Tutoring

The College of Engineering Tutoring Program offers a wide variety of tutoring services to meet the academic needs of Northeastern undergraduate students taking courses in the following departments: Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Mechanical & Industrial Engineering.

Tutoring for all engineering majors is being offered virtually. Free tutoring in Physics 1/2, Chemistry, Cornerstone of Engineering, Differential Equations, and Calculus 1-3 is offered through our first year tutoring center. Tutoring for select upper-class courses in each major is available through our upper-class tutoring center. View Tutoring Info.

Before requesting tutoring support, students should always seek the assistance of their faculty by contacting them by phone, email, or by going to their office hours. To find out the office hours of an instructor, students should refer to the course syllabus, visit the department’s website or office, or contact the instructor of the course via e-mail.

College of Engineering Tutoring Services

  • Designated Tutoring
  • Drop-ins
  • Group Tutoring
  • In-Class Tutoring
  • One-on-one tutoring by appointment
  • Recitations
  • Referrals
  • Study Groups
  • Supplemental Instruction
  • Workshops

Mathworks

Engineering students (graduate and undergraduate) have unique access to a tutor dedicated specifically to MATLAB and Simulink products.  For help with MATLAB & Simulink, contact our MathWorks Ta by sending an e-mail message to MathWorksHelp@neu.edu. You can get access to our MathWorks Help Canvas course, where you will find links to online office hours with TA, tutorials, and workshops. To access Canvas, ask the MATLAB TA to add you to the course.

Additional tutoring services provided by the various colleges and programs at the University. Some are open to all undergraduate students and some are limited to specific majors.

By College:

College of Arts, Media and Design

College of Science

College of Social Sciences and Humanities

The Peer Tutoring Program strives to meet the academic needs of the NU undergraduate students by providing FREE peer tutoring services in many of the introductory level courses including NU Path. Our goal is to create synergy among students, faculty, and tutors where the student’s personal and academic growth and development is a priority.

BESS Tutoring Program (bess@neu.edu)
Study Sessions are a weekly opportunity for members of BESS to get together with their peers to study and work on homework assignments in a conducive, stress-free environment. BESS currently the ability to provide tutoring for entry-level engineering courses, but aims to expand its resources to provide advanced tutoring in all engineering disciplines.

Biology
Free peer tutoring services are available at the Biology Peer Tutoring Center. One on one tutoring appointments are available upon request. Please inquire at the Tutoring Center.

Chemistry
CHEM CENTRAL is staffed by graduate students and faculty for around 30-40 hours/week. In addition, one-on-one peer tutoring appointments on selective courses are available upon request.

Connections Reviews
Chemistry reviews are typically held in the fall and Physics reviews are typically held in the spring. Contact Gemaers Dorvil at g.dorvil@northeastern.edu for more information.

Disability Resource Center
The Learning Disabilities Program (LDP) is a comprehensive tutorial program for students with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder. Content for tutorials is drawn directly from the student’s course work. Skills addressed may include time management, organization, reading comprehension, expository writing, research and study skills, and self-advocacy.

Earth Sciences
Check website for a listing of tutors and available subject matter.

World Languages Center
The World Languages Center offers courses in an array of languages, all with the same goal: to help you acquire fluency and linguistic proficiency in the language that you choose to study, as well as deep cultural insights into the culture(s) of the people who speak these languages.

Eta Kappa Nu
Eta Kappa Nu, the National Electrical Engineering Honor Society provides FREE tutoring to all electrical engineering students.

Global Student Mentor Program
The mission of the Office of Global Services’ Global Student Mentor Program is to support incoming international students as they transition to college life at Northeastern and to the culture of the United States, to foster engagement with the Northeastern community, and to improve resource utilization.

Peer Tutoring Program
The Peer Tutoring Program offers a wide range of tutoring services to meet the academic needs of the undergraduate students in many of the introductory level courses, as well as some of the upper-level courses in the NU Core. They offer tutoring in Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Journalism, Mathematics, and Physics.

Physics
We have a drop-in Physics Workshop staffed by graduate students as part of their teaching assignment located in the Introductory Physics Labs in the 3rd floor Churchill. In addition, one-on-one peer tutoring appointments on selective courses are available upon request.

Student Athlete Support Services
Tutoring is provided free of charge to all varsity student-athletes regardless of scholarship status. Athletes who request a tutor are provided with tutor contact information and it is their responsibility to make arrangements for the tutorial sessions.

The Writing Center
The Northeastern University Writing Center will offer assistance to any Northeastern University student who is currently writing a paper for any class (not just English courses!). Students should bring a rough draft of the paper to your appointment.

Becoming a COE Tutor

Becoming a College of Engineering tutor is a great on-campus part-time employment opportunity that offers many rewards.

  • It is a powerful community-building experience.
  • It allows for flex time; tutors set their own work schedule.
  • It is a wonderful experience to have on your resume.

Upper-class students (first-year students and transfers are encouraged to apply during their second semester at Northeastern) may apply to become peer tutors by contacting Gemaers Dorvil at g.dorvil@northeastern.edu for further information.