Most students know that college is different from high school - so what are you doing differently?
Check your CSU email!
See your advisor!
Use your resources!
Check your CSU email - Student Financial Services, your Academic Advisor, Billing, and every other office on campus assumes you check your CSU email, so they send you important information frequently. If you like checking only one email account, you can easily have your CSU email forwarded to the account you use (yahoo, gmail, etc.). Click here to learn how to set up your CSU email forwarding to a different account.
See your advisor - Advisors keep you informed about important policies (Repeat/Delete, Academic Probation, etc.) as well as department and major policies (changing prerequisites for classes, new rules for internships, etc.). Your academic advisor is usually assigned by your major department. Don't know who your advisor is? Call, email, or stop by your department and ask! If you are undeclared, you have an advisor assigned to you through CASA in the TILT Building on the Oval. If you are thinking about changing your major, but you don't know to what yet, you can also visit with an advisor in CASA.
Use your resources - You pay more than $400 every semester for resources CSU offers - use them! Counseling Services, tutoring, study groups, Academic Skills Workshops, Career Center, Resources for Disabled Students (these usually include students with learning disabilities), Pre-Health Professions advising, Student Involvement, Student Financial Services - just to name a few.
College is NOT easy. Many students struggle at some point during their academic career.
In the Center for Advising and Student Achievement, we provide support in several ways.
- A select set of students are invited to participate in a pilot program called Project Success that aims to help students who are very close to getting off probation by providing additional resources and outreach. This may include an invitation to meet with an advisor who specializes in these resources.
- We collaborate with several other offices on campus with the Early Grade Feedback initiative. Professors of classes that historically have a high number of D and F grades given are asked to submit a 'S' or a 'U' for students in their classes. U-Turn is an event designed to be one-stop shopping for getting help in classes quick. Students receiving a 'U' in one or more classes are explicitly invited, but anyone can come!
Unfortunately, we don't have the resources to help every student on probation. Students looking to connect should work with their academic department advisor - many departments have programs to help a student stay focused and get off probation. If you are Undeclared (or considering changing majors), please contact our office at 970 491-7095 to get connected with your Undeclared Advisor.
Workshops are offered by the Institute for Learning and Teaching regarding a large number of trouble areas. See their academic skills workshop schedule. They have many more learning resources as well.
If you still can't find the help you need, you are welcome to call our office and we will attempt to connect you with the resource you need. 970 491-7095