Academic Success Center

View of the Academic Success Center Office

The Academic Success Center ensures that students achieve educational, career, and personal goals through a range of institutional and community resources. Working primarily with first year students, the program provides transition-to-college and orientation programs, advising, and academic skills training to the student population through several programs:

Academic Success Program

Students admitted to the University on a contingent basis are required to participate in the Academic Success Program. The program consists of a variety of activities which have been designed to help first year students meet the demands of college and bridge the gap between high school and university life.

Secrets of Success (S.O.S.) Workshops

S.O.S. workshops target diverse audiences, covering fundamental skills topics that are essential ingredients for academic excellence. The collaborative academic efforts of various departments bring programming to students in the classrooms, residence halls, and the Academic Success Center.

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Free Tutoring

Peer tutors provide academic support and guidance to students enrolled in general education courses. Tutoring consists of study strategies rather than content-specific tutoring. For more information or for a schedule of hours, please visit the Academic Success Center, Schwitzer 206.

Individualized Academic Assistance

Academic Success Center staff is available to assist students on an individual basis and will customize an individual success plan based upon a student's academic needs. To set up an individualized meeting, please visit the Academic Success Center, Schwitzer 206.

Bridge Scholars' Program

The primary goals of the Bridge Scholars' Program are

  1. assisting at-risk but capable high school students to envision a college education as a reality
  2. helping to ease the transition from high school to college, and
  3. providing support services, encouragement and assistance to Bridge participants who enroll at U of I so that they can successfully achieve their educational goals.

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B.U.I.L.D. Program

Baccalaureate for University of Indianapolis Learning Disabled (B.U.I.L.D.) is a comprehensive program designed to support the college student with a specific learning disability.

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