Academic support center

Writing Center & Writing Mentor Program

The Writing Center, staffed by trained peer writing mentors, is open for drop-in service every day of the week from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Additionally, Sunday through Thursday it's open from 8 to 10 p.m. The Writing Center is located in the Good Library, second floor south. Drop by and we can work on your paper together! If you would like a writing mentor to meet with throughout the semester, please see the next section.

Writing mentors will work with you to improve your paper and your writing. We can help you at any point in the writing process — brainstorming, crafting a thesis, organizing, revising drafts and final editing.

If you would like to meet with a writing mentor on a regular basis, or several times for a specific paper, please contact: Laura Stoesz, student director of Writing Mentors and the Writing Center at laurajs@goshen.edu. Sarah will provide your name and contact information to a writing mentor, who will arrange to meet with you one-on-one.

Or, to request a writing mentor, click here:

Try these links for some excellent writing guides:

Writing mentors: Find helpful tools for working with students at the following link:

Writing Mentor Tools

Peer Tutoring Program

We all have challenging classes, and most of us have a class or two with which we could use some extra help. The Peer Tutoring Program helps organize peer-tutored study groups of three to four students who meet every week for one hour. Your professor can help facilitate forming these study groups in your class. Each semester, we have groups meeting for several subjects including Spanish, pathophysiology, chemistry, computer programming, economics, statistics, accounting and biology.

If you would like a tutor, please contact: Lois Martin, ASC director, at lmartin@goshen.edu.

Or, to request a tutor, click here.

Praxis Test Study Guides

All education majors must pass the Praxis I test prior to admission in the education program. Check out these web sites for Praxis study guides and contact Lois Martin if you'd like a tutor to help you prepare for the Praxis test.

	www.testprepreview/praxis_practice.htm
	www.ets.org/praxis/prxorder.html

Organization and time management

Download and print a handy .PDF of our academic planning calendar:

Fall semester 2008-2009

We offer limited assistance with organization and time management skills. For an individual consultation or more information, please contact Lois Martin, Director of the Academic Support Center.

For helpful tips and strategies about time management and study skills, please refer to the following Web page:

	www.bucks.edu/~specpop/studyskills.htm

Services for students with disabilities

To be eligible to receive accommodations, a student must provide an educational evaluation completed by a licensed professional within the last three years. This documentation will be kept on file in the Academic Support Center office. The ASC provides a variety of services to students with documented learning disabilities.
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Placement and competency tests

The tests are offered twice a year, during fall orientation and before classes begin in the spring.

The Fall 2008 test schedule is as follows:

Date	Time	Test	Location
Monday, Sept. 1, 2008	8:00 a.m.	Spanish: Last names A-L Last names M-Z	UN 004 GL102
	8:00 a.m.	German	NC 12
	8:00 a.m.	French	AD 21
	9:30 a.m.	Math: Last names A-O Last names P-Z	UN 004 AD 21
	9:30 a.m.	Biblical Literature	GL 102
Students must have username and password prior to taking all tests.

All entering students are required to demonstrate math competency and take a language placement test. Students may choose to take a biblical literature placement test in the fall. The college also offers CLEP tests. For more information about CLEP tests, please consult Stan Miller, registrar.

For more information about our placement and competency tests, please contact: Lois Martin, director of the Academic Support Center, at lmartin@goshen.edu

Testing requirements and schedule details

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