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Academic Success Center Service Continuity during COVID-19

Academic support services available via alternative formats

Student Success is a priority at UMBC. 
The Academic Success Center will continue to offer student support services for students, faculty and staff in alternative formats.   

If you are unsure which service you need, email us and we will help you navigate the various options. 

Appointment Tutoring 
Appointment Tutoring will continue to be scheduled online using TutorTrac. Appointments will be conducted in an online format instead of in person at the scheduled time.  Here are the instructions for scheduling tutoring appointments.  Once an appointment is scheduled, tutors will email students with a link to the online platform to conduct the tutoring session before the scheduled time.   

Math and Science Tutoring Center 
All tutoring offered through the Math and Science Tutoring Center will be scheduled online by appointment using TutorTrac.  Appointments will be conducted in an online format instead of in person at the scheduled time.  Here are the instructions for scheduling tutoring appointments.  Once an appointment is scheduled, tutors will email students with a link to the online platform to conduct the tutoring session before the scheduled time.  

Writing Center 
Writing Center Tutoring will continue to be scheduled online using TutorTrac. Here are the instructions for scheduling tutoring appointments through the Writing Center.  Appointments will be conducted online asynchronously. Once an appointment is scheduled, tutors will email students with instructions about how to share their writing assignment before the scheduled time. 

SI PASS Supplemental Instruction Peer-Assisted Study Sessions 
SI PASS sessions will be conducted online at the scheduled times. SI PASS sessions can be joined using Blackboard Collaborate in the Blackboard site of the class being supported.   

Academic Success Meetings 
Academic Success Meetings can be scheduled online using this link.  After a meeting is scheduled, students can use the link provided in the Google Calendar event to access the meeting online. 

Placement Testing 
Placement Testing is scheduled online and students take their placement tests online.  

First-Year Intervention Academic Alerts 
The First-Year Intervention (FYI) Academic Alerts program is administered by faculty online through April 8, 2020.  Students receiving FYI alerts are referred to online resources.   

EDUC 113 
Courses will continue to be offered online via Blackboard. If you are a student enrolled in EDUC 113 this semester, please contact your professor with questions about the course.  

LRC 099 
Courses will continue to be offered online via Blackboard. If you are a student enrolled in LRC 099 this semester, please contact your professor with questions about the course.  

Academic Advocacy 
Academic Advocates will continue to work with students, faculty and staff by phone, video and chat as requested. Students who have an assigned Academic Advocate can schedule a meeting using the link provided on their myUMBC profile page. If a student is unsure if they have an Academic Advocate and would like to request support, they may submit a self-referral using this link.  Any faculty or staff members who wish to submit a student referral can do so online and the Academic Advocates will reach out to students directly to provide support. 

Academic Standards and Policy Administration 
Petitions for exemptions to Academic Policy will continue to be handled online. Many helpful resources, including whom to contact, are available online.  

If you have any questions about any of these programs, please contact us

Posted: March 13, 2020, 4:26 PM

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