Supplemental Instruction
Supplemental Instruction (SI) is an internationally recognized academic support program that consists of regularly scheduled, peer-led study sessions for traditionally difficult courses. SI sessions are facilitated by SI Leaders, undergraduate students who have previously taken the course and demonstrated academic competency in the subject area. Each SI Leader attends every class meeting, consults regularly with the instructor, and facilitates at least three one hour sessions per week using collaborative learning methods. Students are invited to attend as many SI sessions as they like!
Tutoring Services
Drop-in peer tutoring is available for many courses offered at Alfred University at no additional cost. For courses not specifically supported through tutoring, students can seek help from CAS’s Study Buddies. These are general area tutors who can also help students utilize their resources to build strong academic skills (study habits, time management, note-taking, using campus resources, etc.).
Writing Center
The Writing Center provides free writing and oral communication assistance to all Alfred University students, faculty, and staff. Student consultants represent a wide range of academic disciplines and are trained to deal with all kinds of writing and speaking tasks. Consultants can assist with discovering ideas, organizing information, strengthening arguments, and revising written work, presentations, visual aids and technical documents.
Disability Services
CAS coordinates academic and housing accommodations, provides support services, consultation, and advocacy for students with learning, physical, and/or psychological disabilities. Services are intended to maximize independence and encourage the integration of students with disabilities into all areas of college life.
Assurance of equal educational opportunities rests upon legal foundations established by federal law, specifically Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. By federal law, a person with a disability is a person who:
- Has a physical or mental impairment;
- has a record of such impairment; or
- is regarded as having such an impairment that it substantially limits one or more major life activities such as self-care, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, or learning.
In order to determine whether an individual is entitled to protections and services under the law, CAS requires documentation that verifies that the individual has a disability and explains how the disability impacts the student.
Recent documentation provided by a properly credentialed professional should include a diagnostic statement identifying the disability, the diagnostic methodology used, as well as a description of the current functional limitations and how they can
be accommodated. This allows CAS staff to appropriately determine eligibility and reasonable accommodations.
Mailing Address:
Center for Academic Success
Herrick Library
Alfred University
1 Saxon Drive
Alfred NY 14802
Phone: 607-871-2148
Email