COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE
Tutoring Resources
Prepared by the ASK Peer Counselors, College Academic Counseling, Updated June 11, 2014
For Corrections, Additions, and Changes, please contact cathy@college.ucla.edu
Academic Counseling Units:
n College Academic Counseling.......A316 Murphy Hall.........310.825.3382
n Honors ...........................................A311 Murphy Hall.........310.825.1553
n Academic Advancement Program......1205 Campbell Hall.........310.825.1481
n Athletics ..............................................127 Morgan Center..........310.825.8699
Name of Resource
Department/
Subject Area
Location(s) & Hours
Description of Services Provided
AAP Peer Learning
Majority of Core
Courses
Sign-up for course offerings on MyUCLA.
Times and locations will be posted on the website.
Peer Learning Sessions are led by trained Peer Learning Facilitators.
Groups from three - twelve students are designed to be collaborative.
You must be an AAP Student in order to sign up for these sessions.
See AAP’s website for more information AAP Eligibility.
For more information: http://www.aap.ucla.edu/programs/peerlearning/index.html
Ask a Librarian
All
Online, 24/7
Type a question and receive an immediate response.
http://www.library.ucla.edu/questions/questions-ask-us
See also Inquiry Lab.
Chemistry Tutors
Chemistry &
Biochemistry
Quarterly tutoring lists located at
1. 4006 Young Hall or
2. Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Web Page:
www.chem.ucla.edu/dept/Ugrad/dept_updates
Most courses also offer multiple office hours, please see
the course web page or course syllabus for times and
days.
For students who desire one-on-one counseling, the undergraduate office compiles a list of graduate students who are willing to tutor college
students. The list includes their contact information and the specific
subjects they would be willing to teach.
These tutoring services are not free and the tutor will set his/her own
rates. Please contact graduate students on this list individually for
tutoring costs and availability.
For more information: http://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/undergraduate
Economics Tutors
Economics
Contact the Ph.D. student you wish to receive tutoring
from individually. A list of graduate students offering
tutoring for specific courses is on the UCLA Economics
website.
For more information: www.econ.ucla.edu/undergraduate/?p=tutors
English Tutors & Editors
English
Contact staff in the Main English office or the Undergraduate Counseling Offices (149, 158, and 160 Humanities)
for a list of PhD students and others associated with the
department.
List of Ph.D. students in the UCLA Department of Economics who are
willing to tutor undergraduates. A tutor might or might not have previous teaching or tutoring experience.
Each tutor sets his or her own hourly rate for tutoring. Please note that
a graduate student cannot tutor for a course in which he or she is a
Teaching Assistant.
All arrangements, including the hourly rate, are between the tutors and
their clients. (Other than the UCLA English PhD Candidates and the
UCLA English PhDs, the Department has not interviewed the tutors on
this list and cannot give recommendations.
For more information: Email Rick Fagin, rickster@ucla.edu
History Writing Center
History 96W, 97,
98T, 191, and 198
2165 Bunche Hall
The History Department’s Writing Center provides writing assistance to
students in History 96W, 97, 98T, and 191 in individual appts.
For more information: www.history.ucla.edu/academics/undergraduate/history-writing-center
Name of Resource
Department/
Subject Area
Location(s) & Hours
Description of Services Provided
Inquiry Lab
Any department,
for research help
Powell Library, Room 220,
Mon-Thurs 10am-6pm, Fri 12-5pm, and
Sun 2-6pm
Research consultation for assignments such as papers, projects, or research assignments. They provide help with finding, organizing, and citing
research sources. Set up an appointment or drop-in.
Life Science Core
Peer Learning Center
For more information: www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/inquiry-labs
See also Ask a Librarian.
Life Science 1, 2, 3, and 4
Free learning support aimed at developing academic skills, critical thinking, and independent learning. The Learning Center is staffed by Peer
Learning Facilitators.
Covel Commons.
Times and dates regularly posted on website
For more information: https://www.lscore.ucla.edu/lsplfnew.php
Neuroscience
Undergraduate
Society
Neuroscience
Meeting time and locations vary.
Assists in creating a network among students who are interested in Neuroscience and declared majors and minors. The are deeply concerned
with the promotion and success in the neurosciences.
For more information: www.neurosci.ucla.edu/NUS.asp
Physics Tutors
Physics, Astronomy, and
Math
Contact the graduate student or Physics major
Each tutor sets their own hourly rate for tutoring. These individuals are not
you wish to receive tutoring from. A list of individu- sponsored by UCLA or the Physics & Astronomy Department.
als is on the UCLA Physics & Astronomy website.
For more information: http://www.pa.ucla.edu/content/undergraduate-admissions
Physics 98XA and
Physics 98XB
PEERS Collaborative
Learning Workshops
Physics
Stats Consulting
All, but especially Social
Sciences, Life Sciences, &
Physical Sciences
Offered Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters.
See Schedule of Classes for times & locations.
Physics 98XA is for Life Science Majors. Physics 98XB is for Physical Science and Engineering Majors.
4919 Math Sciences
Mon-Thurs, 1-4pm
For more information: www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/services.htm
Student Math Center
A 1-unit P/NP course for students enrolled in a Physics course. Develop
problem-solving skills and intuition in a collaborative learning environment.
Anyone taking a lower
division mathematics
course
3974 Math Sciences:
Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm
Assistance with statistical design for research projects; especially useful
for students taking a research methods course or conducting an independent research project. They do NOT help with homework problems, but will
answer theoretical questions as well as applied ones provided that they
are in the context of a research project.
Offers group study and tutorials for lower division math courses. Offers
help for specific math courses every hour (check website for details), but
can also drop-by for help with any lower division math course.
For more information: www.math.ucla.edu/ugrad/smc
Student Retention
Center Test Bank
Most
Student Activities Center, Suite 105:
Mon-Thurs, 8am-8pm and Fri, 8am-6pm
You must schedule a same-day five-minute
appointment to access the files. Printing fee of
5 cents/page. Cash only.
Access many old exams, quizzes, and essay prompts that UCLA professors
have given out and sometimes they are the same questions you will be
asked on a future exam.
To gain access to the exam files, you must share an old exam, quiz, midterm, final, or essay prompt. Students in their first term at UCLA will be
granted access for their first registered quarter only.
For more information: www.cpo.ucla.edu/
Tau Beta Pi
Tutoring Program
All lower division math,
science and engineering
courses
6266 Boelter:
Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm
For more information: https://tbp.seas.ucla.edu/tutoring/
Tau Beta Pi, the National Engineering Honor Society, offers engineering
and non-engineering students assistance in subjects ranging from introductory physics, chemistry and calculus, to advanced levels of computer
science and other upper division engineering courses.
Name of Resource
Department/
Subject Area
Undergraduate
Writing Center
Any department
Location(s) & Hours
Description of Services Provided
A61 Humanities:
Mon-Thurs, 10am-6pm; Mon-Thurs, 10am-3pm
115 Rieber Hall (on-campus residents only):
Sun-Thurs, 7-9pm
Powell Library, Room 228
Sun-Thurs. 6-9pm
Support at any point in the writing process. Learn how to proofread and
edit your own writing.
For more information: Phone: 310-206-1320, Email: wcenter@ucla.edu, Website: www.wp.ucla.edu
Writing Success
Program
Any
Student Activities Center, Suite 105
Daily Drop-in Hours and Quarterly Workshops.
WSP offers 1-on-1 Writing and Creativity Counseling Appointments. They
prefer to work with students who are at the beginning of their writing process for a particular paper. WSP does not provide proofreading services.
For more information: Phone: (310) 825-5969, Email: wsp@cpo.ucla.edu, Website: uclacommunityprograms.org/src/writing-success-program