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SESSION TWO:. DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY. TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Learning Resources. The Writing Center Students can get feedback on their writing through email or face-to-face visits on campus. Feedback helps students: Brainstorm ideas

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  1. SESSION TWO: DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS

  2. TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Learning Resources The Writing Center Students can get feedback on their writing through email or face-to-face visits on campus. Feedback helps students: • Brainstorm ideas • Strengthen logic and support • Properly credit sources • Fine-tune organization and sentence style • Proofread http://www.wku.edu/english/writingcenter/writingcenter.php

  3. TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Learning Resources The Learning Center Offers tutoring and assistance in many areas, including: • Note taking • Time management • Test taking skills. • Workshops for success, peer assisted study sessions, and computer labsare also available. • http://wku.edu/tlc/service_descriptions.php

  4. TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Learning Resources Library Resources For an overview of resources and information about how to effectively use the WKU Libraries, visit http://www.wku.edu/online/lib-resources.php. Extended Campus Students can request copies of journal articles and books from the University Libraries’ circulation free of charge. Visit http://www.wku.edu/library/dlps/ext_camp.htm for more information. To search for journal articles, check the location or hours of a library, or renew books online, visit http://www.wku.edu/library/.

  5. TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Learning Resources Online Tutoring Students can receive online tutoring in several of the same courses available for face to face tutoring. Visit http://www.wku.edu/tlc/courses_we_tutor.phpfor more information. Call (270) 745-6254 to set up an Online Tutoring Session.

  6. TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Student Resources Testing and Counseling Center Provides a variety of psychological services which strengthen students’ capacity to tolerate stress, form healthy relationships, and seek healthy expressions of their ideas and values. Also provides educational programming, training, and consultation to the students. Available to all full and part-time students for a one-time $20 fee. • http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/StuAffairs/COUNS/

  7. TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Student Resources Health & Fitness Lab: Preston Center WKU’s local students have access to all of the services offered at Preston’s Health & Fitness Labs: • Fitness center • Dance studio • Gymnasium • Indoor walking track • Natatorium • Part-time students’ membership is only $35 per semester. • http://www.wku.edu/IMRec/facilities.php

  8. TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Learning Resources Computer Labs WKU provides student technology labs at six locations on main campus and at each regional campus. All students are given a printing allocation for each year, which allows for a number of free prints per year. More information can be found at http://www.wku.edu/it/labs/.

  9. TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Dual Credit Resources Online Application All new students must apply online at www.wku.edu/dualcredit/apply. For assistance with the online application, students can view a tutorial on YouTube at www.youtube.com/WKUDualCredit.

  10. TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Dual Credit Resources Account Login All students and faculty at WKU receive a WKU ID # and a NetID. These are both very important for logging into WKU accounts and when seeking help on campus. For help accessing student IDs and password or PIN setup, students can visit our tutorial on YouTube at www.youtube.com/WKUDualCredit.

  11. TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Dual Credit Resources Portal Account WKU Portal (portal.wku.edu) is a one-stop shop for students and faculty to access their TopNet, email, and Blackboard. For help navigating The Portal and TopNet please view our tutorial on YouTube at www.youtube.com/WKUDualCredit.

  12. TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Resources for Online Students Dual Credit is now offers several courses online. The links below are all resources for online students. Orientation for Online Learners http://www.wku.edu/online/orientation/index.php Is Online learning for you? http://www.wku.edu/online/orientation/for-me.php Are you ready for Online learning? Take the quiz: http://www.wku.edu/online/readiness-quiz.php Technology Requirements:   http://www.wku.edu/online/tech-requirements.php

  13. TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS A Campus Near You WKU has Regional Campuses where non local students can seek the same advantages of students near the main campus. http://www.wku.edu/uc/ Please visit each city’s individual site to find a campus and services near you. Elizabethtown/ Radcliff/ Ft. Knox http://www.wku.edu/etown-ftknox/ Glasgow http://www.wku.edu/glasgow/ Owensboro http://www.wku.edu/owensboro/

  14. TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Incoming WKU Freshmen For juniors and seniors preparing to attend WKU full time, apply to WKU online by visiting www.wku.edu/apply. For more information about Financial Aid, visit http://wku.edu/Info/FinAid/. For students planning a course of study within their intended major, resources are available at these sites: Colleges & Departments http://wku.edu/atwku/college_dept.php http://wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/Registrar/Academic_Programs.htm The 2011 Majors and Minors Fair: September 21 http://www.wku.edu/advising/majors-and-minors-fair.php

  15. TOOLS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Incoming WKU Freshmen WKU General Education Requirements http://www.wku.edu/registrar/gen_ed.pdf Course Catalog http://www.wku.edu/coursecatalog/ Student Support Directory • http://www.wku.edu/online/student-resources.php What to expect and how to prepare for your freshman year: LINC - a program of the First Year Initiative of the Academic Advising and Retention Center at Western Kentucky University. https://www3.wku.edu/advising/lincnewsletter.pdf http://www.wku.edu/advising/highschool.pdf

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