Academic Support

Supplemental Instruction and Study Group Sessions

The OAS is pleased to announce that we will be facilitating Supplemental Instruction sessions for all sections of Anatomy and Physiology, General Biology, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and additional courses listed in the schedule below.  

Supplemental Instruction (SI) is an academic support program that targets traditionally difficult courses, courses with high D, F, and W rates. A trained peer tutor attends the lecture class, takes notes, and facilitates study sessions for the course. All students in the course are encouraged to participate in the study sessions. The SI program has had resounding success. In one course, the regular attendants received a course average of 3.02, while those who did not attend SI sessions received an average of 1.6.

Additionally, there will be structured study group sessions for a variety of subjects, including College Physics. Trained peer tutors facilitate the sessions, guiding the members and helping them find answers to their questions and make a regular habit of studying.

Students do not need to sign up to attend these sessions; they can simply show up during the scheduled time for the session. Locations of the sessions are listed by the session time.

Current Supplemental Instruction Sessions Spring 2026

This schedule begins on Wednesday, January 14. Sessions will end on Sunday, May 3. Sessions will not be held during holidays and breaks.  For example, no sessions March 7-15 due to Spring Break and no sessions April 2-6 due to Easter holiday.  There may be changes to this schedule, so please check this page regularly or contact the SI leader directly.  

Session times and days are listed. Please contact oas@xavier.edu for details.

SI times
Class Facilitator
General Biology

BIOL 162-01
TR 8:30am (Mitchell)

Malani Patel Tuesday 5-6pm
Thursday 5-6pm
BIOL 162-02
TR 10am (Ray)
BIOL 162-03
TR 11:30am (Ray)
BIOL 162-04
TR 1:00pm (Mitchell)
Malani Patel Tuesday 5-6pm
Thursday 5-6pm

 

Anatomy and Physiology

BIOL 140-01
MWF 2:00pm (Conley)

Ronisha Reed

 

BIOL 142-01
MWF 9:00am (Gehner)
Justine Pfeiffer

Monday 4:30-5:30pm
Wednesday 4:30-5:30pm
Friday 2-3pm

 

BIOL 142-02
MWF 10:00am (Matre)
Izzy King

Wednesday 3:30-4:30pm
Thursday 6:45-7:45pm 
Friday 3-4pm

 

BIOL 142-03
MWF 12:00pm (Balyeat)

 

Paige Pyka

 

BIOL 142-04
MWF 1:00pm (Matre)
Myra Darrah

 

General Chemistry

CHEM 160-01 
MWF 1:00pm (Stevens)

Allison Horel

 

CHEM 162-01
MWF 9:00am (Saladin)
Grace Wiltsey
CHEM 162-02
MWF 10:00am (Saladin)
Eva Simpson

 

CHEM 162-03
MWF 12:00pm (Kradtap)
Rebecca Fischer
CHEM 162-04
MWF 1:00pm (Davis)
Claire Schnurr
Organic Chemistry
CHEM 240-01
MWF 9:00am (Denlinger)
Anna Pecore
CHEM 240-02
MWF 1:00pm (Denlinger)
Anna Pecore

 

CHEM 242-02
MWF 9:00am (Mullins)
Luke Toweson

 

CHEM 242-03
MWF 1:00pm (Azman)
Nadia Leontescu

 

MATH 225: Foundations of Higher Math
MATH 225-01
MWF 8-8:50am
Elizabeth Mastilak

Study Groups

This schedule begins on Tuesday, January 21. Sessions will end on Sunday, May 3. Sessions will not be held during holidays and breaks.  For example, no sessions March 7-15 due to Spring Break and no sessions April 2-6 due to Easter holiday.  There may be changes to this schedule, so please check this page regularly or contact the SI leader directly.  

Session times and days are listed. Please contact oas@xavier.edu for details.

 

Session times and days are listed. Please contact oas@xavier.edu for details.
Course Facilitator Days, Times, and Location
PHYS 162
PHYS  172 Mason Auerbach

 

BIOL 102/103 Nola Banks
PSYC 130/131 Madison Von Ins

 

ECON 200

 

ECON 201
ACCT 200

If you are in a class for which a group is not listed, and would like to receive assistance, please complete a request for a tutor.