Services Offered:
Academic Support
Academic Skills personnel are available on an as-requested basis to
meet with individual students and
to deliver workshops to classes and student organizations about the following topics:
- Successful academic planning
- Note-taking
- Time management
- Textbook reading strategies
- Test-taking strategies
- Test anxiety
Students can also find strategies and worksheets to help them become successful college students by viewing or downloading our
Academic Survival Guide
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Tutorin
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Academic Skills offers a variety of tutoring programs for students at the University of Southern Indiana. These programs are certified by the College Reading and Learning Association, and as part of this certification, all peer tutors complete comprehensive training.
No appointment is needed for most tutoring, although appointments are available with the academic coaches and writing consultants.
Most tutoring occurs in Education Center 1111; writing consultants meet with students In Education Center 1102.
Tutoring is available during the fall and spring terms when classes are in session during the following times:
- Monday-Thursday - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- Friday - 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Supplemental Instruction (SI)
What is SI?
SI is a voluntary program that offers free, regularly scheduled study sessions for traditionally difficult courses. SI sessions are led by undergraduate student SI Leaders who have previously taken the course and demonstrated academic competency in the subject area. Each SI Leader facilitates several 50-minute sessions per week using collaborative learning methods. SI not available for all courses, please check your syllabus to see if SI is offered for your course.
Why SI?
Students who participate in SI:
- Learn the study skills necessary to succeed in the courses.
- Work collaboratively with peers in a open, friendly, and non-judgmental environment.
- Receive support from a extensively trained, educated SI Leader.
- Achieve higher academic success' in the courses
