ACCESS
What You'll Be Doing
Mentoring
New students are paired with a graduate-level mentor for their first year at Appalachian State. The mentors help provide the students with academic help, career exploration assistance, emotional support and cultural experiences. Students meet with their mentor each week for 30 minutes. New students will meet their mentor at the Welcome Meeting on August 20th.
Class
All ACCESS freshmen will enroll in ACCESS Seminar. This course is designed to help you create greater success in college and in life. It is a 2-credit, elective course taught by Beth Marsh and Adam Warren. Class discussions, readings, assignments, and projects are all designed to help you think about your goals and how you will achieve them. It is also a great place to meet other ACCESS students.
APP Hour
Academic Planning and Progress Hour is a once per week, one hour meeting. We require new ACCESS students to attend one hour of APP Hour each week during their first year. The APP Hour gives you an opportunity to develop academic skills and behaviors with your fellow students.
PDOs
Professional Development Opportunities offer our students the opportunity to increase their knowledge about such topics as career development, community involvement, successful final exam strategies, financial aid, and study abroad options. PDOs are offered on select Mondays in the Fall and Spring and are required. PDOs are offered and sometimes required for upperclassmen as well.
Advising
Each ACCESS student is assigned to an ACCESS academic advisor. The advisor will assist the student with academic decisions, selecting classes, and understanding academic policies until he/she graduates. The main goal of academic advising is academic success, and ACCESS advisors are committed to this goal.