Registration and Course Information

In addition to the courses listed in this catalog, others may be offered on an experimental basis. Details are published in the Undergraduate Course Offerings and the Humanities and Sciences Supplement for the semester they are given.

Advance Registration

Enrolled students must register in advance for courses they wish to take the following semester. To be eligible to register in advance for the fall semester, students are required to pay an advance deposit of $250 by March 15. Admission to a course depends on the availability of seats when the student registers; therefore, failure to participate in the advance registration process jeopardizes the student's chance of obtaining desired courses.

The College reserves the right to refuse registration or to dismiss after registration any student whose presence would, in the judgment of College officials, be detrimental to the College's interests.

Class schedules at the time of registration are as accurate as possible, but the College reserves the right to cancel courses or alter schedules as needs dictate.

Permission of Instructor

When "permission of instructor" is listed as a prerequisite in a course description, it indicates that admission to the course is based on an assessment by the instructor of the student's academic preparation for the course. Students must obtain the instructor's permission before registering for the course.

For all other courses, students who believe they have preparation equivalent to the listed prerequisites may seek the instructor's permission to be admitted. This permission should be obtained prior to registering for the course.

Health Certification

Prior to the first day of classes, every new student (freshman, transfer, or returning adult) is required to complete and submit to the College health service the health certification form. Students who do not comply with this requirement will not be allowed to remain on campus and their course registrations will be canceled. In the event that a student does not receive a copy of this form in the mail, he or she may obtain one from the College health center. Hepatitis-B immunization is recommended and may be required for students in athletic training, occupational therapy, and physical therapy before clinical fieldwork/affiliations.

Late Registration

Students have until the end of the second week of classes to pay in full their bill and a $75 late payment fee and to complete their registration for all courses. No student will be allowed to register after the end of the second week of classes.

Semester Course Load

Full-time status requires that a student enroll for a minimum of 12 credits in a semester. A student may enroll for 18 credits a semester without being charged extra tuition. To enroll for more than 18 credits, students must have written approval from their dean. Billing for the additional tuition will occur at the end of the two-week drop/add period (see p. 485).

Part-time status for degree candidates requires written approval from the student's dean (see "Period for Drop/Add," p. 485, for billing information). Part-time students who are not degree candidates should consult with the Division of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions for registration information.

Block Courses

Courses that meet for only half a semester are called block courses. Block I courses meet for the first seven weeks of a semester. Block II courses meet for the final seven weeks of a semester. The drop/add period for a block course extends for only the first week of the block. Final examinations in block courses are normally given during the last class meeting, not during the final examination period for the semester.

Placement Tests

All entering students are requested to take a series of tests that are used for placement and guidance purposes. These tests may include a writing sample, a reading comprehension test, or a language placement test. A mathematics placement examination is required of all freshmen and transfer students (see p. 226 for additional information on the Math Placement Exam).

Course Levels

The first three digits of any course number indicate the department that offers the course (see list of these prefixes below).

The first digit of the five-digit group after the prefix indicates the course level:

· Level 1 and level 2 courses are generally appropriate for freshmen and sophomores.

· Level 3 and level 4 courses are generally appropriate for juniors and seniors.

Most courses except those at level 1 have prerequisites.

Level 5 courses are graduate courses. Seniors may be permitted to take a level 5 course if they

· have successfully completed 90 or more credits in an undergraduate program

· have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or higher

· have the approval of the course instructor, undergraduate adviser, graduate adviser, graduate chair, dean of the particular school, and the dean of graduate studies. The petition form for seniors to take graduate-level courses is available in the graduate studies office.

Level 5 courses may be taken for either undergraduate or graduate credit. If taken for undergraduate credit, the courses are not applied to the master's degree. If taken for graduate credit, the courses are not applied to the bachelor's degree.

Independent Studies, Internships, and Tutorials

In addition to regular classroom or laboratory instruction, more specialized or individual kinds of study are offered in the form of independent studies, internships, or tutorials. The maximum number of credits earned through internship may not exceed 12 credits, whether attained in a full-semester program or in smaller units during different semesters. Advance approval by the provost is required for the 7th to 12th credits. Students who wish to enroll for this kind of credit should consult the appropriate all-College guidelines (available through their dean's office). Also, they should check the academic program information of the school in which the credit would be awarded to see whether there are any specific guidelines mandated by the school. Transfer credit is not accepted for these experiences.

Period for Drop/Add

The drop/add regulations also apply to changing instructors or the number of credits for which a student is enrolled in a variable credit course.

Dropping or adding of semester courses must be completed by the end of the second week of classes; no drop/add will be accepted after that date.

At the end of the two weeks, bills of full-time students who enroll for more than 18 hours will be adjusted for the hours actually enrolled. Although a student may withdraw after this point (a grade of W will show on the transcript), no refund will be given for a reduction in the number of credit hours. If an audit later in the semester indicates that the student's enrollment exceeds the number of credits for which the student has been billed, a supplemental bill will be issued to cover the deficiency.

Students who change from full-time to part-time status must do so by the end of the second week of classes in order to receive a refund. An application form for part-time study is available from the registrar. No refunds are made to part-time students after the end of the second week of classes.

Students who change from full-time to part-time status may forfeit their right to on-campus housing and financial aid.

Although faculty have the option of dropping students from class for nonattendance (see below), it is the student's responsibility to drop a course that he or she does not plan to attend.

When a student withdraws or is withdrawn from a course, a grade of W will show on the student's transcript.

Faculty Right to Remove Students from a Course

Students must follow the usual drop/add/withdrawal procedures; however, faculty members have the right to remove a student from a course in accordance with official College policy, as follows:

1. After the first full week of classes (or after the first class meeting of a GIPPE course) for nonattendance if the student has made no contact with the faculty member; and/or

2. Any time the student violates the written rules for remaining in good standing in the course.

Faculty action to remove a student from a course is not automatic and will be undertaken at the discretion of the faculty member. During the first two weeks of class, students may be removed from the course. In weeks 3-10, a grade of W will be recorded. In weeks 11-15, a grade of W or F will be recorded at the faculty member's discretion. Students should not rely on faculty members to remove or withdraw them from courses.

Withdrawal from a Course

Students may withdraw from a course after the add/drop period and before the beginning of the last third of the course. Thus, for a block course a student may withdraw during weeks 2-5 and for a semester course during weeks 3-10.

When a completed withdrawal form has been submitted to the registrar, a grade of W is entered on the student's transcript. A student must file a fully completed withdrawal form in the Office of the Registrar no later than the last day of the withdrawal period.

The deadline dates for withdrawal are indicated on the academic calendar for each semester. Withdrawal after the deadline date will be recorded as an F on the student's transcript.

Students who cease attending a course without having officially dropped or withdrawn from it are required to pay the course tuition. Withdrawal from a course does not result in a waiver of the tuition due for that course.

Audit Policy

There are two ways for Ithaca College degree students to audit courses at Ithaca College:

1. To have the audited course appear on the academic transcript with the notation "AU" the student must

a) obtain permission of the instructor;

b) pay tuition at the rate of $58 per credit (except where tuition is waived if the student is paying full-time tuition) plus any additional special fee that may be required;

c) follow the instructor's requirements for auditors, including rules in regard to attendance.

2. To audit the course for personal interest or for review of certain segments of the course material (no record on transcript), the student must obtain the instructor's permission to attend the class.

Students may not change their registration enrollment from audit to a letter grade. All audits are dependent on space availability. No tuition-paying student will be deprived of a place in a course as a result of a place being provided to an auditor.

To be an auditor under (1) the degree student or faculty member must submit an audit form to the registrar by the drop/add deadline for the semester in which the course is to be audited.

Audits are not counted as credit toward graduation or calculated in GPA. Auditing is not permitted during summer sessions.

Extramural (nondegree) students may audit courses at Ithaca College. However, to be an auditor under (1) the extramural student must register through the Division of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions during the first week of classes. The audit fee is $58 per credit plus a $15 registration fee.

Course Prefix Numbers

Prefix			Page
221	Television-Radio		68
222	Cinema and Photography		62
224	General Communications		65
225	Organizational Communication, Learning, and Design		66
302	Biochemistry		192
303	Biology		196
304	Chemistry		205
305	Theater Arts		310
306	Economics		210
307	English		216
308	French		249
309	German		250
310	Politics		269
311	History		224
312	Computer Science		241
313	Mathematics		235
314	Philosophy		256
315	Physics		266
316	Hebrew		251
318	Spanish		252
319	Speech Communication		295
326	Art		181
327	Education		300
328	Linguistics		249
330	Psychology		276
331	Sociology		284
334	Italian		252
336	Individual and Interdisciplinary Studies Program		328
337	Community Service Program		328
338	Women's Studies		327
339	Anthropology		176
344	Religious Studies		260
376	Art History		187
377	Writing		320
393	Planned Studies		328
395	Teacher Education		424
551	Music Theory, Sight-Singing, and Composition; Music History and Literature		339
552	Music Education		343
553	Jazz Studies		344
554	Additional Music Courses		345
555	Courses for the Non-Music Major		349
556	Music --- Performance Study, Major		351
557	Music --- Performance Study, Secondary		359
558	Music Ensembles		361
559	Music --- Performance Study, Nonmajor
620	Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology		144
640	Health Services Administration; Health Policy Studies		97
660	Physical Education		117
661	Therapeutic Recreation and Leisure Services		159
662	Health		121
663	Exercise and Sport Sciences		87
664	General Instructional Program in Physical Education --- GIPPE		163
666	Health Sciences and Human Performance - Interdisciplinary		124
667	Sport Studies		151
670	Physical Therapy		136
672	Occupational Therapy		128
680	Gerontology		433
880	Accounting		36
881	International Business		38
882	Management		38
883	Finance		39
884	Marketing		40
885	Human Resource Management (Personnel & Industrial Relations)		42
886	Production		43
887	Legal Studies		43
888	Business --- Interdisciplinary		44
900	ICCU (Ithaca College/Cornell University courses)
910	Ithaca College courses in Spain

Key to Symbols

F	Fall
S	Spring
E	Even (e.g., academic year 2000-2001)
O	Odd (e.g., academic year 2001-2002)
Y	Yearly
IRR	Irregular
GPA	Grade Point average
B	Block course
R	Course must be taken at Ithaca College
NLA	Not liberal arts
FA	Fine Arts
HU	Humanities
LA	Liberal arts
NS	Natural sciences
SS	Social sciences
U	Undesignated

1a, 1b, 2b, g, h, etc. --- see the H&S general education requirements, p. 169.

/ between two course numbers means that either course may be taken.

- between course numbers means that both courses must be taken in that order.

In addition to the courses listed in this catalog, others may be offered on an experimental basis. Details are published in the Undergraduate Course Offerings and in the Humanities and Sciences Supplement for the semester they are given.

Attendance Policy

Students at Ithaca College are expected to attend all classes, and they are responsible for work missed during any absence from class. At the beginning of each semester, instructors must provide the students in their courses with written guidelines regarding possible grading penalties for failure to attend class. Students should notify their instructors as soon as possible of any anticipated absences. Written documentation that indicates the reason for being absent may be required. These guidelines may vary from course to course but are subject to the following restrictions:

1. In accordance with New York State law, students who miss class due to their religious beliefs shall be excused from class or examinations on that day. Such students must notify their course instructors at least one week before any anticipated absence so that proper arrangements may be made to make up any missed work or examination without penalty. Faculty will not schedule examinations or quizzes on designated religious holidays or the calendar day following the designated holidays. Designated holidays are Rosh Hashanah (two days), Yom Kippur, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday.

2. Any student who misses class due to a verifiable emergency --- such as an illness requiring attention by the health center, or hospitalization, death, or serious illness of a family member, or required appearance in a court of law --- shall be excused. Students may notify the Office of Student Affairs about any emergency, and that office will notify the appropriate faculty member.

A student may be excused for participation in college-authorized cocurricular and extracurricular activities such as athletic events, musical and theatrical performances, and professional conferences if, in the instructor's judgment, this does not impair the specific student's or the other students' ability to succeed in the course.

The course instructor has the right to determine if the number of absences has been excessive in view of the nature of the class that was missed and the stated attendance policy. Depending on the individual situation, this can result in the student being removed from or failing the course.

Course Examinations

Midterm --- It is College policy that by the midpoint of each semester all students be evaluated in each course in which they have enrolled. The method of evaluation is to be determined by each faculty member. This assessment is reflected in a midterm grade turned in to the registrar's office in accordance with the schedule published by that office. The only exception to this policy is in those block courses that conclude in one-half semester.

Deans and directors deal with this policy as it relates to their individual faculty and courses within their school.

Faculty advisers are encouraged to call faculty members who have not turned in grades regarding individual students' problems.

End of Semester --- A final examination or its equivalent must be given in each course. All final examinations, whether cumulative or unit, or their equivalent, must be given at the time scheduled by the registrar during final examination week. There are to be no final examinations or their equivalent given during the last week of classes each semester. Any exceptions to this policy must be approved in advance by the dean of the academic unit in which the course is being offered.

Note: Faculty requests for exceptions to this policy must be received by the appropriate dean no later than November 1 and April 1 for the fall and spring semesters, respectively.

The schedule of final examinations is published in the Undergraduate Course Offerings. Students who find themselves required by the schedule to take three examinations in one day may choose to take the middle examination at another time. Students who wish to do this must inform the appropriate instructor as soon as possible, but no later than the last scheduled class, so that a mutually acceptable alternative time may be arranged. If such an arrangement cannot be worked out, the student should contact the dean's office of the school in which the course is offered.

Student activities are not normally scheduled during final examination dates. Any unusual circumstances of this nature will be dealt with on an individual basis.

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