Academic Counseling-Academic Development - Carnegie Mellon University

What is Academic Counseling?

Academic Counseling is an assistance program that helps students acquire more effective and efficient study skills. Student Academic Counselors (ACs) conduct group workshops and individual sessions that focus on skills such as:

  • Textbook reading
  • Taking lecture notes
  • Time management
  • Exam preparation
  • and other skills

The Academic Counseling program is designed to help:

  • students who are having academic difficulty
  • students who just want to improve their study skills

Study Skills Workshops

Study Skills workshops provide help throughout the semester and focus on selected study strategies such as:
  • Time Management
  • Exam Prep
  • Procrastination
  • Stress Management

Individual Appointments

Individual appointments with an Academic Counselor (AC) are available to students who want more intensive help with study skills than a single workshop can provide.

Students seeking individual appointments will complete a study skills assessment that evaluates current study strategies. A student AC will then be assigned to meet with them on a weekly basis to target the skill areas that need improvement.

Request an Academic Counseling Initial Consultation

You will receive an email with the day and time of your initial consultation and directions on taking the online study skills assessment.


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for facilitating the academic presentations workshop.  I think that the material presented was excellent for both beginners and seasoned speakers.  You gave some very helpful tips to engage the audience, stay focused, and wrap up.  These skills will be very helpful in presenting in my classes as well as on the job.  I plan on recommending the workshop to a few colleagues in my program who have some anxiety over public speaking. It will really help.