Student’s rights, duties and responsibilities
Students’ rights in the context of higher education often extends to concepts like:
the right to form groups of their choosing to express their views, and receive funding for them;
the right to speak freely, assemble, and demonstrate;
the right to due process and an impartial hearing in any disciplinary matter;
the right to participate in the governance of the institution;
the right to make rules and regulations and have primary responsibility for the governance of student conduct;
the right to do as they will, so long as they harm no other.
The student is responsible for:
attending classes every day
arriving in class on time
remaining quiet and on task during class time
bringing to class all necessary materials (book, paper, pen, pencil, calculator, etc.)
taking proper care of his/her book and returning it at the end of the course
completing all assignments, including quizzes and tests
participating in all class discussions and question-and-answer sessions
getting email addresses from fellow classmates and his/her prof/teachers.
Academic year
An academic term or term is a division of an academic year, the time during which an educational institution holds classes. The schedules adopted vary widely.
A semester system divides the academic year into two terms, roughly 16–18 weeks each.
A trimester system divides the academic year into three terms, roughly 14 – 16 weeks each.
A quarter or quadmester system divides the academic year into four terms, roughly 12 weeks each, and generally counts the summer as one of the terms.
In most countries, the academic year begins with the start of autumn and ends during the following summer
A 'semester' (from the Latin meaning "six-monthly", or Semi-, half) has come to mean either of two academic terms, generally excluding the summer or January terms.
Scholarships
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further their education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria, which usually reflect the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award. Scholarship money is not required to be repaid.
The most common scholarships may be classified as:
Merit-based: These awards are based on a student's academic, artistic, athletic or other abilities, and often factor in an applicant's extracurricular activities and community service record.
Need-based: In the United States, these awards are based on the student and family's financial situation and require applicants to fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to qualify if the scholarship is a federal award.
Student-specific: These are scholarships where applicants must initially qualify by gender, race, religion, family and medical history, or many other student-specific factors.
Career-specific: These are scholarships a college or university awards to students who plan to pursue a specific field of study.
College-specific: College-specific scholarships are offered by individual colleges and universities to highly qualified applicants.
Athletic: Awarded to students for showing exceptional skill in a sport provided by the college.