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Academic survival guide topics ACADEMIC SKILLS http: //www. usi. edu/media/3360088/USI-Academic-Survival-Guide. pdf • Topics Included in Academic Survival Guide – Differences Between High School and College – Information about my. USI and Blackboard – Learning Styles – Note Taking Strategies – Textbook Reading Strategies – Test-Taking Strategies – Coping with Test Anxiety “We’re all about success” – Time Management – Weekly Schedules

Helping underprepared students prepare, prepared students advance, and advanced students excel. * • Academic Skills strives to support student success by reaching and maintaining the following goals: Provide a friendly, helpful environment conducive to learning. Encourage students to become self-confident, self-directed learners. Determine the readiness of incoming students through placement testing. Help underprepared students advance their skills to university level through classes and tutoring. – Promote learning as a process and individualize instruction by addressing both the cognitive and affective development of students. – Collaborate with faculty and staff across campus to increase opportunities for student success. – Assist all university students achieve their academic goals through a variety of programs: • Tutoring • Supplemental Instruction • Academic Peer Coaching/Study Skills Assistance • Athletic Peer Coaching • General Studies Courses • Survival Week/Workshops • Academic Counseling – – *Information from NOSS (National Organization for Student Success)

Location and operating hours • • • Academic Skills is located in ED 1111 A We are open Mondays-Thursdays from 9: 00 am-9: 00 pm and Fridays from 9: 00 am-3: 00 pm http: //www. usi. edu/universitydivision/academic-skills

Services provided: Tutoring • Tutoring is available in a wide variety of areas, including math psychology writing (Writers’ Room) philosophy biology history chemistry humanities physics finance accounting economics CIS nursing foreign languages

Supplemental instruction (SI) • Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions are offered for several courses, including courses in psychology, sociology, biology, and chemistry. • SI sessions are group study sessions offered outside of the normal class time. • The SI sessions are led by a trained SI leader who has been endorsed by the professor of the class and who has received formal training.

Study skills assistance Academic Peer Coaches are also available to assist with such areas as • time management • textbook reading strategies • designing study plans • improving memory • note taking • transition to college • test taking strategies

Athletic peer coaching • The program assists USI student-athletes to be academically successful and with the overall transition to a four-year university. • Benefits of the program include: – – – Improving overall academic performance Enhancing study skills, including test-taking and note-taking Developing routine study schedules Studying in a structured environment with supportive people Enhancing interpersonal communication skills Getting to know USI personnel and other student-athletes at USI

General studies courses College foundation courses are available to students in all majors to help them meet the demands of college-level work. One-hour courses help students get off to a sound academic start. • Foundations for Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 081) and Foundations for College Algebra (MATH 085) prepare students by giving them the skills essential for success in math. • • • Academic Reading Strategies (GENS 151) is a three-hour elective credit course that emphasizes the before, during, and after active reading strategies necessary for learning information across academic disciplines and the impact selfregulation has on a student’s academic success. UNIV 101: First Year Experience GENS 105: College Study Strategies GENS 111: Career Planning GENS 199: Special Topics in Study Strategies

Student employment opportunities • Academic Skills is one of the largest employers of USI students on campus! – Content Tutors (math, chemistry, Spanish, etc. ) – Academic Peer Coaches – Supplemental Instruction Leaders – Front Desk Office Workers

Academic Survival Week Academic Skills (ED 1111) Week 2 of the Fall Semester Ø Ø Ø Information Tables Outside of Academic Skills Academic Survival Guides Available (helpful study skills info) Take Tours of Academic Skills Meet Professional Staff, Tutors, and Academic Coaches Learn More about Our Services Refreshments, Giveaways

Academic Our survival guide topics Goal? http: //www. usi. edu/media/3360088/USI-Academic-Survival-Guide. pdf Success@USI • Topics Academic Included in Academic Survival Guide – Differences Between High School and College – Information about my. USI and Blackboard – Learning Styles – Note Taking Strategies – Textbook Reading Strategies – Test-Taking Strategies http: //www. usi. edu/university-division/academic-skills – Coping with Test Anxiety – Time Management – Weekly Schedules