Frequently Asked Questions About Academic Success Coaching

University College offers academic coaching as a strength-based method of academic support open to all undergraduate students. In 30-minute one-on-one sessions, our academic coaches connect with students across a range of majors, years and backgrounds to help them identify and achieve academic goals.

Academic coaches collaborate with students to empower them to do the following:

• Set and take action toward goals
• Stay accountable and committed to goals
• Understand their habits and thinking patterns
• Understand their strengths and areas of improvement
• Improve self-regulation
• Learn effective study skills

Academic coaches collaborate with students to address any of the following topics:

• Personal: Relationships, transitions and identity
• Health: Sleep, stress and spirituality
• Resources: Professors, tutoring and supplemental instruction (SI), and the Writing Studio
• Study strategies: Class and exam prep, as well as note and test taking
• Time management: Habits, concentration, prioritizing and balance
• Motivation: Goal setting, self-efficacy, effort and attitude

Students frequently utilize our academic coaching services for support in a specific class. Time management and procrastination are two common academic coaching topics. Our academic coaches also work with students in developing strategies for studying and exam preparation, tracking assignments, managing reading and planning long-term projects.

While academic coaching sessions can sometimes focus on specific course content, their scope is typically broader. Academic success tutoring sessions, on the other hand, focus exclusively on course content. Also, academic coaches guide students to make strides in a range of topics impacting their entire academic life; tutors work with their students to make strides in specific classes.