Supplemental Instruction
Come study smarter, not harder!
Supplemental Instruction holds weekly study sessions for historically difficult courses. These fun and interactive sessions are run by SI Leaders who have received an A in the course. They also attend every class lecture with you.
Some study sessions are being held in person, and others are being conducted in an online format on TutorOcean. You can find Leaders' session times below in the “Session Schedules” tab.
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Atlanta Campus
Perimeter College
How do I use Supplemental Instruction?
Supplemental Instruction is a series of regularly scheduled review/study sessions for students taking historically difficult courses led by students (SI Leaders) who have already taken the course, earned an A- or better, and have a GPA above 3.0.
Attend a Supplemental Instruction session to:
- Develop effective study strategies and habits that lead to higher grades
- Learn how to manage academic stress and anxiety
- Establish a fun and beneficial relationships with peers
- Engage in an interactive learning environment
- Maintain motivation to complete courses successful and graduate
What happens in Supplemental Instruction sessions?
- Ask questions
- Discuss material covered in lectures
- Solve practice problems
- Compare notes
- Organize study material and maximize your study time
- Learn study techniques
- Learn how to talk to you professor during office hours
- Identify campus resources
What does a Supplemental Instruction Leader do?
- Provide assistance to students enrolled in an academically challenging courses
- Plan and facilitate out-of-class study sessions three times a week throughout the semester
- Attend all course lectures
- Attend all SI leader trainings and meetings, and complete tasks throughout the semester to enhance the SI Leader experience and SI program for students
- Assist in the collection and reporting of evaluative data regarding the selected course
SI Leaders are trained in proactive learning and study strategies as well as facilitation skills. SI Leaders are facilitators who assists students to integrate course content and learning strategies.
To become an SI Leader, you should have the following qualifications:
Undergraduate Students:
- Enrolled in at least half-time credit hours at Georgia State University
- Have already completed the SI course with an A- or better in a previous semester
- Atlanta Campus Only: Attend an Information Session (Fall 2021 dates will be posted on the application and the SI bulletin board)
Graduate Students:
- Enrolled full-time and/or in the required number of credits required by your program
- Be a student in the Philosophy, Political Science or Economics Departments, and be invited to apply for the position by your department the Office of Supplemental Instruction
Graduate and Undergraduate Students:
- Maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Possess excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Have a working knowledge of campus resources for academic success
- Provide a recommendation from a professor; instructor in the discipline is preferred
How do I become a Supplemental Instruction Leader?
Graduate Assistantship Opportunities
What should I expect from an SI Leader in my class?
SI Leaders should:
- Maintain consistent attendance in all your lectures, with proper attention given to the material discussed
- Facilitate three sessions per week outside of class time
- Conduct ongoing communication about lecture/session material and recommendations for topics to emphasize in sessions
What shouldn't I expect from an SI Leader in my class?
SI Leaders should not:
- Grade test or quizzes
- Report students’ SI Session attendance to you
- Act in the same role as a TA
What is my role as an Instructor participating in SI?
- Encourage all students to attend SI sessions regardless of performance
- Include the SI Leader’s name and session days/times/location in your syllabus
- Meet weekly with your SI Leader for a brief conversation about what to review during their sessions
- Recommend excellent candidates for future SI Leaders during the SI Office recruiting process
Can I attend an SI session held for my class?
- So that we preserve the casual atmosphere of the sessions and keep the anonymity of SI participants, please do not attend SI sessions
Atlanta Campus
Nancy McDaniel
404-413-2061
[email protected]
Perimeter College - Alpharetta, Clarkston, Dunwoody, Newton
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Perimeter College - Decatur
Debra Harris Phillips
678-891-2579
[email protected]
How do I attend online SI Sessions?
When are online SI sessions?
Do I need to download anything to attend online SI sessions?
I am having trouble with audio. What do I do?
Can my SI Leader hold sessions at a different time?
Additional Online Resources
Unable to find an SI session? Need additional help with difficult subjects?
Visit the Academic Success website to learn more about other GSU programs
Meet Our Student Staff
Atlanta Campus
- Nancy McDaniel (Assistant Director)
- Chelsea Cason (Administrative Coordinator)
- W Wang (Graduate Assistant)
- Michelle Wood (Graduate Assistant)
- Sarah Wu (Graduate Assistant)
- Larissa Christophe (Co-Program Assistant and Mentor)
- Esther Hyacinth (Co-Program Assistant and Mentor)
- Rella Arena (Mentor)
- Raven Collier (Mentor)
- Leah Laing (Mentor)
- Mia McMahon (Mentor)
- Gift Nnakwu (Mentor)
- Zeba Panjwani (Student Assistant))
Perimeter Campuses
- Debra Harris Phillips (SI Program Coordinator, Perimeter Campuses)
- Annie Stewart (Program Leader)
- Juliana Anyalechi (Mentor)
- Melissa Sharpe (Mentor)
- Samantha Whisner (Mentor)
Atlanta Campus
Not pictured: Lyra Giles (ANTH 2020)
Perimeter Campuses
No African-American Studies Leaders are available for Spring 2023.
Atlanta Campus
- Dagim Haile (BIOL 1103K)
- Kimberly Chrabry (BIOL 1103K)
- Grace Monson (BIOL 1104K)
- Kyla Escoe (BIOL 1104K)
- Travis Lyons Gary (BIOL 1104K)
- Kendra Lee (BIOL 2107)
- Jessie Jones – BIOL 2108
- Kalyn Stamps (BIOL 2108)
- Sylvan Teeter (BIOL 2110K)
- Zaynab Davis – BIOL 2110K
- Denay Amara Shuford (BIOL 2300)
- Grace Ford (BIOL 2300)
- Olivia Hardie (BIOL 2300)
Not Pictured: Aria Jordan (BIOL 2107), Rachel Goodchild (BIOL 2108), Xiaoyan Huang (BIOL 2120K), and Sara Patyi (BIOL 3800)
Perimeter Campuses
- Katrina Mack-Macon (BIOL 2110)
- Mam Yassim Touray (BIOL 1103)
Not Pictured: Emma Exum (BIOL 1104), Emma Wihite (BIOL 2110), Estelle Roark (BIO 2110), Monique Thompson (BIOL 2110), Alexa Hall (BIOL 2120), and Reign Bergbower (BIOL 2300)
Atlanta Campus
- Leeryma Manyi Gana (CHEM 1211K)
- Marvin Center (CHEM 2410)
- Michelle Nguyen (CHEM 2400)
Not Pictured: Khairat Adebayo (CHEM 1151K) and Macai Seymore (CHEM 2400)
Perimeter Campuses
- Aysha Crittenden (CHEM 1151)
Not Pictured: Summia Sifa (CHEM 1151L), Travis Herndon (CHEM 1151L), Amayah Jones (CHEM 1152), Will Kupronis (CHEM 1211), Ebru Coskun (CHEM 121), and Michael Issa (CHEM 1212)
Atlanta Campus
No Computer Science Leaders are available for Spring 2023.
Perimeter Campuses
- Sean Lovell (CSC 1302)
Not pictured: Caleb Peacock (CIS 1301) and Russell Townsend (CIS 1302)
Atlanta Campus
- Blake Walker (ECON 2105)
- Nikita Vohra (ECON 2105)
- Anthony Afful (ECON 2106)
- Fred Kayitare (ECON 2100)
- Wisdom Uwaifo (ECON 2106)
Not Pictured: Rachel Altman (ECON 2100), James Mettle (ECON 2100), Raphael Nimako (ECON 2105), and Ebenezer Obeng (ECON 2106)
Perimeter Campuses
No Economics Leaders are available for Spring 2023.
Atlanta Campus
No English Leaders are available for Spring 2023.
Perimeter Campuses
- Najah Fuller (ENGL 1101)
- Osiris Zelaya (ENGL 1101)
- Paola Kon Mawaw (ENGL 1101)
- Therese McKain (ENGL 1101/1102)
Not Pictured: Hephazibah Tejuosho (ENGL 1101), Dorothy Akporokah (ENGL 1102), and Titus Telford (ENGL 1102)
Atlanta Campus
No English Leaders are available for Spring 2023.
Perimeter Campuses
Not pictured: Min Khant Zaw (ENGR 1211)
Atlanta Campus
No History Leaders are available for Spring 2023.
Perimeter Campus
- Stephanie Kidayi (HIST 2110)
Atlanta Campus
- Andrew Fain (MATH 1401)
- Minjoo Jeong (MATH 1401)
- Jen Ogbodo (MATH 1401)
- Jordyn Dixon (MATH 1401)
- Devika Papal (MATH 2211)
- Rahul Chawla (MATH 2211)
- Alex Mark (MATH 2212)
- Mike Doan (MATH 2212)
Not Pictured: Sadia Hoq (MATH 1401), Riza Kharbe (MATH 2211), and Jinho Kim (MATH 2211)
Perimeter Campuses
- Hassan Coleman (MATH 1111)
- Karen Mouawad (MATH 1113)
- Max Budnick (MATH 2212)
Not Pictured: Nzinga Coleman (MATH 1111), Chris Mitchell (MATH 1401), Samira Jashim (MATH 1401), Chloe Liu (MATH 1401), Wilhemina Aboagye (MATH 1401), Chanwoo Park (MATH 2211), Awa Sidibe (MATH 2211), and Kimberly Carrington (MATH 2220)
Atlanta Campus
No Neuroscience Leaders are available for Spring 2023
Perimeter Campuses
Not Pictured: Sophia Maksymyuk (NEURO 2000)
Atlanta Campus
- Frankie Wotton (PHIL 1010)
- Alexandra Kleinberg (PHIL 1010)
Not Pictured: Bailey Villareal (PHIL 1010), Ben Schultz (PHIL 1010), Christian Sandoval (PHIL 1010), Jack Romp (PHIL 1010), Jiacheng Lu (PHIL 1010), Desiree Jiminez (PHIL 1010), Armand Babakhanian (PHIL 1010), and Victoria Isett (PHIL 1010)
Perimeter Campuses
No Philosophy Leaders are available for Spring 2023.
Atlanta Campus
- Chris Plessy (PHYS 1111K)
- Priya Chandrashekar (PHYS 1111K)
- Armina Fani (PHYS 1112)
Not Pictured: Ekta Jichkar (PHYS 1111K)
Perimeter Campuses
- Kseniya Harrington (PHYS 2212)
Atlanta Campus
- Logan Birchmore (POLS 1101)
- Mariam Khan (POLS 1101)
- Rachel Braddock (POLS 1101)
- Seun Alo (POLS 1101)
Not Pictured: Olivia Berry (POLS 1101), Ayomidotun Olugbenle (POLS 1101), and Mohammed Aminu Alui (POLS 2401)
Perimeter Campuses

Danny Keomanideth (POLS 2401)