ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT MANUAL - SUNY Cortland

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COLLEGE POLICIESStudent Disability ServicesSUNY Cortland is committed to upholding and maintaining all aspects of the federal Americans withDisabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.If you are a student with a disability and wish to request accommodations, please contact the Officeof Disability Service located in B-40 Van Hoesen Hall or call (607) 753-2066 for an appointment. Anyinformation regarding your disability will remain confidential and will only be divulged with yourwritten permission. According to the policy, the responsibility for initiating a request foraccommodations lies with the individual with a disability. The individual making the request mustprovide adequate documentation that supports his/her request. Submitted documentation must befrom an appropriate, qualified professional. Because many accommodations require early planning,requests for accommodations should be made as early as possible. Any requests for accommodationswill be reviewed in a timely manner to determine their appropriateness to this setting. Moreinformation is available at http://www.cortland.edu/sdc/dserve/.Class Attendance Policy (College Catalog 2008 – 2009)It is the policy of the College that regular class attendance is a basic requirement of all courses.However, as long as absences are not excessive, it shall be the students’ performance and not theirattendance record which shall determine their course grades. The policy does not exclude classparticipation and/or performance as a factor in determining course grades.Other than the restrictions stated in this policy, the taking of attendance and attendancerequirements are at the discretion of the individual instructor. In determining the student’s grade,the instructor may consider excessive absences. Instructors shall state in the course syllabus, andemphasize to the class at the first meeting, the attendance requirement for the course. Instructorsshould make clear to their classes what they consider to be valid reasons for missing class, and whatpenalties will be assessed for excessive absences.Penalties for excessive absences, as determined by the instructor’s policy, shall not exceed one-thirdof a letter grade per class hour of absence.Students are responsible for all work missed. Instructors shall establish procedures to allow studentswho have been absent for valid reasons to make up missed class work. If students anticipate havingto miss class, it is their responsibility to inform the instructor ahead of time.Students who miss a final examination will receive a grade of E for that course unless they haveobtained an excuse for their absence from the associate dean of their school.Absences due to participation in approved College activities shall be considered valid absences. Theprovost and vice president for academic affairs shall determine what College activities are approvedas valid for students to be absent from classes.Nonattendance does not mean a student has dropped a course. Students who have not attendedclass and have not officially dropped or withdrawn from the course will receive a grade of E.7
Reporting Absences and IllnessIf students are not in Cortland and are going to be absent from campus because of emergencies suchas surgery, accidents involving lengthy absences from campus, or extenuating circumstances, theyshould notify the associate dean of the school in which they are majoring (School of ProfessionalStudies). The associate dean will notify students’ instructors.Religious Beliefs and Class Attendance (see College Catalog)THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF FAILING ANY CLASS IN COLLEGE IS FAILURE TO ATTEND.Retaking of CoursesWhen a student retakes a course, all grades received will remain on his/her official transcript, buthis/her cumulative average will reflect only the last grade received. The grade excluded from thecumulative totals will be annotated with an R on the transcript. Students wishing to retake a coursemust contact the department chair of the course in order to lift the “retake flag” so they can registerfor the course. This policy does not apply if a student withdraws (receives an “X” grade) and thenneeds to register for the course.Repeated Courses and Student Financial EligibilityStudents who repeat courses for which they have earned credit (a passing grade) may not have sucha course included in the calculation of full-time status for the purpose of determining financial aideligibility. There are three conditions under which a repeated course may be included in thiscalculation, as follows:1. A student may repeat a failed course.2. A student may repeat a course in which a passing grade was earned if the grade is notacceptable in a certain curriculum.3. A student may repeat a course if it is possible to receive credit for the course eachtime it is repeated (topics courses/independent studies).Transferring in Credit After Being Accepted to CortlandBefore a student registers for any courses to be taken at another college and transferred to Cortland,the student must fill out the "Permission to Transfer" form and have it signed by his/her advisor andapproved by the Transfer Credit Coordinator, located in the Memorial Library. The form may beobtained from the PE office or from the Advisement and Transition office. Please refer towww.cortland.edu/admissions/transferequivalencies.html for transfer equivalency charts for all 2-year and 4-year SUNY Schools.8
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