The ASK Center (phone 5ASK), supports various levels of tutoring. A semester-by-semester schedule of departmental help/study sessions is one of the services provided by the Center.

In addition to publishing the departmental help sessions schedule the ASK Center supports the following types of tutoring:

Work with the professor:
It is strongly suggested that the first option for help in a course is for the student to work directly with the professor. Frequently simple problems can be made more understandable with this communication.

Study Groups:
It is often suggested that students gather in small groups and work with each other in mastering class problems. This reinforces points from daily lectures and supports good study habits. On occasion the ASK Center will select a leader who has been successful in the course to help the group. This student is selected at the professor's recommendation. The ASK Center also hires a tutor who has satisfactorily completed the course or is a major in that discipline, who can lead the study group.

One-on-One:
In many instances a student will want direct and private tutoring. The ASK Center maintains a list of tutors for various subjects and will arrange for a student to have a tutor. These tutors are students who have completed the course with a satisfactory grade, and/or are majors from that discipline.

A student experiencing difficulty in a course should not hestate to go directly to the professor to begin getting assistance. Departmental help sessions are posted in the departmental offices and at various locations around campus. The ASK Center maintains a posting also. Students may start a study group and the ASK Center staff can assist in organizing the group. If a tutor is needed students should not hesitate to call the ASK Center (x5ASK [5275]) to get assistance.

All tutoring sessions supported by the ASK Center uphold the standards set by the University's Honor Code. Remember it is the student's responsibility to know what is authorized and unauthorized aid.

Major/Majors: Students who have selected a particular discipline as their focus of study for their university degree. Major information is available in departmental listings in the University's General Catalog and the Student Guide to University Life.