Academic Support Services

Cal Poly offers many services to support academic success. In addition to college advising centers and faculty/major advisors, the following services are available.

Academic Records, Office of

• The Office of Academic Records is responsible for registration, grades, transcripts, enrollment verification, diplomas, interpreting and enforcing university policies.
• Admin. Bldg. 01, Room 222
• (805) 756-2531

Academic Skills Center

• Offers a variety of retention and support services including: Study Skills Seminars (weeks 3-7), online study skills library, and tutoring referrals.
• Kennedy Library Bldg. 35
• (805) 756-2531

Evaluations Unit (part of the Office of Academic Records)

• Provides graduation evaluations, analyzes transfer credit, PolyProgress, articulation, posts degrees
• Administration Bldg. 01, Room 218
• (805) 756-2396

First Year Seminars in Fall

• First Year Seminars (FYS) are elective credit courses designed to support the success of incoming freshman and transfer students at the university.
• Bldg. 81
• (805) 756-2301

General Education

• The General Education (GE) Office provides information on GE requirement and courses.
• Fisher Science Bldg. 33, Room 290
• 756-2228

Online Study Skills Library

• The Online Study Skills Library offers information in many areas including test preparation and time management.
• Bldg. 81
• (805) 756-2301

Student Academic Services

• SAS provides assistance in the development of academic and personal skills and promotes academic success toward graduation for a diverse student population.
• Bldg. 81
• (805) 756-230

Supplemental Workshops in Math

• Supplemental Workshops in Math is an intensive mathematics program for students who are enrolled in mathematics courses from MATH 100 to 143.
• Bldg. 81
• (805) 756-2301

Supplemental Workshops in Science

• Supplemental Workshops in Science are additional workshops that meet twice a week throughout the quarter in which class members work together to develop study strategies and practice test-taking. Students earn one unit of elective credit.
• Fisher Science Hall Bldg. 33, Room 290
• (805) 756-1256

Study Skills Seminar

• Study Skills Seminars address topics ranging from time management to test preparation.
• Fisher Science Hall Bldg. 33, Room 290
• (805) 756-1256

Writing Skills

• The Writing Skills Program provides free, one-on-one tutoring in the Writing Lab (Building 10, Room 138) to assist Cal Poly students with any writing task. The CSU system-wide Graduation Writing Requirement is administered by this office, including the upper-division Writing Proficiency Examination (WPE). The developmental writing courses for students who score low on the English Placement Test are coordinated from this office as well as the screening of unqualified students from freshman composition courses.
• Agriculture Bldg. 10, Room 130 (office)
• (805)756-2067

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