Academic Skills

• Overcoming Perfectionism
• Self-Care Assessment

• Planning a Better Study Schedule
• Planner Templates:
  • Weekly Planner & Tips
  • Blank Semester Planner Fall 2024
  • MNspire Individual Scheduling Options
• Procrastination Never Too Late

Note Taking Strategies

• Take this Study Skills Assessment to help you gain a better understanding of your strengths and areas for possible growth in seven different study skills areas and share your results with the Academic Skills Coach to provide further tips and resources.
• Academic Skills & PharmD Tutor Workshop Recording
• 25 Ways to Improve Motivation and Concentration
• Curve of Forgetting
• Study Habits - Effective U
• Active Study Skills Workshop Recording
• Study Environments:
  • Twin Cities Campus:
    • Study Space Finder
    • Health Science Education Center
  • Duluth Campus:
    • Library

• Preparing for Tests
• Exam tip - scratch paper
• Analyzing Exam Performance
• Test Anxiety Self-Assessment

• Review materials and ask questions.
  • Prepare by reviewing all information provided to you and asking questions in advance.
• Read and utilize feedbacks.
  • Read the feedback provided to you by your TAs and instructors. It will help you continue to improve your skills and ensure you are ready for the next lab.
• Assume positive intent.
  • Lab Instructors and TAs want the best for you and try their hardest to prepare you for your journey as a pharmacist. Trust and believe every assignment and feedbacks from your instructors and TAs have good intentions to support your learning.
• Keep a positive mental attitude.
  • Believe in yourself and trust in your ability to successfully pass lab courses. Negative opinions about yourself (e.g. this will be hard, I am not good at this) will not help your growth and learning in the lab.

Twin Cities Campus:

• Center for Writing
• Student English Language Support

Duluth Campus:

• Academic Writing and Learning Center
• Writer's Workshop
  • Writer's workshop for ESL Writers

Both Campuses:

• Multilingual Students Language Help
• Resources for ESL Writers

• Supported Study: Weekly sessions designed to clarify and reinforce course topics. These sessions are typically led by course instructors and may include practice problems, discussions on challenging topics, quiz and exam preparation, and building study plans. These can be found on your course syllabus.
• Learning Support Specialist: Karla Marz, PharmD, PhD is available to provide 1:1 student support related to course content or academic study skills (e.g. time management, study strategies), providing coaching, tutoring, and referral to other resources when appropriate. Students can make an appointment with Dr Marz at karla.appointments.umn.edu
• Quiz and Exam Review Sessions: Please consult the Canvas page in your course for detailed information and a schedule for post-quiz and exam review sessions, led by TAs.
• Professional Skills Development (PSD) support: TAs are available to provide students with support in the PSD course series.
• Peer Tutors are available for additional academic support, including course content, managing academic life as a PharmD student, study and organizational strategies. Peer tutors are available weekly at supported study and for 1:1 sessions. Students interested in getting matched with a tutor can contact their advisor.