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Understanding that office hours are for you to ask your professor questions and the syllabus is the guide for
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what you will be doing in the class can make a big difference in your transition to college. The table on
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Common College Terms, has a brief list of other words that you will want to know when you hear them on
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campus.
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Common College Terms, What They Mean, and Why You Need to Know
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Term
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What It Means
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Why You Need to Know
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Attendance
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policy
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A policy that describes the
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attendance and absence
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expectations for a class
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Professors will have different attendance expectations. Read
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your syllabus to determine which ones penalize you if you
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miss too many classes.
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Final exam
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A comprehensive
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assessment that is given at
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the end of a term
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If your class has a final exam, you will want to prepare for it
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well in advance by reading assigned material, taking good
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notes, reviewing previous tests and assignments, and
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studying.
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Learning
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The process of acquiring
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knowledge
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In college, most learning happens outside the classroom.
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Your professor will only cover the main ideas or the most
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challenging material in class. The rest of the learning will
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happen on your own.
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Office
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hours
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Specific hours professor is
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in the office to meet with
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students
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Visiting your professor during office hours is a good way to
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get questions answered and to build rapport.
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Plagiarism
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Table 1.1
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Using someone’s words,
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images, or ideas as your
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own, without proper
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attribution
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Plagiarism carries much more serious consequences in
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college, so it is best to speak to your professor about how to
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avoid it and review your student handbook’s policy.
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1 • Exploring College
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Term
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What It Means
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Why You Need to Know
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Study
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The process of using
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learning strategies to
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understand and recall
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information
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Studying in college may look different than studying in high
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school in that it may take more effort and more time to learn
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more complex material.
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Syllabus
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The contract of a course
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that provides information
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about course expectations
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and policies
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The syllabus will provide valuable information that your
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professor will assume you have read and understood. Refer to
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it first when you have a question about the course.
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