Tutoring Resources

STEM Tutoring

Center for Academic Resources in Engineering (CARE)

CHBE Shell Tutoring Program

Chemistry Learning Center (CLC)

CHEM - American Chemical Society Student Members

Math Tutoring

MCB Learning Center

MCB - Linking Illini with a General Appreciation for Science in the Environment (LIGASE) Tutoring

Writers Workshop

Writer's Workshop

Program Tutoring

Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA) Tutoring Program

Office of Minority Student Affairs (OMSA)

OMSA offers 5 academic services, including tutoring, review sessions, study skills workshops, supplemental instruction, and structured study groups. Visit their website for full information.

Tutoring

The Academic Services Center provides tutoring primarily for the 100-level, high-risk courses that most freshmen are required to take, especially math, chemistry, physics, and foreign languages and has facilitated tutoring for more than 160 courses. Tutors are students who have already taken the same course and received a grade of “A” or “B.” Students matched with a tutor meet for a least one hour each week throughout the semester. Walk-in (or drop-in) help also is available for most math, chemistry and physics courses. Schedules for walk-in tutoring are posted at the beginning of each semester. Students can call or come by to find out what the walk-in hours are for the subject in which they are interested.

Exam Review

In addition to review sessions held by UI teaching assistants and professors, the Academic Services Center offers course-specific sessions to assist students in preparation for final exams. Students in the OMSA database will automatically be notified regarding these final exam review sessions. Students should look for review session details in OMSA email messages and may browse the Academic Services Center’s calendar for additional information.

Study Skills Workshops

Advanced study skills instruction is available to further ensure academic success for all OMSA students. Even though most UI students have been successful in their high school courses, being competitive and successful at the university requires a different set of study skills and academic habits. OMSA students may sign up for individual or small-group study sessions at the Academic Services Center in the following: text study strategies; time management; lecture not-taking techniques; test-taking strategies (for both essay exams and multiple choice exams); and library research.

Supplemental Instruction

Supplemental instruction provides enhanced preparation for many required courses. This instruction is done in small groups and, as with tutoring, these groups meet for one regularly scheduled hour each week. In addition, leaders attend lectures, take class notes and do the required reading for the course, all of which aids in the goal of helping students acquire critical thinking skills and study skills that are appropriate and effective for the particular course and subject area. Supplemental instruction had been provided for economics, chemistry, psychology, and sociology, but offerings may change from year to year.

Structured Study Groups

Structured study groups are similar to regular tutoring in that they are a form of collaborative learning. However, this is a more informal instructional approach in which students of varying abilities and interests work together in small groups to solve problems, complete a project, or achieve a common goal.

Academic Services Center (OMSA East)
217-333-7547

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