When you refer your students for tutoring or to meet with an advisor, you communicate the value of these services to students who may be hesitant or who do not yet understand the importance of seeking help.

Starfish referrals allow you to express your concern for the student and collegially share your concern with that student’s faculty advisor. This does not become part of the student’s permanent academic record, it is a method of informing students and their advisors that improvement is necessary.

The Academic Success Center directly assists faculty advisors by consulting and providing information in all areas of problem-solving, curricula, academic policy and procedure, and advising practice.

Please direct your advising questions to the Director, Megan Mills. You may also access advising forms and other relevant academic resources through our website.

Please find links to additional information and resources below: 

• Title IX and Cleary Act
• Check Sheets By Program
• Advising Forms
• Registrar
• Student Engagement
• Counseling Services
• Starfish User Guide (PDF)

For first-year course syllabi:

First-year students are encouraged to consult with a first-year academic advisor on all academic questions and decisions. First-year advisors are available for consultation every weekday from 9AM to 5PM at the Academic Success Center, Haggar Hall. The Academic Success Center also provides one-on-one tutoring assistance for writing, study strategies, test-taking, and specific Thomas Jefferson University courses.* To make a tutoring appointment, students should log into Starfish and select My Courses or go to the Services page, or stop by the Academic Success Center in Haggar Hall, or call 215-951-2799. Academic resources, including information on citation and documentation, note-taking, and study strategies are available on the Center’s website.

For all syllabi:

The Academic Success Center provides one-on-one tutoring assistance for writing, study strategies, test-taking, and specific Thomas Jefferson University courses.* To make a tutoring appointment, students should log into Starfish and select My Courses or go to the Services page, or stop by the Academic Success Center in Haggar Hall or call 215-951-2799. Academic resources, including information on citation and documentation, note-taking, and study strategies are available on the Center’s website.

[*Note: Faculty who wish to include a reference to tutoring for their own course or to require tutoring for their students should contact Lauren Kadel at x6834 to make certain such tutoring is available.]