Supplemental Instruction

Supplemental Instruction is a program that places student tutors in courses that have high attrition rates. Supplemental Instruction leaders are students who have completed the course successfully. They attend each class and schedule weekly study sessions that are open to all students enrolled in the class.

Faculty interested in working with a Supplemental Instruction student leader are asked to review the Frequently Asked Questions and to complete the SI Request Form.
SI Request Form PDF

Students identified by faculty to be SI leaders should complete the Application for Student Employment available at:
http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/departments/fa/management/records/forms/human/

Submit the application to the Center for Teaching and Learning, 426 Woods Hall.

The Peer Academic Leaders (PALS) program prepares students for their work on campus with other students. The program is open to all students who are employed as peer tutors, peer advisors, student assistants, lab assistants, supplemental instruction leaders, or in other capacities where their work is with peers and has an instructional focus. Students may also be graduate students working with undergraduates, but whose responsibilities differ from those of teaching assistants. PALS orients students to:

the interpersonal and instructional skills needed for their work;
the policies and codes of conduct each should know about privacy, confidentiality, honesty, and maintaining a positive work and learning environment.

Peer Academic Leaders (PALS) training sessions
All Supplemental Instruction leaders and Learning Center tutors are expected to attend a Peer Academic Leaders (PALS) training session early in the semester.

Friday, August 15, 1:30-3:30 PM, in MSC Century Room C Registration
Thursday, September 18, 3:00 - 5:00 PM, in 126 J.C. Penney Conference Center Registration