Student Email Communication Templates

Topic: Asking a professor a brief course or syllabus-related question

Dear Professor _______,

I hope this email finds you well. I am a student in your (Course number and section) course. I have been looking for the ________ reading in the “course materials and readings” tab on HuskyCT,  but haven’t been able to locate it. Do you know where I can find it?

Thank you!

Best Wishes,

_____________ ( Your Name and Peoplesoft #)

Topic: Asking to set up a meeting with a professor

Dear Professor _______,

I hope this email finds you well. I am a student in your (Course number and section) course. Today in class, you explained _________________. I was confused about ____________________, and was hoping to attend office hours to gain clarification. Unfortunately, I am not able to attend your Friday office hours. Would you be able to meet some other time this week to discuss this question further?

Thank you!

Best Wishes,

_________________(Your name and Peoplesoft #)

Topic: Reaching out to your DSP

Dear _(DSP Firstname)______,

I hope this email finds you well! I wanted to reach out to you because I have been having a hard time with _________(focusing in class, finishing exams on time, communicating with my professor about my accommodations, etc.)_____________, and would like to set up a meeting with you to discuss this further.

Please let me know what would be the best way for me to set up an appointment, and thank you for your time.

Best Wishes,

_____________ (Your name and Peoplesoft #)

Topic: Asking your advisor for clarification

Please work with your Strategy Instructor to craft an email using your specific questions and concerns.

Dear _______,

I hope this email finds you well. After meeting with you I was confused about ____________________ and was hoping to work with my Strategy Instructor from Beyond Access to call you and ask for clarification so I can register on time and plan accordingly for next semester.

What would be the best way to contact you? We could set up a Teams or WebEx meeting, a phone call or use email.

Thank you!

Best Wishes,

_________________(Your name and Peoplesoft #)