“Supportive professionals dedicated to student progress and success.”
Academic Advising
Academic Counseling
Academic Performance Tracking (grades)
Academic Services and Peer Tutoring
Academic Standing
Care Team/Care Alert
Class Probation Conferences
Accessibility Services
Learning Excellence
Student-Athlete Study Program
Summer School
Supplemental Instruction
Testing Accommodations
Writing Center
Academic Program Change Notifications
Absence Notification
Class Attendance Warning Notification
Academic Involuntary Withdrawal
ACADEMIC ADVISING: Every student at High Point University is assigned an academic advisor in their major who mentors, helps plan semester schedules, and develops an academic plan towards graduation. In addition to providing training and support to faculty advisors. Students changing majors, adding a minor or 2nd major, and notification is completed by the office.
Contact:
Sarah Bryce, Academic Planner and Advisor, 415 Smith Library
(336) 841-9510 sbryce@highpoint.edu
ACADEMIC COUNSELING: Students experiencing academic difficulty in their courses can discuss course planning, options, and support with any of the professional staff. Personal counseling is also available to students through Counseling Services in the Office of Student Life.
Contact:
Karen Naylon, Assistant Dean, 401 Smith Library
(336) 841-2880 knaylon@highpoint.edu
Sarah Bryce, Academic Planner and Advisor, 415 Smith Library
(336) 841-9510 sbryce@highpoint.edu
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE TRACKING (grades): Student grades (with a focus on freshmen) are reviewed at mid-term and end-of-the-semester. This information is shared with the student’s advisor and follow-up by the OAS professional staff with students who receive less than satisfactory progress or having significant grade challenges is conducted each semester.
Contact:
Karen Naylon, Assistant Dean, 401 Smith Library
(336) 841-2880 knaylon@highpoint.edu
Sarah Bryce, Academic Planner and Advisor, 415 Smith Library
(336) 841-9510 sbryce@highpoint.edu
ACADEMIC TUTORING SERVICES and PEER TUTORING: Academic Tutoring Services is a “level-three certified academic assistance center” by CRLA. Free tutoring is available to any student in the University in any subject and is provided by certified peer tutors. Both group and individual peer tutoring are available. Programs related to writing skills, TI-89 calculator use, computer word processing, plus seminars in time management, testing strategies, teacher education Praxis exam and learning assistance technologies are also available.
Contact:
Dr. Craig Curty, Director, Academic Services, 400 Smith Library
(336) 841-9014 ccurty@highpoint.edu
ACADEMIC STANDING: Students whose academic performance is unsatisfactory in a semester are placed on either Academic Probation or deemed Ineligible to return to the University. The office informs and works with these students to improve their academic standing.
Contact:
Karen Naylon, Assistant Dean, 401 Smith Library
(336) 841-2880 knaylon@highpoint.edu
CARE TEAM: The Care Team is a cooperative effort of the professionals of the Office of Academic Services and the Office of Student Life to support the over-all well-being of the students of the University community. Faculty, staff, and students make referrals to the Team for follow-up and support services coordination.
Contact:
Karen Naylon, Assistant Dean, 401 Smith Library
(336) 841-2880 knaylon@highpoint.edu
ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES: Students with documented learning, physical, or psychological disabilities receive appropriate support and accommodations based upon professional review of their diagnostic documentation. Testing, applied technologies, and individual support are provided according to each individual case.
Contact:
Rebecca Berger, OARS, 407 Smith Library
(336) 841-9786 rberger@highpoint.edu
EARLY ALERT: Early in each semester faculty report student progress in their courses. Students experiencing a more challenging beginning are counseled by their advisor and OAS professionals.
LEARNING EXCELLENCE: The Learning Excellence Program is a fee-based support system available to any student. Through a diverse, comprehensive, and individualized academic support program, each student receives personalized attention and encouragement as appropriate.
Contact:
Britt Carl, Learning Excellence Program Director, Cottrell Hall
(336) 841-9490 bcarl@highpoint.edu
STUDENT-ATHLETE STUDY PROGRAM: Student-athlete Structured Study Hall “study hall” is required of all freshman athletes and of other athletes as appropriate.
Contact:
Ms. April Wines, Assistant Athletic Director for Academics
SUMMER SCHOOL: Summer school is now being handled by the Office of the Registrar. Please contact this office if you would like further information.
Contact:
https://www.highpoint.edu/registrar/summer-school-2016/
SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION: This peer tutoring program directly places a tutor in the classroom alongside students. They also serve as the out-of-class tutor.
Contact:
Dr. Craig Curty, Director, Academic Services, 400 Smith Library
(336) 841-9014 ccurty@highpoint.edu
TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS: Students who receive testing accommodations may take their exams in private testing rooms provided on the 4th floor of Smith Library in the Office of Academic Services.
Contact:
OARS | (336) 841-9026 fpearson@highpoint.edu
WRITING CENTER: The Writing Center provides writing consultants to assist students with their ENG1101/1102/1103 writing requirements and other students with their course papers and projects.
Email writingcenter@highpoint.edu for more information.
OTHER: The Office of Academic Services also provides faculty, advisors, students, and University personnel/staff the following notifications as appropriate:
Contact:
Karen Naylon, Assistant Dean, 401 Smith Library
(336) 841-2880 knaylon@highpoint.edu
- ACADEMIC PROGRAM CHANGE NOTIFICATION – Changes of major, minor, etc. Notification sent to the new and old advisors and other University staff.
- ABSENCE NOTIFICATION – Instructors and other University staff are informed when a student misses class due to illness or some family event. Students are not excused for any absence.
- CLASS ATTENDANCE WARNING NOTIFICATION – Students are placed on Class Attendance Warning by instructors when they miss too many classes.
- ACADEMIC INVOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL – Students are involuntarily withdrawn (dropped) from a course by the instructor when their absences exceed the instructor’s attendance policy.