Counseling and Advising Program 
Services Center (CAPS)

The Counseling and Advising Program Services (CAPS) Center is a comprehensive service center where students obtain help with educational, career, and personal concerns from a trained staff of counselors, specialists, and advisors. Such assistance is intended to support Kennesaw State University's academic programs by offering relevant resources that facilitate the students' orientation to the university, contribute to personal development, enhance academic success, and facilitate career skills. All students are invited to come to the center from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. on Fridays, or call 770-423-6600. Programs and services offered by the CAPS Center include:

Orientation
A program designed to help the new student adjust to college. Included in the program are opportunities to meet university personnel, understand academic program offerings, and become aware of various organizations and services available to maximize student success.

Counseling and Testing
In an atmosphere of confidentiality, professional counselors offer assistance to students with a variety of concerns which may include career, personal and academic counseling. Special seminars in study skills, time management, stress management, assertiveness, test-taking and other topics are conducted each semester during the academic year. All institutional testing is coordinated by the staff.

Advising
The Counseling and Advising Program Services (CAPS) Office provides students who have not declared an academic program of study, including provisionals, audits, and Learning Support Program students with academic advising. A team of faculty, staff and peer advisors meet with students in the CAPS Center to help students plan academic course work, choose a program of study, identify career goals, and assist new students with concerns that may arise. CAPS is part of the Kennesaw State University advising program whereby each department within the five colleges and one school provides advising services to students who have chosen their programs of study. Once the undeclared CAPS students select a specific program of study, they are referred to the respective college and/or school where faculty in the academic departments advise the students until graduation.

Counseling and Advisement Services Resource Library
This room, located within the CAPS Center, is open to all students without appointment. It houses informational material about careers, other colleges and universities and graduate schools, CLEP, and free handouts about a wide range of educational, career, and counseling information. Computer terminals are available for using CASSI (Career Assisted Study Skills Instruction), DISCOVER career exploration program, and the Georgia Career Information Systems program.