Academic Support and Success

The Structured Study Group Program, which is based on the innovative Supplemental Instruction (SI) model developed by the campus Center for Academic Development, offers first-year students the opportunity to participate in guided study groups in one of their first-year courses. The groups are led by an upper-class student who has successfully completed that course. The student leader attends the class with the first-year students and conducts weekly small-group sessions in which the leader models successful learning strategies for that class.

The Academic Enrichment Program is available to all students. It is especially beneficial for those students who feel they need assistance in the transition to law study. The Academic Enrichment Program is not remedial in nature. Rather, it is designed to maximize the potential of students who participate by teaching skills and strategies for success in law school.

Academic Enrichment begins with a brief summer program immediately before orientation. This is a limited enrollment program to give students a "jump-start" to their legal education. This program is followed up during the academic year with weekly group meetings focusing on learning styles, learning strategies, time management and development of skills necessary for law school success. Students also meet weekly with Academic Enrichment teaching assistants. The year-long program is open to all students.

Many of the materials used in Academic Enrichment are available to students through the program's Web site at http://www.umkc.edu/law/enrichment. Periodic lectures covering the topics addressed in Academic Enrichment are provided for all students through the Academic Enrichment Lecture Series.