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BYU's student leadership tutoring service offers students free tutoring in almost any subject and the opportunity to serve fellow students, said the program coordinator.
The program 'makes sure that students who need tutoring get it,' said Sarah Westerberg, tutoring program coordinator. Since all the tutors are volunteers, Westerberg said it is a good service opportunity for those who are qualified.
During Fall Semester 350 tutors volunteered and almost as many students received the academic help they needed, Westerberg said.
This semester, Westerberg said, there is still a need for tutors, especially in subjects like languages, mathematics, chemistry and physics. She said the number of tutors the program needs has 'no upper limit.'
In order to qualify as a tutor, students need to have earned a grade of at least B in the class for which they want to tutor. Westerberg also said the Honor Code Office screens all tutors.
To receive tutoring services, any student can go to the student leadership tutoring office on the fourth floor of the Wilkinson Center for counselling.
One of the program's managers, Ruth Black, a sophomore from Salt Lake City majoring in family science, said students also have the option to become nationally certified as tutors after 25 hours of tutoring and 10 hours of training. To receive this formal training, Black said students should take student development 214R, a one credit class. Tutors can earn either level one or level two certification.
Jared Haslam, a sophomore from Tracy, Calif., majoring in mechanical engineering, who is also a math tutor, said 'I enjoyed it because I got to learn...it helped me to be a better student.'
Haslam also said tutoring was 'a good opportunity to do service for other people.' He said the most rewarding part of his volunteer work was seeing his 'tutee' improve