Student Success Coaching
What is Success Coaching?
Success Coaching is an invite-only program that provides one on one coaching throughout the academic year to help you discover your strengths, goals and campus opportunities.
Coaching Topics
Students meet with coaches to discuss their college experience. Topics include adjusting to college, campus resources, motivation, time management, balancing family with school, and more!
Peer Coaches
First and second year students are also provided the support of a Peer Coach. Peer Coaches are current students who attend UC San Diego, and support you with anything related to your student experience!
Events
Success Coaching promotes the Triton Firsts Initiative and keeps you in the loop for all campus-wide first-gen events
Frequently Asked Questions
What benefits do I get from Success Coaching?
Through participation in the Student Success Coaching Program, you will have access to:
- Enhanced academic success
- Mentorship (from Success Coaches and Peer Coaches)
- StrengthsFinder coaching and skill development
- Co-Curricular Record (CCR) validation through our Canvas Course
- Study strategies resources
- Time and stress management resources
- Referrals to campus resources
- Goal-setting opportunities
- Coaching events and workshops
- Community building with other first-generation college students, faculty, and staff
What happens at a success coaching meeting?
The real answer is, whatever you want to happen. You are the expert of your life. Your Success Coach is here to ask you powerful questions and to engage you in conversation to help you discover your passions, goals, and campus opportunities.
Some examples of topics are:
- Major exploration
- Academic, personal, or financial goal setting
- Finding experiential learning opportunities like research, study abroad, internships, and employment
- Developing a balanced schedule using different time management techniques
- Using assessments like LASSI to learn about personal study skills or Gallup StrengthsFinder to reflect on personal talents
Coaching is all about discussing what matters to you (your values) and creating goals to live your values. That looks very different for each student.
Is it too late to start meeting with my Success Coach and Peer Coach?
It’s never too late to connect with us. We know that students who engage with us early in their first year and actively participate benefit greatly, but there is never a bad time to talk about your goals, dreams, and campus opportunities.
We meet with students through their entire undergraduate experience — day one through graduation (and beyond).
How do I make an appointment?
Making an appointment is easy. Just click book an appointment. You can also be on the lookout for the direct link from your coach in their emails or texts. Questions? Reach out to your Success Coach directly.
What's the difference between a Peer Coach and a professional Success Coach? What is a Success Team?
Your Success Team is your Success Coach and Peer Coach, along with support from the rest of SSCP staff.
Peer Coach |
Success Coach |
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Current undergraduate student at UC San Diego and has recently experienced the transition to a quarter system and college life. |
Has at least a masters degree in higher education or a related field. |
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Supports you during your first year at UC San Diego. |
Supports you during all four years at UC San Diego. |
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Trained by UC San Diego Success Coaches and certified by the NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) Certified Peer Educator and the College Reading and Learning Association’s International Mentor Program Certification. |
Is highly trained through professional certifications and ongoing professional development. Coaches have been certified in:
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Can help you understand how to create and refine your SMART Goals, take your online assessments, and review all parts of the Success Plan. |
Serves as your long-term accountability partner, champion, and coach for your entire four years at UC San Diego. Success coaches will support you from your first year to graduation and beyond. |
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Cares about your success — in and out of the classroom. |
Cares about your success — in and out of the classroom. |
How will my Success Coach and Peer Coach communicate with me?
We are excited to meet with you, so we will send you a paper letter to your home address the summer before your first year. We will also call you, we will email you, and we will text you.
Yes, it is a real person texting you, not a robot!
Yes, you can text us back!
Yes, we love to hear from you. No, you are not bothering us!
How can I become a peer coach?
- Each spring quarter, information sessions are open to the campus to learn more about the position and applications open for the following academic year’s Peer Coaches.
- Any current undergraduate student can apply.
- You must be available for fall, winter, and spring quarters of the academic year.
- Peer Coaches are interviewed and selected in spring quarter and trained during summer break.
How do I stay connected with SSCP?
We want to meet with you in-person at coaching sessions, but we also host events and partner with other campus resources to hold interesting workshops.
We have a newsletter that contains useful and important information that is sent to your ucsd.edu email address.
