Academic tutors fall into three categories:
- Professional: Active/semi-retired teachers or professionals certified in the field they are to tutor, i.e., nurses, school teachers
- Graduate: Individuals who have a graduate/undergraduate degree but no work experience in the field they will be tutoring
- Peer: Students from Molloy who have taken and successfully completed the course in which they will be tutoring with a B+ or better
Tutors are paid according to category and experience. Determinations are made by the tutoring program coordinator. Qualified tutors may be referred by faculty or self-nominated.
Benefits
- Provides a source of income
- Reinforces one's own learning
- Enhances communication and social skills
- Develops diagnostic, planning, organizational and managerial skills
- Promotes learning strategies
- Bridges cultural gaps
