An academic intervention program that increases student performance and retention, SI targets high-risk courses and provides regularly scheduled, out of class, peer facilitated, group study sessions integrating study skills within the content material of the targeted course.

The SI Leader is a student who has previously taken and successfully completed the course. He or she is recommended by the instructor and takes part in a training program focusing on how students learn, instructional strategies, data collection and management skills.

SI Leaders attend all classes, take notes and tests, read all assigned material, and facilitate three 50-minute study sessions per week. The role of the SI Leaders is to provide structure in the study sessions, focusing on study skills such as note-taking, reading and marking the text, and preparing for exams.

Download the Fall 2005 S.I. Schedule*PDF.