Finding Your Direction
Merrimack’s Compass Program supports students in their transition to college by providing additional guidance and opportunities for academic and personal growth.
With this in mind, Compass was created to support you in your聽freshman year, and direct you for long-term success through graduation and beyond.
In the Compass Program, our goal is to provide the skills and knowledge you need to live up to your full potential. You bring the interest in learning; we provide the direction and support.聽
The Compass Commitment
The program offers you:
- Academic workshops geared towards meeting college-level expectations.
- Small cohort courses with individualized attention.
- Thirty-two college credits that count toward completion of general education and major requirements.
- Lab time with guided support for the cohort course work .
- Coordinated support services and referrals.
- One-on-one academic coaching.
- An opportunity for self-cultivation.
- Help navigating the Merrimack community and finding your fit at school.
- Supportive and caring faculty, staff and mentors.
- Student advocacy.
- Growth, both academically and personally.
You commit to:
- Working hard and reaching your full potential.
- Regular contact with your academic counselor.
- Participation in community meetings, academic workshops and special events.
- Meetings with your professors during their office hours.
- Regular attendance in your courses and compliance with each professor鈥檚 syllabus requirements.
- Use of the Writing Center to get help with papers.
- Attendance at math workshops and use of the Math Center.
- Respectful behavior toward all members of the community.
- Personal responsibility for your academic progress.
- Adherence of the academic standards of 成人福利视频.
As a Compass student, you will spend your first year immersed in an intensive curriculum of both core and introductory courses for your intended major. The courses taken during your freshman year (32 credits total) are structured to fulfill Merrimack鈥檚 general education requirements, keep you on track in your major and set you up for success.
Location
The Compass suite is on the third floor of McQuade Library, across from the elevator.
Contact Us
Kelley Bateman
Director, Compass Program
batemank@merrimack.edu
978-837-5039
