Academics

The holidays are over and it’s time for your student to head back to school. How can you, as a parent, help her get the new semester off on the right track? Take the time to help her get organized now, and when things get hectic later on, she’ll be prepared.

The development of a student-faculty relationship is one of the most important things that your college student can do to achieve their overall objectives in their education. Encouraging your student to better know their undergraduate faculty is crucial to their academic and professional development.

Academic advising for spring 2010 courses begins on October 21. First-and second-year students and transfer students housed in the University College should make an appointment with their academic advisors in the Alexander-Dunn Building. All upperclassmen should see their academic advisors in their respective departments.

Is your student struggling? Talking about dropping out of school? Here are a few tips to help.

It's not an easy issue to handle, especially not if you've been saving up for a good many years, scrimping and budgeting in order to send your child to college. So when you learn that he or she wants to drop out, it is definitely going to come as a severe shock. There's no easy way to deal with this problem, because your heart is going to be torn between wanting to support your child and trying to put some sense into his or her head. But, if you take a day or two to compose yourself and deal with the problem logically rather than emotionally, here are a few tips that might help:

One call does it all! Make sure your student knows about Student Central. If your student is having trouble finding an answer or solution, encourage him or her to call (919) 530-6999, or send an e-mail to studentcentral@nccu.edu. (Note: Parents may always e-mail parents@nccu.edu with any questions or concerns. Student Central is for students only.)