To be eligible for Student Support Services at UMBC, students must meet some of the following criteria:

• Have a documented disability that impacts access to learning
• Be a first generation college student
• Have low income that meets federal guidelines
• Have a need for academic support

The following services are available to Student Support Services participants:

• Academic advisement
• One-to-one peer tutoring
• Resources for students with disabilities such as a Braille Writer, digital recorder, Visual Tek Reading Machine, talking calculators, video phone, accessibility software, etc.
• Services for students with disabilities such as extended test-taking time, note-takers, readers, mobility training, American Sign Language Interpreters, etc.
• Individualized developmental instruction from staff specialists in study skills, communication skills, math/science and writing