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Supplemental Instruction

Supplemental Instruction (SI) offers free, peer-led study sessions for some of our most challenging courses.

What is SI?

  • Supplemental Instruction is a program built around peer-led group study sessions. Attending SI sessions help you maximize your student time while getting to know peers and having fun!
  • Our SI Leaders are current PNW students who have already successfully passed the course and have been recommended by the Professor. SI Leaders know what it takes to succeed in the course and are trained to review material through fun, collaborative activities that provide more practice on course material.
  • One (1) hour of productive group study is equal to two (2) hours of solo studying.

What to Expect

  • You should expect to work in small with groups with other students in your class.
  • You should expect the SI Leader will use several tools to give you the opportunity to think critically about course content and leave with a deeper understanding of how different concepts connect with one another.
  • You should expect to leave more confident! Although SI Leaders might not directly answer a question you ask, they will help you find the answer yourself, which will be more beneficial for your learning.
My tutor was very informational and explained how to work each problem in different ways.

S.I. Student

  • They explained the answers to problems in great detail (if we needed extra help) to make sure we understood before the test.
  • My SI leader does a great job at making the material easy to understand. He challenges us in a good way to help us break down the information for our own understanding.
  • They answer all questions we have and give us lots of ways to practice and enhance our knowledge.
  • The concept was broken down into a more feasible and easy to understand thought process.
  • The SI leader is always extremely helpful with working out practice questions step-by-step and it makes this challenging subject feel much easier to tackle.
  • SI guided us through some problems and always made sure we understood the concept before moving on.
  • They answered any questions I had and were very effective on giving us tips and advice.
CourseSI LeaderCampusSession #1Location #1Session #2Location #2Session #3Location #3
BIOL 10100NayaHammondWED 8:00am-9:00amGYTE 007ATHURS 3:30pm-4:3pmNILS 206FRI 2:00pm-3:00pmVirtual (Zoom)
BIOL 21300 LectureMateoHammondMON 2:00pm-3:00pmGYTE 007BWED 10:00am-11:00amGYTE 240FRI 12:00pm-1:00pmGYTE 007B
BIOL 21300 LabSarahHammondMON 11:00am-12:00pmNILS 221FRI 9:00am-11:00amNILS 221
BIOL 21400 LabCaseyHammondWED 9:00am-10:00amNILS 222FRI 9:00am-10:00amNILS 222
CHM 11500OscarHammondMON 2:00pm-3:00pmGYTE 007CFRI 11:00am-2:00pmGYTE 007C
NUR 18800ZoeyHammondWED 4:30pm-6:30pmPORTER 200
NUR 18800ZoeyWestvilleMON 12:00pm-1:00pmLSF 018TUES 12:00pm-1:00pmLSF 018
NUR 19202PriscillaHammond/Westville (zoom)MON 12:00pm-1:00pmGYTE 007BFRI 11:00am-12:00pmNILS 206
NUR 27400LaylaHammondMON 12:30pm-1:30pmGYTE 121TUES 12:00pm-1:00pmGYTE 121
NUR 27400CandaceWestvilleMON 6:00pm-7:00pmTECH 364TUES 5:00pm-6:00pmTECH 301
NUR 29400AleksandraHammondMON 11:30am-12:30pmGYTE 144THURS 10:00am-11:00amVirtual (Zoom)
NUR 41500GraceHammondMON 12:20pm-1:30pmGYTE 007A
NUR 41500TylerWestvilleMON 5:15pm-6:15pmTECH 301THURS 11:00am-12:00pmTECH 301
PHYS 22000AnushkaHammondTUES 4:00pm-6:00pmGYTE Study LoungeWED 3:30pm-4:30pmGYTE Study Lounge