•  14 weeks.
• An academic reading and vocabulary development course designed to help students establish a solid foundation for collegiate academic success.
• Emphasis on strengthening comprehension, reading strategically for varying purposes, and applying learned strategies to actual coursework.
• Pre-and post-testing reveals an average gain in reading ability of over three grade levels for students who complete this course.
  Sample Syllabus for ACAD 100

• 14 weeks.
• Intended for students with GPAs below 2.25.
• Assists students in developing the behaviors and skills necessary for restoring scholastic standing and achieving academic self-confidence.
• Topics include motivation, self-management, university engagement, study behavior and strategies.
• On average, 83% of students who complete ACAD 115 raise their cumulative GPA; 96% rate the course as valuable or potentially valuable for their academic recovery.
  Sample Syllabus for ACAD 115

• 7 weeks; also 3-week interim.
• Open to students of all GPAs, first-years through seniors, who want to develop more sophisticated study strategies.
• Close to 700 students enroll annually, including students in highly selective majors, such as Nursing.
• Students will learn and apply strategies for time management, memory, note taking, academic reading, test preparation, and test taking.
• Every student gets a weekly individual session with a peer mentor or instructor that replaces a class session. 
  Sample Syllabus for ACAD 125

A documented HIGH IMPACT PRACTICE for student success

• 14 weeks.
• Must be co-enrolled in content course.
• Topics are the same as for the 1-credit Study Skills course—time management, memory, note taking, academic reading, test preparation, and test taking–but with extended modeling and practice with the content course content.
• Each section functions as a small learning community, with the instructor attending the content course along with the students.
• The potential to raise one’s GPA with this 5-cr. package is strong. On average, students who complete the course earn a grade higher in content course than do their non-enrolled peers.
  Sample Syllabus for ACAD 135

• 7 weeks; also 3-week interim.
• Open to any student (first-year through senior) who wants to develop more sophisticated reading techniques.
• Develop improved reading strategies by understanding the reading process.
• Discover how to pre-read, and to skim text quickly and successfully.
• Strengthen ability to identify and mark ideas in textbooks and other academic reading.
• Increase reading speed and comprehension (average gain in reading ability of 1-2 grade levels).
• Includes an online lab component to practice comprehension skills.
  Sample Syllabus for ACAD 169

• 7 weeks or 14 weeks
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