Supplemental Instruction

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 a 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 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?

• Ask questions
• Discuss material covered in lecture
• 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

Check out the SI schedules from previous semesters:

• Spring 2018
• Spring 2017
• Fall 2016

How do I become a Supplemental Instruction Leader?

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

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 a 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