College of Arts and Sciences - Guide for Parents
- QUESTIONS FREQUENTLY ASKED BY PARENTS
- QUESTIONS PARENTS CAN ASK THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT THEIR ACADEMIC STANDING
- OTHER SUGGESTIONS AND POINTS FOR PARENTS TO CONSIDER
QUESTIONS FREQUENTLY ASKED BY PARENTS
- Do parents have access to student records, including grades?
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act protects students' records. The University may not release a student's records, including grades, to parents unless the student is a dependent for federal income tax purposes (Proof must be pro vided.) or the student provides written consent. Grades are mailed to students at the close of each semester.
QUESTIONS PARENTS CAN ASK THEIR CHILDREN
ABOUT THEIR ACADEMIC STANDINGDo you know who your advisor is?
Have you visited your advisor?
New students are assigned advisors during their first semester by the chair of the department in which they are majoring. If they don't know who the advisor is, they should check with the chair or their dean.
Did you receive any warning notices about your grades?
It is important that students get to know their teachers, chair, advisor, and dean (as well as other students).
Did you receive any warning notices about your class attendance?
Students with D's and F's are mailed notices shortly after midterm.
Do you know that tutoring is available?
Students who are in danger of "cutting out" of a class are generally mailed notices. Students who do not attend at least 75 % of class meetings cannot earn credit.
Do you know where to go with your problems?
Contact the teacher, the department chair, or the Academic Support Center (Mrs. Nita Thornell, Nowell Union 311).
Do you know the last dates you can change your schedule?
The counseling center is in Nowell Union 301.
Do you know the consequences of dropping a class?
These dates are printed in the calendar on the class schedule.
Where do you sit in class?
A student must be enrolled in at least 12 semester hours to be classified as a full-time student. This may affect their financial aid or ability to live in a campus residence hall.
Do you have a copy of the University Catalog?
Generally the better students sit toward the front center of the room.
Are you familiar with the requirements for graduation?
The Catalog contains all degree requirements, as well as other academic regulations. It is our agreement with the student -- if you meet these requirements, we will grant you a degree.
It is to student's responsibility to make sure they meet all requirements; although, their advisor and dean will help (and remind them of the requirements).
OTHER SUGGESTIONS AND POINTS FOR PARENTS TO CONSIDER
Your children are now your adult children. Help them learn how to be an adult.
Keep the lines of communication open. Don't try to get information behind their backs.
A lot of people at Delta State are concerned about the progress, well-being, and growth of your children. We want to be understanding and supportive of your concerns.
College is about learning
- learning how to study, to listen, to speak, to think;
- learning who you are and who you want to become;
- learning what is important and what is not;
- learning how to tolerate, to accept, to cooperate, to appreciate, to like, to love;
- learning that mom and dad actually do have the right answers sometimes;
- learning how to live on one's own.
This web page is maintained by Stephen Taylor.