In our last post, we suggested that one question that your student should ask every semester is ”Am I on track to graduate in four years?” If your student is not definitively able to answer this question for himself, he should find someone who can help him find the information that he needs to be able to evaluate whether he is on track. As a college parent, it is important that you encourage your student to ask the question and find the answer, but it is not your job to answer the question. With your encouragement, or perhaps insistence, your student needs to take ownership of his college career.
Asking the question, ”Am I on track . . .” at least once each semester will help your student know how he is progressing. He’ll need to consider his progress in accomplishing required credits, completing all college requirements, completing requirements for his major, maintaining a satisfactory GPA, and completing any additional curricular or extracurricular college requirements.