{"id":65786,"date":"2024-04-24T09:44:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T07:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/orientation-week-2024-faqs-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T16:34:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:34:41","slug":"student-academic-support-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/student-academic-support-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Academic Support Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"65786\" class=\"elementor elementor-65786\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3efda90 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3efda90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Student Academic Support Services <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fc6a06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fc6a06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3425c1f\" data-id=\"3425c1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7269771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7269771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At SPU, we want you to excel in your academic journey. That\u2019s why we offer a range of support services tailored to help you succeed. From academic orientation and course selection to career planning, study strategies, and progress reviews, we\u2019re here to support you.. Our academic advisors are here to provide personalised guidance, ensuring you stay on track and achieve your goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7619511 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7619511\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a89eb8f\" data-id=\"a89eb8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0816a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0816a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6dee7f\" data-id=\"e6dee7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ead6bdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"ead6bdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2461\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2461\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How to Contact Your Faculty Academic Advisor<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2461\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2461\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Your faculty academic advisor is your go-to person for guidance and support. Reach out to them via email for personalised assistance:<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Faculty of Education<\/strong>: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:bonolo.morebodi@spu.ac.za\">bonolo.morebodi@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences<\/strong>: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:boipelo.leeuw@spu.ac.za\">boipelo.leeuw@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Faculty of Humanities<\/strong>: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:brendan.thomas@spu.ac.za\">brendan.thomas@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences<\/strong>: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:letlotlo.seane@spu.ac.za\">letlotlo.seane@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2462\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2462\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Master Academic Success Skills at SPU<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2462\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2462\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At SPU, we equip you with the essential academic skills needed to thrive in a higher education environment. These skills are integrated into our Core Curriculum Module and include:<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li><strong>Academic Literacy<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Information Literacy<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Digital Literacy<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For support in mastering these competencies, contact:<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li><strong>Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Education<\/strong>: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:sello.mashibini@spu.ac.za\">sello.mashibini@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><strong>Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences and Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences<\/strong>: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:hendri.stande@spu.ac.za\">hendri.stande@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2463\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2463\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Enhance Your Academic Writing Skills<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2463\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2463\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our Academic Writing Support Services, offered by the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Programme Development (CTLPD), are designed to help you develop strong academic writing skills. Whether you need assistance with assignments, research proposals, or project writing, we\u2019re here to help.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Support is available at every stage of the writing process:<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li><strong>Freewriting Stage<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Drafting Stage<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Editing Stage<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For academic writing support, contact your designated faculty advisor:<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li><strong>Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Education<\/strong>: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:sello.mashibini@spu.ac.za\">sello.mashibini@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><strong>Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences and Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences<\/strong>: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:hendri.stander@spu.ac.za\">hendri.stander@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: 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