How do I know where to go for help — the Academic Support Center, the Counseling Center, or Disability Support Services?
The three services work closely together, because academic, personal, and disability issues are often so closely intertwined. In general, you should make your first appointment with the Academic Support Center if your concerns are primarily academic (grades, writing papers, time management, exam skills, hiring a tutor, seeking accommodations for a learning disability, preparing for comprehensive exams, etc.). You should make your first appointment with the Counseling Center if your concerns are primarily personal (relationship difficulties, depression or anxiety, coping with a physical or psychological disability, eating or body image, difficult life events or issues, sex or sexual orientation, coping with a loss or trauma, culture shock or adjustment, etc.). And you should make your first appointment with Disability Support Services if you have concerns about managing a physical or psychological disability or obtaining disability accommodations. All three offices are aware that studen
