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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 #2
BIOL 10100
NayaHammondT 4:00pm-5:00pmGyte 002R 2:00pm-3:00pmGyte 015
BIOL 10100GwenWestvilleM 3:30pm-4:30pmTECH 109T 2:00pm-3:00pmTECH 109
BIOL 21300 LectureJosephineHammondT 5:00pm-6:00pmGyte 026R 2:00pm-3:00pmGyte 108
BIOL 21300 LabCalHammondM 2:30pm-3:30pmF 1:00pm-2:00pm
BIOL 21300KaileyWestvilleM 12:30pm-1:30pmSWRZ 230W 12:30pm-1:30pmSWRZ 230
BIOL 22100MeganHammondW 8:30am-9:30amNILS 302F 9:00am-10:00amNILS 302
CHM 11500EvaHammondW 3:30pm-4:30pmGyte 034R 12:30pm-1:30pmGyte 026
CHM 11500Makeyla VHammondT 10:30am-11:30amGyte 007BW 2:00pm-3:00pmGyte 007B
CHM 11500HashimHammondW 4:00pm-5:00pmGyte 109R 5:00pm-6:00pmGyte 109
CHM 11600AleeceHammondM 2:00pm-3:00pmGyte 002W 10:00am-11:00amGyte 002
CHM 255/26505Mikayla SHammondT 9:30am-10:30amNILS 206W 9:30am-10:30amNILS 206
CHM 255/26505Mikayla SWestvilleT 9:30am-10:30amZoomW 9:30am-10:30amZoom
MA 15300JoeyHammondM 1:30pm-2:30pmGyte 121R 10:00am-11:00amGyte 123
MA 15900DylanHammondM 3:30pm-4:30pmCLO 338F 12:30pm-1:30pmCLO 338
NUR 19202LorettaHammondM 12:00pm-1:00pmNILS 240W 3:00pm-4:00pmLAWS 131
NUR 19202LorettaWestvilleM 12:00pm-1:00pmZoomW 3:00pm-4:00pmZoom
NUR 274MaryamHammondW 1:00pm-2:00pmNILS 206R 12:00pm-1:00pmGyte 121
NUR 28201HalieHammondM 12:30pm-1:30pmNILS 206R 10:00am-11:00amZoom
NUR 41500ValentinaHammondW 10:00am-11:00amLawshe 131R 2:00pm-3:00pmLawshe 131
NUR 41500SavanahWestvilleM 10:00am-11:00amTECH 134R 11:00am-12:00pmTECH 134