Academic Skill Development

find it hard to stick to a schedule?
fall behind in your class work?
spend too much time on difficult test questions?
have difficulty understanding test directions?
get lost in details when you study?
have trouble summarizing what is heard in class or read in a textbook?

Academic Services offers all students instruction on strategies to enhance academic performance. Peer mentors provide individual and group instruction on a variety of study strategies. Come by CAS to make an appointment with a peer mentor today!!!

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Time Management
Active Reading - Marking Your Text
Test Taking Strategies
Managing Test Anxiety

Getting There-Successful Learning

From the University of Toronto student handbook and guide to success, this page has a lot to offer on study skills, time management, and strategies for taking written exams.

Virginia Tech Study Skills Self-Help


A personal trouble-shooting guide for time management, study skills, note-taking, reading, and writing.

Stress and Anxiety Management


A comprehensive index with suggestions for stress and time management, test anxiety, study habits, overcoming procrastination, and preventing perfectionism.

Southwestern University Debby Ellis Writing Center
The DEWC provides one-on-one peer consultations for writing across disciplines.

Purdue University Writing Lab

This page offers a variety of resources and links for students writing academic, technical, and narrative papers.

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant

A comprehensive online writing guide that can answer just about any question anyone has about the writing process covering almost everything from subject selection to editing and outlining various styles.

University of Victoria Writer's Guide

A basic page offering tips for development and correct usage of mechanics, grammar, logic, and literary terms.