Career Center
The central purpose of Career Center is to help students prepare for academic and career success. The center assists freshmen and sophomores with self-assessment, values clarification and occupational data to help them make informed choices of academic majors. The Career Center also provides opportunities for internships and discovering the relationship of skills acquired to the broader work world. The Career Center helps graduating seniors translate their academic achievements, co-curricular activities and work experiences into successful job campaigns or graduate school applications. For more information, visit Career Center on the Internet at: www.uncw.edu/career.
Disability Resource Center
The University of North Carolina Wilmington is open and accessible to students with disabilities. We are committed to providing assistance to enable qualified students to accomplish their educational goals, as well as assuring equal opportunity to derive all of the benefits of campus life. This office serves as a full-time advocate for students with disabilities, as well as a resource for faculty, staff and administration. Students needing accommodations should contact the director of the Disability Resource Center and provide appropriate documentation of the disability. For more information, please call (910) 962-7555 or visit our website: www.uncw.edu/disability.
Minority Student Services
Please see the Institutional Diversity Office in the section on Student Life .
University Learning Center
The University Learning Center’s (ULC) mission is to help all UNCW students become successful, independent learners. We do this by utilizing peer tutoring support, which provides the unique opportunity for students to learn with their more experienced and successful peers in a collaborative learning environment. All of our peer tutors are faculty-recommended, meet minimum GPA requirements, and engage in an internationally certified tutor training program. Each of our academic support services is free to all UNCW students:
- Learning Services
- Math Services
- Supplemental Instruction
- Writing Services
Call (910)962-7857 or e-mail ulc@uncw.edu with questions. Visit our Web site today to schedule an appointment. Also see our Web site for more detailed information: www.uncw.edu/ulc. Learn more about each of these programs below:
Learning Services
Learning Services at the ULC provides academic support in the form of content tutoring for most of the University Studies courses. This mission translates into a tutoring practice that integrates what to study with how to study, thereby fostering independent learning and the development of academic skills that will transfer to other courses.
Students who work with a Learning Services tutor will:
- Meet for up to two hours each week.
- Increase comprehension in course content.
- Hone study and test-taking skills.
- Discuss academic goals and develop strategies to achieve them.
Math Services
Math Services at the ULC provides assistance for all UNCW students as they develop and improve their math skills. The Math Lab offers drop-in tutoring in an open learning lab and we provide one-on-one math appointments for select math and statistics courses. Not only are our math tutors trained in helping students master concepts, but they also understand the anxiety that can accompany learning math. They are sensitive to students’ differing levels of math comprehension and are eager to help students develop their math skills.
Students who work with a math tutor will:
- Improve their understanding of math principles and concepts.
- Work with math tutors individually or in small groups.
- Simply ask a math tutor a question or engage in a more detailed consultation.
- Work on computers equipped with software commonly used in math courses.
Supplemental Instruction
Supplemental Instruction (SI) at the ULC provides a series of peer-led and course-specific group study sessions several times a week to help students in traditionally difficult courses. SI leaders are trained to work with students on both course content and study skills application – what to learn and how to learn it. All leaders have successfully completed the course they support and “retake” it with the students they tutor, as well as regularly meeting with the professor. Students enrolled in supported courses will be introduced to the SI leader at the beginning of the semester and receive a schedule of sessions within the first two weeks of the class (soon after drop/add). The complete schedule is also listed on our Web site. No advanced registration is necessary.
Students who attend one, some or all sessions:
- Discover appropriate applications of study strategies, e.g., note taking, graphic organization, questioning techniques, vocabulary acquisition, problem solving and test preparation, as they review content material.
- Have the opportunity to become actively involved in the course material for refining learning skills.
- Earn higher course grades and withdraw less often than non-SI participants.
- Interact with other students in a social/learning environment.
Writing Services
Writing Services at the ULC provides assistance for all UNCW students as they develop and improve their writing skills. The writing center offers one-on-one or small group writing consultations for developing drafts, and students can drop in at the writing lab for quick help with their writing questions. Writing consultations are non-judgmental and non-evaluative; instead, writing tutors help students identify areas to improve. Students will strengthen writing skills as the tutor guides them through the revision process. Short papers or sections of papers (ten pages or less) can be submitted online for response (see our Web site for details).
Students who work with a writing tutor will:
- Be helped with course papers, cover letters, and application essays.
- Work on any stage of the writing process: brainstorming, revising a rough draft, or refining a polished draft.
- Learn about editing, citation, and documentation (MLA, APA, etc.).
- Talk through their ideas and develop a revision plan.
University Testing Services
University Testing Services (UTS) provides secure computer-based and paper-based testing and test proctoring services for UNCW and the surrounding communities. The staff strives to provide a quality testing experience that is fair, efficient, and accessible in a professionally monitored facility. Admissions and certification testing programs as well as proctoring services for online courses are available through UTS. Other proctoring services may be provided on a space-available basis. Please contact us at: testingservices@uncw.edu to inquire about availability or for additional information about testing and proctoring services and online scheduling.
Testing programs coordinated by or administered in UTS include: CLEP, COMPASS, DSST, GRE, LSAT, MAT, Math Placement, the PRAXIS I and II series, TEAS and iBT-TOEFL. Each national program has testing dates, eligibility, registration and payment requirements that are determined by the testing companies. This information can be found in registration materials or on their respective Web sites. Links to local appointment, payment and scheduling information can be found on our website http://www.uncw.edu/testingservices .
Accommodated testing for candidates with disabilities is available; however, candidates must submit requested documentation to the testing companies for review and approval. University Testing does not determine a candidate’s eligibility for accommodations or accommodations available for the candidate. Please discuss your needs with Testing Services staff. Also, be reminded that not all testing programs are administered in the DePaolo Hall Testing Center; check the confirmation or admissions information received when registering for your test for the specific reporting location.
Generally, services provided in the Testing Center are by appointment and require payment in advance. Valid government-issued photo identification with a signature is always required. For additional information or to make an appointment, please call (910) 962-7444, come by our offices in DePaolo Hall, Room 1021, or visit our Web site at http://www.uncw.edu/testingservices. |
