Academic Support and Advising
At Dakota State, we want to see you succeed. Staff and student employees are here to help you – whether it’s through individual tutoring appointments or Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions.
If you are interested in a student leader position in SI, tutoring, or the Writing Center, please log into Handshake to review the job description and complete the necessary materials.
At DSU, all undergraduate students are assigned to an academic advisor. You'll work with them to plan your course schedules and to create professional and personal goals.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) is an academic support program where an SI Leader (a student who has previously taken the course) attends class with their peers and then hosts two to three SI sessions outside of class, to support peers in the course content.
Sessions are held in the SI Interactive Conference Room in the Learning Engagement Center (LEC).
SI Classes for Spring 2022:
Computer Science: CSC 250
SI Leader: Max Davis
Human Anatomy: BIOL 221
SI Leader: Payton Harrell
Monday 8:45 - 9:45 am; Learning Engagement Center - Room 045
Monday 4:30 - 5:30 pm; Learning Engagement Center - Room 045
Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 pm; Learning Engagement Center - Room 045
College Algebra: Math 114
SI Leader: Chris-Lionel Guipi-Bopala
Tuesday 1:00 - 2:00 pm; Science Center - Room 113
Wednesday 7:00 - 8:00; pm Science Center - Room 113
Thursday 3:30 - 4:30; pm Science Center - Room 113
Calculus I: Math 123
SI Leader: Alex Smith
Tuesday 4:00 - 5:30 pm; Science Center - Room 113
Wednesday 12:00 - 1:30 pm; Science Center - Room 133*
Thursday 7:00 - 8:00 pm; Science Center - Room 113
Introduction to Discrete Mathematics: Math 201
SI Leader: John Dandy
Monday 6:30 - 8:00 pm; Science Center - Room 114
Thursday 6:30 - 8:00 pm; Science Center - Room 114
The DSU Writing Center provides reading and writing support to you and your peers, both on-campus and online, across a variety of disciplines. Whether you’re analyzing texts from your class readings or finalizing your essay, our Learning Assistants will assist you at any stage.
In addition to one-on-one consultations, the Writing Center offers individualized assistance and group workshops in reading, study skills, scholarly formatting, research, and more. Learning Assistants are also available via Skype or through D2L’s dropbox folder.
DSU provides tutoring to both on-campus and online students. Our tutoring program supports a wide variety of General Education courses and many upper-level courses in your area of study!
Both individual and small group tutoring is available. We make every effort to create a supportive environment where active learning takes place. We are committed to cultivating a dynamic, effective, intellectual atmosphere.