Peer Tutor

Fast Facts:

Summary

Peer Tutors may work with a variety of courses, and conduct individual and/or small group tutoring sessions with undergraduate students enrolled in those particular courses. Peer Tutors must offer at least 6 hours of appointment availability, and may be given the option to provide drop-in tutoring hours.

Peer Tutors are academic leaders on campus who support the following Course Support objectives:

• Provide undergraduate students at Charlotte access to free, high-quality, peer-to-peer course-specific support.
• Foster a welcoming environment for students to learn using a strength-focused approach.
• Promote a collaborative relationship among course support leaders and students that encourages a challenging, yet supportive learning environment, leading to greater educational equity on campus.

Expectations

Provide a minimum of 6 hours of appointment availability each week.

• 50% must be in person, on main campus at a UCAE-approved location.

• Up to 50% may be offered virtually.

• Availability may be opened to groups or to individuals.

Utilize Connect (EAB Navigate) to manage availability and tutoring appointments.

Attend mandatory trainings and check-ins throughout the semester.

Note: Peer Tutors are encouraged to work with multiple courses. Adding more courses does not require more availability. Interested Peer Tutors may request to add drop-in tutoring hours, but those are not guaranteed.

Keep accurate records, including:

• Submitting appointment summaries after each appointment.

• Tracking all appointments and student visits through Connect (EAB Navigate)

• Submitting timesheets through Web Time Entry by the specified deadline.

Qualifications

Required

• Enrolled Undergraduate Student: Qualified candidates must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at UNC Charlotte. 
• Attend Course Support Leader Orientation: Qualified candidates must be available to attend orientation on August 13th and August 14th.
• Course Grades: Qualified candidates must have made an “A” in the course(s) they are applying to support. Please note, lab grades, transferred courses, and courses taken in high school are not accepted.

Preferred

• GPA: Preference may be given to qualified candidates with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Communication Skills: Preference may be given to qualified candidates who demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills.
• Broad Course Coverage and High Need Courses: Preference may be given to applicants who can provide support to multiple courses or courses with high enrollment that are historically challenging

Required Supplemental Application Material

Qualified candidates must have at least two recommendations.

• At least one recommendation must be from a faculty member of the subject area you are applying to support.
  • For candidates supporting multiple subject areas, additional recommendations may be requested in the future.

• The other required recommendation can come from a professional reference or another faculty member.

• The link to the recommendation form and a suggested email template candidates can use to request recommendations will be provided at the end of the application (linked below).

Application Instructions

• Candidates should complete the course support leader application form that will be posted here and on Hire-A-Niner when we begin recruiting (Note: You will need to be logged into your UNC Charlotte Gmail account to access the application).
  • The linked application will collect information about candidates’ academic record at UNC Charlotte. We recommend you have a copy of your Unofficial Transcript available to complete this section. To find a copy of your Unofficial Transcript:
    • Go to my.charlotte.edu
    • Select Student Self Service from the “Student Quick Links” menu on the right
    • Select Student Records
    • Select Student Profile
    • Click Unofficial Transcript from the left hand menu
    • Choose “Undergraduate” and “Web Transcript” from the drop down menus
  • The application deadline will be posted when the link goes live. Candidates who apply after the deadline may not be considered.

Spring 2027 Recruitment Timeline

End of September	Application opens
Mid-October	Application closes
Mid-November	Employment offers sent out
January 7th and 8th	Required, In-Person Orientation