Student Plus at Mount St. Joseph University
In our Student Plus program, you’ll discover your academic strengths, address learning
challenges, and acquire new skills.
About Our Program
Student Plus is a nationally recognized, structured support system focused on assisting students diagnosed with a learning difference. Initiated in 1982, Student Plus has proven to provide highly successful interventions. Student Plus addresses the needs of students through a support system including academic support, executive function coaching, and help navigating new social situations. I
Mount Ranked Among 30 Best Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities
Eligibility
Student Plus students have a diagnosis of a learning difference that impacts their academic progress. Students applying to the program must have average to superior intellectual ability.
Space is limited, so we carefully evaluate each application to identify students who best match Student Plus resources. Entering freshmen and transfer students are eligible.
We are Committed to Your Goals
Student Plus's goal is help traditional-age students transition from a secondary program to college. The program fosters academic success by developing students’ learning strategies and compensatory skills to allow them to succeed in a regular postsecondary academic program. Student Plus offers students a broad spectrum of resources to meet specific needs, including:
- Adult professional tutoring
- Monitoring of student progress and academic counseling
- Scheduled consultations to promote organization and time management skills
- Access to and instruction in using technology
- Access to speech recognition software
- Direct instruction in academic success strategies, reading in the content areas and developing coping skills
- Consultative academic advising with attention to students’ specific learning needs
- Executive function support
All Student Plus students are educated in the broad spectrum of the liberal arts, and an opportunity to receive a career-oriented education. Students can chose any major the Mount offers, and must meet established department criteria.
Mount St. Joseph University provides reasonable academic adjustments and auxiliary aids to eligible students at no charge, according to students’ individual needs. We also provide advocacy assistance on disability-related issues. Eligibility depends on the nature of the impairment and its impact on the particular individual, based on documentation from a qualified professional.
Program Fee
The program fee is $6,150 per year/$3,075.00 per semester, and programmatic changes may occur to improve services and better meet the needs of our students. Financial Aid or funds from your 529 College Savings Account can be applied to this cost. For full details and future fee information, please contact 513-244-4418 or email financial.aid@msj.edu
Ready to get started?
Students must be admitted to Mount St Joseph University to enroll in Student Plus.
Student Plus is a separate program from other support services provided by the Mount, including the PASS Program. If a conditionally accepted first-year student that is required to participate in the PASS Program applies for and is accepted into Student Plus, the student will not also participate in the PASS Program due to the comprehensive content of Student Plus.
Contact Us
For more information about Student Plus, please contact loraine.delaney@msj.edu