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Student Services The primary mission of the Student Services Department is to provide services to students that support and enhance their educational experience at Troy University. To an increasing extent, the department relies electronic information resources to manage the large amount of information necessary to help students.The Student Services department seeks to provide each student with the resources needed for success in achieving their academic goals. Below are services offered online that students would normally have access to when taking on-campus courses. Adaptive Needs This program provides assistance and accommodations to students with documented disabilities that may impede their academic progress. Services include notifying instructors about the student's disabling condition and the specific accommodations to which the student is entitled. Adaptive Needs will not alter the academic requirements of individual courses. Each student must provide recent documentation of his or her disability in order to participate in the Adaptive Needs Program. College Tests Information Credit is allowed for CLEP, General and Subject Examinations, the Advanced Placement program, and DANTES examinations as approved by the Academic Council and department chairs. The number of credits allowed for satisfactory performance on the general examinations may be reduced by the amount of credit the student has previously earned in the subject matter areas covered by the examinations. eLibrary An online public access catalog (WEBCAT), access to a multitude of online database systems containing more than 10,000 full text journals, online database systems with partial full text and/or bibliographic references and over 40,000 online full text books are provided. The online resources are available 24 hours a day from any location. Assistance is also available through Live Chat! an online chat service, 24/7 and by e-mail. Financial Aid Troy University is committed to providing exceptional service to students and their families who apply for financial assistance. The Office of Financial Aid offers a variety of services and programs designed to help you find ways to meet the costs of education. We want you to succeed at Troy University. SmartThinking Highly qualified and well trained educators make the difference in student success. Using the Internet to connect students with professional educators, SMARTHINKING has the online tutoring, writing services, and homework help that students need to succeed. Tutors are available up to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in a variety of subjects. (subjects and schedule) Should an institution want to staff its own online tutors, or combine its tutors with SMARTHINKING's E-structor® Certified tutors, SMARTHINKING can create a custom online tutoring and academic support program. Student Forms Below are links to various downloadable or online versions of student-related forms. Undergraduate Forms Graduate Forms Writing Resources Explore these sites to find many ideas for writing assignments as well as handouts that can be used in the classroom for writing instruction. |
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