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The Office for Student Success can help you. Call (316) 978-3209 or email ofdss@wichita.edu. You should also speak to your professors about strategies for succeeding in their specific classes. You might also be interested in tutoring.
Tutoring: Wichita State offers free tutoring services to any student currently enrolled at Wichita State. Our mission is to foster active learning in an open and friendly environment. The academic support we provide leads to greater success and higher achievement for our students. To request a tutor, please go to wichita.edu/tutoring, examine the list there to see if a resource exists that can help you with the subject for which you are seeking a tutor. The list includes the location and hours of operation of each existing academic support resource on campus. If the subject you need help with is not in that list, click the “Find A Tutor” button on that page and complete the requested information.
The Office for Student Success will do its best to find a tutor for you as soon as possible and will be in touch with you within a few days. In the meantime, please speak with the instructor of your class to get additional help, if you have not already done so. Please note that it is often very challenging to find tutors on short notice or for classes numbered 400 and above. Requesting assistance early is key in order to be matched for ultimate success. To contact our office, please call (316) 978-3209 or visit us in the Shocker Success Center, room 218.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) is designed to assist students with learning material in traditionally difficult courses. Weekly peer-assisted study sessions are led by a student who has previously succeeded in the course and focus on collaborative and active learning. SI sessions allow students enrolled in a targeted course to compare notes, discuss readings, develop organizational tools, and predict test items. Students learn how to integrate course content and study skills while working together. Research has proven that students who participate in SI earn about half a letter grade better than those who do not.
To learn more about Supplemental Instruction go to: wichita.edu/si or call (316) 978-3847. This website includes further information as well as the schedule of SI sessions for the current semester.