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Center for Academic Support
Academic Center, Suite 410
980-598-1500, fax 980-598-1505
cas.clt@jwu.edu
Monday-Thursday 7:30am-4:30pm
Friday 8:30am–4:30pm

A variety of services are offered to assist each student in preparation for graduation and career placement. Our goal is to support students in their efforts to develop and maximize their talents, empower them to direct their own learning, and lead them to pathways of success. The Center for Academic Support also provides disability services to students with documented disabilities. The following free services are available by appointment: peer & professional tutoring, workshops, writing assistance, and accommodations for students with disabilities.

tutorial assistance is available by professional and peer tutors in the following subjects: Math Lab, Survey of College Math, Statistics, College Algebra, Quantitative Analysis, Business & Hospitality Accounting I & II, Career Management (meet in the library on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 6-9pm), Micro & Macro Economics, Study Skills, Organizational Behavior, Literary Genres, English Composition, Advanced Composition, Communications, Personal Nutrition, ServSafe, Conversational Spanish, Menu Planning and Food and Beverage Cost Control.

Students are urged to take the initiative in seeking out-of-class help through The Center for Academic Support’s Tutoring Program.

workshops are provided in stress management, time management, test taking strategies, note-taking and learning styles.

writing center The Writing Center uses students’ written work as a starting point for discussing writing techniques and uses questioning to stimulate further exploration of ideas. Our philosophy focuses on improving overall writing skills instead of merely improving grades on individual papers. The Writing Center also explains expectations and conventions that instructors and businesses require for written communication to prepare students for their future careers. We do not proofread student papers. Instead, we teach students how to critique and improve their own papers, which could take more than one session.

testing Students have the opportunity to gain credit for previous academic and/or work experience through the following: placement tests, CLEP exams, challenge exams, and life experience (prior learning) credits.

special needs/disabled students are provided with reasonable accommodations to allow learning disabled, physically disabled, and other challenged students to succeed in academic pursuits. While maintaining the highest academic integrity, the University strives to balance scholarship with support services which will assist special needs students in functioning in the University's academic environment.
Because some programs of study have technical standards and requirements, applicants and students with special needs or physical disabilities should contact the director of the Center for Academic Support to discuss the availability of reasonable accommodations where appropriate. Copies of the technical standards applicable to various programs are available from this office.

  • Reasonable accommodations are available with proper documentation and can be discussed with the director of the Center for Academic Support.
  • Documentation must not be more than 3 years old.
  • Students requesting services must provide the following documentation so the disability can be verified and to aid in educational planning: a neurological report by a psychiatrist, neurologist or other physician or a psycho-educational evaluation by a licensed clinician.
  • A diagnosis, impact on a major life function, and recommended accommodations should be included in the documentation.
  • Possible accommodations for students with disabilities who provide appropriate documentation include but are not limited to oral and/or extended time for tests, use of a tape recorder in class, note taking assistance, reduced course load, and preferential scheduling.

Assistive technology available in the CAS Computer Lab includes Kurzweil 3000 (reading, writing, and learning software), Inspiration (visual learning software), recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic, and electronic versions of textbooks.

staff
Susan Flaherty Director, Center for Academic Support, 980-598-1510
Sabrina Brooks Administrative Assistant, 980-598-1500
Bernadine Hoffman Special Needs Advisor, 980-598-1511
Martha Hill Special Needs Advisor, 980-598-1512
Daphne Thompson Director, Writing Center, 980-598-1509

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