Supplemental Instruction (SI)
Overview
The Supplemental Instruction (SI) program offers peer-led support for historically difficult subjects and major gateway courses with high rates of D and F grades and unauthorized withdrawals (DFW). SI Leaders, high-achieving students recommended by faculty members and recruited and trained by the SCAA, attend assigned lecture sections to model successful behaviors and identify challenging content for review in regularly scheduled group study sessions.
Group study sessions generally consist of interactive discussions and collaborative practice activities facilitated by SI Leaders. Any student enrolled in a supported course may benefit from voluntarily attending sessions and frequent participation often results in improved comprehension and performance, contributing to student retention and progress to degree completion. Sessions typically meet twice weekly in CORE 342 and/or online.
Hiring for Fall 2024
The SI program seeks high-achieving students to facilitate embedded peer support in high-impact courses starting Fall 2024. Interested students should read the complete position description and may .
Upcoming Fall 2024 Vacancies
Economics
- ECON 380: Managerial Economics & Business Strategy (1 Vacancy)
Mathematics
- MATH 131: Calculus II (2 Vacancies)
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
- SLHS 301: Anatomy & Physiology of Speech & Hearing (1 Vacancy)
Fall 2024 SI Session Schedule (Coming Soon)
ACCT 210: Introduction to Financial Accounting
- Section 01 (Dr. Robert Lin): Coming Soon
- Section 02 (Dr. Tammy Tang): Coming Soon
- Section 03 (Dr. Jing-Wen Yang): Coming Soon
ACCT 215: Introduction to Managerial Accounting
- Section 01 (Dr. Robert Lin): Coming Soon
- Section 02 (Dr. Tammy Tang): Coming Soon
ACCT 311: Intermediate Financial Accounting I
- Sections 01 & 02 (Dr. Tina Lang): Coming Soon
ACCT 312: Intermediate Financial Accounting II
- Section 01 (Dr. Jing-Wen Yang): Coming Soon
Note: Students enrolled in asynchronous sections or sections without an SI Leader may join another section's sessions.
BIOL 310: Genetic Analysis I
- Sections 01 & 02 (Dr. Maria Gallegos): Coming Soon
CHEM 111: General Chemistry I
- Section 01 (Dr. Patrick Fleming): Coming Soon
CHEM 112: General Chemistry II
- Section 01 (Dr. Xiaoling "Cocoa" Wang): Coming Soon
ECON 200: Principles of Microeconomics
- Sections 02 & 03 (Dr. Christian Roessler): Coming Soon
ECON 380: Managerial Economics & Business Strategy
- Section 01 (Dr. Matthew Taylor):
- Sections 02 & 03 (Dr. Christian Roessler): Coming Soon
Note: Students enrolled in asynchronous sections or sections without an SI Leader may join another section's sessions.
MATH 131: Calculus II
- Section 01 (Dr. Matea Santiago):
- Section 02 (Dr. Kathy Hann):
PHIL 100: Workshop in Critical Thinking
- Section 02 (Dr. Jacob Blair): Coming Soon
- Sections 03 & 09 (Dr. Susi Ferrarello): Coming Soon
- Sections 04, 07, & 08 (Dr. Craig Derksen): Coming Soon
- Section 06 (Dr. Jennifer Eagan): Coming Soon
- Sections 10 & 11 (Dr. Nicholas Baiamonte): Coming Soon
SLHS 301: Anatomy & Physiology of Speech & Hearing
- Section 01 (Dr. Nabonita Dutta):
SI Program FAQ
Conversely, SI Leaders will not fulfill instructional responsibilities, e.g., lecturing, grading assignments, proctoring exams; disclose peer students' confidential information or group study session attendance; record lectures or share notes with
peer students; or offer peer students extra credit in exchange for participating in group study sessions.
Contact the SI Coordinator directly with questions or concerns related to SI Leaders' expectations and responsibilities.
and practical study skills in a safe, collaborative learning environment.
At the conclusion of every semester, the SI Coordinator sends summative reports to faculty members containing students' final course grades, group study session attendance, grade distributions by attendance, and related enrollment and DFW information extracted from the Pioneer Data Warehouse and Bay Advisor.
The SCAA values the relationships formed with faculty instructing SI-supported courses and neighboring learning centers and will make every effort to provide consistent and equitable SI service across academic years.