student success
The free services offered include:

Academic Counseling Career counseling and academic guidance begin with the admissions interview and continues throughout a student's program at Johnson & Wales. Students are administered a variety of tests during freshman orientation. These tests, along with high school records, are used to build an individual profile for all counseling, scheduling and placement.

All students are encouraged to meet once each term with an appropriate academic counselor. For students experiencing academic difficulty, such a meeting is required.

Tutorial Assistance The University provides tutorial assistance through its Writing and Academic Support Center. Every effort is made to identify students in need of assistance. Students themselves, however, are urged to take the initiative in seeking out-of-class help during faculty office hours and through the Writing and Academic Support Center.

In addition, peer and professional tutoring is available in math, accounting and writing skills, and most major courses. Tutors, directed by a learning skills professional, provide individual and/or group sessions as student needs and resources dictate.

The Writing and Academic Support Center The Writing and Academic Support Center offers students academic assistance in Business, Hospitality, and Arts & Sciences courses. Writing laboratories for undergraduate and graduate students are available, including tutoring for all types of written projects, study skills remediation, and help in researching and designing papers and graduate theses. Tutoring in all first-year courses and most upper-level courses is available.

The Writing and Academic Support Center, at the Harborside Academic Center on the Harborside Campus, offers students individualized and/or small group tutoring in culinary and pastry laboratory and academic classes, as well as in math, English and study skills.

For more information about Student Success programs, consult the Student Handbook or contact the Office of Student Success at 401-598-4660 for more information.

Special Needs/Disabled Students Johnson & Wales is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations to allow learning disabled, physically disabled, and other challenged students to succeed in academic pursuits. While maintaining the highest academic integrity, the University strives to balance scholarship with support services which will assist special needs students in functioning in the University's academic environment.

Because some programs of study at the University have technical standards and requirements, applicants and students with special needs or physical disabilities should contact the Director of Student Success, at 401-598-4689 to discuss the availability of reasonable accommodations where appropriate. Copies of the technical standards applicable to various programs are available from this office.

Personal Counseling The Office of Student Success provides personal counseling services as well as group counseling. Students having difficulty with any aspect of college life are encouraged to make an appointment.