Cougar Mentor Program

Student Success Tips
 

Dealing with Professors and Tough Classes

• Visit your instructors during their posted office hours.

• Make sure your professor knows your name. Putting a face with a name will be a big help, especially if your grade is on the borderline.

• Problems with faculty should be handled honestly and calmly. Always try to remedy conflicts with faculty members first. If the problem remains unsolved, seek advice from your academic advisor, a student support services member, or your student handbook as to the next step.

What irritates professors and instructors?

• Sleeping in class

• Brown nosing

• Not going to class

• Lack of responsibility

• Not reading the syllabus

• Excuses

• Asking irrelevant questions