They attend junior colleges, community colleges and technical schools rather than four-year institutions for a number of reasons. Early access to accurate transfer information is the key to a successful transfer program. Seek out a transfer coordinator to help in developing an appeals process for challenging initial transfer evaluations. The SI Program provides regularly scheduled out of class and peer facilitated sessions. Supplemental Instruction Program study sessions are informal seminars in which students compare notes, discuss reading assignments, develop organizational tools, and predict test items.
Students learn how to integrate course content and reasoning skills.
SI Program leaders, and students who have previously and successfully completed the targeted courses direct study sessions. The leaders act as peer-facilitators, or are model students of the discipline. Informational workshops are presented to program participants at area high schools and middle schools during the school day at no cost to program participants. Individual and group counseling as well as technical assistance are provided. Tutorial services are offered to middle school participants.