The college experience is of great value because it provides emerging adults with a structured environment in which they can gain the necessary knowledge, skills, and independence to chart their own path and succeed. employees and contribute to society. However, this experience comes at a high cost. A potential barrier to maximum success in college is the high prevalence of sleep deprivation and irregular sleep patterns. Buboltz, Brown, and Soper (2001) reported that 15% of college students are dissatisfied with the quality of their sleep. Many factors can contribute to disrupted sleep patterns in college students. Late night studying, sleepless nights, parties, social obligations, work, and alcohol and/or drug abuse likely play a role. Research has indicated that poor sleep habits among college students are linked to increased tension, irritability, depression, confusion, and generally lower life satisfaction (Pilcher, Ginter, Sadowsky 1997). Students who sleep eight hours a night but shift their sleep-wake cycle by two hours experience increased feelings of depression, reduced affability, and difficulty concentrating (Taub, Berger 1974). Students who regularly sleep later on weekends than during the week do not adapt to the change in schedule but develop chronic psychomotor concentration problems and also experience increased irritability.