University Success Program

The American University of Afghanistan is deeply committed to the success of all of its students, and created the University Success Program to equip students with the skills necessary to thrive at AUAF. 

Freshman Year Experience (FYE) Program

The Freshman Year Experience (FYE) program provides students with the knowledge and skills to be successful at AUAF.  Academic performance skills, understanding the university's culture, policies, expectations, self-management skills, time management, and other topics are covered. 

The FYE program is much more than just the University Success Course (UNV 100).  It is a program designed to assist new students by providing them a well rounded Freshman Year Experience.  It includes the New Student Orientation Week and the Convocation Ceremony, both of which welcome our new students to campus.

• New Student Orientation –is an event that is designed to orient students to AUAF's academic environment.  Activities include class registration, Math and English Placement Tests, an IT presentation and an introduction to the Bernice Nachman Marlowe Library.  Special guest speakers are scheduled and new students are given a tour of the campus by members of the Student Government Association. 

• UNV 100 (University Success) This course covers note taking skills, test taking skills, personality/learning styles, the consequences of cheating and plagiarism and works to improve decision making skills.

• Academic Advising- Students at AUAF are assigned an academic advisor who assists them in the navigation of the university’s academic requirements to complete their respective degree.  Freshman (0 – 30 completed credits) and Sophomores (31 – 60 completed credits) are assigned a professional academic advisor in the Office of Student Affairs. Students are eligible to declare their academic major after they have completed 30 credits and have at least a 2.5 Grade Point Average. Once a student is accepted into their major, they are assigned an advisor within their academic department

Academic Advising Staff

 Tara Pylate – Ms. Pylate comes to AUAF most recently from Arkansas Northeastern College in Blytheville, Arkansas, where she served as a Financial Aid Advisor in the Office of Student Services.  Prior to ANC she served as an English as a Second Language Instructor at Shanghai University of Electric Power in Shanghai, P.R. China.  Ms. Pylate is available by appointment by email.