Fall 2026 Membership Expectations
Required monthly attendance: Success Coaching
- Personalized Success Coaching with peer student coaches who are dedicated to guiding first-time entering students through college academics and expectations. Bear Life members may schedule the meeting at a time of their choosing based on our coaches’ availability through an email link.
- Meetings typically last about an hour.
Required monthly attendance: Success Workshops
- Monthly workshops involve various topics, from setting yourself up for success, to career planning.
- Monthly workshops will be held on the third Thursday of each month during X-Period (1:30-2:40)
Track 5 hours of study time per week.
- Bear Life members may track this time in the Bear Burrow, UCA Library, Student Success Services, Tutoring & Academic Support Center (TASC) or the Center for Writing and Communications (CWC).
Complete the two extra learning modules.
- Complete the Personal Finance Learning Module in the Fall.
- Take the Focus 2 career assessment in the Spring.
Membership Benefits
- Access to the Bear Burrow, a cozy study space in the Student Success center.
- Celebrations and encouragement along the way!
- Accountability and support from your peer coach.
- UCA swag and incentives to keep you motivated.
- Bear Life is a special program that will benefit you the more you show up and participate.