UNIV 150
Achieving Academic Success
1. Catalog Entry
UNIV 150
Achieving Academic Success
Credit hours (1)
Prerequisites: Cumulative GPA below 2.00 or entering Radford University academically
at-risk or department approval.
This course supports and develops students in academic recovery and academically at-risk
students. Using structured exercises, reading assignments, self-reflection, lectures,
and classroom activities, students will establish and develop varying academic goals.
Students will learn, develop, and implement strategies to achieve personal and academic
comprehension. Depending on context, the course offers strategies either for students
in initial stages of academic recovery or for those in continuing stages of academic
recovery.
Note(s): This course may be repeated for credit up to three times.
Goals and Objectives of the Course
As a result of successfully completing UNIV 150, students will:
1. Utilize academic policies related to course withdrawals and repeats to make intentional
informed choices within their course enrollment;
2. Describe academic and support services, across campus. (e.g. Center for Accessibility
Services, Harvey Center for Learning and Writing, Student Counseling Services/SAVES,
and Highlander Success Center);
3. Formulate strategies that address academic, social, and emotional challenges;
4. Meet with an Academic Advisor to discuss academic goals, challenges, and opportunities;
5. Meet with a counselor to discuss personal goals, challenges, and opportunities
or complete a comparable activity with instructor approval
Review and Approval
April 23, 2014
March 01, 2021
April 2022