Academic Success Center
Find free tutoring support for your academic career at UVA Wise.
The Academic Success Center offers online tutoring sessions for all UVA Wise students as the primary form of tutoring for summer courses. In person tutoring services with student tutors will return on August 25 when the first full week of classes begins.
UVA Wise students have access to Tutor.com by clicking on ANY class on your Canvas Dashboard, and scroll down on the left side of the screen to find the Tutor.com 24/7 tutoring link. Click on the link to get started! Tutor.com provides 24/7 support for almost any course at UVA Wise, and is accessible anywhere in the world.
Summer 2025 Tutoring Options
Peer tutoring services will return for the fall semester. UVA Wise students should use tutor.com for summer class support. Tutor.com is available for online any time for UVA Wise students.
- Sign up for virtual tutoring (like a chat room appointment)
- GRE and MCAT practice tests are also available
- Students can sign up through Canvas
- Click on ANY class on your Canvas Dashboard, and scroll down on the left
- to find the Tutor.com 24/7 tutoring link.
Location and Hours
The Academic Success Center is located in the library on the second floor (24 hour side). Center staff are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except on designated holidays.
Tutoring and academic coaching appointments are available every day of the week during the fall and spring semesters, with online support offered year round.
Types of Tutoring Sessions
- 1v1 and Small Group Tutoring. The most common form of tutoring features groups of two to four students who meet regularly and are enrolled in the same course.
- Online Tutoring. Free tutoring online is available in most subjects as well as GRE and MCAT practice tests via Tutor.com. Students can access Tutor.com by clicking on ANY class on your Canvas Dashboard, and scroll down on the left side of the screen to find the Tutor.com 24/7 tutoring link. Click on the link to get started!
- Academic Coaching. Students may work with tutors to improve on aspects such as time management and study skills.
- Mentorship and Adaptability Program. This program for first year students provides freshmen with an upper class mentor who will help them adjust to college life, both in and out of the classroom. This program offers weekly meetings for students to improve their study skills, as well as build relationships across campus.
Contact Information
William Waggoner - Director of the Academic Success Center
Kendra Sexton - Coordinator of the Mentorship and Adaptability Program
For questions about the Academic Success Center, please contact William (ww2nt@uvawise.edu) or Kendra (sax2yp@uvawise.edu).
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