Academic Coaching

When you have students who appear to be struggling to handle the pace and complexity of learning at Stanford, the Academic Coaching Program is here to help.

We provide free one-on-one academic coaching to help students develop strategies to learn more effectively and to reach their academic goals. We support students in:

• managing procrastination

• improving their time management

• leveling up their reading strategies

• developing more effective test-taking strategies

• harnessing their strengths as a neurodivergent student, and more!

How to connect your students to Academic Coaching resources

Share our resources on your syllabus or Canvas 

Add an insert in your Syllabus, like this:

Academic Coaching
Stanford provides free one-on-one academic coaching to help you learn how to plan and manage your time, read more effectively, prepare for exams, and manage procrastination. Schedule an appointment with an academic coach at academicskills.stanford.edu, and find other free Academic Skills resources at studentlearning.stanford.edu.

Add an announcement to Canvas, like this sample:

Academic Coaching at Stanford
Want help navigating the ups and downs of academic life at Stanford? Feeling overwhelmed by your coursework, anxious about exams, or simply curious if the way you’re studying is actually working for you? Sign up for a free one-to-one academic coaching session. Academic Coaches can help you come up with a personalized action plan to address things like procrastination, motivation, focus, time management, exam preparation and anxiety, reading and note-taking, learning as a neurodivergent student, and much more. Sign up at academicskills.stanford.edu, and check out other free Academic Skills resources at studentlearning.stanford.edu.

Refer students who could benefit from coaching

See How do I refer a student to Academic Coaching? for more information about how to refer students to Academic Coaching. 

Request a brief classroom visit or tailored academic skills workshop 

Interested in having an academic coach visit your class to briefly introduce themselves and our programs? Would you like us to offer a workshop for your students or prepare a customized handout for effective learning in your course? Fill out our workshop request form, and we’d be happy to help.

Where students can learn more

Students can schedule an academic coaching session online to get started immediately, or visit our Academic Skill page to find out more about our workshops, study halls, neurodiversity-focused program offerings, and other academic resources.

Questions?

Feel free to contact us at any time: 

Jae Chung
Senior Associate Director
Student Learning Program
schungjae@stanford.edu
(650) 736-776
408 Panama Mall

You can also directly contact anyone on our Student Learning Programs team.