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 Spring 2025! Students can attend any session, and can attend as many as you like. They are free, and our research shows that every visit to PASS is worth about a .5% increase on your final grade. So, come early, come often, and get the grade you want!
PASS will host a special study session for the MATH-D116 midterm! The session is on Wednesday March 5, 5:30-7:30p in Ballantine 241. All are welcome!
PASS will host a special study session for the MATH-D117 midterm! The session is on Wednesday March 5, 7-9p in Global 0011. All are welcome!
PASS will host a special study session for the MATH-M119 midterm! The session is on Friday March 7, 7-9p, in Ballantine 008. All are welcome!
PASS will host a special study session for the MATH-M118 midterm, as well! The session is on Friday March 7, 6-8p, in Global 1128. All are welcome!
| Day | Time | Location |
| Tuesdays | 3:10-4:00p | Ballantine 337 |
| Tuesdays | 4:20-5:10p | Ballantine 208 |
| Thursdays | 3:10-4:00p | Ballantine 307 |
| Thursdays | 4:20-5:10p | Ballantine 146 |
| Day | Time | Location |
| Mondays | 3:10-4:00p | Ballantine 133 |
| Mondays | 4:20-5:10p | Ballantine 010 |
| Mondays | 6:40-7:30p | Ballantine 140 |
| Tuesdays | 3:10-4:00p | Biology A107 |
| Wednesdays | 3:10-4:00p | Ballantine 307 |
| Wednesdays | 4:20-5:10p | Ballantine 015 |
| Wednesdays | 6:40-7:30p | Global 0009 |
| Thursdays | 3:10-4:00p | Biology A107 |
| Day | Time | Location |
| Sundays | 5-6p | Ballantine 142 |
| Mondays | 3:10-4:00p | Ballantine 010 |
| Mondays | 5:30-6:20p | Ballantine 138 |
| Tuesdays | 4:20-5:10p | Global 0009 |
| Wednesdays | 4:20-5:10p | Ballantine 138 |
| Wednesdays | 5:30-6:20p | Ballantine 140 |
| Thursdays | 4:20-5:10p | Global 0009 |
| Thursdays | 5:30-6:20p | Global 1106 |
| Day | Time | Location |
| Sundays | 12-1p | Zoom |
| Sundays | 5:30-6:30p | Ballantine 010 |
| Tuesdays | 3:10-4p | Ballantine 214 |
| Tuesdays | 5:30-6:20p | Global 0007 |
| Wednesdays | 3-4p | Zoom |
| Thursdays | 3:10-4p | Ballantine 214 |
| Thursdays | 4:20-5:10p | Global 1106 |
| Thursdays | 5:30-6:20p | Global 0007 |
| Day | Time | Location |
| Sundays | 4-5p | Ballantine 015 |
| Tuesdays | 6:40-7:30p | Global 0007 |
| Thursdays | 4:20-5:10p | Global 0013 |
| Thursdays | 6:40-7:30p | Global 0007 |
| Day | Time | Location |
| Sundays | 4-5p | Ballantine 143 |
| Wednesdays | 4:20-5:10p | Cedar C116 |
| Day | Time | Location |
| Mondays | 10:25-11:15a | Ballantine 118 |
| Wednesdays | 10:25-11:15a | Ballantine 118 |
| Day | Time | Location |
| Mondays | 9:10-10:00a | Student Building 138 |
| Mondays | 10:20-11:10a | Student Building 138 |
| Mondays | 4:10-5p | Ballantine 138 |
| Wednesdays | 5:20-7:10p | Ballantine 135 |
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.
