Past Years Policies

• These fees apply to all students using LARC, including students who:
  • neglected to drop themselves, having never attended a LARC session
  • were enrolled for a period of time (“holding a seat”) equaling 0-2 session hours, or 3 or more hours, but did not attend

• Examples:

• • Peter Anteater decides to drop LARC. He has attended two sessions and been absent for one session. Three sessions have passed, totaling in three hours, so he will be charged the full $110.
  • Peter Anteater enrolls in a tutorial before Week 1, then realizes that it supports the wrong lecture. He then adds the correct tutorial, but doesn’t drop the first one. Peter will still be charged for the first tutorial, in addition to the new one he added, since he is still officially enrolled in both. Peter should, by the way, immediately drop the incorrect (original) tutorial, and either stop by the LARC office or email us at larc@uci.edu and explain what he did, that he dropped the one he didn’t need, but is in the correct one. So long as Peter has dropped that first one he didn’t need right away and is working hard in the correct one he needed, we can make sure he’s not double billed. But you have to reach out to us to assure this gets put in place! (Peter will be sure to include the complete information on which tutorial was needed, which one was the incorrect one that he dropped, when he dropped it, and of course, never forget that student ID#!!! )
  • Peter Anteater is sponsored by his academic program.  He enrolls in his LARC tutorial before classes start. He decides to drop the lecture associated with the tutorial.  He had only attended two sessions. But he doesn’t drop the LARC tutorial until a month later. He’s going to be charged the full amount for two reasons: One, he never dropped the tutorial, so that prevented other students that needed it from getting in.  Two, he didn’t fulfil his sponsorship requirements of attending at least 10 or more sessions to be sponsored for it. The $110 charge will be his responsibility entirely!
  • Best case scenario: Peter Anteater finds out right away that the lecture he’s in isn’t what he needs for his academic plan.  He drops it immediately, within the first week, and also does the same for the tutorial. Only two sessions had been available to attend, but he dropped it by the second session.  He will only be charged $25, and it won’t be due on his Zot Account until the end of the quarter!

• Examples:
  • Lecture A is covered by any LARC tutorials with the section letter A.
  • A LARC tutorial with the section letter AB covers both lecture A and B.

• Tutorials begin on Wednesday/Thursday of Week 1.
• Our tutorial sessions aren’t the old-school, one-on-one model. They are active-learning, collaborative group sessions. Our tutorial leaders strive to make learning the key concepts enjoyable, engaging, and empowering. We support the classes on our campus that are incredibly hard and have, unfortunately, high failure rates. We want you to succeed! The huge difference between hiring a tutor off of a flyer and being a part of our learning community is that our tutorial leaders have already taken the class they are supporting and mastered the concepts. They are also auditing your section of the class to assure they are supporting exactly what and where the professor is in the curriculum

• Missing sessions can impair the performance of both you and the rest of your tutorial group. Your consistent attendance directly contributes to your success in your course. Additionally, input that you might give in a tutorial session helps other students learn, too. You are an important part of our learning community!

• Nonattendance may result in being dropped from the tutorial and charged the full tutorial amount, unless LARC is officially dropped by the end of Week 1 (Saturday at 11:59 PM).

LARC does not offer sponsorships for LARC session fees; however, some departments on campus may offer to sponsor your LARC session fees:

• Student Success Initiatives (SSI) offers LARC session scholarships to students who qualify. Their office is located on the second floor of the Student Services II building, across from Zot n’ Go on Ring Road. Call (949) 824-6234 or visit their website for more information. Please note: SSI’s requirements are very thorough and are based on a quarter-by-quarter basis. Just because you qualify for one quarter, it doesn’t mean unused sponsorships can be automatically transferred to the following quarter. Be sure you understand their rules thoroughly to assure you are supported!