Academic Help
UMass Dartmouth offers a variety of services and resources to support a successful academic career, free of charge. Build your support team early, before you have problems.
You can talk to your advisor. Many students only think of their advisors when it's time register for the next semester's classes. But your academic advisor is someone you can talk to about your course work and any academic problems you might be having.
Each college has an academic advising network for its students, and the campus-wide Academic Advising Center serves students in transition. In general, students who have declared a major will be assigned an advisor in that major. Students who are undeclared usually go to the Advising Center (ground floor of the Administration building) for help. Read a bit more about advisors here.
The Academic Advising Center offers access to your advisor and other related academic support systems. Continuing education students should also contact their advisors in the PCE office.
The University Library is where you'll find the resources and the services you'll need in many of your academic pursuits--in person, via the phone or online.
- Ask a librarian You can have your research questions answered by a reference librarian via phone or online chat (when the service is available). Click on the link to go to the library's reference page or call telephone reference at x8678 or 508-999-8678. Live help is offered during regular reference hours.
- Email reference services are available when the live service is not.
- Library Electronic Reserves You can find materials that your professor has placed on electronic reserve at this link.
More academic support services
The Academic Resource Center, located on the ground floor of Group I, Room 005, x8709 or 508-999-8709, offers one-on-one and small group tutoring, study groups, helpful handouts and more. There are three main components:
- Math & Business Center, located on the ground floor of Group I, Room 010, x8716 or 508-999-8716
- Science & Engineering Center, located in Group II, Room 217B, x8718 or 508-999-8718
- Writing & Reading Center, located in Group I, Room 220A, x8710 or 508-999-8710
College Now is a special admissions and support program for low-income and/or first-generation college students, located in Group I, Room 005. Call x8703 or 508-999-8703.
The Counseling Center addresses a variety of academic and educational needs, in addition to providing counseling/psychotherapy services. The Center provides assistance with academic motivation, Attention Deficit Disorder, goal setting, test anxiety and time management skills. Call x8650 or 508-999-8650.
Disabled Student Services, a support organization helping students who are disabled to pursue their educational goals. Located on the ground floor of Group I, Room 016. Call x8711 or 508-999-8711.
The Foreign Language Lab, located in Group I, Room 207, offers instructional tapes and supplemental materials, such as movies, newspapers and books in foreign languages.
Upward Bound A college preparatory program for disadvantaged high school students attending New Bedford High School, Westport High, and Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School. The Upward Bound Office is in Group I, Room 013. Call x8713 or 508-999-8713.
