Become a Tutor or LLA
Registration is by application only. Application below:
Interested? Apply to be a Peer Tutor or LLA!
How to become a peer tutor: Heading link
Requirements for tutoring: you must take the Peer Tutoring Apprenticeship class.
- Apply to be approved to register for Peer Tutoring Apprenticeship class. Applications for Fall 2025 are open. Apply now! More information about class times and requirements is on the form.
This is a one-credit course taught in English and is offered every semester. You’ll have the hands-on training to become a Language Learning Assistant and a Peer Tutor in Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, and Italian 100-level classes. Find out more about Language Learning Assistants here.
- An Undergraduate at UIC with any major who has completed a 104 or higher French, German, Italian, or Spanish at UIC with a grade of B or above,
- OR a transfer student who has completed a 104 class or higher in the language you plan to tutor.
- *For heritage Spanish speakers: complete SPAN 114 or higher.
- *For Arabic and Chinese students: recommended by professor.
- You must take an upper-level course (200+) in the language you tutor in Fall 2025.
After completing the Peer Tutoring Apprenticeship class, students are eligible for these job opportunities at the LCLC:
- Paid tutors OR Language Learning Assistants (LLAs)
- Internship
- Volunteer tutor