Academic Success Center
The Academic Success Center assists the new student in making a successful transition into the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Located in the heart of campus in Lee Hall, the Academic Success Center is the student’s best resource for academic support services. Academic counseling, the Career Counseling Center, tutoring services in specialized areas through The Learning Center, and assistance interpreting financial aid and TOPS guidelines are primary services of the center. Academic Counselors also assist students with reentry, transfer, 25+Adults, dropping classes, changing majors, early warning and academic probation counseling.
Professional counselors counsel and assist students in their adjustment to college. Each student is assigned to a specific counselor on the basis of the college of their major. Counselors provide both individual and group sessions which target adjustment to college, career decision-making, study skills, test anxiety, time management, and other significant areas of concern for students.
Academic Advising
All UL Lafayette students are assigned an academic advisor upon admission to the University. For most entering students, academic advising is provided by faculty in their major area of study or by professional staff in their academic college. For other students, particularly those who are undecided about their major, Academic Success Center counselors will serve as academic advisors through their first forty-five hours of course work or until they determine a major. Regardless of major, academic classification, or advisor, however, the services of The Academic Success Center are available to all students.
During the New Student Orientation sessions, faculty advisors discuss academic regulations, assist with course selection, and explain scheduling procedures. At other times, they hold individual and group conferences to help freshmen and other students understand the requirements of their field of study and to guide students in appropriate course selection for the next semester. Faculty advisors make suggestions about wise budgeting of time, effective study and learning techniques, tutoring assistance, and other matters important for student success. They maintain records on each advisee, help solve academic problems, and answer questions regarding curricula and career issues.
University Honors Program
The University Honors Program invites undergraduate students from all backgrounds and across all chosen fields of study to commit to academic excellence and intellectual exploration. To support and challenge students in this commitment, we collaborate with faculty and staff across the University to augment standard curricula with opportunities for experiential learning, effective expression, substantive discourse, and both personal and interpersonal growth. Honors students and faculty engage in the open, constructive exchange of ideas, and leverage these ideas toward personally meaningful participation in their disciplines and communities.
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