Academic Skills Courses & Workshops

UCS 160 & UCS 161 Courses

UCS 160: Success in Higher Education and UCS 161: Becoming a Self-Directed Learner are one-credit, graded, courses that help students develop a strategic approach to learning and studying in college. Students in UCS 160 learn how to plan their work and time, study more effectively, address common academic challenges like procrastination, motivation, and test anxiety, and assess their own progress. In 161, the focus is on problem solving, self-advocacy, communicating and leveraging available resources to ensure academic success. Each lesson in UCS 160 and 161 introduces specific  strategies, and provides students with practical assignments through which they can apply what they are learning directly to their work in their other courses. Click the links to see a copy of the Fall 2023 UCS 160 and UCS 161 syllabi and  learn more about these courses.  

More info on UCS courses can be found here.

Workshops & Presentations

Study Strategies Workshops and presentations are available online and in-person upon request for classes, departments, student organizations, and other interested groups.  Workshops and presentations are available to focus on a full range of academic skills-related topics and can be customized to suit the needs of the group. To learn more about what we offer and how to plan and schedule a workshop or presentation, contact David Hayes, Coordinator of Academic Skills Development Programs, at davidhayes@uri.edu.

UCS 160/161 Teaching Assistant Positions

Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (TAs) assist instructors and support students in the one-credit UCS 160: Success in Higher Education and UCS 161: Becoming a More Self-Directed Learner courses. 

Staff Contact: David Hayes (davidhayes@uri.edu)

Apply for UCS 160/161 Undergraduate TA Position