Academic Support Options
BEST peer to peer support & coaching...
- If you are struggling to understand course material
- If your grades/recent feed back suggests you aren't understanding
- If you struggle with adjusting the demands of college coursework
Support from BEST offers...
- Individual or small group sessions
- Support from a peer that has been successful in that class
- Times that fit your schedule
SOET Open Lab Help Room:
The SOET Help Room supports the academic achievement of Engineering Technology students by offering a consistent, centralized space for students to interact with graduate teaching assistants affiliated with their majors. The SOET Help Room is located in DUDL 5117 and is open Monday-Thursday from 3:30pm – 9:00pm, when classes are in session.
Academic Success Center:
The Helen Bass Williams Academic Success Center (ASC) provides a variety of academic support services for undergraduate students at Purdue. Students are welcome to use the space for open study during open hours when there is not a SI session or pre-scheduled event taking place.
Supplemental Instruction - peer-led study groups for some of Purdue's most challenging courses.
Peer Success Coaching - one-on one with a trained peer success coach to support students as they navigate the college environment & learn to succeed academically, socially, and personally.
Accountability Groups - if you are struggling with motivation and accountability or just looking to not study alone and accountability group could be right for you.
Workshops - Special topic workshops can be the perfect way to jump start your goals and build good habits.
Study Skills Consultations - book an individual appointment with a professional member of the ASC staff to cover topics related to time management, studying, and other goals.
Academic Success Center Indianapolis:
The Indianapolis location of the Helen Bass Williams Academic Success Center is located at ET 314E.
Indianapolis Peer-Led tutoring - Peer-led tutoring. Availability changes each semester.
Indianapolis Peer Success Coaching - one-on one with a trained peer success coach to support students as they navigate the college environment & learn to succeed academically, socially, and personally.
Indianapolis Study Skills Consultations - book an individual appointment with a professional member of the ASC staff to cover topics related to time management, studying, and other goals.
BEST peer to peer coaching
Academic Success Center
Academic success is multifaceted and support can be found all across Purdue's campus for the following themes:
Academic success
- Technical concepts
- Skills needed for homework vs. exam prep vs. projects vs. lab reports
- Best practices for labs vs. lectures vs. recitation vs. SI vs. open lab vs. help sessions vs. study groups
Personal development
- Self-discipline
- Self-management
- Self-motivation
- Accountability
- Rewarding self
- Perseverance
Workplace culture
- Time management
- Priority management
- Calendaring
- Teamwork and leadership
- Goal setting
Do you have class expertise to share with Polytechnic students? Become a BEST academic coach! Submit your résumé to techexcellence@purdue.edu