The university seeks to enrich the quality of student life by providing a variety of academic and non-academic counseling, referral, professional development, recreational, and social opportunities through the Office of Student Affairs.
• Academic Counseling
For students who want additional instruction, the Student Office will establish the “USJ Student Learning Center,” which can help students arrange either private or small group tutorial sessions.
The Student Learning Center offers more informal counseling sessions. It is to help students do well on their classwork. At the same time, it can also help students identify and pursue their career goals, providing advice and suggestions on non-classroom aspects of the academic process including realistic career recognition and selection, time and workload management, stress reduction and strategies for dealing with academic fatigue or burnout.
• Non-Academic Counseling and Referrals
Recognizing that life in general, and academic life, is filled with complexity and confusion, the Student Office provides a wide array of counseling and referral services designed to assist students with their non-academic concerns, including conflict resolution, as well as referrals to housing services, health services and legal services.
• Professional Development
To assist students in locating and securing employment opportunities, the Student Office will offer workshops designed to cultivate students’ professional development, including, resume reviewing, interview coaching, and an employment bulletin service.
• Recreational and Social Opportunities
The university seeks to foster a sense of community among the members of the university by encouraging social interactions and experiences. The university will pursue this goal through two university-sponsored organizations: The Student Association and the Alumni Association.
• Student Association and Alumni Association
The Student Association and Alumni Association seek to encourage the development of the university community by organizing and providing recreational and social opportunities designed to unite students by introducing them socially to one another and to enrich their academic experience by providing access to local cultural and recreational venues.
• Student Financial Assistance
University of San Jose has yet participated in federal and state financial aid programs. However, there will be some available positions of on-campus jobs available every trimester. Positions like Office Assistant, Teaching Assistant and Tutor are available to qualified students. Selection will be based on academic achievements, course requirements, and prior experiences, as well as the school’s current budget availability during each trimester.
If a student obtains a loan to pay for an educational program, the student will have the responsibility to repay the full amount of the loan plus interest, less the amount of any refund. If in the future a USJ student receives federal student financial aid funds, the student is entitled to a refund of the money not paid from the federal student financial aid program funds.
• Career Service
Individual job search assistance is available to students at no additional cost. However, University cannot guarantee employment in any job or salary range upon graduation.