Supplemental Instruction

Supplemental Instruction (SI) is a series of free, weekly study sessions for students taking specific classes. You meet with others from your class and an SI Leader who has already taken the course, so you can compare notes, work through the concepts that give people trouble, and test yourself before your professor does.

• Jump To

• What SI Is
• Find Your Session
• Become an SI Leader
• Accreditation

What Supplemental Instruction Looks Like

What sessions look like

• Weekly study sessions tied to one specific class.
• Time to compare notes and work through the ideas your class finds hardest.
• Practice problems, so you can test yourself before the exam.
• An SI Leader guides you through the material.
• Attendance is voluntary. Come to every session or drop in when you need it.

Why students attend

• Study time already set aside on your schedule.
• Small groups, so there is room to ask questions.
• Study strategies you can carry into your other courses.
• A space away from roommates, television, and other distractions.
• Sessions are designed to help you strengthen your grade.
• It is free.

Find Your Session

Penji app

Penji is a free app you can download from your app store. It lists SI session times, along with tutoring schedules and workshops.

• View SI session schedules in Penji

EDUC 310 in Canvas

EDUC 310 is a free, zero-unit support course that connects you to the Center for Academic Success. Session schedules are posted inside the course.

• Learn how to enroll in EDUC 310

Courses with SI support

Not every class has SI. Check the current list to see whether yours does.

• See which courses have SI support (PDF)

SI is super helpful. I wouldn't have received the grade I wanted without it.

Become an SI Leader

SI Leaders are students who have already taken a course and are ready to share what they learned about studying the material. If you did well in a class and want to help other students get there too, get in touch with us.

April Hennessy
Supplemental Instruction Coordinator, LRC 213
hennessyap@butte.edu

Tina Day
Supplemental Instruction Co-Coordinator, LRC 206
530-895-2958
dayti@butte.edu

You can find us in the Learning Resource Center on the main campus, at 3536 Butte Campus Drive, Oroville, CA 95965. Find the Learning Resource Center on the campus map.

Accreditation

Our Supplemental Instruction program is accredited by the International Center for Supplemental Instruction at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the International Peer Educator Training Program. 

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