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DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS AND CURRICULUM COURSES (2007-2008)

(Students with disabilities are encouraged to enroll in these courses which are provided to help all students in their transition to Ferris.)

FSUS 100/101 - Ferris State University Seminar for ALL Freshman Students (1 credit)
DIST 100/101 for Directed Studies (1 credit)
Developing strategies for managing the changes that impact first-year students in order to enhance their opportunity for college success. Includes, but is not limited to:

  • discussing how to network and build relationships
  • managing time and money
  • using support services including
    • academic advising
    • Ferris State University program offerings and
    • the library
  • dealing with issues of diversity, wellness and personal responsibility
  • FSUS 101 is a continuation of FSUS 100.
UNIV 101 - College Study Methods (2 credits)
Basic college academic survival skills and study techniques. Topics include:
  • basic learning theory
  • personal learning styles
  • active listening
  • basic study techniques such as SQ3R
  • notetaking
  • test taking and reducing test anxiety
  • improving concentration and memory and
  • controlling the study environment
CARE 102 - Career and Educational Planning (3 credits)
Self-evaluation, vocational and educational planning and the concept of career development as a life-long process will be explored through the use of inventories, group discussions and individual projects.

UNCP 100 - University Transition Seminar (3 credits)
Developing strategies for managing the changes required for college life, development of efficient time use and management strategies and the use of goal setting as a mechanism for dealing with college changes.

READ 106 - College Reading Methods (3 credits)
Improving reading speed, comprehension, and vocabulary. A variety of content areas (textbook) attack strategies for coping with college-level reading material, including meta-cognitive skills, text analysis, orientation and adaptation skills.

READ 176 - College Critical Reading (3 credits)
Critical reading skills needed to effectively deal with the wide variety of reading required in college content area courses. How to critically assess, analyze and evaluate reading materials in terms of accuracy, relevance and quality.

STRUCTURED LEARNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SLA)

Developed at Ferris in 1993, Structured Learning Assistance is a free academic support program that assists students to succeed in challenging and high-risk-for-failure University courses. SLA courses contain workshops held outside the lecture period, typically 2-3 hours per week. Qualified paraprofessionals attend the lectures and then create and facilitate the workshop sessions utilizing a mix of methods to enhance learning of the subject matter. Such activities include reviewing and clarifying the professor’s lectures; learning how to take effective lecture notes, read the textbook, or use study guides, practice tests and quizzes; improving study skills and test taking skills; reducing anxiety; and assisting with homework. Students who utilize SLA support experience pass rates 10 percent to 35 percent higher than those students who did not take the class with an SLA workshop. Students sign-up for these SLA courses when they register for classes each semester and the SLA workshop times are automatically inserted into their class schedule. Mandatory attendance is required at these workshops until the course grade is established and also when a grade in the class falls below the cut-off point determined by the professor (anywhere from a 2.0 to 3.0 grade), but students are always welcome and encouraged to attend even if they are passing the course. For further information, please contact the SLA program office at (231)591-5947 or log on to http://www.ferris.edu/sla/.

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