Tutoring and Academic Engagement Center

A Division of Undergraduate Education and Student Success

Courses

Take your studying game even further with these one-credit courses designed to strengthen and condition your academic muscles.

Fall 2023

No courses offered

Winter 2024

UGST 199: Tackling Texts

Tackling Texts focuses on developing effective approaches to reading at the university level. We will explore specific strategies for improving reading efficiency, comprehension, and recall. We will also review a variety of note-taking methods as well as techniques for incorporating academic sources into  your own writing.

1 credit, CRN 25121.

UGST 199: Tackling Time

Wondering how to best structure your time for studying and coursework? Tackling Time focuses on setting goals, identifying priorities, and managing time. We will analyze how we currently use our time and whether this aligns with our values, and we will review specific strategies to improve efficiency and productivity. We will also explore barriers to effective time management such as procrastination. 

1 credit, CRN 25123.

UGST 199: Tackling Tests

What are some helpful ways to prepare for a test? Tackling Tests is designed to help students confront tests with confidence. This class aims to prepare students for university-level quizzes and exams across various disciplines and subjects. Over the course of the term, we will explore how learning works and develop strategies for comprehending, absorbing, and expressing new and difficult ideas.  Along the way we’ll learn how to prepare for exam questions, cultivate productive habits, and create pathways to successfully study. Students will also discuss techniques for managing text anxiety. 
1 credit, CRN 25122. 

UGST 199: Studying Science

Studying Science is designed to improve students’ understanding of materials and study strategies in the sciences. Through regular assignments, students will have the opportunity to practice new strategies in current courses. Students will explore an area of interest and develop science literacy skills through a final project. 

2 credits, CRN 25124.

UGST 199: Mindful Student

Learn the reflective activity of mindfulness meditation and how to connect its practices to the active and practical strategies needed to achieve success in university life.

1 credit, CRN 26291. 

Spring 2024

UGST 199: Tackling Texts

Tackling Texts focuses on developing effective approaches to reading at the university level. We will explore specific strategies for improving reading efficiency, comprehension, and recall. We will also review a variety of note-taking methods as well as techniques for incorporating academic sources into  your own writing.

1 credit, CRN 35072.

UGST 199: Tackling Tests

What are some helpful ways to prepare for a test? Tackling Tests is designed to help students confront tests with confidence. This class aims to prepare students for university-level quizzes and exams across various disciplines and subjects. Over the course of the term, we will explore how learning works and develop strategies for comprehending, absorbing, and expressing new and difficult ideas.  Along the way we’ll learn how to prepare for exam questions, cultivate productive habits, and create pathways to successfully study. Students will also discuss techniques for managing text anxiety. 
1 credit, CRN 34782

UGST 199: Tackling Time

Wondering how to best structure your time for studying and coursework? Tackling Time focuses on setting goals, identifying priorities, and managing time. We will analyze how we currently use our time and whether this aligns with our values, and we will review specific strategies to improve efficiency and productivity. We will also explore barriers to effective time management such as procrastination. 

1 credit, CRN 34781.

UGST 199: Mindful Student

Learn the reflective activity of mindfulness meditation and how to connect its practices to the active and practical strategies needed to achieve success in university life.

1 credit, CRN 34784