Tutoring for Cornell Engineers

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Tutors-on-Call for Engineers

All Cornell Engineering undergraduates, as well as any student majoring in Biological and Environmental Engineering, are eligible for two hours of free tutoring each week through the Tutors-on-Call program.

There may be additional tutors available for distribution courses. For more information, please contact our office at eng-tutoring@cornell.edu.

Tutors are available for the following courses:

  • Math 1910

  • MATH 1920

  • MATH 2930

  • MATH 2940

  • CHEM 2080

  • CHEM 2090

  • CS 1110

  • CS 1112

  • CS 2110/ENGRD 2110

  • PHYS 1112

  • PHYS 2213

  • PHYS 2214

  • ENGRD 2020/MAE 2020

  • ENGR 2700

Additional Cornell Tutoring Services

The Learning Strategies Center
The Math Support Center

Tutoring Guidelines

  • Tutors are not available to help with homework or projects. Please consult your course’s office hours for help with course assignments.
  • You may meet with a tutor once or you may meet regularly throughout the semester, depending on your needs.
  • Since peer tutors are students like you and have busy schedules, your preferred tutor might not be available. If that happens, you can schedule a session with another tutor instead. Please reach out if you have issues scheduling an appointment.
  • Tutors are likely to be busy during the same times as you, particularly around prelims and finals. It is important that you make a request and schedule a tutoring session as far in advance as possible.

During the Tutoring Session

The goal of one-on-one peer tutoring is to help you think critically and solve problems better. Tutors won’t do your homework or projects for you. Instead, they can provide examples that will help you understand the process of find a solution and applying what you’ve learned.

You can also bring extra practice problems that are like your homework. At the end of each session, you and your tutor will review what you learned, answer any remaining questions, and if you’re interested, plan your next meeting.

For additional help with study skills and time management, visit the Learning Strategies Center.

Questions? Contact the Tutors-on-Call program by emailing eng-tutoring@cornell.edu.

Tutor Hiring Cycle

Tutoring TermApplications OpenInterviews BeginDecisions Announced
FallLate MarchMid-AprilBy early June
SpringMid-OctoberEarly NovemberBy early January
Tutoring Hiring Cycle

Make a Difference as a Peer Tutor.

  • What Do Peer Tutors Do?

    Office of Inclusive Excellence peer tutors are trained to help their peers master course content and improve learning skills. This includes: listening to student challenges and suggesting strategies to overcome them, asking guiding questions, suggesting study practices, encouraging students and giving specific feedback. Cornell Engineering undergraduates and BEE majors in CALS who have completed coursework at Cornell are eligible to tutor. Potential tutors should have received at least a B+ in a course at Cornell to tutor.

  • What is the Schedule for Peer Tutors?

    Office of Inclusive Excellence peer tutors work up to 6 hours (appointments) per week, based on the tutor’s availability. This can include nights and weekends!

  • How Much Training is Provided?

    Office of Inclusive Excellence peer tutors will attend three trainings per semester to develop their understanding of teaching and learning. Training will also focus on growing your professional skills, such as communication, mentorship, and leadership.

“I enjoy helping other people out, and tutoring also helped me get a stronger hand on the material, which actually helped me in courses I took later on in college.”

Dhruv Sreenivas Office of Inclusive Excellence Peer Tutor
A group of peer educators