Academic Peer Mentoring matches undergraduate students with a peer mentor who will help them improve their academic success skills. These are skills that can be applied across a wide range of courses and throughout your educational career.

Peer Mentoring Session Information

Topics for mentoring sessions might include

• Time management
• Discipline/organization
• Notetaking
• Study techniques
• Preparing for exams
• And more!

Peer mentors are not trained to assist with the following topics

• Creating 4-year plans
• Academic Advising
• Sleep management
• Mental health counseling
• Learning differences such as ADHD, dyslexia, etc.

Peer Mentoring Time Commitment

• Mentees commit to meeting with their peer mentor every week for one hour.
  • Mentees can use mentoring for the entire semester or discontinue mentoring once they have received the help they need
• At your first meeting, you will find a time that works best for you and your mentor’s schedule.
• You can request to meet with your mentor in person at the ASC or via zoom.

Request an Academic Peer Mentor

Interested in applying for a Academic Peer Mentor? Watch the orientation video below and then fill out our application! You will receive an email if/when you are matched with a peer mentor.

Questions about Academic Peer Mentoring?

Email the Academic Success Center or call 919.515.3163.