Welcome to ADJUNCT STUDY SKILLS 

at Cuesta College


What is Adjunct Study Skills ? 

	Adjunct Study Skills is designed to provide students from a specific course - like Poly Sci or Psychology - with learning strategies and small group instruction to help students be more successful in their classes.

And...

	By learning how to learn in context, students can better adapt to different learning situations in academic and career settings.

TELL ME MORE !

• Learn strategies to improve your note taking, reading  and test taking, and begin applying them immediately!
• Discover your own learning style!

And more...

• Learn effective strategies for dealing with everyday problems that may interfere with efforts to succeed in college such as time management.

What's required?? 

• Enroll for .5 unit credit
      or 21 total hours
• Attend an Academic Support Lab orientation
• Attend at least 10 of the 12 group tutoring sessions
• Compete at least eight hours labs/workshops
• Meet with Skills Instructor at least once
• One Internet exercise

Work on modules recommended by your instructor -  (Four are chosen)

What would I do in the Academic Support Lab?

• Complete an online Learning Styles Inventory 
• Meet with Adjunct Instructor
• Attend workshops

Work on four madules recommended by your instructor -- such as:

• improving motivation
• time management 
• goal setting
• textbook reading
• note taking strategies
• test taking
• concentration and memory
• critical thinking

WHAT ELSE??

Group tutoring will :
• help you understand key concepts
• learn to predict test questions
• increase your communication skills
• feel better prepared to take tests

Why should I enroll?

• Increase level of confidence 
• Attendance and motivation improve
• Group collaboration, support and encouragement available
• Comprehension and retention increase
• Content course successfully completed

Success is proven!!!

Summary

Adjunct Study Skills helps you learn the necessity of studying in different ways for different subjects.  
You learn the value of working in groups, seeking help when needed and the benefits of fully participating in acquiring skills and mastering material.