Tutor Resources

Most tutors' first visit to their school will include an overview of the tutoring program in that school. This will help you get a feel for your tutoring assignment, the school, the students, and make a connection to the GRAD Cincinnati staff person or other program support staff in your building who can answer any questions you may have. First sessions generally include a brief orientation to the school building.

Your first full tutoring session will most likely be on your second visit to your school. This first tutoring session will involve getting to know your student, building a relationship, and setting mutual expectations. 

Tutors may receive 0.5-2 hours of off-campus community service credit for most tutoring sessions unless otherwise indicated. Most semesters will include at least 10 sessions, but holidays and other calendar irregularities may decrease the number of possible sessions.

If you are tutoring at a school where transportation is provided, the CCE will track service hours throughout the semester via volunteer.uc.edu. Program staff will award your hours throughout the semester, there is no need to submit your own hours for Bearcat Buddies weekly tutoring sessions. If you are tutoring at a school where you are responsible for your own transportation, the school liaison is responsible for approving your hours. These hours will be submitted electronically to the Scholarship and Student Financial Aid Center and Ethnic Programs and Services offices. Students with the Cincinnatus, Darwin T. Turner, UC Global, and Outreach scholarships will have their hours reported on their behalf. Students with other scholarships and course requirements should contact BearcatBuddies@uc.edu to make arrangements for any other reporting verification they may need.

Please note that should any of the items in the Bearcat Buddies Volunteer Agreement and Expectations policy document be violated, the CCE will not award community service hours. Appeals to the implementation of this policy will be considered on a case by case basis by the program support staff.

As noted in the volunteer agreement and expectations policy document, tutors may be asked to complete tutoring logs or other assessment tools. During face-to-face tutoring, paper tutoring logs are kept in some school for the benefit of the immediate school faculty, staff, and specialists. During virtual tutoring, please follow the protocols outlined by your school representative and Lead Tutor regarding tracking.

*For planning purposes, you can take a look at the Cincinnati Public Schools academic calendar, which differs from UC's school calendar. CPS often has holidays on Mondays, so take that into consideration if you are a Monday tutor.

*During the week of CPS's spring break, students will be expected to attend a professional development training as an alternative to their tutoring session.