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Study Skills and Time Management: Home

A guide to assist students with two essential skills for college success.

Steps to Success

  • Attend every class.
  • Be organized.
  • Manage your time well.
  • Be successful in the classroom.
  • Take good notes.
  • Know how to read a textbook.
  • Study smart.
  • Use test taking strategies.
  • Reduce test anxiety.
  • Know about and use available services.

Study Smart

  • Make a study schedule and stick to it.
  • Understand assignments and write them down.
  • Remember - different subjects require different types of preparation.
  • Begin each study session with goal setting.
  • To remember material over a long period of time, you must review the information often.

Time Management

The following video offers excellent time management tips. To access this video from off-campus, use your library login (last name and last four digits of your student ID number) as your username and password. 

Effective Study Skills

The following video offers on study skills, and includes segments that talk about obstacles to effective studying, note taking, and reading strategies. To access this video from off-campus, use your library login (last name and last four digits of your student ID number) as your username and password. 

Success Strategies

Below are links to information about study skills and time management; apps that will assist you.