Academic Coaching

In the Academic Achievement Center, academic coaches work one-on-one with you to help you develop better study skills and to improve time management habits, motivation, organizational habits, reading comprehension, and more.  

Hundreds of OHIO students meet with academic coaches when they find themselves procrastinating on assignments, feeling unmotivated to attend class or complete assignments, struggling with test anxiety, or if they just need some general academic support. 

Academic coaches are OHIO students just like you, and they can help you become your best academic self. Sign up today if you want help in any of these areas: 

  • Time management and procrastination  

  • Notetaking strategies 

  • Setting goals 

  • Motivation to complete assignments 

  • Communicating with professors 

  • Motivation to attend classes 

  • Test anxiety  

  • Focusing and concentrating 

  • Study tips for your learning style 

  • Reading comprehension and retention  

  • GPA calculations  

  • Becoming organized 

  • Keeping track of assignments  

  • Using an academic planner 

What's Academic Coaching vs. Peer Tutoring?

Our amazing student tutors created this helpful video explain the difference between academic coaching and peer tutoring. Need help? Drop by or make an appointment with the Academic Achievement Center.

Scheduling 

Appointments are made through TutorTrac, a web-based management system that allows you to search for and book appointments.

You may request an online or in-person (Athens campus) meeting with an academic coach.  

You can also schedule your academic coaching meeting by:  

  • Stopping by the Academic Achievement Center, located in Alden Library 230 

  • Calling the Academic Achievement Center at 740.593.2644 

  • Emailing aaccoaching@ohio.edu