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CASC 142: Strategies for Academic Success is a one-credit course open to all AS&E undergraduate students looking to improve their academic skills. This is a discussion-based course designed to help students develop skills necessary for college success including time management, learning, test preparation, interacting with faculty, note-taking and more. As part of the course, each student will also explore a campus resource and report their findings to the group.

Fall 2024 CASC 142 Schedule:

• CASC 142-1 (Mondays, 4:50-6:05 p.m., September 9, 2024 - November 18, 2024)
• CASC 142-2 (Thursdays, 4:50-6:05 p.m., September 12, 2024 - November 14, 2024)
• CASC 142-3 (Fridays, 2:00-3:15 p.m., September 6, 2024 - November 15, 2024)

Note: there are a total of 10 class meetings for each section.

For more information about the course, please email us at learning@rochester.edu, ;or you can call us at (585) 275-9049.

Our academic success coach team works with groups on campus to run workshops for students regarding exam preparation, reading strategies, note taking strategies, and time management. To schedule a workshop, please submit the Academic Success Workshop Request Form.

Someone from the Learning Center will reach out to you to set up a pre-workshop meeting with you (as the workshop requester) to discuss the format of your workshop and solidify a day and time with regard to your request.

These worksheets are a small sample of the many different resources we can provide you during an appointment. Please make an appointment to review these worksheets and learn how to use them most effectively.

Making an appointment:

• WC Online tutorial (PDF)

Study resources:

• Managing Test Anxiety (PDF)
• Tips for Exams (PDF)
• Spaced Retrieval Practice (PDF)
• Study Tips for STEM (PDF)

Time management worksheets:

• AS&E Spring 2024 semester grid calendar (Word Doc) (PDF)
• Weekly planner - 24 hour (Word Doc) (fillable PDF)
• Daily planner (Word Doc) (fillable PDF)
• Task and subtask planner (fillable PDF)
• Five Principles of Time Management (PDF)

All appointments with academic coaches are free, and you may meet with them for a one-time troubleshooting session or on a regular basis during the fall and spring semesters.

Appointments can be scheduled by using . However, students can also make an appointment by emailing learning@rochester.edu, calling us at (585) 275-9049, or by talking to the front desk in our office. See the WC Online Tutorial (pdf) for instructions on scheduling an appointment online.

Note: Academic coaching is in-person by default. If you prefer meeting virtually over Zoom, please contact your coach via email after you make your appointment.

All of our academic coaches have experience working with a diverse group of students who seek to meet the demands of time management, organization, exam preparation and more.

Academic Success Coaching is a confidential service provided by the Learning Center. It involves individual discussion with a coach about ways to improve your academic performance and efficiency.

Lots! Your Academic Success Coach would be happy to talk to you about issues like:

• Finding and maintaining motivation
• Time management
• Stress management
• Taking better notes
• Increasing reading comprehension
• Handling multiple choice questions more successfully

Absolutely. Our policy is to maintain the confidentiality of all our coaching consultations with students.

Each individual appointment lasts about an hour. Occasionally, students meet with us for a single coaching appointment; more commonly, our work together takes place across a number of conversations.

We usually begin by just getting to know you! You may have a particular study problem that you would like help solving, or you may just wish to find out if there are more optimal ways to go about learning. Either way, we would be happy to talk with you.

All coaching appointments are free of charge.

You may meet with an Academic Success Coach for a one-time trouble-shooting session or on a continuing basis. You will decide this together with your coach.

No. We see students who are on the dean's list, as well as students who are on academic probation. The determining factor isn't whether or not you're doing well academically; it's whether you feel you could be getting more from your studies or using your time more effectively.

If you have a concern and wonder whether we can help, just give us a call at (585) 275-9049.

Academic Success Coaching is open to all undergraduate students at AS&E. This service is also available to all graduate students at Simon, Warner, SMD, and AS&E. The only schools we do not serve are Eastman and SON as they have their own programs.