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For the best possible start at SUI, set up a definite study program for yourself and stick to it. A total of thirty to thirty-five hours is usually suggested as the amount of time you should spend studying each week. This is assuming that you're carrying the normal class load of sixteen credit hours for the semester, allowing about two hours outside study for every hour you spend in the classroom. What will you be taking during this first year? Although you'll plan your own individual schedule, you'll probably choose to begin fulfilling your core course requirements. If you're a student in the College of Liberal Arts, you must meet standards in mathematics, communication skills, natural and social sciences, literature, foreign language, and in the historical-cultural area. Your first classes may be lectures, discussion sessions, or laboratories; in all, you'll find yourself competing with other students of all abilities and all ages. Your best opportunity to get the most from all your classes in the long run, as well as to do well on your quizzes, mid-terms and finals, is to do your assignments from day to day. You're a rare person if you can find time to "catch up" on work missed - there are just too many new demands on your time every day. Many instructors will put full responsibility for attending their classes on you. Don't succumb to the temptation to skip these classes; even if no roll is taken, attendance is invaluable in every course. You'll profit from a daily review of the notes you've taken during that day's classes too. To avoid difficulty, have the required texts on hand during the first weeks of class. Your instructor will probably announce the texts for the course; however, the local bookstores have complete course lists on hand and can give you information on books. Three Iowa City bookstores plus the Student Book Exchange in Schaeffer Hall, can provide you with new or used texts. If you don't want to study in your room, try the downstairs study rooms in Currier and Burge, or one of the many libraries on campus. The University Library offers comfortable study places, a quiet atmosphere, and all the reference books you'll need for term papers or outside reading assignments . The Physics, Art, Education, and Chemistry Department have their own departmental libraries, open to all University students. You may prefer to use the convenient downstairs study room in Schaeffer Hall ( if you're a student in the Honors Program, you'll be eligible to study in the new Honors Commons Room off the Schaeffer Study Hall too). Many SUIowans study in the lounges or Music Room of the Iowa Memorial Union. If you have particular difficulty with a course, it's best to get help immediately. Course instructors are always happy to consult with you during their office hours and may suggest that you hire a private tutor. Good grades require responsibility planning and efficient use of your time. If you establish goals right away and make a real effort to achieve them, you're on your way to success at SUI. 13
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For the best possible start at SUI, set up a definite study program for yourself and stick to it. A total of thirty to thirty-five hours is usually suggested as the amount of time you should spend studying each week. This is assuming that you're carrying the normal class load of sixteen credit hours for the semester, allowing about two hours outside study for every hour you spend in the classroom. What will you be taking during this first year? Although you'll plan your own individual schedule, you'll probably choose to begin fulfilling your core course requirements. If you're a student in the College of Liberal Arts, you must meet standards in mathematics, communication skills, natural and social sciences, literature, foreign language, and in the historical-cultural area. Your first classes may be lectures, discussion sessions, or laboratories; in all, you'll find yourself competing with other students of all abilities and all ages. Your best opportunity to get the most from all your classes in the long run, as well as to do well on your quizzes, mid-terms and finals, is to do your assignments from day to day. You're a rare person if you can find time to "catch up" on work missed - there are just too many new demands on your time every day. Many instructors will put full responsibility for attending their classes on you. Don't succumb to the temptation to skip these classes; even if no roll is taken, attendance is invaluable in every course. You'll profit from a daily review of the notes you've taken during that day's classes too. To avoid difficulty, have the required texts on hand during the first weeks of class. Your instructor will probably announce the texts for the course; however, the local bookstores have complete course lists on hand and can give you information on books. Three Iowa City bookstores plus the Student Book Exchange in Schaeffer Hall, can provide you with new or used texts. If you don't want to study in your room, try the downstairs study rooms in Currier and Burge, or one of the many libraries on campus. The University Library offers comfortable study places, a quiet atmosphere, and all the reference books you'll need for term papers or outside reading assignments . The Physics, Art, Education, and Chemistry Department have their own departmental libraries, open to all University students. You may prefer to use the convenient downstairs study room in Schaeffer Hall ( if you're a student in the Honors Program, you'll be eligible to study in the new Honors Commons Room off the Schaeffer Study Hall too). Many SUIowans study in the lounges or Music Room of the Iowa Memorial Union. If you have particular difficulty with a course, it's best to get help immediately. Course instructors are always happy to consult with you during their office hours and may suggest that you hire a private tutor. Good grades require responsibility planning and efficient use of your time. If you establish goals right away and make a real effort to achieve them, you're on your way to success at SUI. 13
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