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members expect you to dress accordingly.
• They provide a syllabus (course outline) to help you map out the
semester. Study it and refer to it periodically to make sure you’re on track. Learn your instructor’s testing format, grading system, and expectations. You will be able to tailor your work to meet your instructor’s requirements.
• They have set office hours when they are available to meet with you and answer questions. When you receive a class syllabus, be particularly sure to hang on to it as this information is also included. Faculty who hand out a syllabus may not bother to announce in class what the next assignment is, when they are available after class, or when the next test is scheduled — it’s on the syllabus.
• They do not want to be interrupted by a cell phone ring, and text messaging during class is a definite no- no.
• Turn your cell phone off when not using it for class activities.
• Children may not accompany adults into the classroom per Walters
State’s Minors on Campus Policy.
• They expect you to be an active participant in your education. Most
instructors value student initiative and interest and most college courses encourage you to be an active, critical thinker. Sitting passively in class doesn’t take full advantage of the opportunity you are given.
• They assume that everything they have scheduled for a class is important. If you miss class, don’t go up to the professor and say “Did
I miss anything?” Other variations are “Did we do anything
important?” or “Are we going to do anything important tomorrow?” Most faculty members have heard these lines so
often that they’ve stopped being funny to them. Instead you should say “I’m sorry I had to miss class. Are there any assignments I need to make up?”
WHAT YOU MUST KNOW IF YOU RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID
• Apply Early! The FAFSA application becomes available on October 1st of each year for the next academic year (www.fafsa.gov). Some grants are awarded on a first come first served basis.
• Students must file the FAFSA every year.
• Financial aid includes a variety of grants, scholarships, and work study
programs. Each has specific rules and eligibility requirements. It is the responsibility of the student to know the requirements necessary to maintain eligibility for the programs in which they are receiving funding.
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