Graduate Catalog: 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

7. CDS Career Resource Library. Resourcesinclude company binders, videotapes, books,CD’s, and journals.8. Credential services for teacher educationcandidates.9. Job referral service.OFFICE OF ACADEMIC SUPPORTSERVICES/UNIVERSITY COLLEGEThe Office of Academic Support Services is a unit ofUniversity College that provides academic servicesand programs designed to assist students in theirpursuit of academic excellence at Alabama A&MUniversity. These services and programs have beendeveloped and implemented to impact studentretention and degree completion.TAN (TUTORIAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK)Tutoring services are certified by the CollegeReading and Learning Association’s Tutor TrainingCertification Program (CRLA)1. Individual and group tutoring –offered for mostcourses; tutors are CRLA-certified,2. Supplemental Instruction – (best practiceretention program) an academic assistanceprogram that utilizes peer-assisted, regularlyscheduled,informal review study sessions inwhich students compare notes, discussreadings, develop organizational tools, andpredict test items. Students learn how tointegrate course content and study skills whileworking together. The sessions are facilitatedby “SI leaders”, students who have previouslydone well in the course and who attend all classlectures, take notes, and act as model students.3. Presents and facilitates Residential HallWorkshops designed for freshmen tostrengthen their study techniques and academicskills (approximately 10 per semester), and4. Offers Academic Success Coaching viaindividual and/or group sessions to helpstudents develop and refine academic skills,i.e., study and test-taking skills, textbookreading strategies, and effective note taking.BARC (BULLDOG ACADEMIC RESOURCECONNECTION)1. Provides specialized academic counselingand intervention for students on academicprobation and those experiencing academicdifficulty, including goal setting, timemanagement planning, study skills,2. Presents and facilitates online BulldogSuccess Seminars for students on academicprobation,3. Presents and facilitates the LearningStrategies Workshops in Residential Hallsfor sophomores, junior and seniors toincrease their academic success skills,4. Offers realistic graduation planning to helpstudents to get back on track after probation,5. Develops Academic Success Plans to helpstudents return to good academic standing asquickly as possible, and6. Calculates Semester Needed GPA to providestudents’ with the GPA needed to return togood academic standing at the end of thesemester, sometimes it is not possible for astudent to return to good academic standingin one semester.12