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Academic support at Indiana State University is comprehensive and designed to help students succeed in their academic journey.

Supplemental Instruction

"Tell me, and I forget Show me, and I remember. Involve me, and I understand."

-Ancient Chinese Proverb.

Supplemental Instruction (SI), an internationally recognized academic support program, offers free, regularly scheduled, out-of-class, review sessions for historically difficult courses. SI study sessions are informal seminars in which students compare notes, discuss readings, develop organizational tools and predict test items. Students learn how to integrate course content and reasoning skills, and those who attend SI sessions regularly earn higher test scores than non-SI participants. Sessions are facilitated by SI Leaders, students who have not only demonstrated proficiency in their targeted course, but who act as a model student by attending the class and taking notes.

Difficult, high-risk courses, those that have high percentages of Ds, Fs, or withdrawals, are selected to participate in the supplemental instruction program. They are generally, but not always, 100-200 level courses, which students must take to begin an academic major. These courses are often large lecture courses requiring large amounts of reading with examinations which require application and analysis.

Burr Hartman, Student Success Program Coordinator

Tutoring - Offered to any enrolled ISU student!

A combination of one-on-one and small group tutoring is offered for various 100-200 level courses. Tutoring may be long-term, short-term, or single visit, depending on the student's needs. Students are tutored on a first-come, first-served basis throughout the semester. Scheduled appointments are preferred, drop-ins are offered based on availability.

Introductory Courses (100-200 level) in: Biology, Business, Chemistry, Economics, Nursing, and Spanish.

21st Century Scholars

Indiana State University is committed to providing 21st Century Scholars with the resources they need to graduate on-time with a degree and experience that will prepare them for a successful future. To achieve this goal, the 21st Century Scholars Office provides support to Scholars in the following areas: community service opportunities, academic and financial aid workshops, and career events.

Visit the 21st Century Scholars website to keep updated on changes and to report any address and phones number changes

Cedric Jones, University Student Success & Advising Center

 

21st Century Scholars Deadlines and Tips for Success

Check your Sycamore E-mail, at least, daily!! There will be messages with important information and deadlines about

· Financial Aid

· Course registration

· Class information from your professors

· 21st Century Scholar events and notices

· Deadlines

To keep the 21st Century scholarship:

· FAFSA must be filed every year by the deadline: April 15.

· College Scholar Success Program requirements must be completed each year of college

These GPA and credit requirements affect Scholars who started college after July 1, 2013.

  • Freshman Year: cumulative GPA must be a minimum of 2.0
  • Sophomore Year: cumulative GPA must be a minimum 2.0
  • Junior Year: Cumulative GPA must be a minimum 2.0
  • At the end of the freshman year, 30 credits must be earned.
  • At the end of the sophomore year, 60 credits must be earned.
  • At the end of the junior year, 90 credits must be earned.
  • Minimum credits to be earned in a year include those earned in summer school.
  • College credits earned in high school count in the total if they were successfully transferred to ISU. They do not count in the GPA.
  • If a student loses the scholarship, it may be earned back after the next year.