The Elizabeth City State University General Education Program oversees curriculum that aligns with national best practices that prepare and empower students within and beyond their chosen major.  Students enroll in a series of courses that broaden their knowledge base and emphasize high-level transferable skills, instill a strong sense of values, ethics, and civic engagement for responsible global citizenship. High impact practices are also a major focus of the program, including freshman seminars, service learning, academic advising, student portfolios, and learning communities.

General Education Clearance Form

Academic Advising at Elizabeth City State University is a collaborative and ongoing partnership between students and their advisors to develop and track students’ educational plans and career goals.  As a student-centered process, academic advising helps to teach and develop students as they understand and navigate the University’s academic rules, regulations, and requirements. Faculty, staff and students have a joint responsibility of ensuring the advising partnership is successful.

FIRST-YEAR ADVISING:

Every first-year student is advised by a First-Year Advisor in the Office of Student Success and Retention. First-Year Advisors assigned based on academic departments.  Below are the current first year advisors and the departments they advise for. First-year student may contact the Coordinator for Academic Advising if they have any questions.

Susan Bates sdbates@ecsu.edu	Lyteshia Riddick lhriddick@ecsu.edu	Malcolm Watts mwatts@ecsu.edu	Dana Poole dvpoole@ecsu.edu	Dana Chandler dschandler@ecsu.edu
History	Criminal Justice	Business Administration	Aviation	Undecided
Social Work	Kinesiology	Accounting		**GEAR UP Students
Psychology	Elementary Education	Sport Management
Computer Science	Special Education	Digital Media
Mathematics	Biology	English
Engineering Tech	Sustainability Studies	Music
*Interdisciplinary Studies	Pharmaceutical Science	Graphic Design
*Homeland Security
Unmanned Air Systems (UAS)
Emergency Management

 

*Online Degree

**Special cohort of students

 

Coordinator of Academic Advising:

Susan Bates

sdbates@ecsu.edu

 

TRANSFER ADVISING: All new transfer students are advised by a major advisor within the student’s academic department. Transfer students in their first year have a Transfer Coordinator to assist in connecting students with their academic advisor.

Transfer Coordinator:

Reshema Combs

rdcombs@ecsu.edu

 

READMIT/RETURNING ADVISING: All readmit/returning students are advised by a major advisor within the student’s academic department. You are also assigned a Retention Specialist to assist you as you return to the institution. This specialist will assist you during your re-enrollment process.  The specialist will also connect you to your academic advisor.

Retention Specialist/Readmit Coordinator:

Keisha Hill

klhill@ecsu.edu

 

UPPERCLASSMEN:  All Continuing students are advised by a major advisor within the student’s academic department. Please contact your academic department for advisor information.

If you are unsure of your advisor information, please email studentsuccess@ecsu.edu.

Transfer students are supported through transitional services such as coordination of academic advising, seminars, information exchange, and academic engagement opportunities.

Transfer Advising/Services

The Office of Student Success and Retention Peer Tutorial Program has the sole purpose of strengthening student academics.  The Peer Tutorial Program at ECSU seeks to improve the matriculation rate of students in all courses.  Students have the option to participate in individualized or group tutoring.  Online tutoring is also available. 

Instructions to Request Tutoring:

• Log into E4U
• Select Get Assistance (Top Right)
• Select Tutoring in the 1st and 2nd Drop Down Box, then Click Next
• Location Online or Moore Hall, Pick Tutor you would like tutoring from or Select the Coordinator’s Name Nikki Smith , Click Next
• Select a Time, then Click Next
• In Comments Box type in the Course/Subject you need tutoring in and a working phone number (optional)
• Confirm Appointment

Click here to view information about our peer tutors.

Tutoring is available for the following courses:

Aviation AVI 370 Aviation Res Methods & Stats ART 130 Art Appreciation AVI 100 Intro to Aviation AVI 230 Aviation Management AVI 260 Avi Human Factors and Safety AVI 270 AVI Legislation and Ethics AVI 275 Aircraft Systems I AVI 314 Aviation Meteorology Biology BIOL 101 Biology for Majors I BIOL 102 Biology for Majors II BIOL 341 Microbiology Business Administration BUAD 200 Business Communications BUAD 115 Introduction to Business BUAD 190 Management Information Systems Chemistry CHEM 101 General Chemistry CHEM 102 General Chemistry CHEM 302 Organic Chemistry Computer Science CSC 115 Programming I CSC 218 Data Struc Algorithm Analysis CSC 230 Java Programming CSC 315 Programming Languages CSC 335 Introduction to Web Design CSC 410 Net- Centric Computing CSC210 C++ Programming

Mathematics MATH 114 Math of Liberal Arts MATH 115 College Algebra MATH 115 College Algebra MATH 118 Precalculus MATH 351 Linear Algebra MATH 165 Calculus of Single Variable I MATH 265 Calculus of Single Variable II MATH 350 Number Theory English ENG 102 Composition I ENG 103 Composition II ENGL 201 World Literature I ENGL 202 World Literature II Flight Education FLT 110 Private Pilot Ground FLT 320 Instrument Ground FLT 330 Commercial Ground History HIST 140 World Civilization I Health HLTH 369 Principles of Nutrition HLTH 465 Drug Education HLTH185 Health Concepts Kinesiology KIN 300 Exercise Physiology KIN 399 Applied Tech in Strength and Conditioning KIN 401 Motor Learning Motor Behavior KIN 448 Exercise Prescription KIN370 Kinesiology

Music MUS 212 African American in Music Pharmaceutical Science PHSC 201 Foun of Pharmaceutical Science Physics PHYS 181 Physics I PHYS 182 Physics II Psychology PSY 212 General Psychology PSY 221 Professional Perspect. In Psych PSY 330 Psychology of Personality PSY 351 Experimental Psychology PSY201 Development Psychology   PYSCH 301 Statistics and Research Design PSY396 Environmental Psychology    PSY 420 Counseling in Prin Practices Sociology SOC 201 Introduction to Sociology Spanish SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II Communication SPCH 314 Public Speaking Statistics STAT 251 Basic Statistics I Unmanned Aircraft Systems UAS 200 UAS Sensors and NAS Laws and Reg UAS 250 UAS Sensors and Payloads

 

Online Tutoring (Tutor.com)

ECSU is proud to offer free online tutoring assistance to all enrolled students through Tutor.com.  Tutor.com is an online tutorial service that provides:

•  A network of highly qualified and experienced tutors
• Connect with an expert tutor online 24/7
• Screen sharing capabilities
• Learn from the convenience of your dorm, home or lab
• Available now in Blackboard!

To Access Tutor.com

1. Sign into your Blackboard course
2. Click on the Tutor.com logo under Course Tools
3. Type in your question or subject area of concern 

 

Please Contact:

Nikki Smith, MAT

Coordinator of Tutorial Services/ Academic Support

Office of Student Success and Retention

Elizabeth City State University 

1704 Weeksville Rd. // Elizabeth City, NC 27909

Phone: 252.384.1240

Email: nrsmith@ecsu.edu

Academic Suspension Appeal Process

The Academic Suspension Appeal process is provided for students who have received the academic sanction of Academic Suspension but are able to provide appropriate documentation of extenuating circumstances which contributed to their academic suspension. The mitigating circumstances must be appropriately documented for the semester(s) in which the deficiencies occurred. Appeals must include all necessary documentation to support the existence of the circumstances described (i.e., letter from doctor, clergy, support professional, family members, faculty, etc.) and evidence that the circumstances have been resolved so that difficulties do not continue into the next semester. In addition, students must provide an Academic Success Plan that documents how the student plans to move forward from the sanction.

APPEAL DEADLINES FOR AY2022-2023

Suspension Date	Deadline to Submit Form and Documentation	Decision Email to Student
December 2022	December 27, 2022	January 6, 2023
May 2023	TBD	TBD

 

APPEAL COMPONENTS

Students submitting an appeal must complete and submit the following:

• Letter of Explanation – A detailed letter explaining:
  • (1) the extenuating circumstances which led to deficiencies,
  • (2) support services utilized during the semester(s). If no services used, share why you did not utilize services, and
  • (3) changes you have made that will allow you to be academically successful.
• Official Documentation – Documentation that supports the extenuating circumstances discussed. Documentation can include, but is not limited to medical information, funeral announcements, letters from those knowing the situation experienced, financial hardship, etc.
• Academic Success Plan (click here) – Download the Adobe file, complete, and save this form for uploading. Do not open this file as a Google Doc. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Only 1 submission is allowed. Please ensure all documents are attached.
• Incomplete appeals will not be reviewed. If additional information is required, an email will be sent to the student’s email account. After 5 days of being incomplete, the appeal will be denied.
• All appeals must be submitted by the published university deadline; late submissions will not be considered.
• Decisions by the Division of Academic Affairs are final.

The Academic Suspension Appeals and Re-entry is comprised of a faculty representative from each of the academic schools, staff from the Division of Student Affairs, and staff from the Office of Student Success and Retention. Appeal committee member names are not released. Appeal decisions will be communicated to the student through their ECSU email on or before the decision date listed. It is the responsibility of the student to check their ECSU email for correspondence related to their appeal. For additional information regarding Academic Sanctions please review Policy 300.1.7.F

Questions concerning appeals can be sent to appeals@ecsu.edu.

SUBMIT YOUR ACADEMIC APPEAL HERE.