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Tutor Employment
SLAC Lab Tutor Qualifications:
Must:
- Have a minimum of a B in the courses you wish to tutor.
- Obtain excellent faculty references.
- Have completed at least 24 hours of college work.
- Be ethical, responsible, and enjoy helping others.
Private Tutor Qualifications:
Must:
- Have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0.
- Obtain excellent faculty references.
- Be ethical, responsible and enjoy helping others.
- Not be an TX State faculty member (T.A.s and I.A.s are eligible with written
permission from their chairpersons).
STEPS TO THE HIRING PROCESS
The following is a step-by-step outline of SLAC’s hiring process. (Note that there are two tutoring positions available: SLAC Lab Tutor or Private Tutor. Please read the job description for each position to determine which one best parallels your skills and fits into your daily schedule.)
1. Applicant fills out an employment application located on SLAC’s web site. *We are always looking for good tutors, but we may not have a slot available at the present time. SLAC hires tutors who will fit into the following three categories:
*Verbal (this consists of writing, study skills and strategies, possibly a language, and includes all courses where there is a paper that needs to be written).
Note: You do not have to be an English major to be a verbal tutor!
*Quantitative (which consists of math, science, statistics, and possibly a language).
Note: Possible majors are math, biology, chemistry, engineering, education, etc.
*Business (which consists of accounting, economics, finance, CIS, statistics, and possibly a language).
Note: Possible majors are accounting, finance, economics, business, etc.
Note: You do not have to be an English major to be a verbal tutor!
*Quantitative (which consists of math, science, statistics, and possibly a language).
Note: Possible majors are math, biology, chemistry, engineering, education, etc.
*Business (which consists of accounting, economics, finance, CIS, statistics, and possibly a language).
Note: Possible majors are accounting, finance, economics, business, etc.
2. Once the Lab Coordinator receives your application, you will receive a notification reply via email letting you know that your application has been received. You can call the SLAC office at (512) 245-2515 to make an appointment to speak with the Lab Coordinator, or you can email him at jm16@txstate.edu with specific questions.
3. Applicant has references forwarded to the SLAC office. Please refer to the following section which shows how to submit references.
4. Applicant makes an appointment to take a diagnostic test in his/her content area (Approximately 1-2 hours, depending on the individual—the test is not timed; therefore, the test will not be given after 3 pm during normal work days (8-5 Monday through Friday).
5. Applicant meets with the Lab Coordinator and other staff personal for an interview and to see if a job offer is appropriate.
ACADEMIC REFERENCES
References may be submitted by e-mail, written document or by using the attached form. No telephone calls, please.
You must submit at least one faculty reference for each subject area. Please ask the persons completing references for you to click on the electronic reference form link below and fill out the form. They will then send the reference electronically. A hard copy is not necessary, but if you need a blank form, click on the print reference form link below. You may also include references completed by faculty members other than those in your content area or from a student who holds a position of responsibility (SLAC Lab Tutor, RA, officer of a club). Please submit at least three completed references.