Chat LIVE withWelcome 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.
Recent News:
June 17th, 2009 04:22 PM
CAPS houses the Tutoring Program, Supplemental Instruction (SI), Online Services and the Writing Center. CAPS offers free-of-charge academic support for UNM students. A statistically-proven retention program, CAPS meets the diverse needs of a large student population with individual tutoring, workshops, study groups, drop-in labs, language conversation groups, SI sessions and online tutoring.
TutoringCAPS 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 InstructionSupplemental 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 CenterThe 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 ServicesThe 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
by djacks14 on June 17th, 2009 04:22 PM
Do you have a question for a CAPS tutor but can't make it in to the lab? Chat with a tutor LIVE via the brand new CAPS Virtual Tutoring Labs!
Tutors are available to UNM students for Math/Statistics and Writing tutoring during designated hours. Click here to see if a tutor is available now!
The CAPS Online Writing Lab (OWL) and Submit a Question are also available this Summer.
Finally, for all the latest CAPS happenings, become a fan of the CAPS page on Facebook!
Tutors are available to UNM students for Math/Statistics and Writing tutoring during designated hours. Click here to see if a tutor is available now!
The CAPS Online Writing Lab (OWL) and Submit a Question are also available this Summer.
Finally, for all the latest CAPS happenings, become a fan of the CAPS page on Facebook!
by ecushing on June 8th, 2009 04:57 PM
Interested in working at CAPS? We will have an information table in Dane Smith Hall this week (6/9-6/11), with help available for the application process.
CAPS employees will be available Tuesday-Thursday from 8:30am -1:30 pm in the atrium of DSH.
Come by and get some info!
CAPS employees will be available Tuesday-Thursday from 8:30am -1:30 pm in the atrium of DSH.
Come by and get some info!
by djacks14 on June 5th, 2009 09:40 AM
CAPS will open for Summer tutoring services beginning on June 9th. CAPS will be located in Zimmerman Library on the 3rd floor as well as in Mesa Vista Hall, room 1152 inside El Centro de la Raza. Please visit the Hours Page for detailed information on times and locations.
