The Academic Success Center will continue to offer student support services for students, faculty and staff in alternative formats.   

If you are unsure which service you need, email us and we will help you navigate the various options. 

Appointment Tutoring will continue to be scheduled online using TutorTrac. Appointments will be conducted in an online format instead of in person at the scheduled time.  Here are the instructions for scheduling tutoring appointments.  Once an appointment is scheduled, tutors will email students with a link to the online platform to conduct the tutoring session before the scheduled time.   

All tutoring offered through the Math and Science Tutoring Center will be scheduled online by appointment using TutorTrac.  Appointments will be conducted in an online format instead of in person at the scheduled time.  Here are the instructions for scheduling tutoring appointments.  Once an appointment is scheduled, tutors will email students with a link to the online platform to conduct the tutoring session before the scheduled time.  

Writing Center Tutoring will continue to be scheduled online using TutorTrac. Here are the instructions for scheduling tutoring appointments through the Writing Center.  Appointments will be conducted online asynchronously. Once an appointment is scheduled, tutors will email students with instructions about how to share their writing assignment before the scheduled time. 

SI PASS sessions will be conducted online at the scheduled times. SI PASS sessions can be joined using Blackboard Collaborate in the Blackboard site of the class being supported.   

Academic Success Meetings can be scheduled online using this link.  After a meeting is scheduled, students can use the link provided in the Google Calendar event to access the meeting online. 

Placement Testing is scheduled online and students take their placement tests online.  

The First-Year Intervention (FYI) Academic Alerts program is administered by faculty online through April 8, 2020.  Students receiving FYI alerts are referred to online resources.   

Courses will continue to be offered online via Blackboard. If you are a student enrolled in EDUC 113 this semester, please contact your professor with questions about the course.  

Courses will continue to be offered online via Blackboard. If you are a student enrolled in LRC 099 this semester, please contact your professor with questions about the course.  

Academic Advocates will continue to work with students, faculty and staff by phone, video and chat as requested. Students who have an assigned Academic Advocate can schedule a meeting using the link provided on their myUMBC profile page. If a student is unsure if they have an Academic Advocate and would like to request support, they may submit a self-referral using this link.  Any faculty or staff members who wish to submit a student referral can do so online and the Academic Advocates will reach out to students directly to provide support. 

Petitions for exemptions to Academic Policy will continue to be handled online. Many helpful resources, including whom to contact, are available online.  

If you have any questions about any of these programs, please contact us

Hi Retrievers!

The First Year Intervention Program, or alerts program, is one of the many services that we offer to UMBC students. Professors send alerts to let students know that they are in danger of receiving a D or F in their courses. From now through March 25th, you might receive an alert in myUMBC. If you receive an alert, here's what to do next.

1. Contact your professor. The first thing you should do is to contact your professor to figure out what your exact grade is and what you can do about it. 

2. Visit the online Action Resource Center. The Action Resource Center is an online hub of resources. Please take some time to review the many services at UMBC that are here to help you be successful.

So remember, if you get an alert, take action! Talk to your professor, seek out resources, and make a plan for success.