Academic Support Services
Klump Academic Center, Rm. 141 · (570) 320-5261
Project Success is a free seven-week study skills course which teaches Penn College students how to learn more effectively. Project Success includes fourteen hours of study skills instruction offered every Fall and Spring semester.
Workshops
Any student can benefit from learning how to study more efficiently. This class, which does not require a textbook or homework, will benefit returning adult students, recent high school graduates, and transfer students alike. You will get a lot out of this class to help you in your other classes.
Topics Discussed Include:
- Time Management
- Textbook Skills
- Memorization Strategies
- Test Taking
- Test Preparation
- Learning Styles
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Note Taking
Here is what students have said recently about Project Success:
"You give out so many different ways to do things that there is always something useful to everyone."
"Time management helped me the most - those lists work wonders!"
"I learned a lot from this class and will use it for the rest of my college years!"
"My friends are already asking when it starts again!"
"You learn about everything that a college student stresses over."
"I recommended it to the other students in my construction class."
"I wish the school would have made me take this course in my first semester. I feel that it would have bettered my chances at being prepared for the adjustment from high school to college."
"I found the stress management class most helpful due to the fact I was a nervous wreck before then."
"You learn a lot about yourself and how you can get better grades by just changing the way you study."
"It's helped me study better. I've been able to focus more. I'm sure my test scores have improved."