How to Become a Tutor

Peer Tutors in the Academic Resource Hub enjoy a flexible schedule, targeted professional development, and a means to make extra money while helping their fellow students. Peer tutors can choose to tutor one course, or as many as five. Ideally, they will have taken the course they intend to tutor at Lafayette and have earned a ‘B’ or better. We hire students who have been awarded Federal Work Study as part of their financial aid package, as well as any other student who is eligible to work in the United States.

Application

New and returning Peer Tutors must complete the semester application (link below) providing availability and course competencies.

New tutors should seek a recommendation from a professor in the primary area that they intend to tutor. A request may be sent to the professor as part of the Tutor Application.

Peer Tutor Application (New and Returning Tutors)

 

CRLA Certification and Training

CRLA Certified Tutor Training ProgramThe Academic Resource Hub’s tutor training program met International Tutor Training Program Certification (ITTPC) Level 1 requirements and is authorized to certify tutors under the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) guidelines.  Tutors begin with 3 orientation sessions which contain (almost) everything needed to begin to tutor for the Academic Resource Hub.  Additional training sessions are offered throughout the academic year with targeted ITTPC topics covered.  Additional session information can be found in the Academic_Hub_Certification_Curriculum.  The requirements and guidelines to meet the Peer Tutor Level 1 certification are presented at orientation.

TutorLingo

The Academic Resource Hub has partnered with Innovative Educators to provide on-demand tutor training video workshops. To access the workshops, go to TutorLingo,  create a user profile, and begin viewing the resources. The Hub maintains a record of the courses you complete and applies it to your training hours for CRLA certification.

Student Payroll

If this is your first paid position at Lafayette, you are a new tutor to Lafayette and/or have never been paid by any other office on campus, you will need to do the following:

  • Students must complete the I-9 and W-4 forms at the Controller’s Office, 1st Floor Marquis Hall (between the hours of 9-12 noon and 1-5:00 pm) in order to be employed and to receive his/her paycheck.  Failure to do so will result in the inability to work.  In order to complete your I-9 form, you must provide proper identification.

FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:

  • Must also provide an I-20
  • Contact the International Student Advisor, Janine Block, in Room 153 at the Farinon College Center with any questions.

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If you have any questions regarding tutoring, please contact resourcehub@lafayette.edu