Academic Support

Mission

The Office of Academic Support is dedicated to fostering a culture of academic excellence and empowerment. We provide personalized, student-centered support services that promote intellectual growth, skill development, and lifelong learning. Through collaborative partnerships with faculty, staff, and students, we strive to ensure that every student has equitable access to the resources and guidance needed to reach their highest academic potential and achieve their educational goals.

Services

Academic Support offers professional advising and academic support to students in associate degree, baccalaureate degree, and graduate degree programs. Our professional staff empower students to develop personalized educational goals which align with their academic and career interests.

Academic Support can assist students with:

Providing general academic guidance.
Implementing academic success strategies.
Assisting with course planning and registration.
Developing academic goals.
Navigating the college environment.
Finding a peer tutor.
Addressing academic performance concerns.
Clarifying academic procedures and policies.
Connecting with other campus resources.

Lakers Exploring Acadmeics Program (LEAP)

Not everyone is born knowing what they want to study while in college.In fact, many people come to college to discover that. If you’re like the tens of thousands nationwide who haven’t yet made that discovery, then LEAP may be just what you’re looking for because you and your Faculty Advisor and Student Success Coach can make it be just what you need.

LEAP is a one- or up to two-year program in which eligible students take recommended courses based on their interests or goals while also engaging in beyond the classroom experiences that will help them to:

Acquire new skills
Learn needed content and information
Develop new understandings of interests and goals
Experiment with new ways of seeing and relating

As a student in LEAP, you will work with faculty advisors and Student Success Coaches to assist you in taking full advantage of the rich and varied experiences—in and out of the classroom—that Mercyhurst has to offer. At the end of your first, or by the end of your second year, and at any point in between, you will transition out of LEAP because we know that you will have found your group of like-minded people in one of our many majors at the university.

Academic Advantage Program

The Academic Advantage Program is a structured, inclusive academic program designed to help with the transition to college while fostering skills that encourage academic success and career readiness. Students participating in the program, with assistance from a professional Academic Counselor, design an individualized academic plan.

The Academic Advantage Program is a fee-based service.