General Information
The Academic Support Center provides a variety of services to all NNU students, including writing consulting, subject area tutoring by peers, and courses for credit. The faculty and staff are committed to making your university experience the best it can be. Success, your goal, is our mission . All tutoring and consulting is free of charge.
We're located in the lower level of the Administration Building, Suite 6. Phone 208-467-8666.
NNU's Writing Center exists to support students and faculty in their efforts to develop fine writing. Peer writing consultants and faculty will work with students on any level of writing and on all kinds and aspects of writing. Using the writing process, we help student writers produce the best writing they can. Consultants are very familiar with the NNU Research Guide, and the MLA and APA style requirements.
Online Writing Help for Graduate Students
Our online writing service aids our online graduate students who need help in writing or editing their papers.
Any NNU student can spend time with a trained and qualified fellow student who is prepared to offer as much help as is needed to succeed in a specific course. The tutoring service is free of charge to NNU students; the tutors are able to help in a variety of ways, including discussing course concepts and providing tips on how to prepare for and do well on exams and assignments.
A variety of academic courses are available which are designed to strengthen your academic abilities. These courses include college study methods, reading (speed, comprehension, vocabulary building, and analysis), English grammar and mechanics, math, and computer courses (all courses 1 credit each). The purpose of these courses is to help you brush up on skills in order to help you become stronger in your course work and in standardized test taking.
Advising
ASC Faculty are always available to meet with students who have acacdemic concerns. At the beginning and end of each semester faculty can assist students in Liberal Studies and Applied Studies to set up a course schedule. Faculty can direct students to specific courses or tutors who will be able to address the concerns student may have, such as test taking, study methods, time management, preparation for standardized testing, and many other academic concerns.
Advising Students with Learning Disabilities
In keeping with the Americans with Disabilities Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, NNU provides reasonable accommodations to students with documented learning disabilities or pyschological disabilities. An initial interview with the Advisor to Students with Learning Disabilities providing documentation of the disability is necessary in order to obtain accommodations. Contact Professor Barbara Howard at 208-467-8669.
If you would like to submit your paper to Turnitin, the website that your professor will use to check for plagarism, ask for an instructional sheet from either the Academic Support Center or the Library. This instructional sheet contains the course ID number and password you will need to access the submission page for your paper. Once you have that sheet then return to this web page and click on the link above called Plagarism Check Tool to begin the process. If you have questions, contact the Academic Support Center or the Library.
