Academic support services

Need help? The University offers a variety of free services to help you succeed academically.

• Academic Advising (Simmons Hall)
  Get help planning your classes and staying on track for graduation
• Advising - College of Arts & Sciences
• Advising - Summit College 
• Accessibility, Office of
  Supports students with disabilities
• Adult Focus
  Academic and enrollment support for students age 25 and over
• Bookstore
  Buy books, school supplies and Zips gear
• Computer-based testing
  Compass tests for orientation and testing outside the classroom
• Education Abroad
  Enrich your studies by viewing your world from new perspectives
• Inclusive Excellence
  Supports students of color with specialized programs and support
• iTunes U at The University of Akron
  Professors can record their lectures and post them on iTunesU for students to listen later
• Learning Communities
  Take core classes with the same group of students – instant study group
• Living Learning Communities
  Students with a common major live near each other in the residence halls
• Math lab in Bierce Library and the Polsky Building
  Tutoring for students taking a variety of math, algebra and other courses
• New Student Orientation
  Where students will schedule classes for the first time and get information about how to succeed in college
• Student Success Seminar
  An elective course designed to help students transition to college
• Study Skills Center
  Faculty tutors can help you with studying, reading, memory and test-taking skills
• Tutorial Services
  Help with general education, foreign language, and some major-specific courses
• Writing lab: In Bierce Library | In Polsky Building 
  Provides writing help for all UA students

Bulletins and course information

• Undergraduate course catalog (Undergraduate Bulletin)
• Curriculum Guides show the course sequence in a major
• Graduate Bulletin
• Class search | Course catalog

Libraries

• Libraries at UA
• Center for the History of Psychology
• Law Library
• Wayne College Library

Academic calendar

See also:

• Inform us of a change needed to this calendar.
• Print Academic Dates Calendar