Academic Support

Student Services provides individualized and group academic advising to students on matters such as:

  • Adjustment to Graduate/Professional School
  • Learning Strategies
  • Knowledge Organization and Consolidation
  • Note Taking
  • Exam Preparation
  • Test-Taking Skills
  • Test Anxiety
  • Problem Solving
  • Time Management
  • Stress Management
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Exam-Error Analysis
  • Improving Concentration
  • Motivation
  • Preventing Burnout
  • Improving Oral Presentation Skills

 

Assessment

The Student Counseling Center on the main campus of UT Tyler, provides screening for learning disabilities, attention disorders, and learning styles. It also makes referrals for additional testing and evaluation when appropriate. The center guides students through the processes involved in requesting accommodations for an identified physical or learning disability.

Tutoring Program

Log into Moodle to accessTutoring services are available 24/7 on an individual basis through tutor.com to students at no cost. Small-group tutoring is available as well for those students experiencing academic difficulty. Tutoring sessions are led by experts who are familiar with course content. Tutoring is proactive and encourages participation from the outset of a course rather than subsequent to academic difficulty. Students can access the tutor.com platform through the Student Resource Module in their Canvas account.

 

Academic Advising

Students are assigned an academic advisor who is a member of the faculty that will help them craft an individual degree plan that meets the requirements for graduation, but provides the focus that connects students to intended career outcomes through careful development of practicum, internship, capstone and other independent projects.