Academic Counseling
We provide academic skills counseling, web-based resources and campus programs to assist successful learning. One-on-one counseling is available by contacting a counselor at your campus. Attend the Smart SkillShops that are offered throughout the year at all campuses or click on the links below to learn how to . . .
- Study Smart - study more effectively, individually and with a study group;
- Test Smart - reduce test anxiety
- Be Time Smart - balance your time more efficiently
- Learn Smart - identify your learning styles
- Communicate smart with faculty
- Discover success tips and the differences between high school and college expectations.
*Click for a complete schedule of Success SkillShops (Word 
76KB | PDF 
102KB) offered at all campuses.
Study Smart Flyer (PDF 123KB) | Text 5KB)
My college goal - Discover ~ Create ~ Commit
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Study Smart
Smart Note Taking
- Become an Efficient Note Taker (748KB)
- Mind Mapping techniques by Stephen Pierce
- Cornell Note Taking Method
- www.howtostudy.org A site offering an enormous amount of well-organized information.
- Listening, Note-Taking, and Using Visual Organizers - Bucks Comm. College. Lots of resources!
- Study Guides and Strategies A website for learning study skills and other topics
- Study Strategies
Concentration
Study Groups
Test Smart
Test Anxiety
- Test-taking hints: Document 01 , Document 02
- Controlling Test Anxiety
- Stress Management Video
- Stress Management Video
- How to Keep Calm During Tests (PDF , DOC )
- Self Talk for Reducing Anxiety (PDF , DOC )
- Stress Test (PDF , DOC )
Time Smart
- DSPM Time Management Video (YouTube, 3:57)
- DSPM Blank Weekly Schedule (PDF , DOC )
- DSPM Blank Calendar (PDF , DOC )
- Time Management Video (17:50 minutes)
- Time Management Video with Captions (17:50 minutes)
Learn Smart
Learning Styles
Strategic Learning
- Strategic Learning Video (9:00 minutes)
- Strategic Learning Video (9:00 minutes)
A three-step process for meaningfully understanding and retaining information
Communicate Smart
Success Tips
- Help is on the Way ( 1.4MB)
- L.E.A.P. ( 159KB) Learning to Establish Academic Priorities: A Probation Recovery Workshop