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Penn State York offers spring SAT preparation courses

High school students getting ready to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) can find help through SAT preparation courses being offered at Penn State York in May. The four-session courses for verbal and math SATs are designed to help students improve their SAT skills. Sessions begin Saturday, May 7 and meet on May 14, 21 and 28 in preparation for the SAT on June 4 or later. Classes are held in the Main Classroom Building at the campus.

Students participating in the Preparation for Your Verbal SAT (9 to 11 a.m.) will review important skills assessed in the verbal section and have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the format and type of questions on the Verbal SAT. Participants also will practice test-taking in simulated exam conditions. Cost for the Preparation for Your Verbal SAT course is $95.

Dana L. Sauers is the course instructor. Sauers was named Poet Laureate of Hanover, Pa. She is an English instructor at Delone Catholic High and the author of “My Letter to the World,” her most recently published book of poetry.
 
Preparation for Your Math SAT (11:05 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.) will familiarize students with the SAT format, and then review SAT math topics including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, graphs, measures and quantitative comparisons. Bring a calculator to the first class. Cost for the Preparation for Your Math SAT course is $70.

Bruce Babcock, assistant professor of mathematics at Penn State York, is the instructor. Babcock earned a doctorate in mathematics from Michigan State University and is a former winner of the prestigious AMOCO Foundation Outstanding Teaching Award. He also was honored with the Outstanding Teaching Award at Penn State York in 1991 and the James H. Burness Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2007. He has authored numerous study guides for the University’s Independent Learning Program and developed a blended learning course for the Penn State World Campus. He is currently working with a colleague on another World Campus course.

Register for both sessions at $155 and save $10. The course fee includes “The Official SAT Study Guide: For the New SAT” by the College Board. For a brochure or more information, call Penn State York at 717-771-4032 or visit the website at www.ce.yk.psu.edu and click on youth programs.
 

Last Updated March 10, 2011

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