Classroom Etiquette.

Entering Class

• Try your best not to be late for class. It can distract your classmates and your professor.
•    If you are late for class, walk in and sit down quietly. Do not interrupt the professor's lecture to announce why you were late to class. 
•  Try your best to arrive in class at least five minutes before it starts.
• Do not wait until class starts to get your materials out of your bag. It is important to get things ready to go as soon as you enter the classroom.

Taking Notes

• Do not write everything the professor says. Put their notes into your own words. This will help you become more engaged in lecture.
• Don’t just simply write everything on the board/powerpoint.   It’s important to listen to what they have to say, and write down what you think is important. 
• Ask if it’s okay to use your laptop/ipad. Always have pencil and paper, just in case.
• If there was something that you missed, make a note and ask your professor after class.

Look Engaged

• Do not slouch. Try to sit straight in your chair.
• If you find that sitting straight is just too much for you, try a more comfortable position – sitting with your arms on the table is more appealing than slouching.
• Try your best not to frown, or look bored.

Ask Questions

• There is no such thing as “dumb questions.” 
• If the question seems irrelevant, then it will be in your best interest to ask the question after class.
• You do not have to ask to the professor if you may use the restroom. Instead, quietly get up and leave the room to use the restroom and return quietly. 

Attend Office Hours

• It’s better to go sooner than later. 
• Make sure you read your syllabus to find out if you have to email your professor to let he/she know that you will be there. 
• Or, you can just simply drop in.

Leaving Class

• Wait until your professor is finished before you pack up.
• It is really distracting when your professor is trying to lecture, and the only thing you can hear are students shoving their materials into their bags and moving chair/desks around to leave class.
• If you have to go to the bathroom, just get up and go.
• There is no need to ask your professor to leave the room.