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All students are encouraged to take advantage of learning enrichment on campus.

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Find success with learning enrichment.

See programs listed below.

Report to office hours & course discussions

Students can bring specific questions about course topics to discuss with their instructor or TA during office hours or during course discussion sections. Dates and times to report can be found in the course’s syllabus or on ELMS-Canvas.

If a student earns a midterm grade of U or below C-, then they should report to their instructor or TA’s office hours for learning enrichment.

Come prepared and bring specific questions about course topics for discussion.

  • The Guided Study Sessions (GSS) Program offers free, regularly scheduled group review sessions for students in traditionally rigorous courses.

    Based on the Supplemental Instruction (SI) model, trained peer facilitators plan and hold two, 50-minute study sessions per week to help you practice and put difficult material in perspective. GSS Leaders have previously taken your course and earned an A, so they know what it takes to stay on track in lectures and prepare for exams. Go once, a few times, or attend every session—it’s never too late to start attending GSS.

    Data suggest that students who attend GSS more frequently earn higher course grades.

  • The Math Success Program offers free, drop-in coaching to UMD Students for math and math-related courses (such as chemistry) via the Teaching and Learning Transformation Center (TLTC).

  • Study for your STEM courses with tutors from the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Education (OMSE).

  • Optimize your academic success with personalized study plans or schedules, study and learning strategies, time management skills and tools, and other campus learning resources.

  • The Academic Success & Tutorial Services (ASTS) program provides free peer tutoring for historically rigorous courses in areas such as: biology, business, chemistry, computer science, economics, mathematics, statistics, and physics.

  • If you're a current veteran or military-connected student seeking personalized support in your STEM courses, the STEM Veteran Assistance Program at the University of Maryland is here for you.

    They offer tutoring services for introductory courses in physics, chemistry, mathematics, and computer science.

  • Explore tutoring options from Alpha Chi Sigma (AXS)—Maryland’s Professional Chemistry Fraternity (co-ed).

  • [PAID OPTIONS] Receive tutoring from the American Chemical Society (ACS)—a student chapter that promotes the interests of science and chemistry on campus and in the community through social, service, and professional development.

  • Learn effective skills for time management with strategies for proactive planning and task building inspired by David Allen’s Get It Done philosophy.

  • Chemistry courses

    Contact the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Programs Office

    office: 1526 Chemistry Bldg | phone: 301-405-1791

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