WHAT COLLEGE PROFESSORS EXPECT OF STUDENTS
- Regular class attendance
- Being in class on time and staying the entire time
- Using professionally appropriate language in class (no profanity)
- Doing all assignments and readings even if they’re not for a grade
- Ability to state what you read or hear in your own words
- Ability to find additional information in the library or Internet when needed
- Willingness to ask questions when you don’t understand something
- Willingness to work with others in a group when required
- Ability to know the difference between fact and fiction
- Ability to see causes and effects, to see similarities and differences, and to draw conclusions
- Ability to listen with an open mind to others without making snap judgments
- Ability to use the vocabulary of the course textbook
- Willingness to learn
- Ability to read college-level textbooks
- Ability to write on a college level
- Willingness to get help with assignments when needed and know where to get it
- Ask questions when you do not know
- Know and utilize their office hours if you have questions or concerns
- Taking notes in class and participating in meaningful class discussion
- Turning in homework on time
- Not eating in class
- Completing assignments on time even if you’re absent
- Turning OFF cell phones and do not send text messages
- Asking questions about the format of tests (multiple choice, T/F, etc) amount of time to take, what it covers, etc.
- Asking about grade status before midterms
- Asking about your grade status before finals
- Asking questions about assignments that your don’t understand
- Leaving children at home
- Taking responsibility for work in class