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Tutoring & Academic Support

Free Tutoring Services at UAlbany 

Whether it’s your first or final semester at UAlbany, whether you study the humanities or the sciences, tutoring and academic support is available to you — tailored to your courses, assignments and concerns. 

Tutoring can help any kind of student learn new study skills, better understand and apply course material, and find academic balance and success. And peer tutoring is especially interactive and flexible, allowing students to form individual connections with classmates and mentors. 

We hope every Great Dane takes advantage of these free tutoring, mentoring and related academic services. 

Explore Tutoring Options

 

Peer Tutor Spotlight

Learn about our peer tutors, why they joined the team and what they recommend.
 

CARSS Peer Tutor Huda Rehman

CARSS Peer Tutor Huda Rehman

“While everyone learns at a different pace and style, every student can do what they might initially find to be impossible."

Read Huda Rehman's story.

Writing Center Peer Tutor Amal Siddiqui

Writing Center Peer Tutor Amal Siddiqui

Amal Siddiqui became a Writing Center tutor to help her peers better organize their ideas and discover their individual approach to writing.

Read Amal Siddiqui's story.

A-Plus Peer Tutor Mudra Patel

University Peer Tutor Mudra Patel

For Mudra Patel, tutoring isn’t just for students who are struggling. It's for any student who wants to practice applying course material. 

Read Mudra Patel's story.

CARSS Graduate Tutor Niara Nichols

CARSS Graduate Tutor Niara Nichols

Niara Nichols’ position as a Center for Achievement, Retention & Student Success (CARSS) tutor has made her a better teacher and a better student. 

Read Niara Nichols' story.

 

A $2.5M Investment in STEM Inclusivity

UAlbany is pioneering new, more inclusive approaches to teaching STEM, supported by a $2.5 million Driving Change grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Visit UAlbany's HHMI Driving Change Grant website for more information.