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Academic Success Center
207 Michael Schwartz Center
330-672-3190
asc@kent.edu
TRiO Tutoring
The Trio Student Support Services (SSS) program provides extensive tutoring for its participants. Three main areas of focus include: 1) Mathematics and Sciences; 2) Writing and Humanities: and 3) Study Skills and Time Management. Tutoring is offered in many of the Kent Core requirements through the Trio SSS program. Below is a listing of the tutoring support available to students in the Trio SSS program.
Peer Mentoring
The Academic Success Center's Peer Mentoring program is just one of our programs funded by a Federal TRiO Student Support Services grant. Peer Mentoring provides students with course related support combined with a personal, one-on-one mentoring relationship. Our Peer Mentors help to make students aware of the many resources (academic and social) that Kent State provides.
Tutorial assistance can be provided in the following subject areas:
- Foreign Language Courses
- Biology Courses
- Chemistry Courses
- Business & Economics Courses
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Other Kent Core Courses
Benefits:
- Improves grades by Increasing knowledge and understanding of subjects
- Leads to better use of study time
- Increases motivation to succeed
- Teaches effective study/academic skills:
- Time management
- Note taking
- Test taking and Test Preparation
- Organization
- Goal Setting
Mathematics and Sciences
TRiO offers tutoring for the following courses:
Pre Algebra MATH 10020 Basic Algebra I MATH 10021 Basic Algebra II MATH 10022Basic Algebra III MATH 10023 Basic Algebra IV MATH 10024 Explorations in Mod Math MATH 11008
Modeling Algebra MATH 11009 Algebra for Calculus MATH 11010 Intuitive Calculus MATH 11012
Trigonometry MATH 11022 Algebra and Trigonometry MATH 12001 Calculus w/Precalc I MATH 12011
Calculus w/Precalc II MATH 12012 Analytic Geom & Calc I MATH 12002 Analytic Geom & Calc II MATH 12003
Analytic Geom & Calc III MATH 22005 Basic Math Concepts I MATH 14001 Basic Math Concepts II MATH 14002
Elem Probability & Stats MATH 10041 Linear Algebra MATH 21001 Quan. Methods in PSYC PSYC 21621
Fund of Bus Stats M&IS 24056 Basic Prob. & Stats MATH 30011 Financial Acctg ACCT 23020
Managerial Acctg ACCT 23021 Intro Form Logic PHIL 21002 General College Physics I PHY 13001
General College Physics II PHY 13002 College Physics I PHY 13011 College Physics II PHY 13012
Gen University Physics I PHY 23101 Gen University Physics II PHY 23102
Writing and Humanities
Tutoring:
The Writing and Humanities Center is for TRiO/SSS students to receive academic assistance in any writing intensive courses as well as humanities courses such as Psychology, Sociology, History and Seven Ideas. Upper level humanities and writing courses are available for tutoring if we have a qualified tutor for your course. Please call the ASC (330)672-3190 to see if we have a tutor for your needs.
Workshops:
Our center also offers workshops in collaboration with the Peer Mentoring and Mathematics TRiO/SSS tutoring centers to enrich qualifying students academically, professionally, and financially. See our calendar
Tutor Credentials:
Our tutors are required to have an A or A- in the course they are tutoring, as well as a 3.0 minimum grade point average to ensure your tutor has demonstrated knowledge in the subject area. Tutors also are College and Reading Learning Association (CRLA) certified, which means they are required to attend regular trainings to continually improve their skills in tutoring.
