Academic Resource Center

Helpsheets

Looking for quick tips? Here are some resources that may help. Remember to also check the Workshop Schedule for helpful group sessions. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Please contact the Director for assistance.

The forms below are PDF files that require the Acrobat Reader from Adobe.

Achieving Success / Study Skills

College Expectations
How to Make a Schedule
12 Habits of Successful Students
Time Management

Grammar

Agreement of Subjects and Verbs
Composing Sentences
Grammar Instruction Websites
How to Use Commas
Verb Tenses
Verb Tense Shifts - Don't do this!

Math Tips (see the Math Lab Section)

Note Taking

College Lectures
Types of Listening
Note Taking from Periodicals

Reading

10 Suggestions for Reading Literature
4 Factors that Influence Your Reading
Previewing a Textbook
Reading Guidelines
Your Reading Efficiency

Test Taking

Standardized Tests

Writing

Helpful Writing Websites
Documentation and Formatting Guidelines and Examples
Developing a Thesis
Essay Checklist
Guidelines for the Humanities Essay
Improving Paragraphs
Paragraph Checklist
Testing for Effective Paragraphs
Thesis Statement Examples