor?

Students interested in providing tutoring support must meet the following requirements:

  • be a registered undergraduate Laurier student in good standing;
  • have an overall grade point average of 7.0 or better;
  • earned a grade of 10 (A-) or better in the course(s), or equivalant course, that they would like to tutor;
  • complete a series of online tutor training modules through MyLeaningSpace, taking approximately three hours;
  • attend a one-hour in-person training session;
  • sign confidentiality and disclaimer waiver documentation.

Upon completion of the above requirements, a profile for the student will be created on our list of trained tutors.

Apply to become a tutor today!  After your academic record has been verified, you will be given access to the peer tutor training on MyLS and contacted with next steps; this may take two to three business days.

Looking for a tutor?

Students looking for a peer tutor must meet the following conditions:

  • be a registered undergraduate Laurier student;
  • complete an online training module through MyLearningSpace, taking approximately 30 minutes;
  • sign disclaimer waiver documentation.

Once the noted conditions have been met, a list of trained tutors for the course(s) requested will be provided.

Request a tutor now!  Once received, you will be given access to the training module on MyLS and contacted with next steps; this may take two or three business days.

Tutor Connection Program

The Tutor Connection Program ("TCP") provides training to prospective tutors ("Tutors") as well as to students looking for tutoring support ("Learners"), and then assists students in making connections with qualified tutors.

It is the Learner's responsibility to contact potential Tutors and decide which Tutor will best meet their needs.  The Learner and Tutor together negotiate the terms of their tutoring arrangement, such as frequency and length of tutoring sessions, location, and cost and method of payment.  The Learner pays the agreed upon fees directly to the Tutor.

Trained tutors are not employees of Laurier.  The TCP is not involved in the collection nor payment of fees being charged for tutoring services.  And while we will make every possible effort, there is no guarantee that a trained tutor will be available for every undergraduate course offered by Laurier.

Additional options to obtain support with course content:

  1. Make an appointment to visit your course professor.
  2. Visit your teaching assistant/instructional advisor during their office hours.
  3. Check to see if your course is supported with peer-led course support sessions, such as drop-in help sessions, directed homework sessions, or supplemental instruction; all of these services are provided free of charge.
  4. Check with the department or professor to see if they can recommend a senior student.