AARC Peer Tutoring

Wanting help from a peer?

What is Peer Tutoring?

Peer tutoring is the teaching approach where students are employed or volunteer as tutors to teach fellow students in subjects in which the tutor has mastered.

What are the benefits of peer tutoring?

Peer tutoring is the teaching approach where students are employed or volunteer as tutors to teach fellow students in subjects in which the tutor has mastered.

Why Use Peer Tutoring?

Peer tutoring isn't just for when you're stuck鈥攊t's a tool to help you level up your academic game. Whether you want to turn a B into an A, or just need a little clarity on a tough topic, working with a fellow student can make all the difference.

Here鈥檚 how peer tutoring helps you succeed:

  • Boost Your Grades: Research shows that students who use tutoring generally have higher GPAs.

  • A Judgment-Free Zone: It can be intimidating to ask questions in a lecture hall. Peer tutoring offers a relaxed, safe space to ask "the basics" without fear.

  • Learn Smarter, Not Harder: Tutors don鈥檛 just teach content; they share the study strategies and habits that helped them succeed in the same courses you are taking now.

  • Personalized Pace: Skip what you already know and focus entirely on the concepts where you need the most help.

  • Connect & Collaborate: Meet other motivated students and build a support network that lasts beyond the semester.


Location and Hours

Clement Hall 鈥 2nd Floor, Room 260

Monday 鈥 Thursday 10:00 a.m. 鈥 6:00 pm

Friday 鈥 8:00 a.m. 鈥 4:30 p.m

Subjects Offered

Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, Chemistry, English, Organic Chemistry, Philosophy, Political Science, Pre-Calculus


Contact Us

LDay

Mrs. LaKenya Day-Edwards
Coordinator of Peer Tutoring

615-963-2515

lday6@tnstate.edu

Hi Students! As the Peer Tutoring Coordinator, I am knowledgeable and informed on every aspect of tutoring at TSU in the Academic Achievement and Retention Center (A.A.R.C.). Mrs. Day-Edwards actively engages all students campuswide on the tutoring resources available at 91成人 to Tiger Scholars matriculating through 鈥淭he Land of Golden Sunshine鈥.听 Lastly,听 I will encourage and support the excellent students of TSU, in every way possible through their college career form Orientation to Graduation! I look forward to seeing every student that seeks to be tutored by a fellow student to become the best academic possible.