Academic Advising - Midlands Technical College

HOW IS COLLEGE DIFFERENT FROM HIGH SCHOOL?

HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES	COLLEGE CLASSES
Each day you proceed from one class directly to another.	You often have hours between classes; class times vary throughout the day and evening.
You spend 6 hours each day-30 hours a week-in class.	You spend 12 to 16 hours each week in class.
The school year is 36 weeks long; some classes extend over both semesters and some do not.	The academic year is divided into two separate 15-week semesters, and an optional summer semester. Classes last, generally, for one term only.
Most of your classes are arranged for you.	You arrange your own schedule in consultation with your academic adviser, and register on the web. Schedules tend to look lighter than they really are.
Teachers carefully monitor class attendance.	Professors may not formally take attendance, but they are still likely to know whether or not you attended.
Classes generally have no more than 35 students.	Classes may number 100 students or more.
You are provided with textbooks at little or no expense.	You need to budget substantial funds for textbooks, which will usually cost more that $100 per course.
You are not responsible for knowing what it takes to graduate.	Graduation requirements are complex and differ for different majors and sometimes different years. You are expected to know those that apply to you.