Academic Support

Success Courses


The Center for Orientation, Mentoring, Parents, and Academic Student Success (COMPASS) offers two courses designed to enhance academic and personal success and are available to all first-year students: Frameworks for Success and Creating Your Success.



First Year Academic Advisor Meetings


Academic Advisor meetings for all first-year students are held during Fall and Spring semesters prior to registration for the next semester. All students are strongly encouraged to attend their first-year advising meeting to better understand what the major requirements are and meet faculty in their department. These meetings will be advertised via posters, table tents, and the student newspaper.


If you need assistance at anytime, please contact your Advisor for an appointment. To find out who your advisor is, see the Where to Go For What listing.



Individual Assistance


The Center for Orientation, Mentoring, Parents, and Academic Student Success (COMPASS) staff is available to provide assistance for any first-year student that may have academic or personal concerns. Feel free to contact us at us by phone at (906) 487-3558, or at compass@mtu.edu. You are also welcome to stop by our office, which is located on the ground floor of Wadsworth Hall, room G28.

 

ExSEL

The 4S (Select Student Support Services) - ExSEL Program is designed to promote student success. ExSEL offers academic support through services such as peer mentoring, study groups, study skills and time management techniques, academic progress monitoring, campus resource referrals, campus and community involvement events, and career and personal development seminars. The program is a comprehensive partnership between COMPASS (Center for Orientation, Mentoring, Parents and Student Success) and the College of Engineering, College of Arts & Sciences, School of Business & Economics, School of Technology and School of Forest Resources & Environmental Sciences aimed at increasing student success and retention.



Other Academic Resources




The Tech Guide


This handy booklet is sent to all incoming first-year students in March prior to their fall enrollment at Tech. It is a quick reference guide for students and their families that contains information about important dates, phone numbers, and websites, course placement and scheduling, financial aid, Orientation, and other important to-do items you need to complete before you arrive this August. Check out The Tech Guide online, or download the PDF version here.