Peer coaches and tutors:
* are alumni, current undergraduate or graduate students trained to guide and encourage other students in improving their academic performance and development as a life-long learner.
* focus on developing general study skills, tutoring specific content areas, navigating college resources, and developing others within their Areas of Study.  
* work supervised in both face-to-face and virtual environments.  They are trained according to the international certification standards of the College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA)  for peer tutors.
*  work as volunteers, work-study, or practicum student. To learn more about the qualifications needed and the training that peer coaches recieve, please visit our website at http://www.peercoaches.pbworks.com.