THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT COUNSELING AND SUCCESSFUL DEGREE COMPLETION

This research note explores undergraduate students' perceptions of the level of distress they experience at two important transition points, first year entry and final year completion, and the impact of this di stress on their academic performance. The effectiveness of counselling intervention in ameliorating this distress, and in improving students ' capacity to complete their degree programmes successfully, is discus sed. The value of a professional counselling service in supporting an integrated institutional approach to student support is also highlight ed.