ARC: The hub of academic support.We strive to maximize the your chance for success by providing one-on-one support through tutoring, academic advising, academic counseling, coordinated study groups for most disciplines, individual attention and positive reinforcement. The ARC supports the opportunity for experiential learning, E-term, enhancing academic development through emersion in subject, travel, intensive research, working with experts and hands-on learning. We are located in the Stanley Library, ground floor and open to students 24 hrs. per day, seven days per week. Select a department below to get started:
Fall 2009 ARC
Resource Schedule: PAL sessions, Faculty Office Hours, Math Center Hours, Writing Center Hours
- » PAL tutor schedule, Faculty Office Hours, Math Center &
Writing Center Hours - » Visit the ARC: Stanley Library, ground floor
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Related services, classes, and programs
Experiential Term
Experiential Term (E-Term) is a three week term which offers a variety of two, three and four credit hour courses for all students enrolled at Ferrum College. Courses offered in E-Term are from across the curriculum, including courses from the liberal arts core of required courses, to courses that meet speaking and writing intensive requirements, and courses that offer an experiential opportunity in one of our 32 majors and/or 33 minors. Click here to visit the E-Term homepage.August Term
August Term (CSK 100) offers a two-week summer course in which incoming freshmen can earn two elective credits. This emersion program is designed to facilitate academic, social and personal growth as well as to ease the transition from high school to college. During this course students devote class time to intensive work in math, composition, computer use, and active learning in all areas preparing them for their first semester of college. Student participate in curricular and co-curricular activities which also helps them understand the college environment, adjust to living on a college campus, and develop critical thinking skills as well as a sense of community. Click here to visit the August Term homepage.Office of the Registrar
The College Registrar is responsible for maintaining registration information, academic schedules, and student academic records. Visit the Registrar's office to get course and exam schedules, class registration information, degree plans and catalog information, and more resources you'll need as you plan your academic career at Ferrum College. Click here to visit the Registrar's homepage.Other services located on the Stanley Library ground floor
Disability Services
Disability Services offers the opportunity for students with documentation of disabilities that affect academic performance to utilize academic accommodations that enhance academic success. All services are based on documentation submitted by the student to the director of disability services, and are provided in consultation between the office of Disability Services (DS) faculty and the student. Click here to visit the Disability Services homepage.Gateway Program
The Gateway Program is designed to help new students succeed at Ferrum. Through this program, students are introduced to the responsibilities and privileges of living and learning in an academic community. The program consists of four components: Panther PAWS, Gateway Weekend, freshman advising, and the Ferrum Gateway Seminar. Click here to visit the Gateway Program homepage.All ARC resources are focused on and designed to meet the Ferrum College mission:
"... to educate students in the disciplines of higher learning and to help them be thoughtful and perceptive, to be articulate and professionally capable, and to be caring and concerned citizens of their community, nation, and world. We therefore commit ourselves to developing the whole student, both in openness to a wide range of intellectual discovery, and in the physical, spiritual, and social aspects of life."
» View the Ferrum College Mission Statement in its entirety.