Alfred State provides many different ways for students to find tutoring services or supplemental instruction. Below are some of the different options that are available to the student at no cost.
Peer Tutoring
Alfred State offers free peer tutoring services for most courses. Peer tutors are students who have earned an A or B in a course and have received special training. Sessions are usually face-to-face, but online tutoring may be arranged upon request. Casey Cowburn, peer tutoring coordinator, may be contacted at cowburc@alfredstate.edu. On the Wellsville campus, Stephanie DeRue, tutoring coordinator & coordinator for accessibility services, may be contacted at deruese@alfredstate.edu.
Interested in requesting a tutor? Download the appropriate request form below and bring it in for processing:
- Tutor request contract (pdf) - Wellsville Campus (Student Services Building, Room 111)
There are several drop-in tutoring labs available.
Some possible questions you might have:
- Want to be a Tutor?
- Stop by the Student Success Center to inquire.
- Need to Request a Tutor? Go to:
- Where and when are drop-in tutor labs?
- Math Tutor Lab Schedule
- Writing Center Schedule
- ESL/ELL - Reach out to Writing Center to learn more
Supplemental Instruction
View the Supplemental Instruction Schedule for Spring 2024.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) is a series of weekly review sessions for students taking historically difficult courses. SI is provided for students who want to improve their understanding of course material and improve their grades.
Attendance at sessions is voluntary. At each session your SI leader, a competent student who has previously taken the course or a member of the the Student Success Center staff, will guide you through this material. For you the student, it's a chance to get together with people in your class to compare notes, to discuss important concepts, to develop strategies for studying the subject, and to test yourself before your professor does, so that when he/she does, you'll be ready.
If you have any questions regarding supplemental instruction, don't hesitate to contact Casey Cowburn at cowburc@alfredstate.edu.