EPT Program Purpose:

The purpose of the Engineering Peer Teacher (EPT) Program is to engage students in EPT Sessions (online and in-person) to review course concepts in primarily 100-300 level engineering courses.
"Clone this EPT, and have one for every upper level course!" - ESC 211 Student from Spring 2021
"This EPT was very knowledgeable, kind, and helpful. I could really understand his/her explanations and his/her tutoring sessions really helped me. I hope this EPT keeps on tutoring." - CIS 151 Student from Fall of 2020
"My grade had begun to significantly improve with the introduction of EPT tutors. I had struggled in this course and reached out for help." - EET 205 Student from Fall of 2020
"I am confident that the sessions are the reason that I am going to pass the class." - ESC 310 Student from Fall of 2020

Responsibilities of an Engineering Peer Teacher: 

  • Hold three (3) to five (5) hours of EPT Sessions each week (can include weekends)
  • Attend or watch the professor's lecture of the assigned course
  • Participate in weekly EPTeam Meeting and weekly Respective EPT Team (RET) Meeting
  • Prepare ahead of time for his/her/their session

Expectations of an Engineering Peer Teacher:

  • Be a role model within and outside of CSU community 
  • Foster a positive, safe learning environment for all students 
  • Communicate professionally with professors, students, fellow EPTs, and CSU staff
  • Engage students using effective tutoring skills to increase student success 

Washkewicz College of Engineering

2121 Euclid Ave.,  Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214 
Phone: 216.687.2555
Fax: 216.687.9280
engineering@csuohio.edu