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Opportunities for Academic Improvement


Spring 2010

EDC 1200: College Reading and Study Skills

This 2-hour, graded course calculates into your GPA. It meets twice each week throughout the semester.

Building on the experience and academic abilities a student already has, this course will focus on the practical tools, information, strategies, and skill development necessary for succeeding academically in the college classroom and earning a Baylor degree. The course will also include opportunities to develop greater proficiency in life-long learning skills such as a self-knowledge, decision-making, interpersonal communication, personal growth, and critical thinking.

EDC 1200.02 (CRN 22483) meets 9:05-9:55 MW in SDRIC 075
Instructor: Sally Firmin

EDC 1200.03 (CRN 22484) meets 10:10-11:00 MW in SDRIC 075
Instructor: Doriss Hambrick

EDC 1200.04 (CRN 22485) meets 11:15-12:05 MW in SDRIC 075
Instructor: Doriss Hambrick

EDC 1200.06 (CRN 22487) meets 1:25-2:15 MW in SDRIC 075
Instructor: Julie Cash

EDC 1200.07 (CRN 22488) meets 9:30-10:20 TR in SDRIC 075
Instructor: Ron English

EDC 1200.08 (CRN 22659) meets 11:00-11:50 TR in SDRIC 075
Instructor: Sally Firmin

EDC 1200.09 (CRN 22490) meets 2:00-2:50 TR in SDRIC 075
Instructor: Julie Cash

EDP 1101: Personal Effectiveness Skills (Seminar Classes)

One elective hour of credit; graded Pass/Fail; does not calculate into GPA.

EDP 1101.01 (CRN: 22954) - Independent Study
Instructor: Sally Firmin, Departmental approval required. No specific starting date.

EDP 1101.02 (CRN: 22955) - Independent Study
Instructor: Sally Firmin, Departmental approval required. No specific starting date.

EDP 1101.03 (CRN: 22956) - Academic Mentoring
Instructor: Sally Firmin
Confer once weekly with a trained graduate student who can help you discover more effective ways of managing your time, preparing for tests, developing proven learning strategies, and staying focused.

EDP 1101.05 (CRN: 22958) - Identifying Potential Careers
Instructor: Carroll Bonner
Dates: TBA, 1/11/2010-5/11/2010, SDRIC 075
"Here's Who I Am! What Does That Mean?" - explore potential majors and career options from the perspectives of personality type, interests, and values.

EDP 1101.06 (CRN: 22959) - Transfers, Get Your Bear-ings
Instructor: Brandon Miller
Dates: F 10:10-11:00am, 1/15/20010-02/19/2010,SDRIC 075
EDP 1101.07 (CRN: 22977) - Transfers, Get Your Bear-ings
Instructor: Joyce Miller
Dates: F 11:15am-12:05pm, 1/15/20010-02/19/2010,SDRIC 075
EDP 1101.08 (CRN: 22961) – Testing! Testing! 1,2,3!
Instructor: Sally Firmin
Dates: T 3:30-4:45pm, 2/09/2010-3/16/2010, SDRIC 075
Test ready? To effectively process, retain, and retrieve information for a test, discover and use the most effective ways to work with natural brain preferences for learning.
EDP 1101.09 (CRN: 22962) – Mind Over Math
Instructor: Ronald English
Dates: F 1:25-2:15pm, 2/05/2010-2/26/2010, SDRIC 075
Find the best ways to approach a college math course including note taking, preparation, exam, and working with a study group.
EDP 1101.10 (CRN: 22963) – Mind Over Math
Instructor: Ronald English
Dates: F 2:30-3:20pm, 2/12/2010-3/05/2010, TBA
Find the best ways to approach a college math course including note taking, preparation, exam, and working with a study group.
EDP 1101.11 (CRN: 22966) – Second Beginnings
Instructor: Doriss Hambrick
Departmental approval required. 1/1/2010-4/30/2010
A seminar for students returning to Baylor having been away for at least one semester. This course will reacquaint the student with new Baylor policies and explore strategies to help the student find success in the Baylor academic culture.
EDP 1101.12 (CRN: 22967) - Academic Skills for a Strong Finish
Instructor: Sally Firmin
Dates: T 3:30-4:45pm, 3/23/2010-4/20/2010, SDRICH 075
Recover from an unproductive start to the semester and rediscover the motivation and study strategies necessary to improve.


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