The Student Support Services (SSS) mission is to provide educational access, skill development, personal support, and a level playing field for all in our University community. SSS houses a number of campus programs and activities: The programs that provide these services are both federally and university-funded. The federally funded programs serve students who are qualified according to the following federal guidelines: low income, first-generation college students (neither parent has a baccalaureate degree,) or students with a disability. The University funded programs and activities include developmental math skill building, a study skills course, tutoring, counseling, academic advising, campus wide testing, an academic early warning system called ASSIST, Disability Support Services, and mentoring, and are all open to the entire University Community. Student Support Services offices and labs are located in Swenson Hall 1024.

The Mathematics Lab in Swenson Hall 1024 utilizes peer tutors who provide math tutoring in a variety of math courses offered at the university from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m on Friday. Tutoring in the residence halls is available Sunday through Thursday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in mathematics through calculus, and other specialiy topics. Check the Student Support Services website for residence hall locations.

Academic Support Center in Swenson Hall 1025 is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Peer tutors assist students in the following areas:

• Study Skills Instruction: Students learn strategies to improve reading efficiency and comprehension, memory, note taking, listening, test taking and time management.
• Tutoring/Study Groups: Staffed by specially trained students who have demonstrated academic proficiency and a strong desire to help other students.
• Peer mentorship/advising
• Nontraditional student assistance/support
• Placement testing, PPST/PRAXIS, ACT, SAT, CLEP, DANTES and Disability testing services
• Word processing/internet peer instruction
• Miscellaneous tutoring/study groups

Online Tutoring is available through Tutor.com. Students can get assistance 24/7 in most subjects. Visit our Online Tutoring website to access this surface and for additional information.

The ACCESS Program, scheduled for the summer and fall, offers a college experience with classes taught by UW-Barron County, on the UW-Superior campus. The program courses are transferable and meet UW-Superior general education requirements. Students who successfully complete their ACCESS courses through UW-Barron County (2.0 GPA or better) are invited to continue their studies full time at UW-Superior within the BRIDGE Program.

The BRIDGE Program consists of a required study skills course, focused advising, and a semester of academic monitoring. The biggest bonus for ACCESS students is that they have established a network and begin their career at UW-Superior 6 to 12 credits ahead of other new students.

The ASSIST/Early Warning Program provides special assistance and guidance to any student who has been identified by faculty or staff to be experiencing some sort of difficulty. The ASSIST/Early Warning Program Coordinator provides students with early guidance that either refers them to the correct office or helps them work through their problem, in order to succeed academically. A one or two credit section of IDS 095 Collegiate Study Skills is also offered through this program.

Disability Support Services  (DSS) staff are committed to provide reasonable accommodations for students covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability against persons in any program or activity receiving or benefiting from federal funds. Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act also require these institutions to make reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. These mandates apply to documented learning, physical, sensory, and psychiatric disabilities. Students may familiarize themselves with the DSS Handbook online at www.uwsuper.edu/dr.

The Disability Support Services officer serves as a liaison for students with disabilities, and coordinates reasonable accommodation requests. To become eligible for accommodations, interested students must: 

1. Identify themselves to Disability Support Services and provide appropriate documentation of the disability;
2. Schedule an appointment to review the information and develop an accommodation plan with DSS;
3. Inform instructors of accommodation needs at the beginning of each semester by giving them a Faculty Accommodation Form; and 
4. Meet with Disability Support Services to update the accommodation plan and to arrange timely services. For questions related to services for students with disabilities, e-mail disability@uwsuper.edu or call (715) 394-8019.

The UW-Superior Testing Center, located in Swenson Hall 1025, offers UW-Placement exams, Disability testing, CLEP and DSST exams, PRAXIS I and II exams, ACT/SAT Exams. Visit the Testing Center webpage for additional information, or call 715-394-8087 to schedule an exam.

Placement Testing: UW-Superior policy dictates the following:

• Math Placement Test: Required for all students
• English Placement Test: Optional - we place students based upon their ACT English score (we recommend that students take this exam if their ACT English score is 18 or below)
• Foreign Language Tests (French, German, or Spanish): Required for all students who have taken a language in high school, prior to registering for any language at UW-Superior. Foreign language is required for students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree as well as for students in some academic programs.
• Please note: Students with Youth Options credit, Advanced Placement credit, or transfer credit who believe they might satisfy the English, Mathematics, or Foreign Language requirement, please contact us to determine whether your credits will exempt you from any of these testing requirements.
• All new freshmen should complete testing during the spring Regional Testing Program, and are required to submit the results of the Wisconsin Placement Tests prior to registration for classes.
• Visit the Placement Testing webpage for additional information.

CLEP-DANTES (DSST) Examinations

• Students at UW-Superior may receive college credit for passing scores on certain examinations offered by the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and the Defense Activity for Nontraditional Educational Support (DANTES or DSST). These examinations are offered by appointment only. CLEP and DANTES tests are offered online only. The following policies and procedures must be followed in receiving credit for CLEP or DANTES:
• CLEP or DANTES examination credit is awarded only for course exams approved by UW-Superior faculty.
• Only students enrolled at UW-Superior may receive credit for CLEP or DANTES examinations. Students who take examinations before actual enrollment at UW-Superior will receive college credit only after enrolling.
• Students may acquire up to 32 semester credits by examination, whether by departmental examination or CLEP/DANTES examination.
• Credits awarded at UW-Superior for CLEP/DANTES may or may not be transferable to other institutions. Transfer of credit is at the discretion of the institution to which students are transferring.
• When successful on a particular examination, students are awarded credit for the course (no grades are awarded). Failure on an exam is not recorded on student records. Students can repeat the examinations six months after the initial examination.
• Normally, students will not be allowed to gain credit by examination for courses in which they already have earned a grade.
• Visit the CLEP-DANTES (DSST) webpage for additional information.