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 Summer Springboard Orientation. 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

Resources for Parents & Families: 

• Learn more about Summer Springboard 
  

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 http://www.jmu.edu/orientation/families.shtml

• Parent Relations website at http://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