Supplemental Instruction
Want to sharpen your study skills and improve your understanding of difficult course material? Supplemental Instruction is here to help!
Students who consistently participate in Supplemental Instruction receive, on average, a half or a whole letter grade higher than students enrolled in the same course that do not attend Supplemental Instruction. Students who participate in Supplemental Instruction also acquire effective learning and test-taking strategies.
Develop your study skills, Improve your understanding of course material, Meet other people in your class
Supplemental Instruction is a free academic assistance program that uses peer-led study groups to help students in traditionally difficult courses – those with low completion rates (D’s, F’s, and W’s).
Supplemental Instruction Leaders are current Georgia State students who excelled in the course to which they are assigned. They attend the lecture along with the students and prepare activity-based sessions that correspond with the material covered in class. Supplemental Instruction sessions are informal, peer-led study sessions that provide students with an opportunity to not only engage with each other while re-enforcing course material, but also acquire valuable study strategies.
All Campuses
All Students
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
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
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
Check out the SI schedules from previous semesters:
Atlanta Campus
Kate Kendall
33 Gilmer St SE, Sparks Hall, Suite 249
404-413-2061
supplementalinstruct@gsu.edu
Perimeter College Campuses
Justin Swisher
Jim Cherry Learning Resource Center (CL-2310)
678-891-2826
pcsi@gsu.edu
Meet the Supplemental Instruction Team
Lizzy Shuford
Jasmynne Blacks
Rachel Burke
Fatima Shaikh
Brett Brock
Halima Aweis
Rehmat Babar
Charmia Miles
Nekiesha Gordon
Trevin Lee
Abigail Ruth
Narah Landress
Bradleigh Perkinson
Hannah Carter
Palak Agarwal
Left to right: Payton Scott (Hist 2110- Atlanta), David Pretlow (Math 2212- Atlanta), Thais deAlmeida (Pols 1101- Atlanta), Peter-Jon Williams (Chem 2410- Atlanta), Steven Kent (Math 2212- Atlanta), Muhammed Abdullbari (Psyc 1101- Atlanta), Richard Lee (Biol 2108K- Atlanta), Eliott Brumlow (Chem 2410- Atlanta), David Cohen (Biol 2300- Atlanta), Alexandra Hiten (Biol 2107K- Atlanta), Carmen Addison (Chem 1151K- Atlanta), Rose Mary Thomas (Chem 1152K- Atlanta), Rachel Davis (Math 2211- Atlanta), Guyesha Blackshear (Econ 2106- Atlanta)
Not pictured: Carlos Garcia (Econ 2105- Atlanta)
Back row from left to right: Rina Noorani (Biol- Clarkston), Esther Hyacinth (Biol- Decatur), Melanie Workman (Biol 3800- Atlanta), Tatiana Rodriguez-Vargas (Biol 3800- Atlanta), Jeanie Devine (Biol- Dunwoody), Giovani Velez (Biol 2108K- Atlanta), Patricia Jackson (Biol- Decatur)
Second row from left to right: Madelaine Lowery (Biol 2120K- Atlanta), Asia Ross (Biol- Decatur), Sydnie Cooper (Biol 1103K- Atlanta), Gabrielle Oquendo (Biol 2110K- Atlanta), Gabrial Goldner (Biol 1103K- Atlanta), Alyssa Pettaway (Biol 1104K- Atlanta), Amina Kadric (Biol 2108K- Atlanta)
Front row from left to right: Phuongtin Ta (Biol 2107K- Atlanta), Diki Gurung (Biol 2108K- Atlanta), Tahmonie Stubbs (Biol 2300- Atlanta), Rebekah Olorunyomi (Biol 1103K- Atlanta), Akshara Erasani (Biol 3800- Atlanta)
Not Pictured: Haley Dourron (Biol 2107K- Atlanta), Tiffani Efford (Biol 2107K- Atlanta), Salina Hemani (Biol 2110K- Atlanta), Kimberly Clark (Biol- Decatur), Wesley Maiden (Biol- Dunwoody)
Left to right: Deshon Fisher (Chem 2400- Atlanta), Doyel Datta (Chem 1212K- Atlanta), Dhara Patel (Chem- Clarkston), Zahraa Fakhri (Chem- Clarkston), Sanjana Sarker (Chem 1211K- Atlanta), An Pham (Chem 1211K- Atlanta), Samiah Nelson (Chem 1151K- Atlanta), Brooke Condrey (Chem 1211K- Atlanta), Elizabeth Schott (Chem 2400- Atlanta), Camalie Young (Chem 2400- Atlanta), Nicole Jacob (Chem 1151K- Atlanta), Lauren Becker (Chem 1212K- Atlanta), Indiya Mallory (Chem 2400- Atlanta)
Not pictured: Oluwatoyin Olagunju (Chem 1212K- Atlanta), Aysha Hussen (Chem- Clarkston), Ha Tran (Chem- Clarkston), Livia Soyer De Alencar Arrais (Chem- Decatur), Raniah Waleed Al Juboori (Chem- Decatur), Thanh Tran (Chem- Clarkston)
Left to right: Vedran Gojkovic (Csc- Clarkston), Rowan Karen Gargiullo (Engr- Clarkston), Alec Hutchinson (Engr- Clarkston), Zakerey Kauffman (Csc- Dunwoody)
Not pictured: Isabelle Kaputo (Csc- Clarkson), Nestor Kaputo (Engr- Clarkston), Woojin Hwang (Engr- Dunwoody)
From left to right: Brady Tolleson (Econ 2106- Atlanta), Najwa Hossain (Econ 2105- Atlanta), Kaylee Rodenstine (Econ 2106- Atlanta), Cara Dominick (Econ 2105- Atlanta), Yuruomeng Wang (Econ 2016- Atlanta), Erroll Ingram (Econ 2105- Atlanta)
Not pictured: Quang Bui (Econ 2105- Atlanta)
From left to right: Abdirahman Hussein (Engl- Decatur), Arodys Cruz (Engl- Clarkston)
Not pictured: Samiro Hussein (Engl- Clarkston)
From left to right: Brooklyn Valera (Hist 2110- Atlanta), Christopher Alston (Hist 2110- Atlanta)
Not pictured: Summer Clark (Hist 2110- Atlanta), Marquavious Webb (Hist- Decatur)
From left to right: John Choi (Math- Dunwoody), Annie Truong (Math 2211- Atlanta), Shadae Peart (Math- Decatur), Brian Cabau (Math 2212- Atlanta), Taberek Fakhri (Math- Clarkston), Elena Thornton (Math 2211- Atlanta), Ave-Maria Nlandou-Nkounkou (Math- Clarkston), Irene Sunil (Math 2212- Atlanta), Michelle Tedjasukmana (Math- Dunwoody), Kyle Hodge (Math- Decatur), Agassi Paulsen (Math- Newton), Katherine Attaway (Math 2211- Atlanta)
Not Pictured: Swara Vyas (Math 2212- Atlanta), Ahmad Faeq (Math- Clarkston), Vu Thien An Nguyen (Math- Dunwoody), Anh Tuan Ho (Math- Clarkston), Chelsi Motiwala (Math- Dunwoody), Chinenye Jonathan (Math- Dunwoody), Christopher Uga (Math- Clarkston), Dilianny Lakitaya (Math- Clarkston), Jaepil Goh (Math- Dunwoody), Moumita Deb (Math- Clarkston), Paula Mascarenhas (Math- Dunwoody), Quang Luu (Math- Clarkston), Saina Ahmadpour (Math- Dunwoody), Sharon Adewumi (Math- Clarkston), Thuan Nguyen (Math- Decatur), Vu Vo (Math- Dunwoody), Vui Ha (Math- Clarkston), Yingying Zheng (Math- Clarkston), Yuqi Chen (Math- Clarkston)
Left to right: Gabby (Xin) Zhang (Phil 1010- Atlanta), Theodore Craig (Phil 1010- Atlanta), Austin Keefe (Phil 1010- Atlanta), Aaron Richardson (Phil 1010- Atlanta), Benjamin Kromann (Phil 1010- Atlanta), Christopher Porzenheim (Phil 1010- Atlanta), Jacob Hogan (Phil 1010- Atlanta), Connor Kianpour (Phil 1010- Atlanta), Jessica Simms (Phil 1010- Atlanta)
From left to right: Jayden Richardson (Phys 1111- Atlanta), Gautam Ajay (Phys 1111- Atlanta), Trinh Thi Phuong Van (Phys- Clarkston)
From left to right: Tyler Walsh (Pols 2401- Atlanta), Ilenia Quintero (Pols 2401- Atlanta), Kaylah Oates-Marable (Pols 1101- Atlanta), Amy Soro (Pols 1101- Atlanta), Ariana Roberts (Pols 2401- Atlanta), Umniah Bayati (Pols 1101- Atlanta), Monique Barlow (Pols 2401- Atlanta)
Not pictured: Alejandran Tapia Batres (Pols- Dunwoody)
From left to right: Kayla Waldron (Psyc 1101- Atlanta), Chihumeya Eresia-Eke (Psyc 1101- Atlanta), Ashley Lysius (Psyc 1101- Atlanta)
Not pictured: Adriana Rush (Psyc- Clarkston)