Learning Support Program Goals

To develop problem-solving skills.
To learn to manage resources (time).
To assist in success in nonmathematical courses that require a grasp of algebraic fundamentals.
To view mathematics as a language of patterns.
To develop the ability to translate data into mathematical language and to interpret that language.

To improve the fundamental thinking, reasoning, and language abilities that students need for academic success
To engage students in the active process of thinking
To practice thinking clearly about complex, controversial issues
To learn to relate critical thinking abilities to daily life
To improve vocabulary and reading ability
To practice critical analysis and communication with others

To provide the groundwork of basic communications skills so that students are able to write on a level that will permit them to function successfully in their chosen fields of student in the university community
To provide students the opportunity to prepare themselves for the work required in freshman composition
To provide students with the opportunity to acquire an understanding of levels of usage and of appropriate usage for various situations
To provide students with basic skills and assurance in using standard conventions of written English
To provide students with the background for recognizing writing as a process involving collecting ideas, drafting, revising
To provide students with the skills for accomplishing basic research
To provide students with the opportunity to develop the ability to respond actively and imaginatively to literature