Graduate Student Resources
Welcome to Simmons
Here you will find contacts and resources to help you navigate your time as a graduate student, in the areas of:
Academic Support
@ Simmons Student Success Specialist Team
The Student Success Specialist Team is the first point of contact for online students. Coaches guide students through complex systems, offering advice and breaking down challenges. They ensure students have support in reaching their goals.
@ Simmons Academic Advising
Academic advisors help online students understand the process and implications of withdrawing from a course or taking time off, help navigate procedures like by clarifying academic policies, and assist in planning course schedules to meet requirements.
The Writing Center
The Writing Center, located in the Center for Student Success, fosters academic excellence by providing resources and support that meet the needs of both graduate and undergraduate students. Writing center tutors help students from any program with all aspects of writing, including brainstorming, organizing ideas, and citing sources. Tutors focus on improving your writing skills, not fixing errors or proofreading your work. For a tutoring session, please schedule an appointment.
Office of Accessibility Services
Support is provided for graduate students to receive the accommodations they need for their studies (with medical validation). Accommodations are available for both classroom learning and practical placements like fieldwork or clinical settings
Simmons University Library
A wide range of ebooks and articles are available through the library. The library also provides guides and videos to assist with research and learning how to use Simmon's resources.
Get help through live chat any day of the week or schedule a meeting with a librarian.
Health and Wellness
@Simmons Uwill Student Assistance Program
Confidential assistance designed to help with balancing academic demands via phone or video (up to 6 no cost sessions per year), chat or message. Students choose a therapist based on preferences, including issues, gender, language, and ethnicity.
ComPsych Student Assistance Program
Confidential support, resources, and information for personal and work-life issues. 24 hour support is available to talk through immediate challenges or concerns and to provide appropriate referrals.
Health Center
Located on the Residential Campus, the Health Center offers urgent care, chronic illness management, prescriptions, and referrals for specialty care to all students.
Graduate students on the Student Health Insurance Plan pay a $15 copay for services, while those with other insurance plans are billed directly ($35-50) and can request reimbursement.
All full-time students under age 30 and all health science students must submit documentation of required immunizations, which can be found on the Health Center's website.
Engagement
REEF Support Center
At Simmons, the REEF Support Center acts as a support hub for undergraduate, graduate, and online students. REEF refers to Resilience, Efficacy, and Empowerment through Foundational support services.
Office of Military and Veteran Services
The Office of Military and Veteran Services assists students in navigating their Chapter 33, Chapter 35, Chapter 31, Tuition Assistance, and ROTC benefits, as well as provides programming to serve our student-veteran and military-affiliated population.
Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion works to create a community that celebrates diversity, challenges bias, and strives for equity and inclusion for everyone. They work with campus and external partners to organize programs and events that support DEI goals.
Student Services
The Fenway Card Service Center
Complete the online request form, and your new ID card will be mailed to you. To receive an ID card with a first name different from your legal name, visit the Registrar’s page for instructions on updating your student record.
The Registrar's Office
The Registrar's Office ensures the integrity of the academic records of all students and provide resources such as course registration, class and classroom scheduling, transfer credit evaluation, certification of enrollments, and the release of official academic records.
Office of Student Financial Services
Student Financial Services is here to educate you on financial options and empower you to make financing decisions that work for you, including information about loan funding, changes to loan amounts, and loan repayment options. They can also help with book vouchers to cover the cost of textbooks and materials.
Student Financial Services also handles billing and payment. Visit the SFS website to:
• Review your e-bill and add authorized users
• Access your 1098-T tax documents
• Make a payment online using e-check or credit card
• Set up direct deposit for refunds
• Enroll in or manage your tuition payment plans
Technology Service Desk
The Service Desk provides technical support with troubleshooting computer issues, account access, email problems, and other technology-related challenges.
Through the Service Desk you can submit service and support requests and find information on technology discounts available to students.
Technology, Accounts, and IDs
Technology, Accounts, and IDs
All Simmons University students are provided with an email account to which all official Simmons email correspondence will be distributed. After you submit your deposit, you will be emailed instructions on how to activate your online accounts. Incoming graduate students are encouraged to monitor their email accounts regularly.
Workday
Workday is the centralized source for technology at Simmons University including course registration. Once you confirm a plan to enroll at Simmons University, instructions on activating your online accounts will be emailed to you.
Fenway Card
An official Simmons University ID card, known as the Fenway Card, is required for official identification and access to essential Simmons services and facilities such as: door access, Beatley Library and Sports Center privileges, lab and library print stations, meal plan participation, and our pre-paid spending account (Fenway Cash). Obtain your ID card from the Campus Card Office, located in the Student Services One Stop.
Technology Support
If you experience any problems with your Simmons accounts, call the Technology Service Desk at 617-521-2222 or email [email protected]. The service desk site is also a good resource for technology support.
Housing and Parking
Housing
The Office for Student Affairs has compiled tips and resources to aid graduate students in the search for local housing. New students may find the details, which can be viewed at simmonsoffcampus.com, to be helpful in learning more about the local market for renters.
Additional questions about housing can be directed to the Office of Residence Life.
Commuting
Simmons is located near extensive public transportation options including trolleys, trains, commuter rail, and buses. Students are eligible for discounted MBTA passes through our semester pre-order program.
Parking
Parking at the Boston campus is available in the academic campus garage, accessible from Avenue Louis Pasteur. Parking options include our semester permit program and flexible pay-as-you-go daily rate.
Housing and Parking Contacts
Office of Residence Life
The Office of Residence Life is responsible for the administration of — and student life in — Simmons University Housing.
Simmons Parking
The Parking Office is responsible for the parking regulations that apply to students, faculty, staff, and visitors who wish to park in one of the Simmons University parking areas.