Academic Services


SCSU offers comprehensive academic services. this list provides a representation of those with most importance to graduate students. A complete listing can be found at http://www.stcloudstate.edu/studenthandbook/stuResources/default.asp.

American Indian Center

320.308.5449

AIC House

For more information visit: www.stcloudstate.edu/aic

The American Indian Center at SCSU strives to respond to the self-defined educational needs and goals of current American Indian students and communities alike. The center offers cultural activities, academic support programs, a speaker series, and native arts. The American Indian Center also host an Annual Spring Powwow.

Center for Continuing Studies

320.308.3081

Brown Hall

For more information visit: www.stcloudstate.edu/continuingstudies

The Center for Continuing Studies is responsible for the development, coordination and implementation of the following programs: online courses, self-paced courses, Professional Education and Extension, evening programming, educational conferences, noncredit offerings and a bachelor of elective studies degree program. The major functions of continuing studies are to:

  1. Provide leadership and coordinate programs of continuing studies with other academic and administrative units.
  2. Cooperate with business, industry and other professions, groups and individuals in providing credit and noncredit courses.
  3. Provide leadership for the development and coordination of programs of study focusing upon the needs of non-traditional students.
  4. Develop and sponsor educational lectures and conferences.
  5. Coordinate the policy for noncredit program.

Center for International Studies

320.308.4287

Lawrence Hall

For more information visit: www.stcloudstate.edu/internationalstudies

The Center for International Studies manages all processes related to international admissions and administers and supports a variety of programs and activities that assist students from other countries to understand and succeed in their American academic pursuits.

Learning Resources & Technology Services

320.308.2084

Miller Center

For more information visit: http://lrts.stcloudstate.edu

The mission of Learning Resources & Technology Services (LR&TS) is "Connecting you with Information and Technology." LR&TS offers a variety of services including:

Library
The library is located in the James W. Miller Learning Resources Center and serves students, faculty, staff and community members in Central Minnesota. The Miller Center provides a state-of-the-art facility for accessing information and technology.

Students can access library services inperson at the Reference and Circulation Desks on the first floor of the Miller Center or online through our Web site http://lrts.stcloudstate.edu/library/. The library provides more than 150 online databases and more than 37,000 electronic periodical subscriptions. The library provides access to a variety of online tools, including a 24/7 online chat reference service through AskMN and RefWorks, a Web-based software that helps create bibliographies in any format (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.). SCSU is a member of the MINITEX network system of Minnesota, which provides access to all major library collections of Minnesota, as well as those in North Dakota and South Dakota. Materials from other libraries can be obtained through interlibrary loan at no cost to the user.

The library’s Circulation Desk offers a fleet of laptop computers available for checkout and 16 student study rooms that can be reserved for individual or group use.

The Miller Center offers more than 750 study tables with data and power connections for laptop computers, and wireless Internet access throughout the building as well as a 24 hour computer lab. The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education, the Multicultural Resource Center, and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning are also located in the Miller Center.

Students in need of library services during semesters they are not enrolled in classes should contact the Circulation Desk for assistance.

For more details about the library, including hours, see our Web site http://lrts.stcloudstate.edu/library/

InforMedia Services
InforMedia Services (IMS) provides instructional design and technological assistance and support to students, faculty and staff at SCSU. IMS offers a wide variety of workshops each semester, designed to teach specific applications such as Web design, spreadsheet and multimedia programs. Workshops are focused on helping participants use the technology resources available at SCSU.  An up-to-date list of technology training opportunities is available at http://huskynet.stcloudstate.edu/help/training.

Information & Technology Services
Information & Technology Services (ITS) supports the academic and administrative missions of SCSU by providing design, installation, training, operations and maintenance services for a wide range of technologies. The following services are offered by ITS:

HuskyNet
HuskyNet is the brand name for the technology services at SCSU, supported in part by the Student Technology Fee. HuskyNet provides on- and off-campus technology to help students make the most of SCSU. A HuskyNetID (username) allows students to log into technology features, including SCSU e-mail account, online courses, printing, the campus wired and wireless networks, and personal File and Web storage space. HuskyNet also offers resources such as the Virtual Lab, which allows use of campus software on personal computers through the Web. For more information about HuskyNet, visit the Web site, huskynet.stcloudstate.edu.

Student Computer Labs
SCSU offers more than 400 computers for student use in 19 general access computer labs located throughout campus. Students can check computer availability in general access labs through Lab Seats, posted online at http://huskynet.stcloudstate.edu/computers, as well as on screens in Atwood Memorial Center, Centennial Hall, Engineering & Computing Center, and Miller Center atrium. The Miller Center library has more than 350 computer workstations, including 28 in extended-hour areas, which are available overnight when the Miller Center is closed. An additional 40-plus discipline-related computer labs with nearly 900 stations, located within other departments and colleges, also are available. For a more detailed description of services available and computer lab locations, visit the HuskyNet Web site or pick up a copy of the latest Student Technology Handbook. The handbook is available at the HelpDesk (MC B43 and AMC 165), Computer Store (MC B42), and in all general access computer labs.

HelpDesk
The technology HelpDesk is SCSU’s general technology support center for students, faculty and staff. Staff members answer how-to and troubleshooting questions and provide computing and technical assistance. The HelpDesk is accessible by telephone (320-308-2077), e-mail (helpdesk@stcloudstate.edu), and in person at the HelpDesk office (Miller Center B43 and Atwood 165). For more information, see http://huskynet.stcloudstate.edu/helpdesk.

ResNet
ResNet provides SCSU residents with direct wired high-speed access and wireless access to both on-campus networked computer resources and the Internet. Residents can search SCSU's online library catalog, surf the Web and access their SCSU e-mail accounts, all from the privacy of their rooms.

Computer Store
The Computer Store, located in room B42 of the Miller Center, offers up-to-date hardware and software, most at discounted prices for students, faculty and staff. See http://huskynet.stcloudstate.edu/computerstore for products and prices.

Electronic Classrooms
SCSU offers more than 200 electronic classrooms that give instructors the ability to integrate audio and video technology into their teaching using multimedia equipment. Other instructional technologies SCSU features include interactive television, video teleconferencing, and audio-visual systems.

Mathematical Skills Center

320.308.3840

224 Centennial Hall

For more information visit: www.stcloudstate.edu/mathskills

This center offers two three-credit courses for students who need to prepare or refresh their math skills for college-level mathematics.

Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic

320.308.2092

103 Brown Hall

For more information visit: www.stcloudstate.edu/csd/

The Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic provides diagnosis and treatment for persons with communication disorders in the areas of articulation, voice, language, stuttering and hearing. All services, offered on an individual basis, are provided by practicum students under the direct supervision of certified faculty. Services are provided to SCSU students, faculty and staff and to area residents at a nominal fee.

Statistical Consulting Center

320.308.4709

204 Miller Center

For more information visit: lrts.stcloudstate.edu/about/ctus/statconsulting

Providing statistical consultation, this center is a vital resource for graduate students. You will find statistical consultants available for research suggestions, questionnaire development, as well as data entry services.

Student Disability Services

320.308.4080

202 Centennial Hall

For more information visit: www.stcloudstate.edu/sds

Student Disability Services is designed to provide support services for students with disabilities. Services include: interpreting, alternative test taking, note taking, advocacy and referral to other agencies. Students must provide documentation related to their disability prior to receiving services. Contact this office for an application form and fact sheet.

The SCSU campus in the majority of settings provides barrier-free buildings, rest rooms and water fountains equipped for wheelchair access, and elevators that have Braille and raised print signs.

Testing Center

320.308.5456

A218 Atwood Center

The Atwood Testing center provides computerized testing for many different programs including the GMAT, GRE, PRAXIS, Minnesota Teacher Licensure Program, TOEFL, MAT, CLEP, and various IT testing. Paper/pencil exams are also offered multiple times throught the year and include the LSAT, ACT, and GRE Subject. For more information, please contact the testing center staff at testingcenter@stcloudstate.edu or go to the testing center website at http://www.stcloudstate.edu/testingcenter.

Twin Cities Graduate Center

320.308.6000

6401 Sycamore Court N.
Maple Grove, MN 55369

Take St. Cloud State University graduate courses in the Twin Cities at a convenient location near I-494 and Bass Lake Road in Maple Grove.  Contact is also available through E-mail at tcgradcenter@stcloudstate.edu

Write Place

320.308.2031

117 Building 51

For more information visit: www.stcloudstate.edu/writeplace

The Write Place offers free, individualized help to undergraduate and graduate student writers — the kind of help that often cannot be found in classrooms, textbooks, or occasional conferences with teachers. Writers at any stage in the writing process can work one-on-one with trained constants during appointments. Consultants help students to identify writing strengths and potential problems, teach students strategies for revising and editing their writing, and provide information about writing conventions. Consultants also assist students in developing and organizing their ideas, in clarifying their communications, and in adapting their texts for specific readers and purposes.

Students working on assignments for classes (papers, research projects), on special projects (portfolios, graduate theses), or on employment correspondence (resumes, application letters) are encouraged to bring in drafts in progress to appointments. For more information or an appointment, call 320.308.2031. For online information about writing, consult the Write Place's Web site: www.stcloudstate.edu/writeplace.

Hours
51B, Room 117
Monday: 9 am to 7 pm
Tuesday: 9 am to 5 pm
Wedneday: 9 am to 7 pm
Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm
Friday: 10 am to 4 pm
Sunday: 12 pm to 5 pm

Miller Center (aka "the library")
Monday through Friday: 10 am to 4 pm