Center for Student Success
The Center for Student Success (CSS) is a centralized location where students can receive services and access information that leads to their academic and personal growth. The offices located in the CSS work together to provide a seamless transition into Southeastern and help students reach their full potential.
Native American Center for Student Success (NACSS)
Southeastern has one of the largest Native American student populations in the country. Serving as the hub of activity for Native American students, the NACSS provides academic advising and an array of services to our Native American students. Along with professional advisors, the NACSS also houses staff from the Choctaw Scholarship Advisement Program, Choctaw Language Department, and Chickasaw Nation Department of Higher Education. The NACSS has Retention Specialists charged specifically with helping Native American students with accessing funding, academic tutoring, career exploration, and cultural activities. The NACSS staff offers a College Success course specifically for Native American students and special recognition ceremonies.
Academic Advising and Outreach Center (AAOC) and Office of Freshman Programs
The Academic Advising and Outreach Center serves the advisement needs of freshmen (students with less than 24 credit hours), transfer students, and students with academic deficiencies. Transfer students with more than 45 credit hours earned will see a Faculty Advisor within their major. Once a student is fully admitted to Southeastern, professional academic advisors work with undergraduate students to identify academic options, select classes, choose appropriate academic strategies, and recognize barriers to academic success. In the AAOC students may also explore career interests and examine general education requirements and the different majors offered at Southeastern. The Office of Freshman Programs facilitates the campus recognition and celebration of the first-year experience.
Learning Center and Writing Center
The Learning Center was established to support the assessment and development of basic skills in English, reading, and mathematics. It is part of a comprehensive University effort designed to support quality educational experiences for students.
The Learning Center is charged with the responsibility of assessing and placing new students who may be academically at risk. It offers support in basic skills to students through a multi-faceted basic literacy program that is tailored to meet diverse student needs. Competency-based education, individual learning styles, self-paced learning, and different levels of preparedness are essential considerations in the program.
The Writing Center allows students to develop enhanced writing skills by providing assessment and feedback on individual academic writing assignments.