1. Overview
The Tutorial Program
in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies (DRWS) offers graduate
and upper division students, across disciplines, opportunities to
wed theory to practice. Tutors are hired to work in developmental
writing courses designed to help students satisfy the Lower Division
Writing Competency requirement. The goal of the program is to help
a diverse population of students develop the writing skills they
need to succeed at the University and to provide tutors with valuable
experience in the teaching of writing.
Tutors are hired to work in the classroom with a faculty member
as mentor. Being a part of the class makes it possible for tutors
to learn more about the students and their writing problems, and
to hear how the instructor introduces and explains writing strategies
and reviews editing skills. Tutors play an important role in the
class by helping students as they work on assignments and by leading
discussion groups. Each week, in addition to their time in class,
tutors work several hours out of class either conferring with students
or correcting papers.
2. Who May Apply?
Graduate and upper division students with strong writing skills and knowledge of grammar who are enrolled for a minimum of six units or for their thesis and who have a 3.0 GPA may apply. Preference is given to students who are preparing to teach and to those who have taken or are currently enrolled in RWS 596, Writing Tutor Practice and Methods, RWS 509, Teaching Composition in Secondary Schools, or 609, Theory and Practice of Teaching Composition. Preference is also given to applicants with a strong background in linguistics or previous tutoring or teaching experience.
Minimum Requirements:
- 3.0 GPA
- Must be a matriculated SDSU
Junior, Senior, or Graduate student
- Taken and completed college
level writing courses in English
- Enrolled in a minimum of 6 units. (Please
note: units taken through Open University do not count as units
enrolled.)
Graduate students enrolled in Thesis or Thesis
Extension are exempt from the 6 unit requirement.
- Have a social security
card and be eligible to work in the U.S.
3. Application Deadlines
Applications will be accepted until all writing tutorial positions are filled.
Due dates vary each semester, but generally, applicants and reapplicants should get their application forms in by
April 30* for the fall semester and
November 30 for the spring semester.
Writing Tutor Work Schedules are due one week after applicants register for classes.
(Please note: most new tutor applicants are hired for the fall semester and very few new tutors are hired for the spring semester.)
*The application process for the fall semester normally extends through August, but applicants who meet the deadlines have priority in hiring.
4. Application Process
Applications are available through the DRWS office in Adams Humanities 3138 and from this web page. You may visit, write or telephone Clare Crierie (619-594-6514), ccrierie@mail.sdsu.edu to request an application form and instructions for applying.
1. Fill out an application form
2. Bring or mail the application form to the DRWS Office by the deadlines:
The Writing Tutorial Program
Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Dr.
San Diego CA 92182-4452
(Do not send the application form embedded in or attached to an email.)
3. Schedule an interview by calling 619-594-6515. If you are out of town, but going to be visiting the San Diego at some point during the summer, please contact Michael Underwood, at underwo2@mail.sdsu.edu and let him know when you will be in town. Interviews can be completed as late as the week before semester classes begin. (On rare occasions interviews can be done over the phone.)
4. Complete the Writing Tutor Work Schedule form shortly after you register for classes. The work schedule form is available from the DRWS Office (AH 3138) and from this web page in a Microsoft Office and an Adobe Acrobat format.
This form may be sent as an attachment to an email.
5. Attend the mandatory Writing Tutorial Program Orientation that is generally scheduled on a Thursday or Friday the week before classes begin. Applicants will be notified of the actual date.
6. Set your email settings to accept emails sent to a large group from underwo2@mail.sdsu.edu. When sending an email, please type the word "Tutor" as the first word in the subject line.
5. TUTORS WHO ARE RE-APPLYING SHOULD FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
- Pick up the Tutor Re-application form from the DRWS Office.
- Bring the completed application form to the DRWS Office in Adams Humanities Building (AH) 3138, or mail to the Writing Tutorial Program Coordinator:
The Writing Tutorial Program
Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Dr.
San Diego CA 92182-4452
6. For More Information:
Contact Michael Underwood,
Director, Writing Tutorial Program
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