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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

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 Credits in the Fall and 1 Credit in the Spring)
PRIVATE TUTORING: The Academic Learning Center provides peer tutors for students in need of individualized help. (fee involved)
ACADEMIC REVIEW and DROP-IN SESSIONS: The Academic Learning Center sponsors sessions in various subjects for students in need of temporary help in a course. (Free service)
PROOFREADING- DROP-IN or ON-LINE: Trained writing tutors review students’ papers. (Free service)

Academic Learning Center Courses

FRESHMAN 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)
SPRING SEMINARS: This course addresses the high school to college transition issues facing freshman students. Topics may include but are not limited to: social responsibility, relationships, physical and mental health, money management, multiculturalism. (1 credit)
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)
CRITICAL READING & THINKING: This one credit course is designed to develop the critical and inferential reading skills required in all college work. Using college-level reading materials in various genres and disciplines, the student will practice principles of analysis as well as comprehension of content. (1 credit)
INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE WRITING: This course is specifically designed to prepare the student to do well in College Writing I and II. Activities will consist of exercises in mechanics of writing as well as basic organization. Reading skill will also be a part of the instruction. Students are recommended for this course based on writing and reading scores on standard college entrance examinations. No academic credit is given for this course; however, three equivalent credits are earned.