Whether you’re setting personal academic success goals or goals specific to completing your Academic Probation (AP) and/or Success Support Plan (SSP) requirements, it’s great to have somewhere to start. Check out this list of goals and action steps to use as a starting point to develop your own goals as you progress at CCA and beyond. Tips in this guide:

• Anatomy of a Goal
• Examples of Goals
• Examples of Action Steps

For further resources to support your success at CCA, explore Learning Resources

Action word + Subject + How you will achieve the action

• Use the SMART Goal template as a reference point: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound
• Check out Bloom’s Taxonomy, a useful framework for determining what words to utilize in order to establish clear goals for yourself based on your intention

• Organization
  • Create a regular, balanced weekly schedule
  • Improve time management skills and study habits
  • Keep a healthy mindset throughout the semester
• Academic Performance
  • Improve academic performance and progress
  • Improve course attendance, participation, and grades
  • Be proactive in checking grades and academic progress
• Faculty Connection
  • Communicate regularly and clearly with professors, asking follow-up questions as needed
  • Begin communicating with professors early and establish good communication throughout the semester
• Resource Utilization
  • Seek out support when I am facing difficulties with academic, health, or personal issues
• Career Development
  • Find an internship or job related to my major to learn more about my field and get hands-on experience

• In order to: Improve time management skills and study habits
  • Connect with an academic coach to establish a good study routine
  • Use and try multiple organization tools like a physical planner for assignments and google calendar for courses
  • Explore campus to find working spaces that fit my needs
• In order to: Begin communicating with professors early and establish good communication throughout the semester
  • Review Student Success Guide: Questions to Ask Professors
  • Work with my Advisor to brainstorm questions to ask and information to share with my professors including drafting some template emails for future use
  • Email or talk to all my professors each week around class time or during office hours throughout the semester
• In order to: Improve academic performance and progress
  • Build a communication plan to consistently communicate with my professors.
  • Maintain good attendance and review the Attendance and Engagement Policy. Follow up with professors as needed on confirming unexcused versus excused absences.
  • Participate in coaching / tutoring by scheduling appointments with Academic Strategy + Writing Coaches