For current tutor availability and additional resources to heighten your academic success, go to:
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*In addition to drop-in labs at various times & locations across campus, test reviews, and online tutoring opportunities, all students qualify for up to 2
hours per week / per class in Appointment-Based Tutoring:
ACCT 2101, 2102; Accent Training; BCMB 3100; BIOL 1103, 1104, 1107, 1108; CHEM 1110, 1211, 1212, 2100, 2211, 2212 CSCI 1301, 1302, 1730, 2610, 2670, 2720; ECON
2105, 2106; ESL Conversation; FINA 3000; Foreign Languages: Chinese; French; German; Italian; Spanish
MATH 1101, 1113, 2200, 2250, 2260, and higher upon request; MIBO 2500, 3000, 3500; MSIT 3000; PHYS 1111, 1112, 1211, 1212
STAT 2000, 3000, 4210, 4220, 4510; Study Strategies & Learning Skills; Test Anxiety
Writing (application essays, articles, dissertations, papers, statements of purpose, and theses)
It’s Your Time to Shine at the University of Georgia
Academic Planning Guidelines for College:
Leveraging the Course Syllabus to Optimize Your Performance
1. Use the syllabus to familiarize yourself with the learning objectives, key themes, and concepts emphasized in each course. Use these to guide how you
take notes, read the text(s), choose paper topics, and prepare for tests and exams.
2. Understand thoroughly the expectations of each professor and how you will be evaluated. Tailor your learning strategies to meet those expectations
and to demonstrate your mastery of the material given the types of tests, projects, and assignments planned for each class.
3. On your semester calendar, note all significant tests, papers, presentations, and projects, and your other critical commitments. Use abbreviations or
course #s to fit all these assignments on one page, if possible. (Use two semester pages if you have too many classes & major assignments).
4. If a number of significant projects, exams, and events converge, set personal deadlines prior to the actual due dates so that you can complete all
assignments on time. Plan backwards from these dates and deadlines and mark dates when you will BEGIN your tasks.
5. On your weekly calendar, note course reading assignments and try to stay on schedule. Break large tasks into smaller, easier tasks (steps). Devote at
least some time to each class on a regular basis—it’s much easier to keep up than it is to catch up. (Make personal deadlines to stay on top of the
reading).
6. After methodically planning for success, follow your plan and continue to use the syllabus to develop a crystal-clear understanding of the learning
objectives, key themes, and concepts for each course. Use this clarity to maintain an accurate investment of your time (reading, taking notes, working
on projects & papers, and preparing for exams).
7. Meet with Keith Allen in the Academic Enhancement Satellite Office (Brumby Hall Rotunda) to adjust and improve your plan as needed or to discuss
ways to increase the efficiency of your efforts at UGA. You can schedule an appointment on our website, call 706-583-0403, or e-mail
khallen@uga.edu
UGA—SUMMER 2014—Short Session 1 Calendar
WEEK
SUN
JUNE
1
#1
MON
TUES
WED
THURS
FRI
SAT
2
3
4
5—Classes Begin
6
7
#2
8
9—Last day of drop / add
10
11
12
13
14
#3
15
16
17
18—Midterm—W/D Deadline
19
20
21
#4
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
#5
29
30
JULY 1—Classes End
2—Final Exams
3
4
5
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