ABSTRACT
Initially at Hunter each department was responsible for, and received funds for, the tutoring of students enrolled in its courses. A centralized tutoring office was established in 1971. Its only function was to offer course-specific supportive assistance. Tutoring utilizes all of the study aids: drills, testing, reading notes, group work and discussions. Tutoring is hardly a new concept to the college-oriented student whose family and friends have gone to college. One of the initial policy decisions of the new tutoring program was to employ peer tutors. Tutors are students in good standing who have done well in the courses they tutor. Hunter’s program employs three categories of tutors: senior, regular, and assistant. Distinctions between these categories, particularly between senior and regular, are not always clear, and the positions are sometimes interchangeable. The tutoring process attempts to teach students the art of acquiring information. Tutor-training sessions also emphasize the importance of regularity in study habits.
