The College HELP Program is a fee-based service that works with Marshall University students diagnosed with a Specific Learning Disability (S.L.D.) and/or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (A.D.H.D). Eligible students must apply and interview to be considered for acceptance. College students receive instruction and coaching in study skills, time management and organization from qualified learning specialists and a life coach through our Skills Development and Life Coaching Programs. All academic tutoring, skill development, and life coaching hours are scheduled based on the student’s requests via their Tutoring Registration Form.
Graduate assistant tutors and professional tutors provide one-on-one academic tutoring. The Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act guarantee the student’s testing accommodations, which the tutors manage in conjunction with professors and HELP.
We work closely with students, their parents/guardians, diagnosticians, and education specialists to assess each student’s level of academic ability and needs to provide them with the most necessary and practical services to help ensure his or her academic success at Marshall University.
- Instruction in engaged, multi-sensory study techniques
- One-on-one academic tutoring
- Participation in Skills Development Program as needed
- Participation in Life Coaching as needed.
- Development of listening and note taking skills
- Assistance with improved memory systems
- Support in developing improved time management and organizational skills
- Coaching in test preparation and strategies
- Oral administration of tests when appropriate
- Scribes provided for tests when appropriate
- Liaison maintained between professor and student
Newly admitted College HELP freshmen and transfer students participate in College HELP’s Summer Prep program to help acclimate to their new academic life at Marshall University.
HELP Fees
College HELP fees vary based on services and the number of tutoring hours students register for each semester.
Financial Aid
The Marshall Student Financial Aid office can consider HELP costs when calculating student aid offers. Please alert our business manager if you would like more information.
The Marshall HELP Program works with in-state and out-of-state Division of Rehabilitation Services/Vocational Rehabilitation services to cover College HELP Program fees.
West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation
HELP Scholarships
Scholarships are available to help students cover the costs for HELP services.
Additional Scholarship Opportunities
- The Springboard Foundation offers scholarships for students with documented disabilities.
- Joseph James Morelli Legacy Foundation offers scholarships to STEM students with dyslexia, dysgraphia and/or dyscalculia.
- Receive information about how our programs can help you reach your goals.
- Meet some of our current students and staff.
- Get help with the application and enrollment process.
