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Supplemental Instruction is an academic assistance program providing regularly scheduled out-of-class, peer-led study sessions for challenging courses. The free sessions, open to all students in targeted courses, are held two or three times each week throughout the semester, and special study sessions are added before exams.

More in-depth than tutoring, and led by students who have mastered the subjects, SI sessions integrate what you're learning in class with essential learning strategies. As a result, SI participants usually earn higher grades and withdraw from classes less often than other students.

Supplemental Instruction Overview

  • What is Supplemental Instruction?
    • Free academic support in some of the most challenging general education and/or gateway courses.
    • Collaborative, engaging, and interactive sessions, hosted by a trained SI Leader.
    • Occurs at least twice weekly, specific to the section/professor.
    • A proactive approach to ensuring student success.
  • What are the qualifications for SI Leaders (SIL)?
    • Students who have completed the course at UAB with at least a B+ and have at least 3.00 GPA.
    • Leaders complete a two-to-three hour training workshop.
      • All training is focused on metacognitive learning strategies and tools, using Bloom's Taxonomy to help students work their way into higher-level critical thinking skills.
    • You can expect your SIL to be well-versed in the subject material and study strategies.
  • Who will hires and trains SI Leaders?

    SILs are employed by the VMASC. Faculty recommend the student; we do the hiring, training, and payroll.

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Recruiting for Spring 2024

VMASC recruits, trains, and assigns new si leaders every semester to support a Biology, Math, Computer Science and soon Kinesiology.

To apply to be an SI leader please apply here on HANDSHAKE. Before applying, interested students should read the Position Description (PDF).

Spring 2024 Supplemental Instruction (SI) Master Schedule

Biology

SUBJECT

SECTION

CLASS

TITLE

FACULTY

BY

QL

101

Topics in Contemporary Biology

Samiksha Raut

BY

2B

115

Human Anatomy

Winston Lancaster

BY

AY

115

Human Anatomy

Winston Lancaster

BY

1D

115

Human Anatomy

Benjamin Turner

BY

2C

210

Genetics

Sahid Mukhtar

BY

1F

261

Introductory in Microbiology

Minako Vickery

BY

1B

271

Biology of Microorganism

Minako Vickery

BY

2G

330

Cell Biology

Stephen Watts

Math

SUBJECT

SECTION

CLASS

TITLE

FACULTY

MA

QL

098

Online Basic Algebra

 Stephanie Phillips

Kinesiology

SUBJECT

SECTION

CLASS

TITLE

FACULTY

KIN

QL

307

Online Applied Kinesiology

Cody Morris

Computer Science

SUBJECT

CLASS

TITLE

FACULTY

CS

103

Introduction to CS in Python

Mahmut Unan

CS

203

Object-Oriented Programming

Jaret Langston