Support along the way
Be sure to get your money’s worth by using the many programs and services offered to help you succeed. You do not have to do it all by yourself. Students are always using the librarians, tutors, writing center and academic advising to their advantage. – Janea Brown, Class of 2014, communication major
Appalachian offers academic support to maximize your scholarly experience. These services are all free!
Academic Advising Advisors can help you schedule courses and select a major. advising.appstate.edu
University Writing Center
Writing experts can assist you with term papers, essays and other writing projects. writingcenter.appstate.edu
Tutoring Services
Assistance is available for when you need a little extra help with your coursework. tutoring.appstate.edu
Solid Accolades U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges Guide” Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s “Best Values in Public Colleges” Forbes’ lists of America’s top colleges and best buys Princeton Review’s “Best in the Southeast” The Princeton Review’s “Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013 Edition” SIERRA magazine’s Top 10 “Coolest Schools”
Dr. Sue Edwards loves hooking students on research, and those who assist with her project funded by the National Science Foundation call the biology professor a mentor and a friend. Together, they’re investigating the molecular Dr. Sue Edwards evolution of metabolic waste removal. “Appalachian is known at the National Associate Professor and Science Foundation for its quality training of undergraduate researchers, and Chair in Department of Biology the NSF follows up with me on how our undergraduates are doing,” Edwards B.S. Deakin University (Geelong, Victoria, Australia) said. Two of her undergraduates were selected to present their research at the M.S. The University of Melbourne Ph.D. Deakin University (Geelong, Victoria, Australia) prestigious National Conference on Undergraduate Research in 2012.
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