CSUF piloted its SI Program, adopted after the UMKC model, in 2007 in several Calculus and Introductory Biology courses for majors. By spring 2009, we expanded the SI Program at CSUF: 10 SI workshop sections were offered in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; The University Learning Center (ULC), also supported courses with SI in the Colleges of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Engineering and Computer Science. The two SI programs continued to grow throughout fall 2009, as SI sessions/workshops increased to 35. Beginning fall 2010, the ULC and the Department of Mathematics began a dialogue about the two SI programs to find ways in which they could join forces to better meet the needs of the larger campus community. In 2013-2014, thanks to an ambitious CSU Chancellor’s Office program to improve student success (retention, graduation rates, closing the achievement gap) SI was institutionalized at CSUF as a recognized student success high impact practice. CSUF students have recognized the benefits of SI as a high impact practice (HIP), and voted in favor of providing additional support to the SI Program through the Student Success Initiative (SSI). As a result, the SI Program, beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year, will be able to expand its offerings across campus by hiring 40 additional SI leaders each semester. Moreover, for the first time, SI will be offered during Summer Intersession 2015 for 20 course sections. The Supplemental Instruction Program at California State University, Fullerton is a campus-wide effort involving meaningful collaboration between faculty, staff, administrators, and students within and across colleges. In particular, there is a strong positive working relationship between Academic Affairs and Student Affairs. Currently, the SI Program at CSUF supports over 35 courses and 330 course sections across 5 Colleges. Departments that are supported by SI include: Accounting, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Geology, Health Science, History, Kinesiology, ISDS, Math, Physics, Political Science, and Psychology.
