Although SACC provides academic support in a wide array of subject areas, support for students taking algebra is one of our greatest areas of focus. SACC tutors support students studying elementary, intermediate, and college algebra by:
- Serving as peer leaders in the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) program that provides embedded support for MTH 1023
- Providing individual and group tutoring for students taking MTH 1023 and MTH 1030
- Leading final exam reviews for students taking MTH 1023 and MTH 1030
- Working as teaching assistants in the summer math immersion program
It has been a long-standing SACC policy that tutors hired to cover precalculus and calculus must be prepared to tutor algebra by the beginning of their second semester of work. Changes to the curricular requirements in the Zicklin School of Business have compelled us to expand this “Everybody Tutors Algebra” policy beyond the math tutoring staff to include tutors hired in all subject areas. In addition to the other courses they cover, new undergraduate tutors in all subject areas are expected to participate in a guided review of algebra topics during their first semester of work and to be prepared to assist students with algebra by their second semester of work. Applicants whose majors require either pre-calculus or statistics (or whose major requirements have pre-calculus or statistics as prerequisites) are subject to this requirement. There are a limited number of majors in the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences that require neither pre-calculus nor statistics. Applicants majoring in these areas may request exemption from the ETA policy during the interview.