Academic Advisement
The nursing programs can be pretty challenging. Hope College of Arts & Sciences is committed to assisting students in handling their academic challenges. A representative is available, at no cost, to discuss a wide variety of personal issues, such as test anxiety, learning struggles, interpersonal conflict, family struggles, depression, and anxiety.
Furthermore, students are frequently informed of their performance via viewable grade books and advising sessions with their instructors, dean of nursing, and/or student services. Students are also provided personal and professional development seminars and can make arrangements for gratis remediation/academic services intervention, such as tutoring assistance through the student services department.
Remediation and Academic Intervention Services
Academic Intervention Services (AIS) is a branch of the Student Services Department that provides students with additional instruction which supplements the instructions provided in the general curriculum to assist students in meeting the required benchmarks. The college provides free tutoring, through academic intervention by professionals that are instructors or faculty. The foundation of tutoring is a peer and instructor-based tutoring program designed to provide individualized assistance through one-on-one or small-group support for students who are struggling. The program is led by the Student Services Department which coordinates students with appropriate tutors. The college promotes this program for students who wish to have additional assistance in their classes. The tutors are either instructors or upper-level students who have excelled in courses. Students interested in tutoring services should contact student services to schedule an appointment with a tutor. Additionally, students are advised to form study groups as often as possible.