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Strategies and resources for success in college- including time management strategies, test-taking strategies, academic planners etc.

Writing resources

• Academic Writing Guide
• Write Online
• Draft vs Polished
• Own Best Editor

ESoL Tutorials

• Subject-Verb Agreement
• Verb Tense
• Verb Form
• Singular Plural
• Word Form
• Sentence Structure

Style and Citation Guides

• Citation Guide
• OWL at Purdue for APA documentation style
• OWL at Purdue  for Chicago Manual of Style
• Chicago Manual of Style

Grading Rubrics for Speech and Writing

• UG Speech Rubric
• UG Writing Rubric
• Graduate Writing Rubric

Policies and Procedures

• Academic Accountability Policy and Procedures
• Inclusive Language Policy
• Best practices for Inclusive Language

Graduate Writing Coach  make an appointment today to get help on your graduate papers

Videos on Writing Strategies for Graduate Students

Additional writing resources

• Portland State University Writing Center
• University of Ottawa Student Academic Success Service
• How can I be my own best editor?
• How can I know the difference between a draft and a polished essay?
• How will my paper be graded (undergraduate)?
• How will my paper be graded (graduate)?
• What happens if I cheat on a paper?
• What if English is not my native language?
• How do I know which Writing Intensive (WI) courses are offered each year?

 

Teaching Resources
Syllabi and Grading Resources 
Academic Access (Disability Services)

• Tutor Handbook
• Tutor Best Practices
• Become a Tutor
• Tutoring Resources

If you are an EMU student, our services are for you. Our tutors are like you. They are taking classes, taking exams, writing papers, and doing their homework. The difference is that they are also tutoring their peers in their area of expertise.

Our tutors provide tutoring in:

• writing
• speech
• history
• economics
• math
• psychology
• chemistry
• physics
• biology
• business
• education
• accounting
• Spanish
• nursing
• engineering.

If we don’t cover what you need, please tell us, and we’ll find a tutor.

We have writing tutors for undergraduates writing  and a graduate writing coach. Sign up for a writing tutor the same way as for a class (see ASC Tutoring). 

We will:

• Work with you over a period of time to improve your writing skills.
• Provide you with materials to aid your work on a paper. (Topic selection, preparing an outline, researching, footnoting, etc.)
• Supply exercises on specific writing mechanics such as spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
• Read rough draft of your paper for analysis of errors and constructive criticism. Be sure that your paper is typed or neatly written in ink on every other line.

We will not:

• Write any assignments for you.
• Edit any papers for you.
• Read papers the day that they are due. Allow at least three days from the time of your appointment until the day the paper is due. This will give you adequate time for corrections or revisions.

Come to the Office of Academic Access in the Academic Success Center (ASC) to discuss your situation.

Come to the Office of Academic Access in the ASC to discuss how we can work together to meet your academic goals at EMU.

It is best if the documentation was done with adult norms and with considerations toward the needs of the individual as a college student. If your documentation is from many years ago, we will work with you to obtain an up-to-date evaluation that is based on adult standards. We consider the documentation on a case-by-case basis.

It is good to share this with the academic access coordinator and discuss how it might affect your campus and academic life.

 

This information is important as you plan for college success. You should speak with someone about what that means for you in a post-secondary school setting. However, current evaluation based on adult norms are needed for college accommodations. Make an appointment with the academic access coordinator to discuss your particular situation.

Only those persons who you feel should know. The academic access coordinator keeps a confidential file with limited access to your information. It would be shared only when there is a compelling reason to do so. In that case, you would be contacted prior to its being shared. Faculty and administration members generally only need to know what you are willing to tell them. In other cases, you sign a release of information giving your permission.

The academic access coordinator works with you and the documentation you provide to develop a Memo of Accommodations that verifies the appropriate accommodations you need based on your documentation. Set up an appointment with each instructor at the beginning of each semester in each class for which you feel you need accommodations. Give them a copy of the Memo and discuss your needs with them. Both you and the professor sign the memo verifying that you have discussed and agreed on how you will receive the accommodations for their class. Return a copy to the academic access coordinator. If you don’t feel you need accommodations in a class, it is your right to choose not to use them. Accommodations are not granted retroactively.

All accommodations are based on the recommendations documented by the appropriate professional who evaluated the student. Some of the accommodations that students receive are a proctored test setting, extended time, alternative testing options, use of computers in testing, note-takers, preferential seating, use of recorded textbooks, use of adaptive technologies, reduced course load, study skills assistance, coaching, and single-room housing.

Receiving accommodations is based on when you present your documentation to the Office of Academic Access. It is only after meeting with the coordinator to develop your Memo of Accommodations and presenting it to your course instructor for signature that you are allowed to receive accommodations. There are no retroactive accommodations. We believe that a student needs to be responsible and become an advocate for themselves with their professors as soon as the semester begins.

 

The coordinator provides counsel, guidance, and support for students with disabilities. The coordinator serves as a liaison between the student and the faculty, administration, and student life in issues that arise from their disability needs.