Help Centres
Academic support for English and Math
Improve your academic skills
Help Centres provide support for all levels of coursework in any subject. We offer one-on-one tutoring, tips and tools, as well as a dedicated quiet space to work on your own or with other students.
English Upgrading
- Campus
- Interurban
- Location
- Centre for Business and Access 109
- Level
- Support for all students taking self-paced ENGL 021 to ENGL 059 courses
- Services
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- Advice and tutoring for reading and writing development
- Quiet study space
- Computers and printer
- Computer and document-formatting assistance
- Testing available with instructor permission slip
- Resource and lending library
- Schedule
- Monday to Thursday, 9am-3pm and 5-8pm
Friday, 9am-12:30pm - Appointments
- Drop in: First-come, first-served
- Campus
- Lansdowne
- Location
- Ewing Building 202
- Level
- Support for students taking English courses up to and including ENGL 092, ENGL 094, ENGL 096, ENGL 103, ENGL 104, and ENGL 142.
- Services
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- Advice and tutoring for grammar, essay-writing, MLA citation, and literature interpretation
- Quiet study space
- Computers and printer
- Computer and document-formatting assistance
- Resource and lending library
- Schedule
- Monday to Thursday, 9am-4pm
Friday, 9am-3pm - Appointments
- Drop by Ewing 202 for tutoring sessions (first-come, first served).
English as a Second Language
- Campus
- Interurban
- Location
- Centre for Business and Access 160
- Level
- Support for all students taking ELD 032 to ELD 064 courses or any students seeking support for ESL-related concerns
Appointments Drop in: First-come, first-served – or sign up for an appointment - Services
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- One-on-one tutoring in all language functions including grammar and pronunciation.
- Reference and lending library
- Study space available
- Student computers and printer
- Support with CamLink registration
- Ask us about our workshops
- Schedule
- Monday to Thursday, 9am-3pm
- Appointments
- Drop in: First-come, first-served or sign up for an appointment
- Campus
- Lansdowne
- Location
- Ewing Building 202
- Level
- Support for all students taking ELD 072 to ELD 104 courses or any students seeking support for ESL-related concerns
- Services
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- Advice and tutoring for essay organization and structure
- Help with grammar
- Quiet study space
- Computers and printer
- Computer and document-formatting assistance
- Resource and lending library
- Ask us about our workshops
- Schedule
- Monday, Wednesday & Thursday, 9am-4pm
Tuesday, 9am-6pm
Friday, 9am-3pm - Appointments
- Schedule your 30 minute appointment using the sign-up sheet outside Ewing 202.
100+ level courses
- Campus
- Lansdowne
- Location
- Alan Batey Library & Learning Commons 137 & 138
- Level
- Support for 100+ level students.
- Services
- Academic and writing support for all 100+ level courses: English, Business, Nursing, Sociology and more:
- Preparing an article summary
- Critiquing an article
- Creating a thesis statement
- Developing an argument
- Using scholarly sources as evidence
- Showing how evidence supports a thesis
- Citing your scholarly sources (MLA, APA, etc)
- Appointments
- You can schedule one 30-minute appointment per week or use the drop in.
- Campus
- Lansdowne
- Location
- Ewing Building 202
- Level
- Support for ESL students taking a 100+ level course in any program
- Services
- Academic and writing support for all 100+ level courses: English, Business, Nursing, Sociology and more, with added support for ESL students:
- Advice and tutoring for essay organization and structure
- Help with grammar
- Quiet study space
- Computers and printer
- Computer and document-formatting assistance
- Resource and lending library
- Ask us about our workshops
- Schedule
- Tuesday, Friday, 9am-1pm
- Appointments
- You can schedule a 30-minute appointment once per week. Please bring your assignment and any working drafts with you.
Math
From math basics to advanced calculus to trades-specific skills, there's a Help Centre for you. Refresh your math skills, work on your math assignments with our support or get tutoring on specific topics.
- Campus
- Interurban
- Location
- Jack White Building 123
- Level
- Support for students registered in Trades programs.
- Services
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- Individual tutoring - Help with math problems and assignments
- Refresh math skills in specific areas
- Schedule
- Tuesday – Thursday, 3-5pm
- Appointments
- Drop in: First-come, first-served
- Campus
- Interurban
- Location
- Centre for Business and Access 109
- Level
- Support for all students taking self-paced MATH 021 to 057 courses.
- Services
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- Advice and tutoring for coursework
- Quiet study space
- Computers and printer
- Testing (with instructor permission slip) available
- Resource and lending library
- Schedule
- Monday – Thursday, 9am-3pm and 5-8pm
- Friday, 9am-12:30pm
- Appointments
- Drop in: First-come, first-served
- Campus
- Lansdowne
- Location
- Ewing Building 342
- Level
- Support for all students taking math courses up to and including MATH 021-057, MATH 072, MATH 073, MATH 135, MATH 137, MATH 107, and MATH 115. We can also help nursing students who are refreshing their arithmetic skills.
- Services
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- Individual tutoring – Help with math problems and assignments
- Refresh math skills in specific areas
- Testing (with instructor permission slip) available for students in self-paced courses
- Lending library for self-paced booklets
- Schedule
- Monday – Thursday, 4-8pm
Help Centre hours are modified according to exam schedules. Please check hours posted on the door during exam times. - Appointments
- Drop in: First-come, first-served
- Contact
- Email: Aubrey Bebar
Phone: 250-370-3319
Interurban Math Lab
- Campus
- Interurban
- Location
- Technologies Building 142
- Level
- Support for all students taking a mathematics course numbered 072 or above.
- Services
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- Individual tutoring – Help with math problems and assignments
- Refresh math skills in specific areas
- Study space available but no testing space
- Resource library
- Schedule
- Monday – Thursday
September – June (Fall, Winter & Spring): noon-7:30pm
July – August (Summer): 3:45-7:30pm - Appointments
- Drop in: First-come, first-served
Lansdowne Math Lab
- Campus
- Lansdowne
- Location
- Ewing Building 224
- Level
- Support for all students taking a 100 or 200 level mathematics or statistics course. We can also help nursing students who are refreshing their arithmetic skills.
- Services
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- Individual tutoring – Help with math and stats problems and assignments
- Refresh math skills in specific areas
- Study space available
- Lending library
- Private tutor information board
- Used books board
- Schedule
- September – April: Monday – Friday, 9am-4:30pm
- May – June: Monday – Friday 9am-4:30pm
- July – August: Monday – Thursday 10am-3pm
- Appointments
- Drop in: First-come, first-served
- Contact
- Charles: 250-370-3503
"Having been thrown in the air, the dog caught the stick."
Not quite sure what's wrong with this sentence? Visit an English Help Centre.
Students taking a college-level course in any program may also wish to use WriteAway, an independent online writing assistance service.
Decimals have a point. Struggling to find it?
Tutoring for math available at any of our Math Help Centres.
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