Graduate Student Success and Academic Skills

This course, which is a compilation of workshops, is designed to help international graduate students take advantage of available on-campus resources, adjust to new expectations, gain awareness of cultural assumptions, and develop practical techniques for resolving both personal and academic issues. Students explore U.S. expectations for classroom behavior, academic integrity, and communication with professors and classmates. They also practice graduate writing, presentation, and listening and notetaking skills. The workshops ensure that students understand what is expected of them and how to build the skills they need to thrive academically during their graduate experience.