Academic Support Lab
The Academic Support Lab (ASL) gives you access to tutoring and other support services. You can visit the ASL in-person or virtually through Zoom.
E: tutoring@salemcc.edu
The Academic Support Lab is located in the Learning Commons (DON 111)
The Academic Support Lab is located in the Learning Commons (DON111)
Fall & Spring Hours
Monday-Thursday: 9:30 am to 5 pm
Friday: 9:30 am to 2 pm
Summer Hours
Monday-Thursday: 11 am to 5 pm
The Academic Support Lab has open walk-in hours (no appointment needed) for in-person sessions.
Virtual tutoring sessions are also available by appointment only through Calendly.
Have questions? Send us an email at tutoring@salemcc.edu or message us on Canvas!
Staff offer:
- One-on-one tutoring and group sessions
- Writing and research assistance
- Study skills and time management help
- Technology help (Canvas, Cengage, Email etc.)
- Writing assistance via email. Send an email to tutoring@salemcc.edu with your essay as an attachment and any specific questions or concerns you have. We will respond to your email within the next business day with feedback and suggestions.
Tutoring
Additional support is available depending upon your academic plan.
- Developmental math
- College-level math
- Developmental and college-level English
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Social Sciences
- Computer Applications
- Writing for all subject areas
- Tutoring for other subjects by request
- Meet one-on-one or in a small study group with a tutor based on the course, your specific need or the specific assignment.
- Gain an understanding of the material taught in class.
- Develop learning strategies to help improve in-class understanding and study skills to help you prepare for exams.
- Course syllabus and assignments
- Textbook and other supplemental materials that you are currently using in class
- Pencil, pen and paper
- Calculator for math
- Your questions and concerns
The Tutoring Lab’s writing specialist offers writing assistance in all subject matters. The writing specialist can help you:
- organize your thoughts,
- develop a strong thesis,
- use APA or MLA formatting correctly and
- cite sources correctly.
Specialty Support
Additional support is available depending upon your academic plan.
Student Success Programs staff provides additional support for students enrolled in science courses by facilitating open lab sessions in Contini Hall 109. Sessions provide invaluable opportunities for students enrolled in science courses that reach far beyond ordinary tutoring.
Open labs include:
- Sessions facilitated by a Student Success Coach with expertise in science;
- One-on-one tutoring on a walk-in basis;
- Collaboration between students to learn concepts, problem-solve and discover; and
- Options to choose group study sessions or to work independently either with models, computer programs or text.
The physical space of the Open Lab is particularly valuable for students enrolled in Human Biology, and Human Anatomy & Physiology I and II. The room is equipped with helpful study materials such as microscopes; tissue specimens; bovine and sheep organs; and models of the skeleton, muscles, heart, eye and ear.
Supplemental instruction is also provided for the following courses, upon faculty request:
- ENG 096 English Reading/Writing Preparation I
- ENG 098 English Reading/Writing Preparation II
- MAT 092 Pre-Algebra
- MAT 093 Elementary Algebra
- MAT 095 Intermediate Algebra
- HLH 130 Nursing Math
Supplemental instruction sessions are a review of material previously covered in class for students who experienced difficulty in understanding or applying the lesson. When a faculty member identifies a difficult topic, he/she will contact the appropriate Student Success Coach who will schedule and prepare a session on the topic. All scheduled supplemental instruction sessions for a particular course will be announced to all sections of that course. Students may also request that a faculty member initiate the scheduling of a session.
Salem Community College provides academic development opportunities through developmental courses for students who are not prepared to enter college-level courses. Specifically, the college provides three levels of Developmental Math (Pre-Algebra, Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra) and two levels of Developmental English (English Reading/Writing Preparation I and II).
Students:
- Are placed into developmental courses based on their scores on the College’s placement test.
- May place into developmental courses for several reasons:
- not having used the skills tested over a long period of time,
- not having previously learned the skills tested, or
- displaying inconsistent skills during testing.
Placement in such courses should be viewed positively – as an opportunity to develop or strengthen the skills necessary to be successful in college.
Support from Student Success Coaches is available to students enrolled in developmental courses.
Student Success Coaches are:
- Professionals with expertise in either math or English,
- Specifically assigned to work with developmental course faculty members and their students,
- Knowledgeable about the topics being taught in the class,
- Up-to-date with student attendance and progress in the class, and
- Proactive in reaching out to students who are experiencing difficulty in meeting the course objectives.
Coaches also facilitate supplemental instruction sessions to review difficult course content outside of class. Students may meet with a coach for tutoring or to learn more about learning and study strategies.
Make-up Testing
Make up testing can be arranged, but must be scheduled in advance. Students can speak to their professor and the Admissions office for more information about scheduling make-up tests.