Success Skills

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Success resources can help you refine both academic, and life skills.  Individual sessions, self-help online tutorials, and active learning classroom experiences are available. Investing time into developing your skills will help you now, and with your future career. 

Services & Resources

Academic Skills Coaching

Academic Skills Coaching is a service for students who want to explore new skills for increased efficiency and effectiveness in their academic efforts. Coaching session topics frequently include:

  • reading & notetaking strategies
  • exam prep & test-taking strategies
  • time management
  • test anxiety

Academic Success Classes

Several academic skill courses are available for academic credit. These courses help you understand who you are as a learner and help to strategize ways to reach optimum success with your coursework. Course topics can include:

  • study strategies
  • time management & study schedule planning
  • reading skills
  • test taking, and more!

Effective U

Effective U is a series of self-guided tutorials addressing a variety of study skills including:

  • time management
  • study habits, concentration, & memory
  • note-taking
  • exam prep & test-taking strategies

Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence

The Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence (MCAE) is a community-based space focused on the academic experiences of first-generation students, students of Color, and American Indian students. MCAE offers holistic support and guidance to help get you where you want to be.