Interdepartmental 136 - APPLIED LEARNING STRATEGIES

This six-week course teaches students to extend and refine their academic capacities to become autonomous learners. Course content includes research on motivation, learning styles, memory and retrieval, as well as application of goal setting, time management and study skills. Students who take this course are better prepared to handle coursework, commit to a major, and take responsibility for their own learning. Priority is given to students referred by their dean or adviser. Since it is a six-week course, no one is admitted after the first week. Enrollment limited to 15. Grading S/U. (E)