The Academic Resource Center offers a 10-week program to help first-year students develop skills and strategies essential for academic success. Based on Stephen R. Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Successful College Students, the College Achievement Program provides instruction on goal setting and self-management, reading and note taking, improving concentration and memory, thinking critically, and preparing for and taking tests. 

The aim of this non-credit workshop is to assist you in making a successful transition from high school to college. The program is tailored to the first year curriculum, and through weekly classroom sessions it provides you with the opportunity to strengthen the learning skills essential for your academic excellence. Many successful students have attributed their academic achievement, in part, to this workshop.

How It Works
Through learning styles and study-skills inventories, you will discover your academic strengths and styles and develop strategies to be more productive when you study. You will be introduced to strategies for efficient and effective study times and you will develop your skills through the application of the strategies to actual class materials, such as lecture notes and reading from texts. No out-of-class work is assigned. Individual assistance is also available as needed.

To Register
A registration form must be submitted directly to the Academic Resource Center. Following summer registration, you will be placed in a workshop section compatible with your academic schedule. Workshops begin the first week of fall semester. Enrollment is limited.

CAP Registration Form

Fee
There is no tuition fee for Saint Anselm students, however there is a $200 lab fee to cover program materials.

CAP Participant Reviews

"The program focused on and gave reasons for good work and personal ethic."

"The sections about real-life things, like planning for tests and essays, helped to relieve stress and prepare me."

"Beginning With the End in Mind allowed me to keep a balanced perspective while working and studying."

"Habit 7, Sharpen the Saw, helped me realize the importance of a good night's sleep."

"Habit 3, Put First Things First, helped me to get organized and determine what needs to be done and when."

"The synergize activity, the personal mission statement activity, and the empathic listening activity were most helpful because they introduce me to concepts I had not thought about before."

"I have benefited most from the section Be Proactive because it taught me to prepare and rehearse in advance."

"The quadrant activity was most helpful because it helped me to realize how often I was wasting time or could be spending my time better."

"Sharpening the Saw was most helpful because it is the key to overall well-being and efficiency."

"I loved the goal planning section because it helped me re-evaluate my life."

"The quadrant activity helped me with time-management."

"I liked learning about the different ways of studying."

"Good ideas and helpful hints to change bad habits."