academics
Academic Support Center
The Academic Support Center provides free services to all students to help them realize and achieve their full academic potential.
Academic Support Center Goals
The long-term goals that flow from this mission and vision include the following:
- To make students the central focus of the programs
- To be involved in research and study to provide those services which reflect the best in academic support
- To provide entrance level programs that attend to the cognitive and affective learning needs of at-risk students
- To provide quality academic support programs for a variety of academic areas
- To provide innovative support programs for students in academic trouble
- To identify and provide support to students who may be developing academic problems
- To foster personal responsibility and accountability for learning
- To assist students in transferring learned skills and strategies to their academic work
- To provide services and resources to faculty, staff, and administrators that enhance and support classroom instruction, advising, and professional development
- To support the academic standards and requirements of University of Findlay.
Our Services:
- Group Appointments: Students are able to schedule tutoring appointments through Starfish. These appointments are 45 minutes in length and can be with up to 4 students.
- Drop-In Hours: Students can stop in Monday-Thursday to meet with a tutor for General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and 100-Level Math courses; No appointment necessary!
- General & Organic Chemistry: 5:30 – 8 pm
- 100-Level Math: 6 – 8 pm
- Faculty Study Hours: Faculty members will be available within the library to provide support in various courses.
- Current students and faculty/staff can find more information on Oiler Hub.
Tutoring Center FAQs
The Academic Support Center offers free tutoring services to all UF students. All appointment scheduling is done through Starfish. Students are able to schedule 2 group sessions a week, per course. Virtual appointments are available if needed.
Yes, if a qualified tutor can be found. Tutors who specialize in science and math courses have various appointment times throughout the week in Starfish. If we do not have a tutor who specializes in the course you need help in, we will work with our staff to try and find someone qualified. During this process, we encourage students to work with faculty members outside of the classroom.
All group appointments are scheduled through Starfish. If you do not see any availability within Starfish for a course, please reach out to our Staff, who are able to see availability on the back end; Our staff can also reach out to tutors on an as-needed basis.
Unfortunately, we do not have individual tutoring sessions available due to the need and availability within the center. There is always a possibility of scheduling a group appointment without someone else signing up for the same time slot but meeting 1:1 with a tutor is not guaranteed.
Tutors specialize in courses they have taken here at the University and earned a B or higher in. They must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher in order to remain eligible to tutor. Once hired, our tutors go through various training sessions, to ensure quality of work.
Please be sure to bring specific course material to your session, so the tutor is able to directly address your concerns. Along with course materials, be prepared to take notes and work alongside your tutor; They will be asking you questions, working problems out on the whiteboard, etc. The best way to utilize your time during the session is becoming an active learner.
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Contact Us
Need tutoring support, study resources, or academic assistance? Looking for help building stronger learning strategies or improving your academic success? The Academic Support Center is here to help!
Email: academicsupportcenter@findlay.edu
Phone: 419-434-5120
Fax: 419-434-5748
Location: Old Main 45, 1000 N. Main St., Findlay, OH 45840