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Academic Resources
students in developing a general perspective of life/work planning, as well as evaluating and effectively
implementing specific job search strategies.
Some of the many services and resources available through career services are:
• Self-assessment tools to assist with choosing a major and developing career plans
• Information on majors and careers
• Resume, cover letter, and interviewing workshops and informational handouts
• Career and job fairs
• Career Exploration class (PD101)
• Job Search Strategies class (PD201)
• Opportunities to meet and network with SMU alumni
• Career development events
• Listings of full-time and part-time job openings
• Graduate school and professional school information
• Individual appointments
Students are encouraged to visit career services staff early in their college career to develop the most
effective career path. Questions regarding career services should be directed to the director of career services.
Disability Services and Academic Support Policy for Students
It is the policy of the university to comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws concerning
access to education benefits and programs.
Academic support services are available at the Winona campus to eligible students with disabilities
through the academic skills center (ASC). For purposes of this policy, “disabled student” is defined to
include a student who has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits him or her in one
or more major life activities, or has a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an
impairment.
A student with a disability who requests academic support services must provide documentation of the
disability and the need for the services requested to the disability services coordinator (DSC). Typically,
that documentation will be in the form of a diagnostic report. The diagnostic report is used for two
purposes: to document the existence, nature, and extent of the disability and to identify reasonable
accommodations. Since the provision of reasonable accommodations and services is based on the
impact of the student’s disability on his/her current academic performance in a specific academic
program, the student’s best interests are served by providing recent and appropriate documentation of
his/her disability. Usually, testing that has been conducted within the last three years will be considered
recent and appropriate documentation. The exception to this would be psychological disabilities which
require documentation within one year to be considered current. Assessments made at the pre-college
level will qualify as appropriate documentation only if they reflect adult capabilities and the academic
demands of higher education. If a diagnostic report is inadequate to determine the present extent of a
student’s disability or appropriate accommodations, the DSC may require a supplemental assessment of
the disability at the student’s expense.
The disability services coordinator in consultation with appropriate staff, as necessary, will determine if a
student qualifies for academic accommodations. The disability services coordinator in consultation with
appropriate faculty members, as necessary, will determine the specific academic accommodations to be
provided to an eligible student, taking into account the student’s stated preferences, if any.
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