1. Time Management College Success

2. Where does the time go? Time is a finite commodity. How many hours in a week? 168 What is the ideal number of hours we should get for sleep? 8 X 7 = 56  112 How many credits is full-time? 12 credits equals 12 hours of class time a week. 12  100 On average, what is that ratio of study time to class time? You should study 2 hours for every hour spent in class (2:1). If you’re taking 12 credits, how much time should you set aside for studying? 24  76 Some of you work. If you have a part-time job - 20 hours a week 20  56 full time job - 40 hours a week 40  36 That leaves 36 – 56 hours a week for parenting, meals, getting ready, commuting, hanging out with family and friends., working out, playing music…

3. Weekly Schedule A weekly schedule will help you… have a realistic sense of the time you have available for different aspects of your life spend time on things that bring you closer to your goal have focused leisure time and focused work or study time without feeling guilty or distracted have more freedom and control over your time. reduce stress and procrastination

4. MonTuesWedThursFriSatSun 5:00 6:00- 7:00 8:00 9:00- 10:00- 11:00- 12:00- 1:00- 2:00- 3:00 4:00- 5:00- 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00- 10:00- 11:00- 12:00- Step One: Write in the earliest time you start your day To the latest time you end your day Weekly Schedule

5. TimeMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday 7:00Wake up Family 8:00 breakfast travel Family 9:00RD 90 FrisbeeFamily 10:00WR95 Church 11:00Church 12:00Math Family 1:00Lunch Work Study Work on class 2:00project 3:00 4:00 5:00 Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family 6:00Frisbee 7:00 Weekly Meeting 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00Sleep Step Two: Add your fixed times - activities that stay the same from one week to the next. Classes Work hours if they stay the same. Family time Other routines Classes Work If they are the same each week Regular family time Other routines Have a non-routine work schedule? Duplicate the schedule for each week of the quarter. Regular family time

6. TimeMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday 7:00Family 8:00 breakfast Family 9:00RD 90 FrisbeeFamily 10:00WR 95 Church 11:00Church 12:00Math Family 1:00Lunch Work Study Lunch Work Study Lunch Work on class 2:00project 3:00 4:00 5:00 Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family 6:00Frisbee 7:00Weekly MeetingReview 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00Sleep Step Three: Shade the time blocks you have available for study.

7. TimeMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday 7:00 WR95 Study WR95 Study WR95 Study WR95 Study WR95 Study Family 8:00 breakfast Family 9:00RD 90 FrisbeeFamily 10:00WR 95 Study WR 95Church 11:00 Math Study Math Study Math Study Math Study Math Study Church 12:00Math Math Study MathFamily 1:00Lunch Work Study LUNCH Work Study LUNCH Work on class 2:00 Math Study WR95 Study Math Study project 3:00 WR95 Study RD90 Study WR95 Study 4:00 RD90 Study RD90 Study RD90 Study RD90 Study RD90 Study 5:00 Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family Dinner Family 6:00 RD90 Study Frisbee RD90 Study Frisbee RD90 Study Math Study/Review 7:00Weekly MeetingRD90 Review 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00Sleep Step Four: Add work hours (if they are non- routine) Add your study times (Remember the 2:1 study ratio.)

8. Time Management Guidelines, Support, and Forms are available in the Learning Center.