Academic Success Coaches conduct one-on-one appointments with students to address their concerns with a sense of academic belonging, build their skills related to habits of mind, connect them to the right resources, and serve as their accountability partners.
Academic Success Coaching is available to enrolled USU students at no extra charge.
What Do Academic Success Coaches Do?
We partner with students to develop habits of mind for a successful college experience.
We focus on:
Implementing time management and planning
Setting goals
Learning and implementing study strategies
Overcoming procrastination
Finding motivation
Communicating with faculty
Building your learning community
Students who meet with a Success Coach are more likely to
Graduate
Establish and achieve goals
Communicate more effectively
Learn problem solving skills
Utilize and benefit from University resources
Increase sense of academic belonging
What happens in a success coaching appointment?
The appointment typically lasts 30 minutes. During the appointment you and the success coach will talk about your academic strengths, current challenges and other issues that impact your academic success. Your success coach will share learning strategies and resources to support your academic goals.
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