Academic Support

Student tutoring at the Q Center at the Homer Babbidge Library
Student tutoring at the Q Center at the Homer Babbidge Library on the Storrs campus

Course Placement

Major and Career Exploration

Tutoring

Academic Achievement Center (AAC)

  • The Academic Achievement Center provides holistic academic support to students in order to help them achieve the grades they want.
  • The AAC offers the following:
    • Drop-in appointments
    • Supplemental Instruction (SI) program
    • Presentations
    • UConn Connects

    Dean of Students (DOS)

    If you have a question, a concern or a problem to solve, and you are not sure where to begin, the Dean of Students Office is a great place to start. Matters with which the Dean of Students office assists include:

    • Exam rescheduling
    • Mediation for ongoing relationship problems with friends, roommates, coworker, faculty member, etc.
    • Sexual assault reporting and resources
    • Assist with ongoing academic issue like poor grades or interpersonal issue in the course
    • Voluntary separation from the University
    • Short Term Emergency Loan Funds/ Veteran Loan Funds
    • Residency declaration for in-state tuition
    • Readmission to UConn
    • Extensions for incomplete courses

    Student Support Services (SSS)

    • Increases access to the University of Connecticut for first-generation, low-income and/or underrepresented students.
    • Services include: tutoring, counseling and advising, peer advising

    Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD)

    • Accommodations and services available to students with a documented disability. Apply for services on the CSD website.
    • Beyond Access (open to all students by application; fee for service program)
      • Helps students work on time management and organization, study skills, stress management, self-advocacy, memory and concentration, social skills, career preparation, health and wellness, and reading and writing strategies

    Academic Adjustments for Q or Second Language

    Academic adjustments are provided in limited cases involving a significant disability, where the graduation expectations for the quantitative skills and/or second language proficiency are a barrier to the completion of a degree.

    Student-Athlete Success Program (SASP)

    • Advising and guidance for student-athletes