Academic Coaching Expectations
The academic coaching program is intended to help students develop their strengths and determine what it takes to be a successful student in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø.
Students participating in one on one coaching are expected to:
- Be consistent and attend appointments regularly throughout the semester or discuss a determined amount of meetings based on your needs
- Attend your Professors’ office hours at least twice per semester
- Share progress within your classes, review academic policies and semester deadline dates based on major with your Academic Coach
- Reflect on their academic and career goals and progress and be open to honest discussion
- Visit and/or try one new resourceÌýon campus that was discussed with your academic coach
- Make at least one appointment per semester with your Academic Advisor to discuss progress and classes for the following semester (recommended at least a few weeks into the semester and/or a few weeks before registration for the following semester)
- Check your CU-Boulder email and respond in a timely manner
- If you need to cancel/reschedule your appointment, it is your responsibility to contact your coach or reschedule your appointment by clicking on the reschedule link in your calendar eventÌýas soon as possible
- Respect that your coach does not have all the answers
- Be open to new ideas and trying new strategies
Academic Coaches:
- Create an open and honest dialogue with students about previous academic success and difficulty
- Ask powerful questions to encourage student reflection and thought
- Assist students in creating goals and developing student success skills
- Talk with students about academic progress in courses and identify strategies for improvement
- Are available to answer questions and meet with students
- Connect students to faculty, campus support staff, and resources
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