the learning center

The Learning Center315 Sage Hall 940-369-7006

learningcenter.unt.edu

• Attend and participate in EVERY class• Refer often to your course syllabus• Visit professors during their office hours• Ask questions and get help• Get organized• Attend campus events and join organizations• Prepare thoroughly for exams and assignments

(DON’T CRAM)• Start a study group• Use your campus resources

How to Own Your Success

Attend and participate in EVERY class

• What is your best time of day?• Sit front and center• What does participate mean to you?

• Active engagement with professor and material• Figure out your Learning Style• No distractions

• Attending every class means EVERY class• Utilize the Learning Center

• Learning 101 Series• Study Skills Lab• Speed Reading Workshop

• Course syllabi list everything you need to know about a course including:• Professor office hours• Exams, homework, assignments• Required and optional textbooks• Any policies specific to the professor• All university policies, including ADA

accommodations and Student Code of Conduct• Be aware: Syllabi are subject to change at

professor’s discretion!

Refer often to the course syllabus

Visit professors during their office hours

• Listed on the course syllabus• The earlier the better• Great networking tool

• Future internships• Recommendation letters• Help with course material

• Have a plan• Questions• Concerns• Clarifications

• Don’t wait until you are desperate…it probably won’t help

• Why be confused?• Advocate for yourself• Course material builds on itself• Utilize the Learning Center

• Supplemental Instruction• Volunteer Tutors• Online Tutoring

• Other areas for assistance• Accounting Lab• Chemistry Resource Center• Computer Science and Engineering Help Lab• Finance Academic Assistance Lab • History Help Center • Math Tutoring Lab • Physics Instructional Center• Writing Lab• Your advisor

Ask questions and get help

Get Organized• Keep your personal space clean and decluttered• Use a planner

• Conventional planner• Phone/iPad/Computer

• Keep course materials separate• Devise a study schedule and stick to it• Don’t procrastinate• Say NO!• Utilize the Learning Center

• Plan Your Semester• Study Skills Lab• Learning 101 Series

• The more you engage in the community, the more successful you will be…it’s a proven fact!

• Avoid weekend trips home• Get involved

• Student Activities• College/School activities• Leaderships Opportunities

• Participate in campus events• Athletics• First Flight Week• Center for Leadership and Service• Distinguished Lecture Series

• Utilize the Learning Center• Supplemental Instruction Leaders• Volunteer Tutors

Attend campus events and join organizations

Prepare thoroughly for exams and assignments (DON’T CRAM)

• When should you start studying for your first exams?• Assignments don’t really mean anything, right?• What does it mean to cram?• Don’t let your GPA fall

• More work to catch back up than it is to stay consistent from the beginning

• Utilize the Learning Center• Supplemental Instruction• Volunteer Tutors• Learning 101 Series• Study Skills Lab• Speed Reading Workshop

• If you do cram, you may end up here• Academic Success Workshop

• Compare notes and see if you missed anything • Utilize your strengths in the class and benefit from the

strengths of others • Talk out loud and clarify concepts • Improve time management skills by scheduling your study time • Learn discipline by feeling obligated to your peers to keep up

with the coursework • Make efficient use of your study time

• Work on outlines of chapters together • Create practice exams

• Provide support for each other • Learn how to work as a team

Start a Study Group

Use your campus resources• UNT faculty and staff are here to support you!• Advocate for yourself• Utilize the endless amount of resources around

campus. These include:

AND THE LEARNING CENTER!

• Student Legal Services• Health and Wellness Center• Housing and Residence Life• Office of Disability Accommodations• Multicultural Center• Counseling and Testing Services• Student Support Services/SSS-Discovery• Financial Aid & Scholarships• Student Money Management Center

• Career Center• Recreation Center• Advisors• START Office• Dean of Students• Veteran’s Center• Registrar• Study Abroad• Computer Services• Library

• Academic Coaching• Academic Resource Library• Learning Center 2• Graduate Services

Additional Learning Center Services

QUESTIONS?

Sage Hall 315learningcenter.unt.edu