Advising Tip of the Week-Read Your Syllabus

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It's that time of year again...time to review your course syllabi! Spend time this first week reviewing your syllabi and make sure you take note of:

*Your instructors contact information and office hours
*Exam dates
*Big projects
*Papers & assignments
*Attendance policy

Record that information in your planner, Google Calendar, phone-pick a method and use it consistently throughout the semester.

The Center for Academic Success and Transition (CAST) provides a downloadable tool called The Syllabi Matrix that allows you to capture the most important info from your course syllabi. You can get that HERE
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IMPORTANT DATES
*August 23 (Mon.)-Late Registration begins ($100.00 late registration fee assessed)
*August 23 (Mon.)-Fall Semester begins
*August 30 (Mon.)-Last day for full semester course registrations and adds including adds of thesis or dissertation credits (Census Date)
*August 30 (Mon.)-Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 100% refund
*September 3 (Fri.)-Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 75% refund
*September 3 (Fri.)-Last day to file a drop to remove a full semester course from student’s record

More details at: https://registrar.unl.edu/academic-calendar/