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Academic Policies and ProceduresThe Records and Registration Office maintainsstudents’ records, oversees the registration process,sets the academic master schedule, distributes gradesand administers academic policy.Students should contact the Records andRegistration staff for information ranging from:registrations and schedule changes; transcripts;grades, records, and access; verification ofenrollment, attendance, or full- or part-time status forinsurance, banks and employers; graduationapplications; the course schedule each semester; thefinal exam schedule each semester; the list ofgraduates each semester; cancellation of classes withlow enrollment; student records; changes ofcurriculum; registration calendars; attendancerecords; academic policies and the academic policymanual; and protection of students’ privacy rightsand communication with parents and othersregarding the Family Educational Rights and PrivacyAct (FERPA).Information regarding many of the Records andRegistration regulations and policies can be found byvisiting www.sunyorange.edu/academic_services.Records and Registration OfficeGeorge F. Shepard Student Center, 3rd floor115 South StreetMiddletown, NY 10940(845) 341-4140RegistrationRegistration for credit classes at SUNY Orange isdone either in person or online depending uponstudent eligibility criteria. Students are encouraged tocomplete the following steps in the credit registrationprocess:• Complete the admissions application form• Take the Placement Assessment test in theAdvising and Counseling Center (for all newstudents) or consult an academic advisor (forcurrently enrolled students)• Visit the Financial Aid Office if you are seekingfinancial aid• Submit immunization records to the HealthServices Office• See your assigned advisor to select courses• Register for classes at the appropriate time (seecurrent semester course schedule for details)• Go to the Bursar Office to make payment or apayment arrangementAcademicPolicies andProceduresThe degree requirements and academic regulationscontained in the SUNY Orange Catalog affect allstudents who begin their study in 2009-2010. Allinformation is accurate as of the time of publication.For the most current information, please consult theCollege web page at www.sunyorange.edu. Policies aresubject to change.Current information relative to changes in programor academic policies can be obtained from the Officefor Academic Affairs, which is located on the secondfloor of Morrison Hall. The vice president foracademic affairs is authorized to waive theapplication of any College academic policy in aparticular case.Academic YearThe academic year is composed of two semesters—Fall and Spring—each of which is a minimum of 15instructional weeks long. Courses offered in thesummer are a minimum of six weeks. Intersessioncourses, when offered, are usually three or four weeksin duration.Cancellation of ClassesClasses may be cancelled due to low enrollment.However, any cancellation will be announced no laterthan the Friday before a full semester begins or on theday before a half semester begins.During the semester, individual classes will becanceled for the day or evening when hazardousdriving conditions or similar circumstances makesuch action advisable. Cancellation of day classesdoes not necessarily mean evening classes are alsocancelled. Cancellation of day classes is usuallyannounced at approximately 6 a.m. while cancellationof evening classes is usually announced atapproximately 2 p.m. News regarding delays andcancellations is found on the College’s website,broadcast over local radio stations, and announcedon the College’s main telephone number, (845) 344-OCCC.The College reserves the right to reschedule classes.Generally, evening classes are made up on the Fridayevening of the next week.Spring 2011www.sunyorange.edu35