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Tutoring Services and Academic Support

SF State offers students support in their course work through tutoring, academic support programs, and individual conferences with instructors. There is no fee for SF State students for most options.

 

Faculty Office Hours

All faculty maintain regular office hours and they encourage students to meet with them. Meeting with instructors can help students answer questions, solve problems, prepare for tests, figure out how to do assignments, find additional help if needed, and even plan academic and career goals.

 

Students can find out about faculty office hours from the instructor, course syllabus, department offices, or websites. If students would like to meet with instructors individually, it is best to arrange an appointment in advance.

 

Tutoring Support

Learning Assistance Center

The Learning Assistance Center (LAC) offers tutoring for undergraduate SF State students in the following areas: reading, writing, math, sciences and study skills for courses across disciplines. Tutors meet individually and in groups with students in both lower and upper division courses, including GWAR courses. As part of their ongoing education at the center, LAC tutors complete a course and attend workshops on developing tutoring/teaching skills and strategies. The LAC is located in HSS 348 and is open Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, and Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00 am. Contact the LAC at (415) 338-1993 or visit the web at www.sfsu.edu/~lac to find out how to register and make appointments..

 

At the LAC, students can also find out about tutoring services offered by specific programs and departments. This information is available on the web at http://www.sfsu.edu/~lac/tutorsubject.html.

 

Campus Academic Resource Program (CARP)

The Campus Academic Resource Program (CARP) is a free evening tutorial service dedicated to providing academic support for all SF State undergraduate students. CARP constantly collaborates with faculty, campus programs, and student organizations in order to provide the most effective tutoring, test preparation, and free workshops. CARP is located in HSS 344 and is open Monday – Thursday from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm and Friday from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. For further information about CARP, about the courses it tutors, and about its upcoming workshops please visit its website at http://www.sfsu.edu/~carp1/ or call (415) 405-0316.

 

Department-Based Tutoring

Academic departments are possible sources of tutoring. For example, the following departments have offered academic support in the past: Accounting, Chemistry, Classics, Economics, English Composition (arrangements made through English instructors for the English Tutoring Center), Finance, Mathematics, Philosophy (Critical Thinking), Physics, and Psychology. Check with particular departments to find out if they offer tutoring or visit http://www.sfsu.edu/~lac/tutorsubject.html. Consult the SF State home page directory for department office locations and web sites.

 

Course-Based Tutoring

For many courses, instructors have student assistants who can work with students on their course work. Students should take the opportunity to get to know these assistants—ask questions about course material or assignments and, if appropriate, set up tutoring time.