Academic Support Services update as of March 16, 2020 at 5 p.m. CDT
Pursuant with communication from the Provost sent via email on March 12, 2020, the Academic Success Center (ASC) has cancelled tutoring and supplemental instruction (SI) sessions for the week of March 16 -20. During this time, the ASC is working to move these services online. Please stand by for additional updates late this week.
The College of Engineering has partnered with the Academic Success Center (ASC) to provide academic support services such as peer tutoring and Supplemental Instruction (SI). These services enhance student learning and success in math, chemistry, physics and engineering courses.
Students working toward an A or B average in their coursework should consider regularly using these academic support services.
Peer Tutoring
For help with math, chemistry, physics and engineering courses
Peer tutors are undergraduate students hired by the ASC to help engineering students with their math, physics, chemistry and engineering courses.
Due to recent COVID-19 restrictions on in-person gatherings, this service is moving online (for the remainder of Spring 2020) beginning March 23. Please stand by for updates from the ASC.
Days: Monday-Thursday (from Jan. 21 through April 29)
Time: 6-10 p.m.
Assistance is available on a drop-in basis. Please check-in with the TutorHub student assistant in ZACH 282P. Peer tutors wear easy-to-spot blue TutorHub t-shirts.
The ASC provides additional access to peer tutors throughout campus. For more information on TutorHub locations and course availability, check out the ASC searchable tutoring database.
Supplemental Instruction
For help with chemistry, physics and engineering courses
Supplemental Instruction is a peer-led, academic assistance program hosted by the ASC that is designed to improve student academic performance and increase retention.
SI offers three free 50 minute regularly scheduled sessions per week for lower-level undergraduate courses. These sessions are facilitated by SI leaders (undergraduate students who have taken and mastered the course). These leaders integrate active and collaborative learning methods in their sessions to help students learn outside of the traditional classroom setting.
Multiple SI sessions are offered for ENGR 102, PHYS and CHEM in the Zachry Engineering Education Complex (ZACH) Sunday through Thursday from 6:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Due to recent COVID-19 restrictions on in-person gatherings, this service is moving online (for the remainder of Spring 2020) beginning March 23. Please stand by for updates from the ASC.
Days: Sunday, Monday and Wednesday
Time: 6:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
For more information on SI, meeting times, additional locations or course availability, check out the ASC searchable SI database.
Office Hours for ENGR 102, 216 and 217
Hosted by the College of Engineering freshman engineering program
Receive help for ENGR 102, 216 and 217 from instructors and peer teachers Monday through Friday. For more information on the office hour schedule, visit the course site in eCampus.
Due to recent COVID-19 restrictions on in-person gatherings, this service has moved online for the remainder of spring 2020. Please stand by for updates from the ASC.
Days: Monday through Friday
Time: Varies; for details, visit your course site in eCampus.
Math Help Sessions and Week-In-Review Sessions
Hosted by the Department of Mathematics
A student's success in their first math course at Texas A&M is strongly correlated with success in engineering.
To foster a solid math foundation and enhance student learning, the Department of Mathematics offers Help Sessions and Week in Review sessions. These sessions are held Monday through Thursday. For more information on meeting times and locations, visit the Math Help Sessions website and the Week in Review website.
Reboot Workshops, Math Help Sessions, and Week-in-Review Sessions
Hosted by the Math Learning Center
Opened in the 2020 spring semester, the Math Learning Center (MLC) offers a variety of free services to help undergraduate students improve their math skills. Primary services include:
- MLC Help Sessions (drop-in tutoring service taught by undergraduate peer tutors offered at three locations on campus – ADAM/Adams band hall, ZACH, and BLOC/Blocker building)
- MLC Week-In-Review (review sessions taught by faculty who revisit material covered in the corresponding course during the prior week)
- Hands-On, Grades Up (course-specific, interactive learning sessions led by undergraduate peer tutors with material developed by faculty) Registration required.
- Reboot Workshops (workshops cover topics that are prerequisites for various courses) Registration required.
Visit the MLC website for more information.
Academic Coaching and Student Success Workshops
Hosted by the Academic Success Center
The Academic Success Center is a one-stop shop for academic support. In addition to offering peer tutoring and supplemental instruction, the ASC also offers academic coaching, helpful handouts on studying and learning, and workshops to advance student success. For a full list of available services, visit the Academic Success Center website.