The Learning Center (TLC)
Tutoring Program
Spring 2014
Tutoring is free to all Mississippi State University students and is
available for most of the major subjects during the fall, spring, and
summer terms. The Learning Center’s tutoring lab is located in
Allen Hall room 266. Students can sign up for tutoring
appointments at tutoring.tlc.msstate.edu.
Dr. Anna Dill, Director
Evan Warren, Graduate Assistant
Nidhita Sharma, Graduate Assistant
About The Learning Center (TLC) Tutoring:
The Learning Center has helped over 3,000 MSU students (including over 9,000 individual visits)
since Fall 2011. These are real-life testimonials from students that have benefited from tutoring at
The Learning Center.
 "The Learning Center is a great place to learn information for classes. It takes time to
expand on the courses or subjects for students at MSU."
 "The atmosphere in The Learning Center was nice. If I ever need help, I know that I can come
to The Learning Center."
 "I will recommend the tutoring to anyone in need of assistance, such as tutoring. The
Learning Center is an excellent source for better understanding the material."
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"The help I got from the tutoring at The Learning Center was exactly what I needed. It helped
me to understand the information, and do well in the class! Thank you again for providing
this service to students."
"Thank you to the University for providing this service. I believe that overall it is a great
service."
“I commend The Learning Center. Thank you all for providing free tutoring services; it is
much needed and certainly appreciated.”
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Tutoring Schedule – Spring 2014
Free tutoring for all MSU students.
Go to tlc.msstate.edu or call 662.325.8613.
Located in Allen 266.
Spring 2014
ACC-Accounting
ACC-2013 • ACC-2023
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
9:00-11:45
12:00-2:00
9:00-11:45
12:00-2:00
AEC-Agricultural Economics
3:30-4:30
AEC-2713
BIO-Biological Sciences
BIO-1023 • BIO-1134 • BIO-1144 • BIO-2103 • BIO-3304
4:00-5:00
3:30-4:30
1:00-2:00
BIS-Business Information Systems
Friday
5:00-6:00
3:00-4:00
12:00-2:00 5:00-7:00
12:00-2:00
12:00-2:00
12:30-1:30
12:30-2:00 5:00-7:00
4:00-7:00
11:00-1:30
5:00-7:00
BIS-1012 • BIS-3233
BL-Business Law
5:00-7:00
BL-2413
BQA-Business Quantitive Analysis
BQA-2113 • BQA-2113 • BQA-3123
CH-Chemistry
CH-1043 • CH-1211 • CH-1213 • CH-1221 • CH-1223 • CH2503 • CH-4511 • CH-4513 • CH-4521 • CH-4523 • CH-4554
4:00-5:00
CO-Communication
9:00-10:30
5:00-6:00
CO-1003 • CO-1013 • CO-1223
EC-Economics
EC-2113 • EC-2113 • EC-2123 • EC-2123 • EC-3113 • EC3123 • EC-3123 • EC-4323 • EC-4713
EM-Engineering Mechanics
EM-2413
5:00-7:00
5:00-7:00
5:00-7:00
4:00-5:00
EN-English
EN-1103 • EN-1113 • EN-2203 • EN-2213 • EN-2223 • EN2243 • EN-2253
3:00-4:00
3:00-4:00
FIN-Finance
5:00-7:00
FIN-3113 • FIN-3123 • FIN-3123 • FIN-3723 • FIN-4423
5:00-7:00
5:00-7:00
FLF-French
FLF-1113 • FLF-1123 • FLF-2133 • FLF-2143 • FLF-3114 •
FLF-3124 • FLF-3513 • FLF-4223
2:00-4:00
2:00-4:00
FLG-German
5:00-7:00
FLG-1113 • FLG-1123 • FLG-2133 • FLG-2143
FLS-Spanish
FLS-1113 • FLS-1123 • FLS-2133 • FLS-2143
3:30-5:30
3:30-5:00
11:00-12:30
9:00-11:00 2:00-7:00
9:00-10:00
8:15-11:15 11:45-4:30
8:15-11:15 2:00-4:30
8:15-11:15 11:45-4:30
2:00-4:00
5:00-6:00
GG-Geology
5:00-6:00
GG-1113
HI-History
5:00-6:00
HI-1073
MA-Mathematics
MA-0103 • MA-1313 • MA-1323 • MA-1413 • MA-1423 •
MA-1433 • MA-1453 • MA-1613 • MA-1713 • MA-1723 •
MA-2733 • MA-2743 • MA-3113 • MA-3253
11:00-12:00 2:00-7:00
MKT-Marketing
9:00-11:00 2:00-7:00
11:00-12:00 2:00-6:00
5:00-7:00
MKT-3013
PHI-Philosophy
5:00-6:00
PHI-1113
PH-Physics
PH-1013 • PH-1023 • PH-1063 • PH-1113 • PH-1123 • PH1133 • PH-2213 • PH-2223 • PH-2233
PRX-Praxis Tutoring
PRX-1000 • PRX-2000 • PRX-3000
8:15-10:45 11:45-3:15
8:15-11:15 2:00-4:30
2:00-4:00 5:00-6:00
PS-Political Science
PS-1113 • PS-1313 • PS-2703 • PS-2713 • PS-3063 • PS4273 • PS-4703
PSY-Psychology
PSY-1013 • PSY-3104 • PSY-3713
PT-Personal tutoring
PT-0000
SO-Sociology
SO-1003
ST-Statistics
ST-2113
The Learning Center (TLC)
5:00-6:00
4:00-5:00
5:00-7:00
3:00-4:00
3:00-4:00
2:00- 4:00
2:00- 4:00
2:00- 7:00
9:00- 11:00 2:00- 7:00
www.tlc.msstate.edu
2:00- 6:00
4:00-7:00
9:00-10:30
9:00- 11:00 2:00- 6:00
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Students could receive tutoring in the following subjects during Spring 2014:
ACC-2013 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACC-2023 Principles of Managerial Accounting
AEC-2713 Intro to Food & Resource Econ
BIO-1023 Plants & Humans
BIO-1134 Biology I
BIO-1144 Biology II
BIO-2103 Cell Biology
BIO-3304 General Microbiology
BIS-1012 Intro to Business Information Systems
BIS-3233 Management Information Systems
BL-2413 Legal Environment of Business
BQA-2113 Business Stats Method I
BQA-2113 Business Stats Method I
BQA-3123 Business Stats Method II
CH-1043 (General) Survey of Chemistry I
CH-1211 Invst in Chemistry I
CH-1213 Chemistry I
CH-1221 Invst in Chemistry II
CH-1223 Chemistry II
CH-2503 Elementary Organic Chemistry
CH-4511 Organic Chemistry I Lab
CH-4513 Organic Chemistry I
CH-4521 Organic Chemistry II Lab
CH-4523 Organic Chemistry II
CH-4554 Integrated Organic I
CO-1003 Fund Of Public Speak
CO-1013 Intro to Communication
CO-1223 Intro Comm Theory
EC-2113 Principles of Macroeconomics
EC-2113 Principles of Macroeconomics
EC-2123 Principles of Microeconomics
EC-2123 Principles of Microeconomics
EC-3113 Intermediate Macroeconomics
EC-3123 Intermediate Microeconomics
EC-3123 Intermediate Microeconomics
EC-4323 International Economics
EC-4713 Industrial Orgs
EM-2413 Engineering Mech I
EN-1103 English Comp I
EN-1113 English Comp II
EN-2203 Intro To Literature
EN-2213 English Lit Before 1800
EN-2223 English Lit After 1800
EN-2243 American Lit Before 1865
EN-2253 American Lit After 1865
FIN-3113 Financial Systems
FIN-3123 Financial Management
FIN-3123 Financial Management
FIN-3723 Financial Markets
FIN-4423 Investments
FLF-1113 French I
FLF-1123 French II
FLF-2133 French III
FLF-2143 French IV
FLF-3114 Adv French Comp
The Learning Center (TLC)
FLF-3124 Advanced French Conv
FLF-3513 Survey Of French Lit
FLF-4223 French Novel before 1945
FLG-1113 German I
FLG-1123 German II
FLG-2133 German III
FLG-2143 German IV
FLS-1113 Spanish I
FLS-1123 Spanish II
FLS-2133 Spanish III
FLS-2143 Spanish IV
GG-1113 Survey Earth Science I
HI-1073 Modern US History
MA-0103 Intermediate Algebra
MA-1313 College Algebra
MA-1323 Trigonometry
MA-1413 Structure Real Numbers
MA-1423 Problem Solving Reals
MA-1433 Informal Geometry & Measure
MA-1453 Pre-Calculus
MA-1613 Business Calculus I
MA-1713 Calculus I
MA-1723 Calculus II
MA-2733 Calculus III
MA-2743 Calculus IV
MA-3113 Intro Linear Algebra
MA-3253 Differential Equations
MKT-3013 Principles of Marketing
PH-1013 Physical Science Survey I
PH-1023 Physical Science Survey II
PH-1063 Descriptive Astronomy
PH-1113 General Physics I
PH-1123 General Physics II
PH-1133 General Physics III
PH-2213 Physics I
PH-2223 Physics II
PH-2233 Physics III
PHI-1113 Intro to Logic
PRX-1000 Praxis Core Writing
PRX-2000 Praxis Core Reading
PRX-3000 Praxis Core Math
PS-1113 American Government
PS-1313 Intro Intnl Relatns
PS-2703 Intro Public Policy
PS-2713 Intro Engineer Pub Polcy
PS-3063 Constitution Powers
PS-4273 African American Pol
PS-4703 Prin Pub Adm
PSY-1013 General Psychology
PSY-3104 Introductory Psychology Stats
PSY-3713 Cognitive Psychology
PT-0000 Personal Tutoring
SO-1003 Intro to Sociology
ST-2113 Intro to Statistics
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Summary – Spring 2014
Number of students who utilized tutoring services: 419
Number of tutoring sessions provided to those students: 1,286
Number of tutors employed by The Learning Center: 36
Number of subjects for which tutoring was available: 21
Number of courses for which tutoring was available: 109
Most popular subjects: Math
New services offered:
and Physics
- Sunday
afternoon tutoring
- Private tutoring
Upcoming services:
- Online tutoring for Distance Education students
- Supplemental Instruction in conjunction with the
Day One Leadership Community
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Semester Overview – Spring 2014
Tutoring by Subject
ACC-Accounting
AEC-Agricultural Economics
BIO-Biological Sciences
BQA-Business Quantitive Analysis
CH-Chemistry
EC-Economics
EM-Engineering Mechanics
EN-English
FIN-Finance
FLF-French
FLS-Spanish
GG-Geology
MA-Mathematics
PHI-Philosophy
PH-Physics
PRX-Praxis I
PS-Political Science
PSY-Psychology
PT-Personal tutoring
SO-Sociology
ST-Statistics
27
9
53
36
127
18
1
11
9
2
23
5
514
1
217
60
2
3
4
5
32
0
100
200
300
400
500
Visits
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Semester Overview – Spring 2014
Tutoring by Month
500
400
300
Visits
200
100
0
January
February
March
April
May
Tutoring by Day of the Week
400
300
Visits 200
100
0
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Sunday
Tutoring by Time of the Day
300
200
Before Noon
Visits
Afternoon
100
0
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Sunday*
*Sunday tutoring was offered from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM only.
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Students – Spring 2014
Number of Students by College
Undeclared
36
College of Veterinary Medicine
1
College of Forest Resources
11
College of Education
60
College of Business
43
College of Arts & Sciences
111
College of Arch, Art & Design
10
College of Ag. & Life Sciences
60
Bagley College of Engineering
82
Adkerson School of Accountancy
5
0
20
40
60
# of Students
Referral Method
120
Tutored
More
Than
Once
54%
No
Referral
50%
Tutored
Only
Once
46%
Teacher
21%
The Learning Center (TLC)
100
Returned Tutoring Visits
Other
10%
Friend
19%
80
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Students – Spring 2014
Gender
Ethnicity
Black or
African
American
32%
Other
5%
Hispanic
or Latino
1%
Male
47%
Female
53%
White
62%
Classification
Sophomore
28%
Freshman
34%
Graduate
1%
The Learning Center (TLC)
Senior
15%
Junior
22%
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Tutors – Spring 2014
Number of Tutors by Subject
Subject
Agricultural Economics
Biology
Business
Chemistry
English
French
History
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Personal Tutoring
Physics
Political Science
Praxis I
Psychology
Sociology
Spanish
Statistics
Number of Tutors*
1
7
5
3
1
1
1
13
1
1
6
1
2
2
1
1
6
*Note: This number reflects tutors who helped in
multiple subjects. They are counted in the total
number for each subject they tutored.
Number of Tutors by Qualification
Master's Degree - out of school
1
Graduate Student - in school
15
Undergraduate Student - in school
20
0
The Learning Center (TLC)
5
10
15
# of tutors
www.tlc.msstate.edu
20
25
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Summary of Tutoring Trends
Tutoring Over Time
Number of
Students
476
387
82
505
366
75
572
419
2882
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Summer 2012
Fall 2012
Spring 2013
Summer 2013
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Total
Number of
Tutoring Hours*
1778.08
1814.58
428.60
1812.27
1264.30
246.08
1344.35
1100.77
9789.03
Number of Visits
1406
1387
284
1389
1069
172
1566
1286
8559
*Includes duplicate hours, which is the time the tutors spent tutoring more than one
student at a time. (Ex: If a tutor worked with two students from 1:00-2:00, that
would count as two tutoring hours.)
Total Number of Students
700
572
600
500
505
476
419
387
400
366
300
200
82
75
100
0
Fall 2011
Spring
2012
The Learning Center (TLC)
Summer
2012
Fall 2012
Spring
2013
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Summer
2013
Fall 2013
Spring
2014
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Summary of Tutoring Trends
Total Number of Tutors
37
36
35
33
31
29
29
30
29
27
27
26
25
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Fall 2012
Spring 2013
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Tutors by Payment Method
100%
90%
80%
10
14
14
12
14
15
70%
60%
50%
8
40%
6
5
6
10
9
8
7
7
9
Paid by Other Depts.
Volunteer*
Paid by TLC
30%
20%
10%
8
15
0%
Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Fall 2013 Spring 2014
*The Science Tutors is a small group of students who excel in the sciences and volunteer their time
teaching their peers at the MSU Learning Center. The majority of the members are pre-professional or
education students. Although the primary focus of the group is on biology courses, the group has the
flexibility to offer tutoring services in other science subjects as well.
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