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Tutoring

Tutoring allows students to set the agenda and move at their own pace within an inclusive and collaborative learning space. In other words, Fresno State's Tutoring program allows students to study efficiently, effectively and feel great about it along the way.

 

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Tutoring Schedule

Our Tutors are on standby ready to support students through their academic journey. There's room at the table, can't wait to see you there!Tutoring Schedule
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NEW: Paper Drop-Off

Can't meet with a tutor about your paper in real time? Make a 1-hour Paper Drop-Off appointment and share your Google Doc. The tutor will give feedback on the Google Doc during the hour.
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Join a Virtual Session

Using Bulldog Connect and your Fresno State username and password, you can self-schedule and manage your online tutoring appointments 24/7.Let's Get Started

Social Media

Follow us on Instagram or TikTok @fslearningcenter to stay up to date.

Tutor Google Sites

Tutors have compiled resources that will help you with the courses they cover. Go to http://bit.ly/tutorlibrary to get access to content tutors feel will help you along your learning journey. Tutors will often encourage a live experience over a digital one when they post because the dynamics of learning are not fixed.

Types of Tutoring Services

Support for the topics of a specific course, such as CHEM 1A, DS 123, ENGL 10, and MATH 75. This is our most popular service.

Support for writing assignments for any course, such as ENGL 10 or PSYCH 144, or for non-course writing assignments such as a resume or a statement of purpose for graduate school admissions.

Support for specialized skills rather than the topics of a specific course. Specialized skills vary by tutor but include computer applications such as Excel or SPSS, prep for standardized tests like ATI TEAS and CBEST, and practice with human and programming languages like ASL and Python.

Asynchronous support for writing assignments. Students make a 1-hour appointment and share a Google Doc that the tutor will review and give feedback on during the hour. Students do not go to the Learning Center or Zoom and do not need to be on the Google Doc during the hour.

Ways to Work with a Tutor

Check in with front desk staff using your Fresno State ID number, be sent to a tutor, and stay for as little or as long you want. There is no check-out. This is our most popular way to work with a tutor.

Schedule a 30-minute or 1-hour appointment and work with a tutor for a fixed period of time. Students check in at the front desk for in-person appointments. Tutors ensure that students are checked in for online and asynchronous appointments.

Meet with a tutor at the Learning Center (basement level of the library) 9am-6pm Monday-Thursday, 9am-3pm Friday. Drop-in or appointment. Most of our tutoring visits are in-person.

Meet with a tutor on Zoom at bit.ly/fsonlinetutoring. By appointment 9am- 6pm Monday-Thursday, 9am-3pm Friday. Drop-in only 4-6pm Monday-Thursday, 10am-12pm Saturday.

Make a 1-hour appointment, submit your writing on a Google Doc, and wait for the tutor to review your paper and give feedback during the hour. Students do not meet with the tutor in real time.

Tutoring Appointments and Policies

Appointments are available for all tutoring subjects, either in-person or online. The appointment has a limit of 1 course or skill (examples: DS 123, Excel), not a limit of 1 student. Once a student schedules an appointment, the appointment is open to additional students from the same course or skill, so long as they schedule through our front desk. In practice, however, most tutoring appointments end up being 1-on-1 sessions. There are 2 ways to schedule an appointment:

  1. Schedule an appointment yourself. You can view appointment times 24/7 and schedule a 30-minute appointment up to 24 hours in advance. If you’re looking for a specific tutor, find their appointment link on the tutoring schedule. Otherwise, log in to Bulldog Connect with your Fresno State username and password.

  2. Schedule an appointment with the front desk. Open Monday-Thursday 8-6 and Friday 8-5, the front desk can find appointment times and schedule 30-minute or 60-minute appointments, including an immediate appointment if a tutor is available. The front desk can also assist you if you are having trouble self-scheduling or joining your online appointment. Visit the front desk at the lower level of the library, or call 559-278-3052.

  • When the appointment is scheduled, you will get an email confirmation with instructions, including a Zoom link if you have an online appointment. You will receive another email confirmation 24 hours before your appointment.
  • For in-person appointments, go to the front desk to be checked in.
  • For online appointments, go to the Zoom link provided in your email confirmation and wait to be admitted from the waiting room.
  • If you need to cancel or reschedule, visit or call the front desk.
  • If you will be running late, visit or call the front desk.
  • If you need to borrow a device, you may check one out at Tech Lending near the library entrance.
  • If you have an online appointment and experience technical difficulties, call the front desk.

You may call or visit the front desk to schedule your next appointment, or you may schedule the appointment yourself on Bulldog Connect. You may schedule a maximum of 2 appointments per day per service (writing, course-based tutoring, and skill-based tutoring count as separate appointment services). You may also have a maximum of 2 upcoming appointments per service at any given time.

After 10 minutes, you will be marked as a no-show if:
  1. you have not arrived at the front desk (in-person appointments) or your tutor’s Zoom waiting room (online appointments), and
  2. you have not contacted the front desk before the 10 minutes are up
When you are marked a no-show, you will get an email confirmation. After 2 no-shows within 7 days, you will not be able to schedule your own appointments until the 7-day period expires.

Follow the steps below to search for some of the most popular courses supported by free tutoring.

1. Log in to your Fresno State portal
2. Select Class Search
3. Click the green triangle to the left of "Additional Search Criteria"
4. Go to the "Course Attribute" dropdown menu and select "Free tutoring"
5. Go to the "Course Attribute Value" dropdown menu and select "Tutoring avail at Learning Ctr"
6. Click on Search
7. Click the "OK" button when asked whether you would like to continue

Screenshot of search for courses supported by tutoring

 

Additional Tutoring on Campus

In addition to Tutoring provided by the Learning Center, Fresno State students can use other resources on campus.

Connect with Campus Wide Tutoring

Community Tutoring

We do not refer students to Learning Center tutors for private tutoring. We also do not collect information from students or community members for the purpose of referring students to Learning Center tutors for private tutoring. However, there are free tutoring options offered by various school districts, as well as private tutoring businesses in the area.

Learn of Community Support Options

Tutor Training

Get a sneak peak of a select few Tutor training topics.

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