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Academic Learning Center

The Academic Learning Center's Mission is to provide academic support to Marist students, both undergraduate and graduate, and to support faculty in their work with students. This is accomplished through our courses, tutoring programs, and academic counseling. The overall goal of these activities is the success and retention of our students.

Academic Support Programs

• Freshmen Forum: This course addresses the needs of freshmen who have not declared a major. Topics include: transition issues, information on schools, majors and minors, the Core, time management, study skills and stress management. (1 credit)
• FOCUS Program: This is a year-long academically based program. FOCUS provides resources and information for undeclared first year students to assist them in making an informed choice about their major area of study. (3 Core and 1 elective credit)
• Private Tutoring: The Academic Learning Center provides peer tutors for students in need of individualized help. (fee involved)
• Academic Review or Drop-in Sessions: The Academic Learning Center sponsors sessions in various subjects for students in need of temporary help in a course. (Free service)
• Drop-in or On-line Paper Tutoring: Trained writing tutors review students. papers. (Free service)

Academic Learning Center Courses

• Critical Reading & Thinking - This one credit course is designed to develop the critical and inferential reading skills required in all college work. Entry into this course is based on placement scores. (1 credit)
• Introduction to College Writing - This non-credit course is designed to help the student further develop confidence in writing abilities and facility in composing, not only in this course, but also in content courses that focus on writing. Entry into this course is based on placement scores. This course may be taken online over the summer prior to freshman year.
• Self-Management: Theory and Application - Exposes students to a practical self-management model that enables them to increase academic and personal achievement in a college environment. (3 Core credits, psychology elective)

International Student Programs

These programs assist new and current students from other countries by providing an intensive orientation session prior to the beginning of classes each semester. The program also offers an American Culture and Language seminar and English as a Foreign Language courses during the semester. The Office of International Student Programs disseminates information to and coordinates campus activities for international students.