Midsemester Academic Support

Whether you are on track, or looking to catch up...

Peggy Ryan Williams Center and Dillingham Fountains

check out the resources below to help you get to where you want to be!

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Your midterm grades are an indicator of your current performance in a course. 

To view your midterm grades, log in to DegreeWorks and scroll to the bottom. If you are concerned about the letter grade you are seeing, this is a great opportunity to connect with your faculty to confirm your progress in the class.

Reach out to your faculty! Stop by their office hours (posted in your syllabus or on Canvas). If their office hours don't work for your schedule, reach out to them to set up a time to meet. Here is a simple email template to help you start the conversation:

Hello Professor (insert last name),

I hope you are doing well!

I am in your (insert class) at (insert time). After reflecting on how the first half of the semester went, I am not super proud of my performance. There is room for improvement and I want to turn things around. However, I’m not exactly sure where to start. I was struggling with (insert any challenges if you can identify them). I was wondering if we could set up a time to meet to discuss a plan going forward to help me reach my goals. I am free at (insert multiple times). Would any of these work for you?

Thank you,

(insert name)

You need to attend a Success Study Session! With the support of peers and mentors, students can set goals, complete tasks, and make effective plans for submitting assignments.

RSVP here for a text reminder to the session you sign up for!

All sessions are 6pm-8pm in the following locations:

  • Sunday: Park 270
  • Monday: CNS 333
  • Tuesday: Williams 211
  • Wednesday: BUS 206
  • Thursday: JJWCM 3302

We encourage you to meet with a professional staff member in the Academic Support Center to help make a plan for your success. Head to our scheduling page to schedule a meeting as soon as possible. 

Peer Success Coaches (PSCs) mentor students who wish to develop collegiate-level academic skills. They meet with students one-on-one and can help build successful strategies around time management and academic accountability. You can also discuss reading and studying strategies with a Peer Success Coach. Click here to request a Peer Success Coach today.

Midterm U-turn Study Techniques

Looking to improve your study? Consider trying a new study technique.

work on tasks in 25-minute intervals, “pomodorros”, taking 5-minute breaks in between. Every 4 pomodorros, take a longer break.

  1. Choose a concept
  2. Teach it to someone else
  3. Identify gaps in your knowledge
  4. Review and simplify

Learning through active recall, identifying gaps in knowledge, and reducing test anxiety.

Retrieval practice, critical thinking, improving literacy

Visualize ideas, outline topics, make connections

Quick ways to memorize large amount of information (acronyms, songs or rhymes, association, chunking, method of loci)

Spaced Repetition technique for learning with flashcards

  1. Take 3 boxes and label them: Easy, Medium, Hard
  2. Every card starts in the Hard box
  3. As cards become easier to answer, “promote” them into the Medium or Easy boxes. If you find cards are still challenging, move them back one difficulty level.
  4. Review the cards in the Hard box 3 times a week, Medium box 2 times a week, and Easy box once a week

Record information spatially, with arrows connecting ideas; emphasize the important details while transcribing the information in a different way from the original lecture

Important Deadlines

October 31, 2025 - Last Day to Request/Revoke S/D/F Option in Fall Semester Courses
October 31, 2025 - Last Day to Withdraw with "W" in Fall Semester Courses

Learn more about the Satisfactory/D/Fail (SDF) Option