Saints Success Center
Carroll offers a wide range of academic support services so students can achieve their full academic potential. Many academic services are located in 1st East Borromeo Hall in the Saints Success Center which includes the offices of Academic Advising, Academic Support, Career Services, Internships, Nationally-Competitive Scholarships Services, Global Education, and Veterans Services.
Academic Advising and Support
The Academic Support & Advising (ASA) Office supports the intentional and collaborative partnership between advisors and students, the focus of which is to help students create and realize their long-term educational, professional, and personal goals, and develop critical skills that will support a lifetime of learning. In addition to academic advising information, support, training and resources, the ASA Office also provides a variety of services offered at no additional charge to all Carroll students, including academic counseling, academic recovery plan development, study skills workshops, and alternate or make-up exams. Through direct services, communication, and referrals, ASA helps students build strong working relationships with faculty, as well as with staff in other student-service and administrative offices. Students in need of subject tutoring, tutoring in writing, and/or disability services are referred to and supported by other campus offices.
First Year Cohort (FYC) courses serve as a critical component to achieving our goals in academic advising. Every first-year student takes an FYC course in their first semester at Carroll. The professor of each FYC course serves as the academic advisor for the enrolled students. This teacher/student relationship serves as the backbone of the advisor/advisee relationship. First-year students transition to department advisors during the Spring semester before pre-registration for the upcoming Fall semester. All students are encouraged to consult with his or her advisor at least twice each academic semester. Students should meet with their advisors any time they have questions about their academic performance or progress. The advisor will help students develop an academic program and direct them to other college resources whenever appropriate.
Career Services
Career Services staff assists students in developing, evaluating and implementing career and life planning. These services support a process of self-assessment to clarify personal and career-related goals, values, and interests. Students learn how to obtain occupational information, to explore the full range of employment opportunities or graduate study, and to present themselves effectively as candidates for employment. Our mission is to empower students to follow passion, realize potential, and pursue lives of purpose.
Career development programs are offered in group sessions using career assessment instruments in workshops and in-class presentations. Freshmen and sophomore students unclear about their plans can take a one-credit career decision-making course to assist them in creating an effective career plan. Experiential education, through internships and shadowing, are important components of one’s education, and students are encouraged to incorporate these experiences into their educational plans.
Juniors and seniors can take a one-credit job search preparation course to prepare for entering the job market. Career Services also offers a Career Resource Library which contains a collection of online materials, including occupational and job market information, internship information, and graduate school resources. Career Services maintains an extensive web page that covers all aspects of career development and job search.
Career Services staff assists students in preparing for and locating appropriate internships and experiential education connected to their academic majors and to develop learning objectives consistent with their career goals. Students can take advantage of opportunities in Helena, throughout Montana, across the U.S., as well as internationally.
Credential services are offered through Interfolio to Education seniors and alumni to assist in processing employment applications.
Career Services sponsors a variety of on-campus workshops, special events, a career and graduate school fair, and individual appointments throughout the year to help promote students’ career development and job readiness.
Global Education
Our Global Education Office provides over 150 exchange programs that allow students to study abroad for a semester or a year in exchange for an international student coming to our campus. Carroll College also offers semester and summer study abroad experiences as well as faculty-led travel seminars to various destinations each year. This wide variety of options makes study abroad possible within four years for all students, regardless of major. We also encourage students to consider other types of high-impact, international experiences outside the classroom, including service learning, undergraduate research and internships.
Veteran Services
Carroll College is dedicated to providing its veteran student population with the highest quality education, and the assistance and guidance necessary to promote the veteran student’s growth, independence, self-worth and potential, in an effort to secure the veteran students’ future through education. Additionally, the Office of Veteran Services is available to assist all students using VA educational benefits with academic advising and planning, registration questions, class concerns, transition issues, and benefit questions. The Office of Veteran Services works closely with the Academic Resource Center Director, to ensure that students with documented disabilities receive appropriate accommodations.
Orientation of New Students
Carroll College offers a range of orientation programs designed to acquaint students with the College and its people, policies, and facilities.
All new students attend the new student orientation program at the beginning of the semester that they begin their studies at Carroll. Orientation introduces students to the intellectual, spiritual, social, and physical dimensions of campus life. College faculty, staff, and students welcome the new students to Carroll through a variety of activities. Orientation events continue throughout the first month of class in the fall and the first week of school in the spring.
First Year Cohort (FYC) Courses
One course with an FYC designation is required for all first year students and is taken in the fall semester. The FYC course is taught by a faculty member who serves as the students' first-year advisor for both the fall and spring terms. This course is a unique opportunity for students to make a close connection with their advisor, as they spend a minimum of three hours of classroom time per week together, in addition to more traditional advising appointments. After the first year, students select or are assigned to faculty advisors in their majors or areas of interest.