Supplemental Instruction Program
Program Overview
The Supplemental Instruction Program began at UNCG in Spring of 2003 as a pilot program. Since then, it has grown each year as its popularity increases. But what exactly is the Supplemental Instruction Program?
The Supplemental Instruction Program, or SIP, is a discussion or review forum designed to help you achieve success in a course that has been designated as historically difficult.
Review Sessions: Discussion and review is available for all students enrolled in a specific SIP course section who want to improve their grades. SIP occurs on a weekly basis in 3 one-hour sessions. These weekly sessions consist of a discussion facilitated by a trained SIP leader who has successfully completed the course.
SIP Leaders: The leader knows the class content. The leader will be in class everyday, hearing what the class hears and reading what the class reads. What that leader will not do is lecture; the leader's job is to help students think about the lectures and readings, and then put the course material into perspective during the SIP sessions.
Participation: Students enrolled in a course that offers SIP can attend all of the weekly sessions. The SIP Leader will make an announcement at the beginning of class regarding the location and time of each session.
Statistics have shown that students who attend SIP attain from 1/3 to 1 whole letter grade better than those who do not!