Frequently Asked Questions

SI support is available for classes at every campus, in most disciplines, and in every course format (online, hybrid, in person). Before registering for classes, you can view the list of courses we support each semester on the SI website and plan accordingly.

When registering for classes, you can search for “Supplemental Instruction” in Self-Service under Academics->Course Catalog->Course Type. This filtered search will provide you with a list of SI-supported classes for which you can register.

SI support is completely FREE to students and faculty. You can attend as many SI sessions as you’d like 100% free of charge.

SI Sessions begin during the second week of the semester. During the first week of the semester, SI Leaders work with students of their course to coordinate a session schedule that works best for the majority of the class. 

No, SI Leaders are not trained as course instructors, nor are they qualified to assist in grading coursework. SI Leaders are trained and managed by the Supplemental Instruction department to market, host, and facilitate study sessions for the course they support. While they are experienced as students who have taken the course, they are not (nor are they expected to be) experts of the course material.

If you are working with multiple sections of the same course (e.g. 3 sections of MATH-1314), then you will only need 1 SI Leader. The assigned SI Leader will attend lectures for just one of the sections, but will be added to the Blackboard site for every section, and will support all students across all sections of the course.

If you are teaching different classes (e.g. one section of MATH-1314 and one of MATH-2412), then the SI would sit in on both classes as they are different courses. 

Yes, you can nominate any student who meets the requirements. For international students, make sure the student has (or obtains) a social security number as a prerequisit for their employment. We recommend reaching out to the International Student Office as soon as possible to ensure your student is eligible.

Yes, you can nominate any student who you’ve worked with before. Make sure the student you are nominating meets the requirements listed on the Become an SI Leader page.

Although we prefer to hire SI Leaders that are current ACC students, many students take breaks from coursework or even transfer to 4 year institutions. If your nominee is not currently enrolled, but has taken your course at ACC recently, then we will accept the nomination and reach out to the student. 

In the event that an SI Leader loses their faculty member for any reason, the SI Team attempts to pair them with another faculty member teaching a course that works with their experience and schedule. While we try our best to ensure consistent employment, there is no guarantee. We recommend reaching out to colleagues of your department on the SI Leader’s behalf to help assign them with another faculty member. 

1. Recieve a nomination from ACC faculty
2. Accept nomination
3. Apply for position in Workday before deadline
4. Consent to Background check
5. Conduct interview with SI Admin
6. Complete onboarding tasks
7. Attend/complete ACC and SI training

SI Leaders can support up to two unique courses per semester. “Unique courses” refers to course sections that are distinct from each other (e.g. PHIL-2306, MATH-1414). If an SI Leader is supporting multiple sections of the same course with the same professor and in the same modality (e.g. 2 sections of DIL PHIL-2306), this counts as one unique course.

The number of weekly hours varies by course type. Here is a table that breaks down the typical allotment of working hours each week* based on each unique course:

My course is…	16 week	12 week	8 week
asynchronous 3 credit hours	Lecture: 2h/wk Session: 3h/wk Admin Time: 1h/wk Total: 6h/wk	Lecture: 2.5h/wk Session: 3h/wk Admin Time: 1h/wk Total: 6.5h/wk	Lecture: 3h/wk Session: 3h/wk Admin Time: 1h/wk Total: 7h/wk
asynchronous 4 credit hours	Lecture: 2h/wk Session: 3h/wk Admin Time: 1h/wk Total: 6h/wk	Lecture: 2.5h/wkSession: 3h/wk Admin Time: 1h/wk Total: 6.5h/wk	Lecture: 3h/wkSession: 3h/wk Admin Time: 1h/wk Total: 7h/wk
synchronous 3 credit hours	Lecture: 3h/wk Session: 3h/wk Admin Time: 1h/wk Total: 7h/wk	Lecture: 3h/wk Session: 3h/wk Admin Time: 1h/wk Total: 7h/wk	Lecture: discuss with admin Session: 3h/wk Admin Time: 1h/wk Total: discuss with admin
synchronous 4 credit hours	Lecture: 4h/wk Session: 3h/wk Admin Time: 1h/wk Total: 8h/wk	Lecture: 4h/wk Session: 3h/wk Admin Time: 1h/wk Total: 8h/wk	Lecture: discuss with admin Session: 3h/wk Admin Time: 1h/wk Total: discuss with admin

Paired courses will be treated as two unique courses. An SIL supporting multiple sections of the same course (with the same professor, in the same modality) will be allocated the same number of weekly hours as supporting one unique course.

*These values are estimates. The actual amount of weekly allocated hours may vary. SI Leaders are encouraged to contact the Supplemental Instruction team for the exact hours allotted for each course.

Yes! SI Leaders go through online and in-person training prior to the start of the semester, so they are well prepared, even if they’ve never been to a session before.

SI Leaders make $23/hour