If after reviewing these options, you do not find one that meets your academic needs, please contact your instructor and your Career and Academic Coach to determine your best support options and next steps. If you have any questions about available support services, please contact your academic advisor.
Northeastern Writing Center
45-minute appointments cover writing topics from start-to-finish such as research, organization, development, introductions, conclusions, multimedia projects, and formatting.
- Available to: All CPS students
- Locations: 412 Holmes Hall, 136 Snell Library and online
- Type of Tutor: Trained Undergraduate, MA, and PhD students
- Appointment Types: In-person and online
To learn more about the Northeastern Writing Center, please click here.
International Tutoring Center
50-minute appointments for English language instruction, including writing, conversation, pronunciation, reading, and TOEFL. Various formats of tutorials offered including in-person, online, one-on-one, and group appointments.
- Available to: All CPS international students
- Location: 175 Richards and online
- Type of Tutor: Primarily ESL professionals with advanced degrees
- Appointment Types: In-person, online, one-on-one, and groups
To learn more about the International Tutoring Center please click here.
Wyzant
Wyzant is a service where CPS students can find tutors in 300+ subjects ranging from College Algebra to Academic Writing, Statistical Analysis to Microbiology. Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies covers the cost of twenty-four hours per academic year of tutoring from Wyzant to help ensure your success in challenging courses. Twelve hours are available from Sept 1-February 28 and twelve hours are available from March 1-August 31. To access your free Wyzant Tutoring for students in the College of Professional Studies, please complete the following steps:
- Click here and select “Register as a student” on the right hand side of the page.
- After clicking this link, you will be prompted to access your free tutoring using your Northeastern login credentials. Indicate your program, time zone, the course you’d like support in, and the specific topics or materials you’d like help with.
- You’ll receive an activation email from Wyzant for Higher Ed. (If you don’t see it, check your spam or junk folders.) From the email, click on the activation button.
- Potential tutors will begin reaching out to you. Their messages will be sent to your Northeastern email inbox and will be accessible via your Wyzant account dashboard.
- Respond back to the tutors you believe might be a good fit to schedule an online session when it’s convenient for you — even late at night!
- Note: If you need additional Wyzant hours, please reach out to your academic advisor.