On the path to success
Our mission is to teach students and alumni lifelong skills for the career development process. We also strive to assist them in reaching personal excellence, virtue and a productive life.
Personalized Academic Assistance
Helping all students achieve success is at the core of the mission of the Office of Academic Assistance. Therefore, one-on-one assistance is available to all students seeking to improve their study and test-taking skills, establish realistic time management plans, evaluate their unique learning styles, and develop sound academic success strategies. Appointments for academic coaching are encouraged.
Sharon Allen, SharonAllen@bac.edu- Kimberly Stallings, KimberlyStallings@bac.edu
- Victoria Cruz, VictoriaCruz@bac.edu
Tutoring
In-person tutoring is provided by faculty and highly-qualified peer tutors for a number of courses across the academic disciplines at the Academic Resource Center (ARC) in the lower level of the library.
Tutoring sessions are available by appointment only during scheduled hours. Students need to make an appointment for in-house tutoring. To do this, students must log in to their Canvas account and select Tutoring Options. This will allow the student to book sessions of 15-minute intervals with in-house tutors face to face, located in the Academic Resource Center.
Online tutoring support is available for all Belmont Abbey College students through ThinkingStorm.
Belmont Abbey College students have access to up to 10 free hours of online, one-on-one tutoring each semester with ThinkingStorm. ThinkingStorm provides convenient and comprehensive online support every day/evening (including holidays) for the following subjects:
Live, On-Demand Tutoring
- Math
- Statistics
- Science (Bio/Chem/Physics)
Live, Appointment-Based Tutoring
- Writing
- Business (Acc/Fin/Econ)
- Adv/Applied Statistics
- Human Anatomy/Phys
24/7 Writing Center Tutoring
- Submission-based support for all levels of written work
Hearing Impaired Services
- Live tutoring interface include live text chat
- Shared whiteboards
- File upload capabilities
Students may access ThinkingStorm as well as the current appointment-based tutoring schedule by logging into their Canvas account and clicking on Tutoring Options.
Accessibility
Once accepted to the College, students who wish to receive reasonable accommodations must take the following steps:
- Complete and submit the Confidential Student Disclosure and Accommodations Request Form.
- Along with the Disclosure form mentioned above, provide recent documentation of a medical assessment and/or psycho-educational evaluation. Documentation for a psychological disorder should be current within the last twelve (12) months.
- Documentation should define the disability according to professional standards.
- Documentation should list the recommended accommodations.
- Documentation should explain the rationale for those accommodations concerning the student’s specific situation.
- Throughout the student’s enrollment at Belmont Abbey, they are responsible for reinstating any accommodations by completing the Confidential Student Disclosure and Accommodations Request Form at the start of each academic year.
- Reasonable accommodations related to coursework and classroom environments will be determined case-by-case. Examples of standard accommodations include extended time on tests, a distraction-reduced testing environment, and minor modifications to methods of testing.
- Students with disabilities are expected to maintain the same academic standards as students without accommodations and should seek academic support if necessary.
The Office of Academic Assistance invites students with disabilities to contact them anytime for a consultation. We will treat all questions and concerns confidentially. Please note that neither the Coordinator of Accessibility Services nor any other official of the College may discuss the student’s disability with the student’s parent(s), guardian(s), or instructors without the student’s written consent.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact:
Carrie Minnich, Coordinator of Accessibility Services
CarrieMinnich@bac.edu
704-461-6228
Belmont Abbey College recognizes the importance of Service and Emotional Support Animals (ESA) to individuals with disabilities. The ESA policies ensure that students with disabilities who require the use of Service or Emotional Support Animals receive the benefits needed through these animals. The policy also protects the rights of students without disabilities.
The Coordinator of Accessibility Services should receive requests for an Emotional Support Animal as soon as possible. Requests received within thirty days of a student moving into college housing do not allow time for a housing assignment that meets the individual’s needs during the first semester of occupancy. Students can find the necessary forms to apply for an ESA in the Office of Academic Assistance, Accessibility Services.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact:
Carrie Minnich, Coordinator of Accessibility Services
CarrieMinnich@bac.edu
704-461-6228
- Transitioning from High School to College – Differences in Policies and Procedures
- DO-IT – Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology – Resources for Students with Disabilities
- AHEAD (Association on Higher Education and Disability) – Resources for Students and Parents
- Information on Disability Programs and Services Nationwide
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association – Resources
