Student Responsibilities

1. Student Responsibilities

2. Advising • To consult their advisors on all matters pertaining to their academic careers, including changes in their programs. • Learn the advising requirements of your department • Find the section in the General Bulletin that applies to your degree and read it • Look over your program in the General Bulletin for course recommendations

3. College Rules • To observe all regulations of their college and select courses according to the requirements of that college. • Pre-requisites, co-requisites • Note that many upper division courses are taught once/year or even once/2 years

4. Attend Class • To attend all meetings of each class in which they are enrolled. Instructors will announce at the beginning of the semester whether they consider attendance in computing final grades. • Dean of Sciences and Mathematics wants an attendance policy for all courses.

5. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act • You have privacy rights to your educational records • Parents can fill out a form in the registrar’s office for permission to view your record • http://www.sfasu.edu/registrar/ferpa/index.asp • http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/index.html

6. Requirements for Graduation • To fulfill all requirements for graduation. • http://www.fp.sfasu.edu/advising/curricula.htm • http://www.sfasu.edu/registrar/grad/index.asp

7. SFA Regulations • To be personally responsible for fulfilling all requirements and observing all regulations at SFA. • http://www.sfasu.edu/judicial/policies.asp

8. Communications • To answer promptly to all written and email notices from advisors, faculty, deans and other university officers. • University policy says you have to maintain a titan email account and check it daily.

9. Application for Degree • To file an Application for Degree in accordance with the policy stated under “Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees” in the General Bulletin.