LEARNING ASSISTANCE CENTER

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Policies and Procedures

Study Groups

How to use study groups:

•  Student-initiated: get two or more students to schedule a study group at Tutorial Services front counter or call (909) 594-5611, ext. 6605.

•  Faculty-initiated:

•  Invite a Tutorial Services representative to your class to organize study groups.

•  Send students to Tutorial Services. Send/recommend a student tutor to be hired by Tutorial Services to conduct the study groups (prospective tutor must have earned a grade of "A" or "B" in the class).

•  Call us to set up the group.

•  Fill out a Study Group Request Form () and send it by email to mchen@mtsac.edu , or by fax (909) 468-4035, or by campus mail (takes a day or two).

Policies and procedures:

•  Groups are established on a first come, first served basis.

•  All study groups and exam review sessions are subject to tutor and room availability.

•  Resources dictate the number of groups available to each department.

•  Groups with consistently minimal attendance may be subject to alternative arrangement or cancellation (i.e. groups may be cancelled, and individual students may be served through drop-in tutoring).

•  Groups may meet up to two hours at one time.

•  All study group sessions will be cancelled after 15 minutes if no students are present.

•  Groups cancelled twice for "no show" will be officially terminated. Students may begin another group by going through the process again.

Establishing and Conducting Study Groups:

1. Students and/or faculty may contact Tutorial Services to request a common day and time to meet on a weekly basis. They may also request a tutor and a room. If a tutor is not available, faculty may recommend a tutor.

2. Tutorial Services will locate a classroom or study room whenever possible; at times, faculty assistance in locating a room may be necessary.

3. Unless one student is identified as a contact person, Tutorial Services' staff will contact all students listed. If a student is identified as a contact person, that student assumes responsibility for contacting other members of the group with study group information.

4. Study groups meet outside of/in addition to class time. Groups may not meet during class time while instruction occurs.

5. All students involved in study groups must register for tutoring and adhere to Tutorial Services "Terms and Conditions of Student Use." Copies of these Terms are available at the Tutorial Services counter in 6-101.

 

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