Discover Student Success at NSU
NSU's Student Success team is here to cheer you across the academic finish line and support you throughout your college experience. Our team works to ensure the academic, professional and personal success of all students. Student Success offers services such as tutoring, advising, career services, American Indian Circle Program, TRIO Student Support Services, TRIO Upward Bound and Supplemental Instruction. No matter what your goal is, we've got the tools and resources to help you achieve it.
“Northern has offered me a multitude of resources as a way to reinforce what I am learning in the classroom. I feel like the faculty and staff genuinely care about my success, and having those people behind me has been amazing.”
— Eduardo Mendoza, Bolivia
Our Services
Northern State University is dedicated to your academic and personal success. NSU offers a variety of services to help you do your best in your classes, find the programs that meet your interests and balance schoolwork and college life, as well as connect with our campus community.
Academic Advising
Northern's dedicated team of academic advisors is here to help you transition into college life and succeed academically. Advisors can assist you with finding the best courses and programs for your interests, acquiring academic support resources, getting involved in campus life and identifying a plan of study for graduation.
Academic Support
Achieve your academic goals with strategies that match your learning style with the help of NSU's academic support team. Our trained and friendly support professionals offer services to help you be better at time management, test preparation, organization and planning, goal setting, and note-taking.
Cangleska Waste' Circle Program
NSU's Cangleska Waste' (Good Circle) Program uses a holistic model to provide a family-centered orientation of tribal life for American Indian students. This program seeks to build connectedness and a sense of community for Northern's American Indian and Alaska Native students.
Career Services
Prepare for success with professional development workshops, individualized career appointments and community job and graduate school fairs. Gain experience in your desired profession with locaL and regional internships, as well as part- and full-time job positions.
Military & Veteran Affairs
As a military-friendly school, Northern supports education benefit programs for eligible
students who are:
- Active-duty military
- Active reservists and National Guard
- Veterans
- The dependent spouse or child of an active-duty service member
- The dependent spouse or child of a veteran or descendant of POW/MIA
We're dedicated to helping the military, veterans, and families reach their full academic potential.
Supplemental Instruction
Northern's Supplemental Instruction (SI) is a free program offering weekly collaborative reviews led by Northern students who serve as Supplemental Instruction (SI) leaders. SI leaders provide academic support for certain courses and will help you understand the subject and develop better study strategies.
Explore the Navigate App
Navigate is a student-centered mobile app that provides personalized information to help keep you on the path toward graduation.
TRIO McNair Scholars Program
The TRIO McNair Scholars Program at Northern empowers you to pursue graduate studies by providing outstanding support and resources that encourage your personal, academic and professional achievement.
TRIO Student Support Services
TRIO Support Services offers services like individualized academic planning, tutoring, workshops and scholarships for program participants.
TRIO Upward Bound
TRIO Upward Bound is a federal grant program that encourages and supports high school students in their pursuit of higher education. This program offers services such as academic advising, mentoring, ACT preparation and finding and choosing a college.
Tutoring Services
Struggling with an assignment or subject? NSU's Tutoring Services offers personalized, one-on-one assistance for all students (in person and online). Our team of extensively trained tutors is available to provide academic support in any subject - for all 100- and 200-level courses and most upper-level courses.
Student Success Center Events
Student Wellness
Doing well in college isn't just about doing well in the classroom. NSU is committed to making sure you are supported holistically, and this includes your mental and physical well-being. NSU offers both mental health and physical health on-campus services so that you can feel your best.
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