The Center for Academic Development (CAD) Offers
Individual and small group learning assistance
- Learning assistance
- Writing assistance
- Reading and study skills
- Critical thinking strategies
- English Competency Test (ECT)
- Assistance in completing In-Progress (IP) grades
Individual and small group tutoring
- Writing (on campus and online)
- Content areas
- Test preparation
- Study skills
Computer skills development for on campus and online students
- NLU student email help (getting started, sending messages, etc.)
- LiveText help (simple navigation, importing documents, etc.)
- WebCT help (signing on, posting messages, etc.)
- Basic word processing and spreadsheet help
Learning assistance workshops
Delivered in collaboration with the Department of Adult Continuing and Literacy Education (ACLE)
- Foundations of mathematics workshop
- Math review workshops for specific courses
- Grammar review
- Effective writing and proofreading
- Critical reading
- Time management
- Special topics
Test preparation workshops
- Illinois Basic Skills Test
- PRAXIS I
- Assessment of Professional Teaching (APT)
- General test taking strategies
In-class presentations
(Offered upon faculty request. Please contact local CAD coordinator or email CyberCAD@nl.edu. In-class presentation request forms will be available for downloading in the For Faculty link of this website.)
- Academic writing
- APA style
- Time management
- Study skills
- Strategies for note-taking
- Strategies for reading the text
- Strategies for writing research papers
Initial assessment of students' skills
- Skills assessment for on-campus undergraduate students
- Criterion writing exam for College of Management and Business (CMB) graduate students
- Writing assessment for accelerated programs
Accommodations for students with documented special needs
Provided in collaboration with the Office of Diversity, Access and Equity (DAE). To contact the DAE office, please call 800.443.5522, ext. 5491.
- Untimed testing
- Note takers
- Tape recorders
- Readers
- Computer assistance
- Additional tutoring time
Credit-bearing coursework
Offered by the Department of Adult Continuing and Literacy Education (ACLE)
- Strategies for Effective Writing (offered to all NLU students)
- University Success Seminar (FOCUS only)
- Strategies for Effective Learning (FOCUS only)
- Perspectives on Prior Learning (offered through Prior Learning Assessment)
For more information about any of our services, please contact the CAD, by calling any of the phone numbers below, or by email at CyberCAD@nl.edu
- Chicago - 312 261-3374
- Elgin - 630 874-4554
- Lisle - 630 874-4554
- North Shore (Skokie) - 224 233-2356
- Tampa - 813 491-6121
- Virginia/Washington DC - 800 443-5522, X6935
- Wheeling - 847 947-5509
