General Student Information

Summer Sessions

Many graduate courses are offered during the summer sessions. M.B.A. courses are offered during the first summer session. Study in music education, required for permanent teacher certification, can be completed in three or four summers. See the annual summer sessions catalog for course listings, registration procedures, fees, academic regulations, and housing, dining, and campus facilities available during the summer. The catalog can be obtained through the Division of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions (CESS). For the summer sessions calendar, visit the CESS website.

Living Accommodations

Ithaca College does not provide housing for graduate students. A wide range of apartments and other housing options is available in Ithaca and the surrounding communities. Although Ithaca College does not arrange for or inspect off-campus housing, the residential life office provides a listing of available rooms, apartments, and houses. This listing is available at www.ithaca.edu/reslife/OCListing.html.

Counseling Center

The Ithaca College counseling center offers short-term individual, group, and couples counseling, as well as referral to mental health resources in the community, at no charge to enrolled students. Counselors are also on call after hours to respond to psychological emergencies. Confidentiality is maintained in a manner consistent with New York State law and the ethical principles of the American Psychological Association.

Counseling can help individuals address personal concerns, clarify values and feelings, make more effective decisions, and deal with a range of psychological difficulties such as depression and anxiety.

The counseling center staff includes licensed psychologists, social workers, and other counselors. To obtain more information or to schedule an appointment, call 607-274-3136.

Office of Career Services

Graduate students on the threshold of the job market or additional schooling can gain valuable assistance from the professional counselors and trained student staff in the Office of Career Services. The office helps students identify interests and abilities, explore career opportunities, and develop résumé-writing and interviewing skills. Also offered are career information and exploration seminars, testing services, videotaped mock interviews, an interactive career guidance system, and a career resource library. The office brings recruiters from major corporations and nonprofit agencies to campus and helps coordinate interviews with potential employers. For additional information, visit the career services website or call 607-274-3365.

For information, contact Division of Graduate Studies, gradstudies@ithaca.edu
Andrejs Ozolins, Office of Publications, 30. November, 2003