Tutoring, SI, Writing Center, & Online Learning Services - Center for Academic Program Support (CAPS)

Welcome to CAPS

CAPS is located in Zimmerman
Library on the third floor.

Center for Academic Program Support (CAPS) is the University of New Mexico's learning assistance center.

Tutoring

CAPS offers diverse options for tutoring, including individual tutoring, drop-in tutoring labs, study strategies, workshops, and conversation groups. In an individual appointment, students work one-on-one with a tutor on specific problems. In the labs, tutors circulate among student users to provide assistance. Study strategies tutors present effective learning techniques on note taking, test taking, memorization, and more. CAPS also offers a wide range of workshop topics, and language conversation groups in which students practice speaking Navajo, Spanish, Japanese, and other languages.

Supplemental Instruction

Supplemental Instruction (SI) is a series of informal weekly review sessions in which students review notes, discuss readings, develop organizational tools, and prepare for exams. Students learn how to integrate course content with reasoning and study skills. An SI leader, assigned to a particular course, attends class, takes notes, and facilitates the SI sessions. The sessions focus on not only what to learn, but also how to learn. These collaborative learning environments encourage students to engage each other in order to better understand the material.

Writing Center

The Writing Center offers peer tutoring in a positive, relaxed environment. Tutors will work with students on any stage of the writing process, from generating and organizing ideas to revising essays and improving grammatical skills. The Writing Center also provides workshops for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as bilingual tutors to help English-as-a-Second-Language students with standard English usage and composition.

Online Services

The CAPS website offers a variety of online tutoring, learning, and academic resources including tutorials, sample problems with solutions, study and writing guides, as well as options to submit questions to tutors and papers to the Online Writing Lab (OWL). It also connects students to Smarthinking™, a national online tutoring center offering one-on-one tutoring for math, the sciences, Spanish, writing, and more.

CAPS Announcements & News

CAPS CLOSED on Independence Day

by time18dl on June 30th, 2008 08:06 AM

CAPS tutoring, satellite locations, and administrative offices will be closed for Independence Day on Friday, July 4th. We will reopen at 9:00am on Monday, July 7th.

CAPS Will Open for Summer Tutoring on 6/10/08

by time18dl on June 2nd, 2008 02:44 PM

CAPS drop-in lab hours for the Summer 2008 semester are now posted and live on our website. Tutoring services will open Tuesday morning, June 10th, at 9:00AM.

PLEASE NOTE: HOURS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! In addition, please remember that Supplemental Instruction, Individual (one-on-one), night tutoring (6pm-9pm in the SUB ), Saturday tutoring, Conversation Groups, and Workshops are NOT available during the Summer session.

We will always update this website and our service fliers as soon as changes occur. We recommend checking back regularly to find the right time and place for tutoring. Please contact us using our online form or call 277-7205 with any questions about CAPS' services.

Have a great Summer!

CAPS Closed for Intersession

by jmilling on May 14th, 2008 12:36 PM

CAPS Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction is closed for intersession. We will reopen for summer tutoring on Tuesday, June 10th.

Congratulations to all graduating CAPS employees and UNM students. Thank you for a great semester!

Last Week of Classes

by jmilling on May 5th, 2008 08:19 AM

CAPS tutoring and SI will close for the semester at 2:00pm on Friday, May 9th. There is no Saturday tutoring on May 10th. CAPS will reopen for summer session.

Good luck on exams and finals!

Music Theory Review Workshop

by jmilling on April 30th, 2008 03:27 PM

CAPS Presents a Workshop on:

Music Theory 2: A Good Semester Review

Friday, May 2nd at 1:00pm, Ortega Hall Room 121

For more information please see the CAPS Workshops page or call 277-7205.

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