Academic Support and Success
Reach your potential
At Simmons, you’ll find support that feels personal. You’ll get individualized advising, academic resources, and mentorship to help you stay on track with your studies.
As an on-campus undergraduate student, you’ll learn and live in an environment built to support your academic and individual development. Faculty advisors and student success professionals guide you as you explore majors, meet advising milestones, and prepare for entering graduate school or launching your career.
You can connect with Simmons Academic Mentors, work with peer tutors through the Tutoring Center, and build habits and skills that help you succeed.
As an Online Degree Completion student, you’ll receive support from dedicated mentors and support staff. Your admission counselor will support you through the application process. Once enrolled, your academic advisor will provide personalized support to help you choose courses and balance school with personal commitments.
You’ll also have access to career services, technical support, tutoring, writing assistance, accessibility services, and virtual library resources.
We encourage graduate students to be in direct contact with their academic programs for academic resources.
The Commuter Student/Dix Scholar Lounge in the Main College Building offers space to study and recharge between classes. The lounge houses the Reef Support Center, which provides one-on-one help with resources for food and housing access, off-campus living, emergency funding, and survivor support.
The Center for Student Success
The Center for Student Success (CSS) in LeFavour Hall brings together key academic support services, including the Office of Undergraduate Advising, the Writing Center and Tutoring Center, the Center for Global Education, the Office of Accessibility Services, and the Office of Career Development and Employer Relations. Here, you can explore majors, study abroad opportunities, internships, accommodations, and academic support. You can also meet with professional advisors and tutors, schedule appointments, and use reserved study spaces.
The CSS also is home to the London Center for Community Engagement and Social Justice and the Office of Research and Fellowships.
Academic Support Services
Office of Accessibility Services
The Office of Accessibility Services (OAS) is committed to reducing barriers and enabling the full participation of students in our programs and activities. We provide academic and clinical accommodations to undergraduate and graduate students with documented accessibility needs.
The Office of Career Development and Employer Relations
The Office of Career Development and Employer Relations is here to empower all Simmons students and alums with the expertise, skills, and resources to engage in, access, and explore diverse opportunities for their life’s work, integrating their passion with their purpose in meaningful careers.
The Center for Global Education
The Center for Global Education, located in the Center for Student Success, oversees all study abroad opportunities and international student services and initiatives to help globalize the Simmons experience.
Pre-Health Advising
The Pre-Health Advising team will help you choose coursework that provides strong preparation for admission to medical, dental, optometry, podiatry, veterinary, and physician assistant programs.
Pre-Law Advising
The pre-law program offers personalized advising, connections with Simmons alums, application and test prep resources, and impactful events to help students and alums decide if law school is right for them and prepare competitive applications.
The Registrar's Office
The Registrar's Office ensures the integrity of the academic records of all students and provide resources such as course registration, class and classroom scheduling, transfer credit evaluation, certification of enrollments, and the release of official academic records.
Simmons University Library
The Simmons University Library fully supports the educational needs of all members of the Simmons Community— students, faculty, staff, alumnae/i, and guests.
Center for Student Success
The Center for Student Success houses the Office of Undergraduate Advising, the Writing Center and Tutoring Center, the Center for Global Education, the Office of Accessibility Services, and the Office of Career Development and Employer Relations. These five offices work individually and collaboratively to assist students as they strive to be successful academically, professionally, and personally.
Tutoring Center
The Tutoring Center, located in the Center for Student Success, assists undergraduate students in becoming independent and successful learners. Tutors are available for many disciplines, and can also help with study skills and time management.
Office of Undergraduate Advising
We partner with faculty advisors, academic departments and other Simmons support staff to encourage academic and personal development of all undergraduate students.
University Bookstore
In addition to all course related books and materials, the bookstore carries a wide variety of merchandise — like gifts, cards, candy and snacks — and offers many services.
The Writing Center
The Writing Center, located in the Center for Student Success, fosters academic excellence by providing resources and support that meet the needs of both graduate and undergraduate students. Writing center tutors help students from any program with all aspects of writing, including brainstorming, organizing ideas, and citing sources. Tutors focus on improving your writing skills, not fixing errors or proofreading your work. For a tutoring session, please schedule an appointment.