The Academic Success Center provides individual academic support to all enrolled students. The one-on-one interaction with one of our academic counselors provide students with an opportunity to address their specific academic concerns.
Through academic coaching, advising, and counseling students are given an individualized academic plan that lead to a successful degree completion. Moreover, the Center offers an array of resources to assist students with identifying their strengths and weaknesses; as well as, interventions that will help overcome their barriers to success. We are One Claflin, therefore, the Academic Success Center works collaboratively with faculty and other support service department campus-wide to ensure students are successful. Students are able to take advantage of the following services.
Academic Coaching
Academic Coaching is offered to all enrolled students who needs additional support to meet with their academic, personal, and career goals. The Center specifically provides ongoing academic coaching for students not meeting satisfactory academic progress, first generation students, students with a grade point average below 2.0, students referred for early alert, and students who attended the summer Panther Academy program. Students receiving academic coaching are scheduled for ongoing meetings with one of our counselors to discuss current progress and strategies for reaching goals, and attend the academic support program.
Academic Counseling
Academic Counseling is offered to students who are facing challenges with their student success skills such as time management, study skills, note taking, etc. and needs additional support with developing strategies for improving their habits, attitudes, and beliefs for a successful outcome. Students who take advantage of the academic counseling are provided one-on-one study skills sessions. Complete the Self Assessment Inventory to assess your study skill habits. After completion, we encourage you to schedule an appointment with one of our counselors to discuss your results and develop a plan for success.
Academic Advising
Academic Advising is available to students not meeting academic satisfactory progress and is enrolled in the student success course during the current semester. The academic advising sessions are designed to assist students with enrolling in the most appropriate courses that will improve their grade point average and create a pathway for timely completion. Students engaged in academic advising with the academic success center develop a degree completion plan that will assist with meeting their academic goals.