High school students getting ready to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) can find help through two SAT preparation courses being offered at Penn State York this summer. The two, four-session courses for verbal and math SATs are designed to help students improve their SAT skills. Each class meets in four sessions over four days on July 18, 19, 20 and 21 in the Main Classroom Building at the campus.
Students participating in the "Preparation for Your Verbal SAT" (9 to 11 a.m.) will review 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 is $95.
Noel Sloboda, instructor of English at Penn State York, is the course instructor. Sloboda earned his doctorate in English from Washington University. Sloboda was honored recently by the campus with the 2005 James H. Burness Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has received numerous other honors and awards and has been published in "Studies in Humanities." He is involved in many language associations and has been a judge for the Lancaster Scholastic Writing Awards. Currently Sloboda is writing a book on Edith Wharton and Gertrude Stein.
"Preparation for Your Math SAT" (11:05 a.m. to 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 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 AMOCO Foundation Outstanding Teaching Award. He was honored with the Outstanding Teaching Award at Penn State York in 1991 and has authored numerous study guides for the University's Independent Learning Program.
Register for both sessions at $155 and save $10. The course fee includes the book "The Official SAT Study Guide: for the New SAT by the College Board." For a brochure or more information, call (717) 771-4050 or visit the campus at 1031 Edgecomb Ave.