Peer-Led Team Learning

The Student Success Center is closed for the remainder of the Fall 2024 semester.

All services will reopen on January 27th, 2025.

Spring 2025 Important Dates

DateEvent
1/22/25 @ 12pm – 1/23/25 @ 10am*PLTL Lottery Open (see below)
1/23/25 @ 12pmPLTL Early Access Registration
1/24/25 @ 12pmPLTL Open Registration**
1/27/25Most PLTL Sessions Begin
TBDCHEM 2323/2325 PLTL Sessions Begin
2/21/25 @ 5pmRegistration Closes
2/21/25 @ 5pmLast Day to DROP PLTL
5/9/25Last Day of PLTL
**If you register after sessions begin, you might miss a few of the first sessions. Your session time, leader, and room number are all listed in CourseBook.

*Note: PLTL dates are subject to change and will follow the university academic calendar

If you register for PLTL, attendance is mandatory. Missing sessions can result in being removed from your session or blocked from registering in future semesters.


Registration Information

  • Enter the lottery for a chance at Early Access Registration (see dates above).
  • If selected, you will receive an email on the morning Early Access Registration begins with instructions. Please check your spam folder.
  • If you are not selected, you will not receive an email.
  • PLTL Open Registration begins (for any remaining slots) after the Early Access period ends and is open to all UTD students.

If you have any additional questions, please email pltl@utdallas.edu.

Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) offers an active, engaged learning experience. Students meet with their small group weekly, where a trained PLTL Leader helps guide them through a potentially difficult gateway course.

  • Students can only enroll in PLTL sessions for courses they are currently taking.
  • Courses offering PLTL sessions vary each semester.
  • Space is limited; check PLTL offerings at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters.

Earn better grades and improve study skills — Results at UT Dallas and nationally have shown that students who consistently participate in PLTL sessions attain higher grades and better learning outcomes. They not only reap the benefits of higher engagement with and application of course material, but also connect with peers who have prior knowledge, experience and success in the course.

Meet with the same leader and group for the whole semester — When students learn from other students, they become more adept in managing learning behaviors, approaches to group study, and time. Sessions meet once a week for 1.5 hours with a group of up to eight students and one leader.

Spring 2025 PLTL Supported Courses

Chemistry

  • CHEM 1311
  • CHEM 1312
  • CHEM 2323
  • CHEM 2325

Mathematics

  • MATH 1325
  • MATH 1326
  • MATH 2413
  • MATH 2414
  • MATH 2417
  • MATH 2418
  • MATH 2419

PLTL Mock Session

Curious what a PLTL session might look like? Watch our mock session. If you are applying to PLTL it is a great example of the mock session component.