Peer Tutoring Program

The Tomnitz Family Learning Opportunities Center's Professional Academic Staff coordinates Westminster College's Peer Tutoring Program (PTP), which offers academic support and class mentoring to students enrolled in a variety of courses.

Two popular areas of support are math and writing, and to support this demand Westminster College has a Math Lab and Writing Center. These tutoring options are open to all students and offered on a walk-in basis. In addition to these two labs, tutors/mentors are available for a variety of the courses offered in the general education curriculum.

Tutors are recommended by the professors and attend tutoring classes/training designed to provide them with a sound framework for fostering independent learning and understanding the learning process.

Westminster College's Peer Tutoring Program is certified by the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) and embraces the International Tutor Program certification requirements.

The schedule for tutors, the Writing Center and the Math Lab can be found in Canvas through the Learning Opportunity Center “class”, using the “Do You Need a Tutor” on the course homepage. If a student cannot access this class, then they can request access in the LOC, or send in a help ticket to IT

The Math Lab: The Math Lab, located in CSC 114, offers tutoring in all math courses from MAT 110, Quantitative Reasoning to MAT 124, Calculus I.

The Writing Lab: The Writing Lab, located in HAZ 102, offers individual assistance with papers or writing projects from any course.

Specific Course Tutoring: Tutors for specific courses are available for some of the more challenging Breakthrough, and meet with students in the Student Success Center according to the schedule hours posted on Canvas each semester.