Academic Skill Handouts

Looking to develop your academic skills? Check out our downloadable handouts!

Communicating with Instructors

• Emailing Professors
• Getting the Most Out of Office Hours

Goal Setting

• Setting and Achieving Goals
• Long-Term and Short-Term Goals

Group Work

• Effective Group Projects
• Study Group Tips

Study Skills

• Active Study Skills
• Nine Traps to Studying
• Improving Concentration
• Notetaking
• Getting the Most Out of Lectures
• Reading a Textbook

Subject Specific Tips

• Tips for Succeeding in Chemistry
• Tips for Succeeding in Physics
• Tips for Succeeding in Math
• Tips for Succeeding in the Social Sciences
• LabWrite

Test Taking

• Test Analysis: Course Resources Inventory (Fillable PDF) (.docx download)
• Test Analysis: Study Method Inventory (Fillable PDF) (.docx download)
• Tips for Test Taking
• Tips for Specific Types of Tests
• Thriving During Finals (Prezi presentation)
• Thriving During Finals Handout

Time and Stress Management

• Stress Management and Self-Care
• Time Management
• Time Management Inventory (.docx download)
• To-Do List Strategies
• Weekly and Monthly Study Plan (Google Doc) (.docx download)

Writing and Research

• Writing and Research Resources
  • See “Citation Styles” section for reference formatting (APA, Chicago, MLA, and others)
• Scientific Lab Reports
  • Find more document formats under the “Undergraduate Genres” and “Graduate Genres” sections of “Writing and Research Resources“
• Speeches and Oral Presentations: For more speech assistance, see the Checklist for Evaluating a Presentation

Resources from Other Universities

• Oregon State University Learning Corner
• Purdue University Academic Success Center
• UNC Learning Center
• Time Management Calculator: An interactive calculator that allows you to calculate how much time you have for various activities based on the number of credit hours you are enrolled in. Provided by the University of Pittsburgh.

Looking for additional help? All ASC tutors and peer mentors are trained to assist students with academic and study skill strategies pertinent to their assigned courses. If you would like help in addition to these handouts, you can also email academic-success@ncsu.edu to discuss your particular concerns.