Tutoring

About Our Tutoring Services

Free one-on-one or small group tutoring is available in the  Student Success Center on the 2nd Floor of Owens Library. Our tutors are excellent students who earned A’s or B’s in the classes that they tutor. Sessions are tailored to a individual learning styles and needs to ensure students grow into their academic
potential. Tutoring is available for most general education courses and some upper-level courses.

Tutoring sessions...

• Are available in 50 minute one-on-one or small group appointments
• Encompasses nearly all Northwest Core courses
• Are led by tutors who are well-versed in the subject areas
• Include study strategies, test-taking advice and content review
• Are available specific times for walk-in hours for specific discipline areas; the schedule is below! 
• In high need areas may be pre-made into small groups of 2-3 students

When you visit, be sure to bring notes, textbook, questions, and readiness to learn!

Make an Appointment

To schedule an appointment with one of our tutors, feel free to:

• Schedule a tutoring session online
• View more instructions on how to schedule appointments online
• Stop by our office on the Second Floor of Owens Library
• Call us at 660.562.1726

Online Tutoring

If you are an online only student or can’t make it to the Maryville campus for an appointment, the Student Success Center offers online tutoring with a tutor through GoBoard. To schedule an online tutoring appointment, you may schedule the appointment online by clicking the link above or calling the office at 660.562.1726 and mention that you need the appointment to be online. The office assistant will work with you to schedule an appointment. To prepare for your online tutoring appointment, here is some additional for you:

• You should have a webcam and a microphone.  Most computers that have webcams also have microphones built in.  Northwest laptops already have this feature on their computers.
• You do not need to download any special software or programs before your appointment
• We recommend that your use headphones during your appointment because it will make it easier to communicate with your tutor.
• You should have a reliable internet connection.  Since the appointment will be conducted online, it is important to have a strong internet connection.
• When the time for your appointment comes, your tutor will send you via email a link to your Northwest email address.  To join the appointment, you need to click on that link to access the appointment.  When you click on the link, your browser may ask you to download something, please accept all requests.  After you get connected with your tutor, they will guide you in using GoBoard.

Should issues arise with technology, the tutor may call you with the phone number you provided when you scheduled the tutoring appointment. 

Smarthinking Online Tutoring

Smarthinking is a third party organization that provides students with access to expert online tutors across a wide range of subjects. Smarthinking is free for Northwest students and can be accessed through a tutoring link on your Northwest Online course site.