Tips for Business Students
There are some questions and answers that may help you with your studies in Lane's Business Department:
- Cannot attend first week of class
- Course is full
- Having problems with a class/instructor
- Incomplete for the course
- Instructor dropped me
- Missed a class
- $100 Late Add Fee
- Textbooks for business classes
- Tutoring
- Accounting Forms
- What if I'm having problems with a class? The first thing you should do is talk with the instructor. If you continue to have problems, contact the department's administrative coordinator. For the Business Department, contact Kirsa Whedon, 463-5534, whedonk@lanecc.edu.
- What should you do if a class if full? There are two things you can do: 1) Contact the instructor to see what he or she would like you to do. Different instructors may have different procedures. 2) Go to the first class session. This does not ensure that you will get into the class, but it may give you a better chance.
- What if my instructor dropped me? Call or visit the instructor and explain your situtation. Ask if you may be admitted back into the class. Do this as soon as you realize you have been dropped. Note: You must reregister yourself via ExpressLane.
- What if I cannot attend class the first week (or more)? You should try to contact your instructor during the first week to let him or her know why you will be absent and that you want to remain in class. An instructor may drop you from a course if you do not attend the first week.
- What is the $100 Late Add Fee? This late fee will be charged for any student who attended a course and expected a grade BUT was not registered for the course. Students must register for classes by the registration deadline. Please refer to the dates for adding and dropping a course.
- What if I missed class? You should contact your instructor to see what you missed. Review your syllabus early in the term to know the consequences of missing tests or homework deadlines. It is your responsibility to contact the instructor, not vice versa.
- What if I received the wrong grade? Contact the instructor and ask about the grade. It may be that your grade became confused with another student or the instructor misplaced or misrecorded a grade. Always go through the instructor as a first contact for changing a grade.
- May I receive an incomplete? Incompletes are only given in extreme situations. Campus policy is that a student must successfully complete 75 percent of the coursework before receiving an incomplete. Generally students have one week to complete the work to change an incomplete into a grade. An incomplete is not a way to put off doing your work until later.
- What textbooks will be used? You can contact the instructor or search using the Bookstore's online tool to find your required textbooks each term.
- Is there any business-specific tutoring? Tutoring is offered in the Student Resource Room located in building 2, room 107. Check with the department for available hours each term. Fliers will also be distributed around the Business Department and classrooms about the times the SRR is open.
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