General Information

CONTENTS Welcome Calendar Admission and Registration Financial Information Academic Regulations General Information Course Schedule (PDF) Summer Study Online Pre-M.B.A. Workshops Graduate Study for Music Educators Summer College for High School Students Continuing Education, Programs for Children and Youth, Extramural Study The Campus   FORMS -- Registration, Payment, Housing, Meal Plan (PDF)

For a complete listing of Ithaca College faculty, refer to the undergraduate catalog.

Bookstore

The Ithaca College bookstore, located in the Phillips Hall annex, is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., during the summer. Besides textbooks and general interest books, the bookstore offers a large selection of clothing, greeting cards, photography supplies and services, telephones, tape recorders, radios, lamps, and other items for student apartments and rooms. A coin-operated photocopier is also located in the bookstore.

Career Services

The career services office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Career counselors are available, by appointment or during drop-in hours, to meet with students about choosing a major, conducting a job search, or career development. Recruitment is active in the summer, offering a variety of employment opportunities and résumé referrals.

College Liability

Ithaca College will neither insure nor assume responsibility for the personal property of a summer sessions participant. It is the responsibility of each participant to provide insurance protection against the loss of personal property brought on campus.

Conduct

All summer sessions participants are required to abide by Ithaca College policies and procedures.

Food Court

The food court, located on the first floor of Phillips Hall, offers a wide variety of food at modest prices. During the summer, it is open from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Health Care

During the summer, the J. David Hammond Center for Student Health Services is open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. The staff nurse can provide first aid and treat minor problems. A College physician is also available during regularly scheduled hours each day. If necessary, referrals are made to local physicians and medical facilities. Fees are charged for medications dispensed at the health center, laboratory tests, and other miscellaneous services, as well as for services at all off-campus physician offices and medical facilities. Students must pay these fees at the time of the visit.

Identification Card

Students need an Ithaca College identification card to obtain a summer parking permit, check out books from the library, set up a computer account to use a computer lab, pick up mail at the post office, and use the Fitness Center and the outdoor swimming pool. Matriculated and extramural students who already have an Ithaca College ID card and have registered for one or both of the five-week summer sessions may continue to use their ID, but only during the five-week summer session(s) for which they have registered. The first replacement fee for a lost or stolen ID card is $10.

New matriculated students and first-time extramural students must have a photo taken for their ID card upon arrival on campus. Instructions for that procedure will be sent with confirmation of summer class registration. Late registrants must come to the summer sessions office for instructions about their ID card.

Extramural students taking short-term workshops will be sent only a temporary ID card with their confirmation of summer class registration. Late registrants must come to the summer sessions office for ID instructions.

Information Technology Services

Information Technology Services (ITS), located in 102 Muller Faculty Center, provides computing support to all members of the campus community and provides an extensive suite of productivity and Internet software on all publicly accessible computers. Networked computers, both Windows-based and Macintosh, are available in more than 30 computer facilities across campus. During the summer, the lab at 110 Friends Hall is open throughout the day and evening (check the lab door for the current schedule or go online to www.ithaca.edu/computing) and may be used at no charge by any student with a valid Ithaca College ID. The campus is entirely networked for high-speed data access. Students can access the e-mail server, Nova file server, library system, College Web server, and Internet from virtually anywhere on campus. There are no charges for computer or network use. Members of the ITS staff provide free workshops and consulting services to Ithaca College students and faculty, and the ITS computer help desk is available to assist all members of the College community during business hours. To open an e-mail account or for more information, stop by the ITS main office or call 607-274-3030.

Library

The library, located on the second to fifth floors of the Gannett Center, contains nearly half a million holdings in books, periodicals, and microforms in addition to its electronic and online resources. The library's catalog is easily accessible online, and the interlibrary loan system makes even more resources available. The library has access to over 17,000 libraries in the United States and abroad, and its Web page provides lists of national and international electronic resources and links that support the College's programs.

Reference librarians are available to show students and faculty how to use various print references as well as the Internet and the latest electronic indexing and abstracting services. They can also recommend appropriate materials and research strategies.

The multimedia services center, located in the library, offers videos, films, DVDs, interactive media, and software developed commercially or by the faculty and staff at the College.

Mac's General Store

Mac's, a convenience store, is located next to the bookstore. Open Monday through Friday during the summer, it sells convenience foods, snacks, frozen foods, candy, cigarettes, soda, milk, paper products, magazines, and health and beauty aids.

Mail

Mail should be addressed to students enrolled in the summer sessions as follows:

[Student's name]
c/o Phillips Hall Post Office
Ithaca College
130 Phillips Hall
Ithaca, NY 14850-7076

All mail for summer sessions students is distributed from the Phillips Hall post office. Hours for pickup are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Ithaca College ID is required.

Meal Plan

Prepaid meal plans are available for the summer sessions. See the housing and meal plan application contained in this catalog.

Students do not need to live on campus in order to purchase a meal plan. However, undergraduate students who plan to live in campus residence halls during the summer must buy a meal plan. Those students should complete the meal request portion of the housing and meal plan application contained in this catalog.

On-Campus Summer Housing

Students who wish to live on campus should complete the housing and meal plan application contained in this catalog and return it, with full payment, to the Office of Conference and Event Services before the start of classes. Advance registration will guarantee a space on campus. Although the College will make every effort to accommodate students' preferences, space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Undergraduate students living in campus residence halls are required to purchase a meal plan for the duration of their stay.

Residence hall rooms include twin-size beds, pillows, and one blanket per bed. Sheets, pillowcases, and bath towels are also supplied and can be exchanged each week. Occupants should bring a bedspread or cover, an extra blanket (not electric), clothes hangers, and a desk lamp. Coin-operated washers and dryers are available in each residence hall.

Emerson Hall rooms may be available. They are equipped with all of the above and are air-conditioned. Each room has a private bathroom with shower. Note: Students may occupy rooms on campus only for the duration of their courses. Summer program registrants must observe all College residential-life regulations and will be held responsible for their actions. Students may not cook in residence hall rooms.

Cancellation of room reservations will be accepted, and a full refund given, up to one week before the start of the reservation. After that time, refunds will be given, but a $50 administrative fee will be deducted. Notice of cancellation must be received by the Office of Conference and Event Services in writing.

Students who make arrangements to stay in campus housing may pick up room keys from the summer housing office, located in Eastman Hall. Students may check in no earlier than 3:00 p.m. on the day before their session begins. On the day their session starts, they may check in anytime after 9:00 a.m. The summer housing office in Eastman Hall is open until 9:00 each evening. Students unable to arrive for check-in before 9:00 p.m. should contact the housing office, beginning May 16, at 607-274-1637 to make special arrangements.

Students may check out on the last Friday or Saturday of each session. Students should consult the summer housing staff in Eastman Hall for proper checkout procedures.

Parking and Traffic Regulations

Students may park on campus without charge. However, vehicles must be registered with the Office of Parking and Traffic Services. (During the summer, the office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.) Summer sessions students with vehicles displaying a valid red permit may park in any red lot from Commencement day through the day before classes begin for the fall semester. Any vehicle that receives three parking violations and is parked in violation of the parking rules and regulations thereafter will be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense. The speed limit on campus roads is 25 miles per hour and 10 miles per hour in parking lots.

Public Safety

From any (noncellular) phone on campus, you can dial 911 for an emergency response from the Office of Public Safety. The office is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Its mission is to provide a safer and more secure environment for the Ithaca College community. If you have questions or concerns regarding the safety and security of people or property, please contact the public safety office. In an emergency, call 911 or use an emergency or blue-light telephone. Otherwise, call the office at 607-274-3333.

Recreation

Summer recreational opportunities for students abound at Ithaca College. Summer sessions students, matriculated Ithaca College students, and spring 2005 graduates may use the outdoor pool or work out in the state-of-the-art Fitness Center. The Fitness Center offers over 40 pieces of cardiovascular equipment, two complete Cybex circuits, and over 10,000 pounds of free-weights. Students can play a variety of pickup games in one of our two full-sized gymnasiums, or they can choose to explore the natural wonders of Ithaca with rentals from our outdoor recreation equipment center and guidance from our helpful staff. Outdoor tennis courts and the track are also available for use when seasonal maintenance is not being performed on them. IDs are required to use all of these facilities. To learn more visit www.ithaca.edu/recsports.

Services for Students with Disabilities

Ithaca College seeks to ensure that all qualified students with disabilities are able to participate fully in its programs and activities. If you have a documented disability or feel you may have an undiagnosed learning problem, please feel free to contact the Office of Academic Support Services for Students with Disabilities at 607-274-1005 (voice), 607-274-7319 (TDD), or acssd@ithaca.edu.

Telephones

Public telephones are not available in residence halls; however, they are located in most classroom buildings and in the Campus Center. If you are staying on campus, your room will have a live telephone jack, but you must provide your own instrument. You may make free, unlimited calls on campus by dialing the five-digit extension number. You may make free, unlimited calls to local and toll-free numbers by dialing 9 and then the local telephone number, or by dialing 9, then 1, and then the toll-free number. If you wish to make long-distance calls, you must use your own long-distance calling card.

Rates cover the period from the afternoon before a session begins until noon on the day after a session ends.

Course Schedule

Every effort has been made to ensure that the summer course schedule is accurate; however, changes such as the addition or cancellation of courses may occur. Visit our website at www.ithaca.edu/cess for the most up-to-date information.

Please refer to the respective online undergraduate or graduate catalog, www.ithaca.edu/catalogs.php for course descriptions.