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Every
student is assigned a faculty advisor through
the Office of Academic Advisement. This is the
Office where students go to declare their academic
majors or change programs. It is also one of the
offices where students go to ask questions regarding
academic policies and procedures.
College
Level Examination (CLEP)
The CLEP Program is designed to award college
credit to students who have acquired academic
knowledge outside the traditional classroom situation.
Students
who have been accepted for matriculation in a
degree program at St. Thomas Aquinas College may
be awarded up to:
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Thirty CLEP credits towards the Bachelor's degree
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Fifteen CLEP credits towards the Associate's
degree
Academic
Services
This office coordinates the academic and support
services offered to all undergraduates. These
services include Academic Advisement, the Center
for Academic Excellence and STAC 101, our first
year seminar course for all freshmen. We also
provide two academic support programs: Aquinas
Success and the Higher Education Opportunity Program
Academic
Advisement
Every student is assigned a faculty advisor through
the Office of Academic Advisement. This is the
Office where students go to declare their academic
majors or change programs. It is also one of the
offices where students to go ask questions regarding
academic policies and procedures.
Center
for Academic Excellence
The Center provides all students with the opportunity
to become efficient and effective learners. The
CAE offers tutoring, study groups, college skills
workshops, supervised study halls and computer
assisted instruction. The CAE is open Monday through
Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Fridays
from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. during the academic
year.
STAC
101: Orientation to St. Thomas Aquinas College
is a course that reviews and enhances study skills,
career and academic planning and the individual
interpersonal competence necessary for college
success.
Aquinas
Success Program
Students who demonstrate the potential and motivation
for success in college yet who do not meet the
College's regular admissions standards, may be
admitted to the College as participants in the
Aquinas Success Program. Students admitted through
the Aquinas Success Program are offered additional
academic support in order to reach their college
graduation goals.
Higher
Education Opportunity Program (HEOP)
The HEOP Program is an academic support program
supported by the College together with a grant
provided by the New York State Education Department.
Students attend an intensive five-week summer
program to improve their basic academic skills
prior to beginning their first year of college.
The College provides supplementary academic advising,
tutoring and study skills workshops and seminars.
The HEOP Program has graduated more than 80% of
its students.
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