Course: Strategies for Academic Success (TRDIS-120)
2008 Spring: Registration and Course Offerings - Tuition-waiver
REMEMBER you MUST be eligible to register for the course. We still have openings for the 2008 Spring Term.
Contact: Andrew Cseter, Director
Register for one of the following sections:
TRDIS-120-001 Strategies for Acdemic Success (Cseter) 1:25-2:20 T/TH (2 credits)
TRDIS-120-002 Strategies for Acdemic Success (Franklin) 1:25-2:20 M/W (2 credits)
(Both sections have tuition-waviers, students must be eligible for ASPIRE in order to enroll for this course).
Strategies for Academic Success (TRDIS-120) is a two-credit seminar designed to enhance our students’ abilities to succeed in college. Whether students graduated on top or somewhere in the middle of their high school class, the course is appropriate for all students who desire to be successful in college. The course will focus on adjustment challenges and explore competencies relevant to college student development and academic achievement. Course objectives include study skills strategies, such as note-taking, test-taking techniques, and textbook reading comprehension, time management and goal setting. Through peer engagement and interaction, focused class discussion and other activities, and reflection on the educational experience, students will strive to apply motivational principles and learning strategies leading to academic success at the university.
Students will be challenged to develop personal confidence and integrate strategies into their academic and student life experiences in order to maximize their college success. Students will be required to:
- participate in classroom and small group discussions
- fulfill reading assignments of textbook and other selected articles
- satisfy course content evaluations as assessed on quizzes and exams
- write reflectively on the college experience
- participate in individual meetings to discuss college adjustment
- demonstrate engagement in the college learning community
Adjustment Challenges Include:
- Negotiating the university system: academic requirements, policies, and procedures
- Utilizing campus resources
- Defining educational goals: clarifying vocational interests; choosing a field of study
- Developing awareness regarding the challenges of active learning
- Dealing with the demands of time pressures and life stresses
- Developing effective interpersonal skills
- Developing coping skills such as problem solving and resiliency
- Embracing opportunities for community involvement and service
Competencies Include:
- The development of learning strategies, classroom efficacies, and study skills applicable to achieving college academic success
- The development of attitudinal and behavioral strengths, as well as coping strategies, in order to manage the demands of the college experience
- The development of maturity and confidence through establishing fulfilling relationships with peers, staff, and faculty; and through involvement in campus life
- The development of awareness regarding the benefits of embracing diversity; and actively participating in leadership and service opportunities in the university community
Tuition Waivers - granted for two-credits
Student Support Services is waiving tuition on two-college credits for eligible students enrolled in Strategies for Academic Success (TRIDIS-120) at UW-Stout for the Fall 2006 term. Eligible students will NOT be charged tuition for the two-credit course if all of the following apply:
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Undergraduate UW-STOUT Student is full-time (taking at least 12 credits not including Strategies for Academic Success Course).
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Student is coming from a limited income family (usually means you are getting a PELL grant through Financial Aid) and first generation-college student or has a documented disability. Waivers will also be granted to students who are first-generation only.
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Student agrees to participate in the Student Support Services Program and activities during the 2007-2008 academic year.
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