Successfully navigating the college experience can be facilitated by following some unwritten rules which we would like to share with you:

1. Learn your teachers' names.
• Addressing a teacher as Professor Smith is your best bet if you do not know if "Dr." is appropriate.
2. Attendance is very important.
• Do NOT miss class unless ABSOLUTELY necessary.
• Do NOT arrive late for class.
• That means you should be early.
• That way you have time to get a cup of coffee, review your notes, and really be ready for class.
• Do NOT leave early.
• If you have to make a doctor's appointment, tell the receptionist that you can't leave campus until your classes are finished!
• Do NOT leave the classroom during class unless it is an emergency.
• Get a drink, go to the bathroom, etc. during the 15 minutes between classes.
• Bring tissues with you if you have a cold or allergies.
3. Accommodations.
• Pick up your Academic Accommodations forms in CASE (A-105) during the first week of class.
• Make an appointment during the first two weeks of school with each of your professors where you might need accommodations to discuss what you might need and how it will be accomplished in that particular class.
• Doing this early in the semester (before you need the accommodations) means any "wrinkles" can be ironed out before the accommodation is needed.
4. Take advantage of your professors' office hours to obtain any needed clarification of course material.
5. Assignments must be handed in complete and on time.
• If your paper needs to be stapled, do it at home. Professors move from room to room just as students do. They do not have a desk where they can keep staplers, pencil sharpeners, etc.
6. Successful students spend 2-3 hours studying outside of class for every hour spent in class!

We hope you find these "inside" tips helpful. If you have questions about the official "policies and procedures" for students with disabilities at CCM, click here.