Academic Support Center

The Academic Support Center (ASC), located in L 2738, assists students in reaching academic goals through services such as free peer tutoring, faculty tutoring, study skills seminars and make-up testing.

Peer Tutoring: The ASC offers all Normandale students free, walk-in peer tutoring in core academic courses including those in mathematics, science and logic. Tutoring schedules are posted at http://faculty.normandale.edu/~csc/tutoring.html and in the Center. For tutoring information, call Karen McDowell at 952-487-7167.

Online Tutoring: Smarthinking, an online tutoring service, provides students with tutoring support in mathematics, biology, physics, economics, accounting, statistics, Spanish and English. Tutoring is available for students 24/7 and includes opportunities for online interaction with tutors, an online writing lab and the ability to submit questions and receive responses from a tutor. Smarthinking can be accessed through NCC Online.

Make-up Testing: Classroom exams that are missed may be made up, with the approval of the professor, in the Make-up Testing Center, located in L2735. Students must discuss specifics of their make-up test with their professor, and professors must complete the necessary paperwork in order for students to use this service. Make-up testing hours are available outside L2735, on the ASC website or by calling 952-487-7036. Exam proctoring for students from other colleges and universities can be obtained by contacting Sondra Woitock at sondra.woitock@normandale.edu or Jim Sutton at 952-487-7407.