Student Support & Guidance
Student Health
UNC Charlotte Student Health (SH) provides primary medical care, disease prevention, health education, wellness promotion, and various specialty services to all registered UNC Charlotte students, regardless of the type of health insurance they carry.
Student Health is a part of the campus team that coordinates responses to infectious disease outbreaks and is the university’s liaison to the Mecklenburg County Health Department. We provide the campus with important public health services.
Student Health and the Center for Wellness Promotion are located in the Waddell Center for Student Health and Wellbeing.
Office of Disability Services
The Office of Disability Services is responsible for ensuring access to academic programs and campus facilities for individuals with disabilities. You are encouraged to contact them should you, need assistance or if you have any questions about how to best help your students.
Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
The Center for Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at UNC Charlotte supports the holistic well-being and academic success of students and contributes to a healthy and welcoming campus climate. This is accomplished by providing short-term individual and group counseling, crisis management, consultation, referral services, and educational and preventive initiatives for the campus community. In addition, CAPS supports the academic mission of the University by serving as a training site for graduate students and supports scholarly activity and professional development of staff.
Writing Resources Center
The Writing Resource Center (WRC) includes computing facilities that integrate word processing, research, tutoring, and assistive technologies. In addition to its Web-based resources, the WRC houses a library of writing-related instructional materials. Consultation is available, on a limited basis, to support faculty in teaching writing across the curriculum. WRC staff also offer presentations and host workshops on such topics as avoiding plagiarism, documenting sources, peer response, and revision strategies.
WRC also offers services that are specific to student needs, so you are encouraged to send students their way!
University Center for Academic Excellence
The University Center for Academic Excellence (UCAE) is a combination of five offices poised to help students enhance their learning skills and improve their academic performance: The Learning Lab, Tutorial Services, Supplemental Instruction, Building Educational Strengths and Talents, and Student Success. Click here to learn more about the services they offer and how they can help your students succeed.
Dean of Students Office
The Dean of Students Office is the central point of contact when students want to get involved, need to resolve a conflict, have questions about policies and procedures, or are trying to identify campus resources and information that will put them on the path to success. They also offer a wealth of knowledge and guidance for faculty who need assistance with student issues. Their services include:
- New student orientation (SOAR)
- Leadership opportunities
- Volunteering
- Fraternity and Sorority Life
- Peer mentoring
- Niner Nation Family events
- Honors and Awards
- Commencement Speakers and Bell Ringers
- Veteran Services
- Withdrawals with Extenuating Circumstances (WE)
- Academic accommodations and Incomplete grades
- Personal crisis
- Sexual/interpersonal assaults
- Grievances
- Referrals to campus resources
- Academic integrity
- Student conduct
- Off-campus behavior
- Peer mediation