EconAid Center
The EconAid Center provides free, drop-in tutoring with undergraduate peer tutors, for students in the core economics courses (101, 400, 410, and 420) as well as select upper-division economics courses. It is also a space for professors, TAs, and ULAs to hold office hours and help sessions as well as a general study space for economics students. Please check the schedule below to see when help will be available for your course. The center opens on the first day of class and closes on the last day of exams. (Peer Tutoring will begin the 3rd week of classes). The EconAid Center is closed on days that the University is closed.
EconAid Center Location and Hours
The EconAid Center is closed on days that the University is closed.
| Location | Date/Times |
|---|---|
| Gardner Hall 009 (Basement level) | Monday – Thursday, 9am-8pm Friday, 9am-3pm |
Peer Tutoring Schedule
List of times for each course
| Class | Tutor | Dates/Times |
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| ECON 101 | Monday-Thursday, 9am-8pm Friday, 9am-3pm |
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| ECON 400 | Monday, 9am-12:30pm, 2pm-8pm Tuesday, 10am-8pm Wednesday 9am-2pm, 2:30-8pm Thursday, 10:30-4pm, 5-8pm Friday, 9am-3pm |
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| ECON 410 | Monday, 9am-12:30pm, 2pm-8pm Tuesday, 10am-8pm Wednesday, 9am-2pm, 2:30pm-8pm Thursday, 10:30-4pm, 5-8pm Friday, 9am-3pm |
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| ECON 420 | Monday, 9am-8pm Tuesday, 10am-8pm Wednesday, 9am-2pm, 2:30pm-8pm Thursday, 10:30-12pm, 1-4:30pm Friday, 9am-2pm |
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| ECON 425 | Cedric, Jack, Tyler, or Malik | Monday, 10:30-11:30am, 12pm-1pm Tuesday, 10am-8pm Wednesday, 9am-2pm, 2:30pm-8pm Thursday, 10:30-4pm, 5-8pm Friday, 9am-3pm |
| ECON 434 | Tyler | Monday, 12-1pm Tuesday, 10-11am, 5-8pm |
| ECON 445 | Nick | Monday, 3:30-4:30pm Wednesday, 10:30-11:30am |
| ECON 450 | Nick | Monday, 3:30-4:30pm Wednesday, 10:30-11:30am |
| ECON 460 | Gayathri, Valerie, Hannah, or Rachel | Monday, 12:30-3pm, 7-8pm Tuesday, 1-2pm Wednesday, 12-2pm Thursday, 1-4pm Friday, 11am-12pm, 1-2pm |
| ECON 465 | Gaythri or Rachel | Monday, 2-3pm, 7-8pm Tuesday, 1-2pm Wednesday, 12-2pm Thursday, 1-2pm Friday, 11am-12pm, 1-2pm |
| ECON 470 | Tyler or Malik | Monday, 10:30-11:30am, 12-1pm Tuesday, 10-11am, 5-8pm Friday, 12-1pm |
| ECON 480 | Rachel, Tom, Cedric, or Jack | Monday 7-8pm Tuesday, 12-2pm, 3:30-5pm Wednesday, 4-6pm, 7-8pm Thursday, 10:30am-2pm, 5-8pm Friday, 11am-12pm |
| ECON 485 | Daniel-Hannah | Monday 3-5pm Tuesday, 11am-2pm Wednesday, 11am-12pm, 2:30-4:30pm |
| ECON 486 | Hannah | Monday 12:30-2pm Wednesday, 12:30-1:30pm |
| ECON 511 | Nick | Monday, 3:30-4:30pm Wednesday, 10:30-11:30am |
| ECON 520 | Tyler | Monday, 12-1pm Tuesday, 10-11am, 5-8pm |
| ECON 525 | Tyler | Monday, 12-1pm Tuesday, 10-11am, 5-8pm |
| ECON 570 | Sarah, Cedric, Hannah, Rachel, Gayathri, or Tyler | Monday, 9-10:30am, 12-2pm, 7-8pm Tuesday, 10-11am, 1-2pm, 5-8pm Wednesday, 9-10:30am, 1-2pm, 4-6pm Thursday, 1-2pm Friday, 11am-12pm, 1-2pm |
| ECON 580 | Tyler | Monday, 12-1pm Tuesday, 10-11am, 5-8pm |
Tutoring Opportunities
The EconAid Center is accepts applications for Fall Peer tutoring the preceding April & for Spring Peer Tutoring the preceding November. All Peer tutors must be Economics majors (other majors considered if student has a strong economics background) with at least a 3.5 GPA in economics courses and a 3.3 GPA overall. Student must have completed ECON101 and at least be concurrently enrolled in ECON410 or ECON420.
If you are interested in becoming a Peer tutor, please apply here and, if you are eligible for federal work study, submit an application through jobx.
Contact Us
Please contact Dr. Kalina Staub at kalina.staub@unc.edu with questions, comments, or concerns about the EconAid Center services.