TASC Services
 
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Tutorial & Academic Skills Center is to provide academic support to Western Washington University undergraduates to help them achieve their highest academic potential.  The core of our services focuses on providing academic assistance through individual tutoring for GUR courses, and through other structured programs that provide opportunities for students to develop or enhance the academic skills, intellectual capabilities, and scholarly attributes that are embodied in a liberal arts education and necessary to be successful independent learners.

Study Area
The Tutorial & Academic Skills Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. as a study area. During these times anyone may come in to study, use the computers, or check out materials.
 


Drop-in
During drop-in you can get your questions answered while you study. We offer a variety of daytime and evening drop-in hours where no appointment is needed. A list of the drop-in hours for each subject we tutor is available online as well as in the Tutorial & Academic Skills Center. You are welcome to bring in your lunch while you study!

Appointments
Students may make 50 minute appointments with peer tutors for many GUR level mathematics, science, economics, and philosophy courses.  Appointments may also be made to prepare for the Math Placement Test (MPT). When preparing for a MPT appointment, please come with questions on specific problems or types of problems. Books are available for checkout at the Tutorial & Academic Skills Center to aid in studying for the test, and practice problems are available through the Math Placement Test web site.  During the academic year, appointments are available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. To find out more about which classes are tutored, the times tutors are available for specific courses, or to make an appointment, call us at 650-3855 or visit us in Old Main 387.

Study Skills
Students may make an individual appointment with one of our study skills tutors to cover a variety of concerns. Areas of study skills covered are: general study skills, note taking, test taking, reading for meaning, time management, and math/science study skills. For more information on study skills, visit our Study Skills page.

We are also available to do study skills presentations for residence halls or other campus groups. Please contact us well in advance to arrange a presentation.

Workshops and Presentations
At the beginning of each quarter the Tutorial & Academic Skills Center presents calculator workshops for the TI-82, TI-83, and TI-85. Some quarters we have workshops on how to do well in math courses or other study skills areas.
 


Materials
The Tutorial & Academic Skills Center provides solutions to exams, quizzes, and handouts for many of the courses we tutor. These materials may be checked out for use in the TASC, and some may even be photocopied. We have copies of many of the current textbooks, with solutions manuals for some. We also have a library of math and science text and resource books which can be checked out for two week periods. These can be helpful tools if you are studying for the Math Placement Test, GRE, or similar tests. Other materials available in the TASC include calculators, computers with Graph-Link capabilities, and many useful handouts.                                  

Calculator Services
The TASC offers a number of services related to calculators.  From help sheets to workstations.  For more details visit our calculators page.
 


For additional resources see our Resources page.