Supplemental Instruction



WHAT ARE SI SESSIONS?

Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions are designed to support students who are enrolled in challenging courses. SI are a series of weekly review sessions for students taking historically difficult courses and are provided for all students who want to improve their grades.

Student leaders who have previously taken and mastered one of these courses are trained to host study sessions each week throughout the semester. Note: The SI leaders attend your course lectures, too! So, they can experience the class, just as you do.

Whether you have one question or simply want to keep up on the material from week to week, you and your peers will work and think through things together. Your personal preparation and regular attendance are highly recommended. Students who attend and participate over the course of the semester typically earn higher grades than those who do not attend at all or attend less often.

 

HOW CAN SI SESSIONS HELP ME?

  • Understand key concepts
  • Articulate what you know and don't know about the subject
  • Build on foundational material and integrate newer knowledge as the content becomes more complex
  • Prepare for quizzes and exams
  • Earn the grade that you want, but you will need to be a willing and active participant!

 

HOW DO I USE THE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH SI?

  • SI sessions are scheduled throughout the semester. You may come and go as attendance is voluntary.
  • SI leaders will make announcements in your class lectures and share session times.
    Note: If a leader is not attending your specific class lecture time but is attending an earlier or later time, you may not hear a verbal announcement. However, your faculty member will let you know that SI sessions are available.
  • Your professor may have included the SI session times in the syllabus or posted the session times in Canvas.

 

Supplemental Instruction Sessions - Fall 2024


  • AVTC 1003 Foundational Concepts/Aviation Studies (Hellings)
    SI Leader: Nathan Zhou
    TuTh 6:00p - 7:00p, Glaske C107
  • AVTC 1032 Aviation Technical Concepts (Fortier)
    SI Leader: Joshua Tarver
    Tu 7:15p - 8:15p, Glaske C106
  • AVTC 1113 Flight Science I (Channon)
    SI Leaders: Elena Jurado, Monica Skibicki
    MoWe 6:00p - 7:00p, Glaske C107
  • AVTC 1403 Aircraft DC Electricity (Owens)
    SI Leader: Christopher Lascelles
    MoTh 7:30p - 8:30p, Glaske C105
  • BIOL 1113 General Biology I (Baliraine)
    SI Leader: Reagan Chastain
    We 8:00p - 9:00p, Glaske C104
  • CEGR 3313 Structural Analysis (Jiang)
    SI Leader: Steven Spraggins
    Mo 6:00p - 7:00p, Glaske C106
  • CHEM 1113 Gen Chemistry (DeBoer)
    SI Leader: Parinita Varma
    MoWe 7:00p - 8:00p, Glaske C101
  • MATH 2023 Calculus I (Abbott, Blevins)
    SI Leader: Joseph Freriks
    TuTh 7:00p-8:00p, Glaske C103
  • MEGR 2013 Statics (Gowing)
    SI Leader: Steven Spraggins
    Mo 7:30p - 8:30p, Glaske C106
  • MEGR 2013 Statics (Olson)
    SI Leader: Caleb Samuel Tesfaye
    Mo 7:00p - 8:00p, Glaske C109
  • MEGR 3713 Thermodynamics (Demko)
    SI Leader: Tristan Joshua Gifford
    Tu 7:00p - 8:00p, Glaske C109
  • PHYS 2013 University Physics II LON-CAPA (Ball, Hamilton)
    SI Leader: Jared Nishimura
    Tu 7:00p - 8:00p, Glaske C104

BECOMING A SI LEADER

Join the Achievement Center Staff! SI leaders are faculty-recommended students who have at least a 3.0 GPA. Here are a few qualifications:

  • Successful completion of the course you wish to conduct SI sessions for
  • Available to attend all SI course-related lectures and facilitate three study sessions per week
  • Enjoy working with peers in a collaborative learning environment
  • Possess strong communication skills
  • Utilize effective facilitation or group dynamic skills
  • Possess exceptional leadership skills
  • Ability and desire to work openly and constructively with the SI supervisor
  • Currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student
  • Recommended by the faculty member who teaches the specified course

 If you are interested in becoming an SI leader, contact AchievementCenter@letu.edu