Supplemental Instruction (SI) is a free resource that helps you figure out how to be successful in your course. You’ll meet with a fellow student (the SI Leader) who has done well in the course/subject area. The SI Leader will facilitate activities to help you better understand the course material and how to study more effectively. You will compare notes with other students, get organized, and predict and prepare for test questions. The SI Leader attends all class lectures and takes notes and is working with the professor, so you can be sure that they know what’s going on in your class . The sessions are informal, and you can attend as many sessions as you like.
SI sessions will be offered in-person in the Academic Resource Center (ARC) on the second floor of the Main Library for the Spring 2026 semester, except for the following courses, which are offered in the location noted below:
C410 PBB - South Reading Room:
- ACCT:2100
- ACCT:2200
- BAIS:2800
- ECON:1100
- ECON:1200
- FIN:3000
- MATH:1350
- STAT:1030
3124 SC:
- MATH:1550
- MATH:2560
Please note that the ARC has relocated to the Main Library. It will be in a temporary location on the second floor for the 2025-2026 academic year. Check out this video for tips on how to get to the ARC: How to Find the ARC!
Sessions begin on Sunday, January 25, 2026 and go through Friday, May 8, 2026. There will be no sessions during spring break (Sunday, March 15 - Sunday, March 22) or during finals week (Sunday, May 10 - Friday, May 15). The full SI session schedule can be downloaded below! SI session days & times for individual courses can be found on each course's SI page within Tutor Iowa (see links below).
Spring 2026 SI-Supported Courses
Accounting
- Introduction to Financial Accounting (ACCT:2100)
- Managerial Accounting (ACCT:2200)
Business Analytics & Information Systems
- Foundations of Business Analytics (BAIS:2800)
Biology
- Diversity of Form & Function (BIOL:1412)
- Foundations of Biology (BIOL:1411)
- Human Biology: Nonmajors and Health Professions (BIOL:1140 & 1141)
Chemistry
- General Chemistry I (CHEM:1070)
- General Chemistry II (CHEM:1080)
- Organic Chemistry I (CHEM:2210)
- Organic Chemistry II (CHEM:2220 & 2240)
- Principles of Chemistry I (CHEM:1110)
- Principles of Chemistry II (CHEM:1120)
Computer Science
- Computer Science I: Fundamentals (CS:1210)
- Discrete Structures (CS:2210)
Economics
- Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON:1200)
- Principles of Microeconomics (ECON:1100)
Finance
- Introductory Financial Management (FIN:3000)
Health & Human Physiology
- Fundamentals of Human Physiology (HHP:2400)
- Human Anatomy (HHP:2100)
- Nutrition & Health (HHP:2310)
- Physical Activity & Health (HHP:2200)
Math
- Calculus for the Biological Sciences (MATH:1460)
- Engineering Calculus II (MATH:1560)
- Engineering Differential Equations (MATH:2560)
- Mathematics for the Biological Sciences (MATH:1440)
- Quantitative Reasoning for Business (MATH:1350)
Microbiology and Immunology
- General Microbiology (MICR:2157)
Physics
- College Physics II (PHYS:1512)
- Introductory Physics I (PHYS:1611)
Psychology
- Elementary Psychology (PSY:1001)
Public Health
- Public Health Science (CPH:1600)
Statistics
- Statistics for Business (STAT:1030)