CLASSES
DEFINTIONS
CAMPUS RESOURCES
STRAIGHT A's
STRAIGHT F's
100
Sitting here guarantees that you'll never be noticed by the professor.
What is sitting in the back of the classroom?
100
A tool that lists important academic dates such as registration dates, drop/add dates, advising dates, holidays, etc.
What is the Academic Calendar?
100
At this campus resource, tutors help students clarify their thinking and develop their ideas. Tutors also help students find strategies for improving organization, grammar, and punctuation. They will work with any written piece, from essays and reviews to research papers and résumés. They provide a library of handbooks, style manuals, and textbooks for the first-year composition courses.
What is the Writing Center?
100
Your professor is available during these set times.
What are office hours?
100
This is the term used for when a student "borrows", lifts or steals the writing or ideas of someone else, without proper citation.
What is plagarism?
200
This is the number of hours you should spend studying per week for every credit hour you have. (i.e. If you are taking 15 credits, you need to be studying 30 hours per week).
What is 2?
200
This is a computerized system that every students has. It allows you to register for classes, adjust your schedule, view course information, pay your tuition bill online, view personal and academic information such as grades, degree audit, transcripts, and financial aid.
What is Vandal Web?
200
Whether you need a tutor, a study skills class, career advice, or special accomodations, this campus resource is available to help students better understand class materials.
What is Academic Success and Access Programs (ASAP)? ASAP includes the Career Center, Tutoring Center and Disability Support Services.
200
This portion of your attendance grade in class is based on whether you ask questions and/or engage in discussions.
What are Participation Points?
200
Studying with the music at full volume, watching tv, youtube videos, etc.
What are bad study habits?
300
This is what you should borrow from a fellow classmate when you HAVE to miss a class.
What are class notes?
300
Online course software that some professors use to deliver supplemental course materials and/or quizzes or tests. It is also used when you take an online class.
What is BB Learn?
300
This person is your BFF on campus and is your go-to person for solving problems.
Your academic advisor
300
Sitting here limits distractions and allows you to see and hear the instructor better.
What is sitting in the front?
300
This common method of studying is often done the night before the test and is shown to be ineffective.
What is cramming? Also, what is a bad idea???
400
If you must miss a class (remember this is NOT a good idea), this is the first person you should contact.
Who is your professor?
400
A specific accounting of your degree requirements - including courses completed, courses in-progress, and courses yet to take for your degree program.
What is Degree Audit?
400
This resource provides mental health services to all students, free of charge!
What is the Counseling Center?
400
This organization tool is useful for keeping track of assignments and due dates.
What is a planner?
400
College: The freedom to do whatever you want, whenever you want. It’s your life now.
What is making poor choices? (skipping class, staying up all night drinking, etc.)
500
This may not be mandatory but it is absolutely necessary for academic success.
What is class attendance?
500
This is a document that lists a course's objectives and requirements, along with the subjects of lectures, reading assignments, due dates and exam schedules. Each instructor distributes this at the beginning of the semester.
What is a Syllabus?
500
This campus resource helps students solve disputes with faculty/staff/peers, and also handles disciplinary action procedures. Their goal is to enhance the personal growth and civic responsibility of students.
What is The Dean of Students office?
500
These should ALWAYS be turned in on time!
What are assignments/papers?
500
This is a bad place to nap.
What is class?