Academic Support

Feeling overwhelmed with college? Struggling to navigate the academic challenges that come your way? Our academic coaches are here to provide guidance, support and encouragement throughout your academic endeavors at Aims.

Academic Support Coaches can:

• Connect you with campus resources
• Support you in setting goals for the semester and helping you stay on track with personalized weekly check-ins
• Help you develop time management and organization strategies
• Teach you effective learning and study strategies, including reading, note-taking and test-taking skills

Academic Coaching Hours

• Monday 9-10 a.m., online only 3-5 p.m.

• Tuesday 12-6 p.m.

• Wednesday online only 3-5 p.m. 

• Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

Coaching is available in English or Spanish.

Check out these resources to help you succeed in college

1. Use this weekly time management grid to help you stay on task throughout the semester.
2. Get a bird's-eye view of the semester so you can plan for assignments, midterms and finals:
   1. Fall 2024 Semester at a Glance
   2. Spring 2025 Semester at a Glance

Watch study skills videos

The Crash Course has free videos to help you improve your study skills. Check them out here.

Arty's Study Hours

Do you have difficulty motivating yourself to study outside of your classes?

When you finally sit down to study, do you have difficulty staying focused and putting forth your best effort?

If you’ve answered yes to either of these questions, joining Arty’s Study Hours might be the way to study your way to success this semester! These sessions are designed to help students to establish a consistent study routine with accountability, motivation, support and fun.

Arty's Study Hours Schedule

Drop in Monday-Thursday from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., and sign in to study on your own or chat with an academic coach.  Stay as long as you'd like.

• Set a goal for your study session
• Receive a weekly tip for effective studying
• Work with an academic coach to connect with campus resources and get personalized suggestions about effective learning strategies
• Enter to win prizes when you sign in

Academic coaching is also available by appointment; see hours and schedule a session in Accudemia on your MyApps dashboard.