What is Academic Coaching?

Academic Coaching provides students a consistent, one-on-one partnership, where they can improve their academic strategies and habits and get help managing their school/life balance. Coaching encourages taking action toward goals and self-insight. Coaches recognize students as the experts of their lives – naturally creative, resourceful, and whole.

Meet with an Academic Coach

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Meet with an Academic Tutor

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Learning Resources

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Most Students who participate in regular Academic Coaching...

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Increase their semester GPA by nearly one full point or more and improve their academic standing.

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Improve their ability to identify, plan, and reach their personal and academic goals.

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Are more likely to persist, and are more likely to be attending college one year after coaching has ended.

Academic Coaching Options

Who can participate in regular Academic Coaching?

  • Students on any level of Suspension or Dismissal standing are asked to participate in Academic Coaching at least once a month, until they return to Good Standing, up to 10 sessions a semester.
  • Students on any other level of standing, including Good Standing, may participate in up to 4 coaching sessions a semester, as resources allow.

Students on Suspension and Dismissal

  • What: 30-minute coaching session.
  • Frequency: At least once a month, up to 10 sessions a semester.
  • Delivery: In Person, Video, Phone, or Email.
  • Check-ins: Email or text your coach between sessions.

Students on all other Standings

  • What: 30-minute coaching session.
  • Frequency: Up to 4 sessions a semester, as resources allow.
  • Delivery: In Person, Video, Phone, or Email.
  • Check-ins: Email or text your coach between sessions.

About the Academic Coaches

Training & Certification

  • We are Gallup-Certified Strengths Coaches and trained by JST ADHD & Life Coaching.
  • We are members of the newly formed Coaching in Higher Education Consortium (CHEC), a diverse community of professionals engaged in the art and science of coaching to empower student growth and success.
  • As members of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), we follow the ICF Code of Ethics and Core Competencies. Some of our coaches also possess the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential.

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An Academic Coach IS...

  • An equal thought-partner in the coaching process.
  • An action-catalyst with accountability.
  • A facilitator of exploration, goal-setting, and action-planning.
  • An advocate for student empowerment through support and structure.

An Academic Coach IS NOT...

  • An academic advisor.
  • A tutor.
  • A therapist.
  • Your parent.
  • An opinion-giver and problem-solver.

Fall 2020 - Spring 2022 Academic Coaching Stats

Students who raised their semester GPA

Average Semester GPA of Suspension and Dismissal Students

Average Semester GPA Difference of Suspension and Dismissal Students

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