Academic Counseling

Counselors are available to assist Liberal Arts students who are undecided about their future major, career or field of interest. We can help you choose courses which will meet degree requirements while also enabling you to "try out" various subjects to explore as possible future majors.

We at the Counseling Center understand how difficult it can be to do well in school. Many students struggle with their adjustment to college, balancing school with other responsibilities, or concentrating on their academics due to personal issues. Those students may begin to do poorly in their courses, and find it hard to demonstrate satisfactory academic progress at QCC. Satisfactory academic progress is measured as follows:

Students who fall below these minimum standards will be placed on academic alert or academic probation. To avoid this situation, or to learn how to get off of academic alert or probation, counselors can meet with you to review your academic record, discuss grading policies, offer referrals for tutoring services on campus, provide academic advisement, and are there to talk to you about other issues that may be interfering with your success at QCC.

Remember, it is now mandatory for all academic alert/probation students to see a counselor for academic advisement in order to register for the upcoming semester. This is done in the form of Advisement Meetings, which are informative workshops.  Workshops are offered every semester, and usually start a few weeks before registration begins.  Students on alert/probation are notified of the advisement meetings by mail, and must attend an advisement meeting every semester until they are successfully off of alert/probation.  To get more information about the advisement meetings (workshops), or to sign up for one, students can come to the counseling center (L-428) or contact our office at 718-631-6370.