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Academic Support Services

These services provide resources and guidance to help you navigate the unique challenges you face. By offering career resources, legal resources, and access to campus-wide staff and academic services, we want to empower you to achieve your academic and personal goals, ensuring you have the tools and support needed to succeed in your educational journey.

Academic Support and Learning Advancement (ASLA)

Find a learning opportunity that works for you. If you're a Northwestern student, you're a skilled learner — but that doesn't mean you never need help. Visit Academic Support and Learning Advancement (ASLA). to learn more. The best learners are the ones who seek (and give) support when it's needed.

Student Assistance and Support Services (SASS)

Student Assistance and Support Services (SASS) supports students by helping them to navigate complex challenges and remove barriers that impede their ability to thrive at Northwestern.

Undergraduate Advising

Northwestern Undergraduate Advising offices offer a network of advising support to undergraduates, with each school, college, or office having its own set of advisers to help you at specific points in your undergraduate career. They all share the same mission to support your unique academic path and personal growth. Your first point of contact within your school or college will be with your academic adviser. Other offices below can offer information, opportunities, and resources to support and enhance your Northwestern experience.  

Graduate Student Advising

Graduate advising is by school or program:

Office of Undergraduate Research

The Office of Undergraduate Research provides advising and award funding to hundreds of students each year, many of whom are engaged in independent research and creative projects that will support their post-college aspirations.

NUhelp

NUhelp is your guide to navigating Northwestern's wellness, safety and crisis resources, whenever you may need them. Not sure where to start? Download the NUhelp roadmap for an overview.