Become a Tutor or LLA
See below for more info and a link to the application form.
How to become a peer tutor: Heading link
1) To be a peer tutor/LLA, you must take the Peer Tutoring Apprenticeship class (FR296).
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, Spanish, French, German, and Italian 100-level classes. Find out more about Language Learning Assistants here.
- Apply to be approved to register for FR296. Applications for Spring 2025 will open in October or November 2024. More information about class times and requirements is on the form.
2) To take FR 296, you must be:
- 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 students: recommended by professor.
- You must be taking an upper-level course (200+) in the language you tutor.
I’ve completed the apprenticeship, now what?!
3) Now you can work for the LCLC!
After completing the Peer Tutoring Apprenticeship, students are eligible to:
- Become paid tutors OR Language Learning Assistants (LLAs)
- Take part in a tutoring internship
- Become a volunteer tutor