This is one of those articles designed to help you, as a college parent, understand your child’s world in college. It may be helpful as you have conversations with your college student throughout the semester.
Almost every college course will begin with a syllabus. It is generally handed out to students on the first day of class. Some instructors may post their syllabi on line. The syllabus is the roadmap of the course. It lets the student know, at the very beginning of the course, what the expectations are, how to contact the instructor, what assignments will be due, and often a class by class or week by week plan of what will be happening.
Here are ten important pieces of information that may be gleaned from the syllabus.