Tutoring

Office

• President: Romane Vincent
• Executive Vice President: Ambre Serres
• Treasurer: Shana Collins
• Secretary: Cécile Wiegandt
• VP TS: Lou-Anne Legrave
• VP Tutorial Part 2: Grégoire Prulhiere
• Vice President of Health: Corentin Rugias
• VP of LAS: Ambre Serres
• VP, OREO: Emma Caillaud-Carles
• VP of Communications: Emma Caillaud-Carles / Shana Collins
• VP:Corentin Rugias
• TAS Vice President of Communications: Juliette Sanches

Tutoring takes place in the form of weekly sessions for groups of about 30 students, during time slots between 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. These sessions are held in person for PASS students and online for LAS students.

During these sessions, the tutors—who are attentive to and available for students enrolled in the tutoring program—review the key points from the lectures that have already been given and provide practice multiple-choice quizzes supervised by the instructors. They address any difficulties or areas of confusion noted by the students while taking notes. These sessions are occasionally supplemented by review sessions, study skills workshops, and explanatory sessions on the most complex course material.

Tutoring covers all subjects in the various courses offered. ATP tutors also hold office hours to answer any more specific questions students may have.

Held once per semester, students have the opportunity to practice during mock exams.
On these occasions, the ATP and tutors recreate conditions that are exactly the same as those of the PASS exams (schedule, sequence of exams, breaks, number of exercises, time limit, seating arrangement, proctoring, and automated grading). For LAS students, the mock exam is administered remotely. These exercises allow students to assess their knowledge and skill level throughout the year and, as a result, adjust their study strategies accordingly.

Belonging to the same generation as the PASS and LAS students, the tutors are available, motivated, and bring not only their academic achievements but also their experiences from this unique year. They are committed to sharing their experiences with the students. To best help, support, and guide each student, the tutors undergo specialized training.

As a result, because they are approachable and understanding, they naturally serve as key points of contact to guide and provide moral support to exam candidates. Among other initiatives, in addition to study sessions, activities such as social events foster interaction and allow them to build even closer relationships with PASS and LAS students.

Mentoring is a voluntary support program in which a student from a higher grade level offers assistance to a PASS or LAS student by providing support, guidance, and a listening ear through regular check-ins, with the goal of offering emotional support during this difficult and challenging year.

The pre-semester orientation workshop, organized by the ATP and held on the Faculty’s campus, allows tutors to provide a review and an overview of the entire first-semester PASS curriculum through lectures and exercises. During this workshop, a tour of the Faculty’s facilities is organized (including a visit to the University Library and an introduction to student organizations) to familiarize students with their new learning environment and provide them with the best possible support as they enter higher education. For LAS students, the workshop is conducted entirely online. The goal of this program is to introduce students to taking notes from handouts** and to prepare them for the exercises they will be required to complete through DS in preparation for exams. This course thus helps students prepare for their first year in the PASS or LAS programs, while also enabling them to start the year with a solid work routine and better tackle the academic year ahead.

** All course materials and exercises will be distributed at the beginning of the workshop.

The Back-to-School Camp will take place from August 17 to August 28.

The cost is €17.50 (to cover the printing of all handouts for the two-week course plus the practice exam at the end of the course).

Sign up for the back-to-school workshop:

• The HANDICAP tutoring program is an individualized tutoring service tailored to the student’s disabilities, with the same goal: success on exams. It is conducted under the same conditions as the PASS/LAS tutoring program.
• The purpose of the FORMATION tutoring program is, in collaboration with the professor in charge of the program, to provide communication support and guidance to trainee tutors.
• The DFGSP2 Tutoring Program, which is completely separate from the PASS/LAS Tutoring Program, is designed to support students in their upper-level years and help them develop effective study strategies to ensure success on their future exams.
• Tut’défoul: a weekly event organized by the tutors that combines sports and socializing, giving all PASS students at the Flahault campus a chance to get some exercise, chat, have fun, and—most importantly—relieve their constant stress.

Tutors are students who have previously passed the PASS or a LAS and who wish to support first-year students. These students, who have applied, are selected based on various criteria (resume, cover letter, academic standing, and exam scores) and through an interview with faculty members in their respective disciplines. Selected students enroll in a course unit that is part of their academic program: “Training for the Role of Qualified Tutor,” which includes 15 hours of pedagogical and methodological training led by the professor in charge of the site, 15 hours of subject-specific training, and 40 hours of supervised practicum under the guidance of subject instructors. A final exam at the end of the year will validate the “TU ” and allow the student who was a Trainee Tutor to become a Qualified Tutor the following year by signing an employment contract with the University.