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In this module
Step 1: Cultural Considerations
Step 2: Academic Support Services
Step 3: Using Academic Supports
Step 4: Contacts and More
Pre-Reading Questions
Do You Know?
Academic support services are
essential parts of learning on United
States university campuses, and they
work best if you decide how each of
them fits into your academic success
plan as soon as you arrive.
You pay for these services through
your fees/tuition, so take advantage
of them, and keep in mind that they
work best when you use them
strategically and consistently
throughout your time as a student.
drop-in (adjective)
facility/facilities (noun)
appointment
session
schedule (noun and verb)
drop in (verbal phrase)
make the most of (phrase)
Academic
Services Tip
Academic Anxiety?
Learn more about strategies for managing the stress that comes
with long hours of study and academic expectations
Transylvania University Health and Wellness Services
Your first year will be a time of wonder and adjustment to your new academic and
social surroundings. Begin thinking about how you can prevent or reduce stress by
talking to a counselor. Transy counselors are trained to help you develop strategies
to manage stress. Your academic advisors, your ESL Specialist, August term scholars,
counselors, instructors, the writing center staff, and librarians care about your concerns and will gladly help, too. The Transylvania community is thrilled you are here,
and we support you!
Imagine that you are a first-year student in an Introduction to Psychology course. Here is what you might
experience:
On the Introduction to Psychology course calendar, you notice that an exam is scheduled for three weeks from the first
day of class. You plan to regularly study the lecture notes provided to you by the professor, attend and participate in
class, and read and annotate the textbook. However, you still dont understand some of the terms and the applications
of the theories. What can you do?
Schedule dates and times for ACE subject tutoring
First, on your personal master calendar, write down at least one date a week for the next three weeks during which you
can visit the psychology tutor in the ACE. Check the ACE tutoring website for times the tutor is available and then write
down a time for each date youve chosen. Make sure to attend those sessions as if they are required of you as a student
in the class; hold yourself true to your scheduled dates and times.
Schedule dates and times to visit your professor
After you decide on your tutoring schedule, review the course syllabus for the professors office hours. On your master
calendar, mark at least one date and time for each of the next three weeks during which you can visit your professors
office to ask specific questions about the material you are studying for the exam. Email or talk with the professor face-toface to request a visit on your chosen dates and times. Dont worry if the professor needs to schedule other dates and
times with you; its a natural part of this process. Always, though, remember that when you schedule these office-hour
visits you are expressing your interest in and desire to learn the material. Professors really appreciate such effort and
thoughtfulness! They want to meet with you!
Create a reading and discussion group with your classmates
Consider, too, forming a reading and discussion group with your classmates. Choose two or three (or more!) partners in
the class and schedule times to meet up with them to talk about course lectures and readings in preparation for your
exam. Start this group early; do not wait until the night beforeor even the week beforethe exam date. Instead, begin
as quickly as possible, meet in a relaxing environment that is quiet enough for study, and attend these meetings
regularly. Mark them down in your master calendar.
Talk with your August Term Scholar
Dont forget to contact and meet with your August Term Scholar, your friend and guide through this process. If you have
questions about how to contact or speak to a professor about your concerns, how to use the ACE tutoring service, or
how to form a study group, reach out to your Scholar. He or she will help!
Talk with your ACE/FYSE/FYS Peer Mentors
If you are a student in FYSE, you can discuss with your ACE/FYSE/FYS Academic Peer Mentors how to contact or
speak to a professor about your concerns, how to use the ACE tutoring service, how to understand cultural contexts of
what you are reading in the psychology class, and how to form a study group. As part of the first-year program, you will
have set times during which you will meet with your mentor. You can ask your questions during those meetings and
work out strategies together!
Work with your English Language Specialist
Consider, too, emailing or taking face-to-face with James Wright, English as a Second Language Specialist (me!). I hold
daily office hours every day of the week during the academic year just for you. We can work specifically on strategies for
taking exams in the English-language context. Start working with me early in the semester; do not wait until the night
beforeor even the week beforean exam is scheduled. Instead, lets begin as quickly as possible and meet in a
relaxing environment (my office or elsewhere). Mark our meeting dates and times down in your master calendar.
Post-Reading Questions
Learning English
News stories from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) designed to help students of the