Academic Support Services
The University provides a variety of academic support services that complement the academic programs and help students reach their educational goals.

OFFICE OF NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS
The Office of New Student Programs coordinates programs that inform first-year students, transfer students, and prospective students about the educational opportunities available on campus. Examples include New Student Orientation, Transfer Student Orientation, and Island Days. New Student Orientation is designed to provide first-year students with information, placement testing, academic advising, and registration. Advisors assist students in selecting the courses for their first semester at A&M-Corpus Christi. Parents who attend the orientation program have their own activities and have opportunities to meet key faculty and administrative personnel for an exchange of questions and ideas. Transfer Student Orientation provides transfer students with an opportunity to gain information, meet with academic advisors, become familiar with the campus, and register for classes. New Student Orientation programs are offered prior to the fall and spring semesters. Students will be provided with dates upon their acceptance to the University. Campus tours are available throughout the year.

The Office of New Student Programs, which is part of the Office of Admissions and Records, is located in the Student Services Center. For additional information, please call (361) 825-6051 or log on to http://tour.tamucc.edu for tours or http://orientation.tamucc.edu for orientation.

ACADEMIC ADVISING CENTERS
Academic advising centers are housed in each college and staffed by full-time academic advisors. Undeclared/exploratory students are advised through the Academic Advising Transition Center (AATC). Full-time academic advisors are available to assist students with their educational plans, course selections, degree requirements, and other academic matters. Academic advisors support students from the time of their initial enrollment to the successful attainment of their educational goals. An additional feature of the academic advising program is the direct involvement of University faculty as advisors and/or career mentors. The Academic Advising Transition Center ensures the quality of academic advising services campus-wide. To locate your academic advisor and/or find out more about advising, please call (361) 825-5931 or visit the web site at http://www.tamucc.edu/~aac.

ACADEMIC TESTING CENTER
The Academic Testing Center (ATC), located in the Student Services Center, administers national, state, and local academic tests, including the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). The Credit by Examination policy for A&M-Corpus Christi is found in the “General Academic Policies and Regulations” section of this catalog.

Information on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is available at the ATC.

The ATC also administers the THEA (Texas Higher Education Assessment) test, formerly TASP, in the months of March, April, June, July, and November. Undergraduate students must take the THEA or an alternative test before they enroll in college-level work at A&M-Corpus Christi (see information on THEA requirements in the “Admission” section of the catalog).

For more information regarding Academic Testing Center services, please call (361) 825-2334. Also, visit ATC’s website at www.tamucc.edu/~atcweb.

TUTORING AND LEARNING CENTER
The Tutoring and Learning Center (TLC) is committed to providing academic support services to help students reach their own educational goals and succeed in the university environment. TLC programs are designed to improve the retention and graduation rates of university students. Students are encouraged to contact the Tutoring and Learning Center, located in Room 216 of the Bell Library, or call (361) 825-5933 for further information.

THEA Academic Advising
The Intervention Specialists at the Tutoring and Learning Center coordinate THEA Advising. THEA requirements are discussed in the "Texas Success Initiative" section of the “Admission” chapter. The mission of TLC is to assist the university by providing academic support programs that ensure that students have every opportunity to be successful in college. Those programs include tutorials, supplemental instruction, and advising and implementing an Individual Success Plan for students in developmental education. For additional information, call the Intervention Specialists at (361) 825-2977.

TLC Services
The needs of students coming to TLC are thoroughly assessed through tests, individual instructors, and by the TLC Intervention Specialists. The center’s primary service is peer tutoring in mathematics, writing, chemistry, Spanish, history, study skills, and most general studies courses.

Services are free and available to all A&M-Corpus Christi students. In order to receive tutoring in a subject, a student must be enrolled in that course at A&M-Corpus Christi. TLC operates on a walk-in basis. Students do not need appointments, but the writing consultants do encourage students to make appointments when requesting assistance. For more information, please call (361) 825-5933 or visit the website at www.tamucc.edu/~tlcweb.

TLC Microcomputer Lab
The Tutoring and Learning Center’s Microcomputer Lab, which is open to all students, is set up to complement the other services offered by the TLC. Printers and scanners within the lab are available for student use, in addition to an array of applications, tutoring software, class-specific programs, Internet access, as well as access to the University’s other academic resources such as the various Unix systems, campus email, and Novell shared drives. The TLC’s Microcomputer Lab also houses the Tutoring and Learning Center’s collection of multimedia resources. For more information, please call (361) 825-5933.

TLC Supplemental Instruction (SI)
TLC also offers Supplemental Instruction (SI) that is designed to increase student performance and retention. This program targets large entry-level courses and provides regularly scheduled, out-of-class, peer facilitated sessions.

MARY AND JEFF BELL LIBRARY
For information on library resources and services, see “Mary and Jeff Bell Library” in the catalog section entitled “The University.”

COMPUTING RESOURCES
For information on computing resources, see “Campus Facilities” in the catalog section entitled “The University.”