Not all exams take place in a classroom. Sometimes professors trade closed books and short time frames, for open books and longer assignment-style exams. However, just because you have your notes or more time, does not mean these exams will be easy. On the contrary, take-home exams often have more difficult questions and higher expectations than regular exams. Preparing for a take-home exam, therefore, will look a little different.

This page explains the three tenses and the four forms of tenses with examples. Finally, it will inform you of the preferred tense of each academic discipline.

This page addresses what to do before and during an exam to succeed and provides tips on how to approach different kinds of questions so you can feel as confident as possible going into your exams!

This tip sheet will teach you how to create a roadmap for writing success - a thesis statement! Specifically, this sheet will explore what a thesis statement is, how you can develop one, and how you can test its quality.

Have you ever received comments on an assignment that your language is “choppy” or your thoughts are “disconnected”? If so, your writing may need some transitional words or phrases to keep your reader moving forward without stumbling on a thought, sentence, or paragraph that seems out of place.

When should I use “a” or “an”? What about “the”? Why do some words have articles before them but not others? This guide will help make sense of these very little, very meaningful words!

Google might be great for searching up restaurants or cat videos, but when it comes to scholarly research, there are better places to begin. In this resource, learn some of the best techniques for utilizing our Library resources.