Supplemental Instruction or SI is a unique in that it is half instruction and half study group.  A student who has taken and passed a specific course with an A and has a 3.0 GPA will re-take that same course again, develop lesson plans based on that week's content, and holds set office hours and three outside study sessions each week to assist students who are having difficulty with the course.  Traditionally, SI targets core curriculum classes that students tend to have difficulty with. 

The SI program targets the content and allows for student/SI interaction.  The SI is able to pass along his or her knowledge about the specific instructor, i.e. that the professor gives test questions on the supplemental readings or the instructor enjoys student discussion.  The SI can provide the group with little clues about how the professor deals with the course material and the class itself. All this information sharing leads to greater success in the course for SI participants.  SI is a free service. 

Interested in becoming an SI?  Contact Heater Dufour, Education Specialist over the Academic Resource Center at 606-546-1318.  She can answer all of your questions about SI!   You can also click here to download the application.