Just as a sports coach encourages you to achieve your goals, our coaches help you identify and overcome academic challenges. Academic Success Coaching focuses on building the basic skills described below and is not academic advising, personal counseling, a disciplinary meeting, or individual tutoring. Through a series of one-on-one appointments, you will work with a coach to get from where you are now academically to where you want to be, and create a secure foundation for success in college.
Begin by meeting with one of our coaches. Currently, our coaches are available to meet in person in Mary Gates Hall and virtually through Zoom. Each appointment will be thirty minutes in length. Both scheduled appointments and evening drop-in coaching are available.
Types of appointments
Academic Success Coaching sessions are available for all students at the University of Washington.
Reinstatement Coaching is available for students who have been reinstated and support the transition back to the University of Washington, in partnership with the Reinstatement Committee for Pre-majors, College of Arts & Sciences majors, EOP, SSS, and CAMP affiliates.
You can choose to meet with a coach in-person (in Mary Gates Hall) or virtually (on Zoom). You may schedule either of these appointment types using the specific links below. Details will be sent to you in a confirmation email after you schedule an appointment. If the available times do not work for your schedule, please contact aspcoach@uw.edu to find a time that works best for you.
As of March 28, the UW’s policy is that masks are optional indoors. Given that our appointments take place in smaller spaces, we encourage staff and students to wear masks. For in-person appointments, you will be in a small room with an air purifier with the door closed for about 30 minutes.
Schedule an In-Person Appointment
Schedule a Virtual Appointment
We are providing drop-in coaching from Monday through Thursday nights from 7-10 pm virtually. You do not need an appointment to come to meet with a coach during drop-in coaching hours. Visit the page linked to below for more information.
Update: Drop-In Coaching is closed Monday, 5/23 and Thursday, 5/26. We apologize for any incovenience this may cause. Please feel free to visit coaches on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week or schedule an appointment with any of our coaches.
If you would like to learn more about the success strategies we offer in coaching sessions, attend one of our workshops! ASP hosts multiple workshops each quarter on various topics from study strategies to self-care. Keep an eye on our workshop page for newly added workshops and updates!
Every coaching session is personalized for you and depends on what you want to talk with an Academic Success Coach about. Coaches typically try to get to know you and what your current strategies for balancing your academics are. Coaches will ask you a few questions about your habits and work with you to find potential areas of change or growth. Our hope is that this is an interactive process where coaches work with you to reach your academic goals. It is okay if you don’t know where to start. We are here to help! Coaches will share strategies and various resources based on the conversation. In addition, they will help connect you with any campus resources that would be most helpful for you.
Yourself and any questions you have! You do not need to have all of your questions prepared ahead of time as coaches are available to talk about anything that is most important to you. If you would like to connect with another peer at UW, our coaches are available to chat with you. If you do have specific questions, please feel free to bring those to your session and let the coach know what you would like to talk about.
During fall quarter, Academic Success Coaches are available for both in-person and virtual appointments. In-person appointments will take place in Mary Gates Hall. Virtual appointments will be through Zoom. Coaching appointments can be scheduled by using our scheduling link. You can schedule an appointment with any of our coaches. Above, you can read more about each coach or watch a video introduction to learn about their major, career goals, and interests. All of our coaches would love to meet with you, but if you see something that resonates with you, feel free to make an appointment with a specific coach. If you have any questions, please email aspcoach@uw.edu.
Our program is aimed at overcoming academic challenges and fostering academic success. There is a complementary UW program offered by our partners in LiveWell called Peer Wellness Coaching. It is dedicated to health and wellness topics, skills, and development.
