Faculty & Staff: Programs: Mentored Coursework

Supplemental Instruction

The Supplemental Instruction (SI) program, which is based on a successful national model, was adopted by University College to help you succeed in your courses. Students who have been successful in specific courses and recommended by the faculty of those courses serve as student mentors for the SI program. The SI mentors are learning assistants who are content-competent in a particular subject and can assist you in gaining a better understanding of course material. They can also help you develop learning skills to enhance your academic experience. In their sessions, SI mentors demonstrate processes and methodologies for effective learning (i.e., learning strategies, note-taking skills, listening skills, test anxiety, etc.). The SI mentors are not tutors, but rather they are facilitators who can help you develop the thinking and reasoning skills which characterize intellectual maturity. SI mentors are academic facilators, empathetic listeners, resource guides, and most of all, supportive friends. Please stop by the Resource Desk on the second floor of Joseph T. Taylor Hall in the Bepko Learning Center to learn more about the SI sessions and the time and place of the meetings. All sessions are free to students. Courses with a Supplemental Instruction (SI) component:

Structured Learning Assistance

University College is very proud of its Structured Learning Assistance (SLA) program, which was developed to help students succeed in specific courses. The SLA sections, which meet for one-hour-per-week, are directed study and practice sessions that are attached to courses that have proved to be challenging for many students. SLA sessions are centered on course content. In each session, you will learn how to apply study and learning skills to specific course materials. You will also learn content background information to assist you in making connections between the lessons and lectures of the class. In addition, you will learn how to work collaboratively and how to form study teams. Courses with a Structured Learning Assistance (SLA) component:

For more information, visit http://uc.iupui.edu/learningcenter.