Become a Peer Tutor

Why Be A Peer Tutor?

Tutoring is one of the most rewarding and enjoyable jobs on campus.  Some benefits of becoming a Peer Tutor are:

  • Professional development trainings
  • Connect with other students and make a difference in their academic life
  • Hone your own knowledge of a subject
  • Create your own flexible schedule
  • Undergraduate tutors earn $15/hour and Graduate students earn $17/hour

Eligibility/Tutor Requirements

  1. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply as long as you are currently enrolled at Duke University. You must also meet the following criteria for the course(s) you wish to tutor for: 
    1. Duke undergraduate students must have taken the course at Duke and received a grade of B+ or higher. 
    2. Duke graduate students can have taken the course at Duke or another institution but must have received a grade of B+ or higher. 
       
  2. New hires must commit to attending an orientation for the peer tutor program. 
     
  3. All new and returning tutors must attend at least 2 of the 4 available professional development opportunities offered during the semester (only applicable in the Spring and Fall semesters). 
     
  4. Tutors must commit to hosting a minimum of 2 group tutorials per week. All group tutorials are one hour in length. Tutors will not be approved to host more than 5 group tutorials per week unless otherwise authorized.
    •   Group tutors are allotted 30 minutes of paid preparation for every group tutorial they host. For example, a tutor who has one group tutorial for CHEM 201 and one group tutorial for CHEM 202 would be allotted one hour of paid preparation per week. A tutor who has two group tutorials for CHEM 201 would also be allotted 1 hour of paid preparation per week. 
  5. Before starting the application, be sure you have reviewed the courses we are actively recruiting for. The list can be found on this page (click here). We will only consider applications that meet our current course needs. To review the courses we generally cover, see Available Courses. 
     

Steps to Become a Tutor
 

New Tutors

  1. Review the following prior to starting the application:
    1. We require that peer tutors attend a mandatory orientation and at least two professional development trainings each semester. Please check the dates for the upcoming tutor orientation and training. 
    2. Review the list of courses for which we are actively recruiting here.
       
  2. Apply through JobX.
    1. Have you been offered work-study?  Use this link to apply.
    2. If you have not been offered work-study, use this link to apply.
      Note: any Duke student that applies for financial aid will be offered work-study, regardless of financial need. We highly recommend learning more about the work-study program.
       
  3. Complete the Peer Education Application.
     
  4. If you are selected to continue as a finalist, you will receive an email from peertutoring@duke.edu with the link to select an interview time and have someone submit a recommendation for you. 
     

Returning Tutors

  1. Re-apply through JobX.
    1. Have you been offered work-study? Use this link to re-apply.
    2. If you have not been offered work-study, use this link to re-apply. Note: any Duke student that applies for financial aid will be offered work-study, regardless of financial need. We highly recommend learning more about the work-study program.
       
  2. Complete the (new) Peer Education Application.