Tutoring through the SSC
黑料社's Student Success Center (SSC) offers free tutoring in most freshman and some upper-division courses, including math, chemistry, biology, and English.
One-on-one appointments are available online and in-person through the SSC located on the third floor of the McNichols Campus Library.
For a list of current tutors and some of the classes they can help with, see our tutor directory below. For a complete list of tutors who can help you in your courses, please log into TutorTrac to look up tutors by class.
Schedule tutoring with TutorTrac
To schedule time with a tutor, use TutorTrac, which is available through 黑料社's 'My Portal' system. Access TutorTrac with your computer or phone to schedule appointments, view them and add them to your Outlook calendar.
How to schedule an appointment for in TutorTrac
- Log into your account.
- From the homepage of your My Portal account, locate the heading ‘Academic and Career Resources’. In that category, you will find ‘TutorTrac’. Click on the link.
- On the TutorTrac dashboard, locate ‘Schedule an appointment in the SSC’. Then click on the drop box and you will see a list of your current courses. Select the course you need tutoring in then click search. NOTE: Peer mentoring and Academic Advising is listed as "courses" in TutorTrac.
- In the next window, choose the date that you want to meet with the tutor/peer mentor/advisor and then click search.
- The next window will display all the available appointments for that day. The appointment time is in the upper-left corner of the green box; the tutor/peer mentor is located in the upper-right hand corner of the box. Choose a time and then click the box. (If the times do not work for a particular day, you can expand the available on that same screen.)
- In the new window, you must confirm the appointment. Make sure to read the page before confirming the appointment. Once you click confirm, you will receive a confirmation email and the appointment will populate in your Outlook calendar.
Your appointment will also populate on your TutorTrac dashboard.
Cancel an appointment
If you need to cancel an appointment, go to your TutorTrac dashboard, find the appointment and then click the ‘X’ that is located in the upper right hand corner. You will receive an email confirming your cancellation.
I made an appointment, now what?
- If your tutoring appointment is in-person, come to the Student Success Center at the time of your appointment. You will swipe in at the front desk using your 黑料社 student ID and meet with a tutor in our Tutoring Center.
- If your meeting is online, your tutor will be in touch with a link to your meeting!
Have any questions? Stop by or call the SSC at 313-993-1143.
Become a tutor
Looking for a job on campus? The SSC is always taking applications from 黑料社 students who are interested in becoming a peer tutor.
If interested, please fill out an , also posted on Handshake.
If considered for the position, we will reach out to your 黑料社 email to set up an in-person interview!
Tutor directory
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Biochemistry
Biochemistry tutors and the classes they teach 
Jane is available to tutor:
BIO 1200, 1220 - General Biology I & II
BIO 2600 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIO 2700 - Genetics
CHM 1070 1080 - General Chemistry I & II
CHM 2270, 2290 - Organic Chemistry I and II -
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Biology
Biology tutors and the classes they teach 
Abdel is available to tutor:
ARB 2100 Intermediate Arabic I
BIO 1200, 1210, 1220, 1230 - General Biology I & II and Labs
CHM 1070, 1080 - General Chemistry I & II
ENL 1310 - Academic Writing
Gabe is available to tutor:
BIO 1220 - General Biology II
BIO 2600 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
CHM 1050 - Introduction to Chemistry
CHM 1070, 1080 - General Chemistry I & II
CHM 2270 - Organic Chemistry I
CST 1010 - Fundamentals of Speech
ENL 1310 - Academic Writing
Jack is available to tutor:
BIO 1200, 1220 - General Biology I & II
BIO 2700 - Genetics
CHM 1070, 1080 - General Chemistry I & II
CHM 2270 - Organic Chemistry I
MTH 1400 - Elementary Functions
Hadi is available to tutor:
BIO 2600 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIO 2700 - Genetics
CHM 1080 - General Chemistry II
CHM 2270 - Organic Chemistry I
MTH 1400 - Elementary Functions -
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Biology - Pre-Dental
Biology - Pre-Dental tutors and the classes they teach 
Sabrina is available to tutor:
BIO 1200, 1210 - General Biology I & Laboratory
BIO 2700 - Genetics
CHM 1070, 1080 - General Chemistry I & II
CHM 2250, 2270 - Organic Chemistry I & Laboratory
Omar is available to tutor:
BIO 1200, 1220 - General Biology I & II
BIO 1210, 1230 - General Biology Laboratory I & II
BIO 4210, 4220 - Microbiology & Laboratory
CHM 1050 - Introduction to General Chemistry
Adam is available to tutor:
BIO 4630 - Physiology
CHM 1050 - Introduction to General Chemistry
CHM 1070, 1080 - General Chemistry I & II
CHM 2270, 2290 - Organic Chemistry I & II
CHM 3870 - Quantitative Analysis
MTH 1010 - Algebra
Ali is available to tutor:
BIO 1200, 1220 - General Biology I & II
BIO 2700 - Genetics
CHM 1070, 1080 - General Chemistry I & II
ENL 1310 - Academic Writing
MTH 1400 - Elementary Functions
SOC 1000 - Introduction to Sociology
Fadia is available to tutor:
BIO 1200, 1220 - General Biology I & II
BIO 1230 - General Biology Laboratory II
MTH 1020, 1030, 1040 - Algebra A, B & C
RELS 2030 - Western Religions
Mohammed A. is available to tutor:
BIO 1200, 1220 - General Biology I & II
CHM 1070 - General Chemistry I
ENL 1300 - College Writing
MTH 1400 - Elementary Functions
Mohammed F. is available to tutor:
BIO 1200, 1220 - General Biology I & II
CHM 2270 - Organic Chemistry I
ENL 1310 - Academic Writing
HIS 2900 - Modern Africa
Noor is available to tutor:
BIO 1200, 1220, 1230 - General Biology I & II and Lab II
CHM 1050 - Introduction to General Chemistry
CHM 1070, 1080 - General Chemistry I & II
CHM 1100 - Chemistry Laboratory I
CHM 1120 - Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
Selma is available to tutor:
BIO 1200, 1220 * - General Biology I & II
CHM 1070 * - General Chemistry I
ENL 1310 - Academic Writing
PHL 1000 - Introduction to Philosophy
SOC 1000 - Introduction to Sociology
Yara is available to tutor:
BIO 4210 - Microbiology
BIO 4630 - Physiology
CHM 1070, 1080 - General Chemistry I & II
CHM 2270 - Organic Chemistry I
Kamille is available to tutor:
BIO 1200, 1210 - General Biology I & Laboratory
CHM 1100 - Chemistry Laboratory I
MTH 1020, 1030, 1040 - Algebra A, B & C
SPA 1120 - Introduction to Spanish III -
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Biology - Pre-Med
Biology - Pre-Med tutors and the classes they teach 
Nour is available to tutor:
BIO 1220 - General Biology II
CHM 1050 - Introduction to General Chemistry
MTH 1400 - Introduction to Psychology
PYC 1000 - Introduction to Psychology -
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Biology - Pre-PA
Biology - Pre-PA tutors and the classes they teach 
Roopum is available to tutor:
BIO 1200, 1220 - General Biology I & II
BIO 4210 - Microbiology
BIO 4630 - Physiology
ENL 1310 - Academic Writing
ENL 2350 - Study of Fiction
HIS 2500 - United States History to 1877
MTH 1010 - Algebra
UAS 0950 - Elementary Algebra -
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Business Administration
Business Administration tutors and the classes they teach 
Nathan is available to tutor:
ACC 2010 - Accounting I
BUS 1600 - Business as a Profession
BUS 2310 - Business Law
BUS 2950 - Principles of Managerial Accounting
BUS 3110 - Organizational Design & Structure
BUS 3120 - Principles of Marketing
FRE 2100, FRE 2110 - Introduction to French I & II
Maksym is available to tutor:
BUS 1600 - Business as a Profession
BUS 3110 - Organizational Design & Structure
ENL 1310 - Academic Writing
MTH 1010 - Algebra
PHL 1000 - Introduction to Philosophy
UAS 0800 - Basic Mathematics
UAS 0950 - Elementary Algebra -
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Communication Studies
Communication Studies tutors and the classes they teach 
Jillian is available to tutor:
CST 1110 - Media Literacy
CST 3450 - The Varsity News
ENL 1310 - Academic Writing
ENL 2450 - Study of Poetry
ENL 2550 - Study of Film -
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Chemistry - Pre-Dental
Chemistry - Pre-Dental tutors and the classes they teach 
Adam is available to tutor:
CHM 1050 - Introduction to Chemistry
CHM 1070, 1080 - General Chemistry I & II
CHM 1100, 1120 - Chemistry Lab I & II
CHM 2250 - Organic Chemistry Lab I
CHM 2270 - Organic Chemistry I
Math up to MTH 1400 - Elementary Functions
Heewoong is available to tutor:
CHM 1070, 1080 - General Chemistry I & II
CHM 2270 - Organic Chemistry I
MTH 1010 - Algebra
MTH 1120 - Mathematical Analysis II
MTH 1400 - Elementary Functions
MTH 1410 - Analytic Geometry & Calculus I -
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Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity tutors and the classes they teach 
Aldo is available to tutor:
CAS 3530 - Dynamics of Spiritual Growth
CIS 4560 - Database Design
CIS 4570 - Networks
CIS 4600 - Data Mining for Cybersecurity
CST 1010 - Fundamentals of Speech
ENL 3850 - Intermediate Creative Writing
HON 1000- University Honors First-Year Seminar
INT 5200 - Data Mining and Reporting in Intelligence
MTH 1400 - Elementary Functions
PHL 1000 - Introduction to Philosophy
PHL 2010 - Foundations of Ethics
PHY 1080 - History of the Universe -
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Engineering
Engineering tutors and the classes they teach 
Arturo is available to tutor:
ENGR 1234 - Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications
ENGR 3120 - Statics
ENGR 3260 - Mechanics of Materials
MTH 1400 - Elementary Functions
MTH 1410, 1420, 2410 - Analytic Geometry & Calculus I, II & III
MTH 3720 - Differential Equations with Linear Algebra
Erin is available to tutor:
UAS 0800 - Basic Math
UAS 0950 - Elementary Algebra
MTH 1010 or MTH 1020/1030/1040 - College Algebra
MTH 1420 - Calculus II
MTH 1400 - Calculus I
MTH 3720 - Differential Equations
Leah is available to tutor:
ENGR 1020 - Basic Engineering Graphics & Computer Aided Design
ENGR 1021 - Intermediate Engineering Graphics & Computer Aided Design
ENGR 1023 - Engineering Computing and Problem Solving
ENGR 1080 * - Fundamentals of Engineering Design
ENGR 1234 - Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications
ENGR 3000 - Introduction to Cooperative Education in Engineering and Science
MENG 5720 - Noise and Vibration
MTH 2410 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III
MTH 3720 - Differential Equations with Linear Algebra
MTH 4270 - Applied Probability and Statistics
PHY 1620, 1630 - General Physics II and Laboratory
Maddy is available to tutor:
ENGR 1020 -Engineering Graphics
ENGR 1023 - Engineering Computing
ENGR 1080 - Fundamentals of Engineering Design
MENG 4920 - Computer Aided Engineering
MTH 1410, 1420, 2410 - Analytic Geometry & Calculus I, II & III
Mariana is available to tutor:
CSSE 1710, 1720 - Introduction to Programming I & II
PHY 1600, 1620 - General Physics I & II -
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Nursing
Nursing tutors and the classes they teach 
Vanessa is available to tutor:
BIO 2320, 2330 - Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Laboratory
ENL 2450 - Study of Poetry
PYC 2500 - Developmental Psychology
RELS 2001 - Study of Religions
TRE 1310 - Introduction to Theatre
UAS 0800 - Basic Mathematics
UAS 0950 - Elementary Algebra
Meredith is available to tutor:
BIO 2040 - Applied Nutrition
BIO 2330 - Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab II
BIO 2410, 2420 - General Microbiology and Laboratory
CST 1010 - Fundamentals of Speech
ENL 1310 - Academic Writing
HIS 1500 - Introduction to History
NUR 2500 - Fundamentals of Nursing
NUR 3380 - Pathophysiology
PHL 1000 - Introduction to Philosophy
PHL 2500 - Symbolic Logic
PYC 2500 - Developmental Psychology
RELS 2001 - The Study of Religions
SOC 1000 - Introduction to Sociology
TRE 1500 - Fundamentals of Human Expression
Olivia is available to tutor:
BIO 2300, 2310 - Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Laboratory
NUR 2100 - Introduction to Nursing Practice in Mercy and Jesuit Traditions
NUR 2200 - Health Assessment & Physical Examination
NUR 2500 - Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
NUR 3380 - Pathophysiology
Riya is available to tutor:
BIO 2320, 2330 - Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Laboratory
ENL 2450 - Study of Poetry
ETH 3580 - Healthcare Ethics
PYC 2500 - Developmental Psychology
RELS 2001 - Study of Religions
TRE 1310 - Introduction to Theatre
UAS 0800 - Basic Mathematics
UAS 0950 - Elementary Algebra
Soraya is available to tutor:
BIO 2410 - General Microbiology
CST 1010 - Fundamentals of Speech
ENL 1310 - Academic Writing
MTH 1010 - Algebra
NUR 3310 - Pharmacology II
NUR 3800 - Maternal Child Nursing
PYC 1000 - Introduction to Psychology
SOC 1000 - Introduction to Sociology
SPA 3990 - Advanced Spanish/Latin American Culture -
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Psychology
Psychology tutors and the classes they teach 
Lucy is available to tutor:
CST 1010 - Fundamentals of Speech
ENL 1300 - College Writing
ENL 1310 - Academic Writing
PYC 2500 - Developmental Psychology
PYC 2600 - Social Psychology