Undergraduate Student Government

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

What Is P.A.S.S.?: P.A.S.S. (Providing Academic Support for Students) is a program created by Undergraduate Student Government (USG) to provide free personal tutoring to ALL students who pay the Student Activity Fee. PASS will primarily give priority to fields of study in which the University does not already provide tutoring or other venues for additional help. Tutors are paired with no more than 3 students per session to ensure that each student gets the proper support and attention they need.

Supervisors of Tutors: Kia Valkonen kvalkonen@stonybrookusg.org

Student Liaison: Matt Merensky mmerensky@stonybrookusg.org

We are accepting students!

Note: We are unable to accept any more PHYSICS or CHEMISTRY or MATHEMATICS students this semester. Due to the vast resources on this campus for those courses P.A.S.S. will assist students in other departments.

If you need FREE tutoring, please visit http://www.stonybrookusg.org/academic-resources/ to read about the other FREE tutoring services on campus for those courses. [2/20/2012]

We are hiring Tutors!

Note: We are currently in need of CHE, BUS, AMS, PHY/MAT, AAS tutors. [2/20/2012]

P.A.S.S. Student Registration: All students who require tutoring must register with PASS to be assigned to a tutor. Each student will be eligible to receive no more than 10 hours of tutoring per week. Students must attend all of their sessions or alert tutors prior to the session that they might not be able to attend.

** Note ** : Due to limited funds, we may not be able to provide all students who apply with a tutor. This will be decided on a first come, first serve basis. Do not let this stop you from applying! All students who did not recieve a tutor this semester will be placed on a waitlist for next semester.

To register as a student please fill out this form:

Note: We are unable to accept any more PHYSICS or CHEMISTRY or MATHEMATICS students this semester. Due to the vast resources on this campus for those courses P.A.S.S. will assist students in other departments.

If you need FREE tutoring, please visit http://www.stonybrookusg.org/academic-resources/ to read about the other FREE tutoring services on campus for those courses..

If you have any questions about P.A.S.S. or other campus Academic resources please email us at helpmePASS@stonybrookusg.org

Tutor Application Information: In order for an applicant to be eligible to be a tutor in any given subject area, the applicant must have received an A- or higher in a relevant course or present a letter of recommendation from a Stony Brook University professor/faculty member in relevant subject area. How often a tutor works is dependent on the demand and number of students requesting tutoring in a specific subject area. Tutors are assigned hours by the Supervisor of Tutors and are paid $15/hour.

There is a 3-part application process.
A. Submit your resume through ZebraNet (JOB ID: 21139) indicating which subjects you wish to tutor.
B. Select applicants will be contacted for a first-round telephone interview.
C. Finalists will be invited for an in person interview, at which time finalists will be expected to provide proof of grades or letter of recommendation.

Tutor Information: In order for an applicant to be eligible to be a tutor in any given subject area, the applicant must have received an A- or higher in a relevant course or present a letter of recommendation from a Stony Brook University professor/faculty member in relevant subject area. How often a tutor work is dependent on the demand and number of students requesting tutoring in a specific subject area. Tutors are assigned hours by the Supervisor of Tutors and paid $15/hour. This application will be a 3-part process. The first is submitting the PASS Tutor Application (this form), the second is a phone interview, and finally a personal interview and completion of working papers.

If you have any questions please email us at helpmePASS@stonybrookusg.org