In the Center for Student Success, our hope is that all students at Gettysburg College are able to achieve their academic goals. Attending a residential liberal arts college requires that students independently manage their time and circumstances to attend class, complete assignments, and seek help as appropriate.
We care deeply about students and provide a good deal of outreach and support to all students. When making a decision about whether Gettysburg College is the right fit for you, we encourage you to think about the type of support you had in High School that helped you to be successful and think carefully about whether you can be successful at Gettysburg College with the type of support we are able to offer.
Resources for Students
- Individual Professors' Office Hours: each professor is required to hold open hours during the week during which the students can visit them to seek help with course material.
- Writing Center: peer to peer support for writing for any subject.
- First Year Advising and Registration Guide (FYARG)
- The Gettysburg Curriculum: The chart in the prior link outlines the Gettysburg Curriculum. The top row of boxes gives an explanation of each of the four main curricular goals; the bottom row of boxes lists the requirements currently associated with each goal.
- CalcAid in the Math Department: drop-in support for all levels of calculus based courses.
- Workshops on time management, reading, note taking, and test preparation through the Center for Student Success and academic departments.
- The Peer Learning Associates (PLA) Program is currently designed for upper-class students to support their peers in classes in which additional help in understanding coursework may be needed. Support may include facilitation of discussions, support for group projects, planned review sessions or supplemental labs, and assistance through group or one-on-one tutoring.
- Peer Research Mentors in the Library: peer to peer support, alongside Reference Librarians, providing education about information literacy, plagiarism, citation, paraphrasing, and research skills.
- Reference Librarians in the Library: professional librarians who teach students in courses about information literacy, plagiarism, citation, paraphrasing, and research skills.