For a complete overview, your "one-stop shop" for all tutoring offered on the IU Bloomington campus, nearly all of it free, please visit the IUB Tutoring website here.
To learn more about the SAC's special PASS (Peer Assisted Study Sessions) high-impact peer tutoring, for which courses it is available, and what the schedule is, read on below.
The PASS (Peer Assisted Study Sessions) program offers small group peer-led study sessions for multiple courses each semester. The sessions are led by an undergraduate student who has excelled in the course previously, has been selected and trained for the position, and attends the class again serving as an assistant to the instructor.
For more information, please contact the coordinator, Andrew M. Koke (akoke@iu.edu).
PASS leaders attend the class with you, so they know what you're working on.
Review content, ask questions, and study frequently and effectively.
Just check out the schedule below and join us! Attend as many as you would like!
Welcome to PASS for Fall 2024! Students can attend any session, and can attend as many as you like!
PASS will hold a special Exam 3 session for MATH-M118 Finite on Sunday, Nov 17, 6-8p in Ballantine 008. All are welcome!
PASS for MATH-M118 on Monday Nov 18 at 6:30p and Nov 20 at 4:10p are canceled for those days/times only. All other M118 PASS sessions will be running!
| Day | Time | Location |
| Sundays | 4:10-5p | Global 0011 |
| Mondays | 6:30-7:20p | Global 0003 |
| Tuesdays | 5:20-6:10p | Ballantine 139 |
| Tuesdays | 6:30-7:20p | Global 0005 |
| Wednesdays | 4:10-5:00p | Ballantine 221 |
| Wednesdays | 6:30-7:20p | Ballantine 221 |
| Wednesdays | 7:40-8:30p | Ballantine 221 |
| Thursdays | 6:30-7:20p | Ballantine 221 |
| Day | Time | Location |
| Mondays | 5:20-6:10p | Global 0013 |
| Wednesdays | 4:10-5:00p | Ballantine 344 |
| Wednesdays | 5:20-6:10p | Psychology 109 |
| Thursdays | 5:20-6:10p | Ballantine 139 |
| Day | Time | Location |
| Mondays | 4:10-5p | Woodburn 114 |
| Mondays | 5:20-6:10p | Global 0011 |
| Mondays | 6:30-7:20p | Global 0011 |
| Tuesdays | 5:20-6:10p | Woodburn 110 |
| Wednesdays | 4:10-5p | Woodburn 110 |
| Wednesdays | 5:20-6:10p | Global 0007 |
| Thursdays | 4:10-5p | Woodburn 110 |
| Thursdays | 5:20-6:10p | Ballantine 221 |
| Day | Time | Location |
| Mondays | 4:10-5p | Global 0011 |
| Mondays | 6:30-7:20p | Global 0007 |
| Tuesdays | 2:00-2:50p | zoom |
| Tuesdays | 4:10-5p | Woodburn 116 |
| Tuesdays | 7:40-8:30p | Global 0005 |
| Wednesdays | 4:10-5p | Woodburn 116 |
| Wednesdays | 5:20-6:10p | Ballantine 221 |
| Wednesday | 6:30-7:20p | Global 0007 |
| Thursdays | 2:00-2:50p | zoom |
| Thursdays | 4:10-5p | Ballantine 241 |
| Thursdays | 6:30-7:20p | Hodge 3055 |
| Thursdays | 7:40-8:30p | Ballantine 010 |
| Day | Time | Location |
| Tuesdays | 5:20-6:10p | Ballantine 214 |
| Wednesdays | 6:30-7:20p | Ballantine 010 |
| Day | Time | Location |
| Sundays | 3-4p | Biology 001 |
| Mondays | 5:20-6:10p | Ballantine 306 |
| Wednesdays | 5:20-6:10p | Ballantine 232 |
| Thursdays | 1:30-2:30p | Ballantine 216 |
| Day | Time | Location |
| Mondays | 5:15-6:15p | Ballantine 304 |
| Wednesdays | 5-7p | Ballantine 306 |
| Fridays | 10:15-11:15a | Biology 001 |
Is PASS free?
Yes! You may attend as many sessions as you would like, at no cost. Indeed, it is useful to attend two or three PASS sessions each week. Think of it like practicing for a sport: steady, weekly work has a big payoff.
What if I have a conflict with my PASS Leader's schedule?
That happens sometimes. Please feel free to attend any PASS session for your class.
Can I go over my Edfinity homework at PASS?
PASS does not focus on Edfinity homework. We focus on the tests, which are a bigger part of your final grade. While there are many campus resources that focus on Edfinity (such as the Math Learning Center or the Academic Support Centers), only PASS focuses on the tests.
What happens at a PASS session?
The PASS Leader will have selected several math problems that will be showing up on an upcoming test. Students practice these problems and explain how to solve them, thereby creating durable knowledge and experience with the problems. Usually there is time at the end to go over a tough problem of the students' choice.
How effective is PASS?
Our studies on IUB campus have shown that if a student goes to PASS once per week, their grades improve as much as 12% over the course of the semester. That's more than a full letter grade! Give it a try.
