Parents' Module: Understanding the Process

Welcome to the JMU Parents' Module.  We created this 6 1/2 minute video to assist JMU Parents in understanding the enrollment process and our expectations of incoming JMU students prior to attending orientation.  While the video was originally made for students arriving for the fall semester, the same general information applies for students arriving to JMU in the spring.   Below the video you will find links to the video script and links to additional resources.  Best to view in full screen mode.  If you run into technical issues with the video, use the direct YouTube link.

Video Script

JMU Web Resources:

• The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) – outlines privacy rights regarding educational records to students who are 18 years or older or attends a school beyond the high school level.

• Information for Parent & Family website at https://www.jmu.edu/orientation/families.shtml

• Parent Relations website at https://www.jmu.edu/parents/index.shtml

Psychology Today Article:

• Parents of College Freshmen: Don't Let Go Too Fast!  Letting go may not always help your college student.  Published on August 16, 2010 by F. Diane Barth, L.C.S.W. in Off the Couch