Maritime College Student Handbook 2021-2022

each course. Student’s account must be cleared of all fees in order to register, obtain grades, copies of transcripts or receive their diploma. Repeat a Course If the student does not successfully complete a course, she/he may attempt to take the same course again. A student may also repeat a successfully completed course to improve her/his GPA.A student attempting to take a course more than three times must meet with the Major Department Chairperson prior to registering for the course via the Special Course Repeat Form. Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy for Financial Aid Withdrawing from classes could have an effect on your eligibility for federal financial aid; see Maritime’s Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy and/or if receiving NYS aid see TAP Academic Policy. STCW (Standards of Training, Certification and Watch Keeping) Issuance of STCW Training Certificates STCW training certificates shall be issued to cadets upon graduation from a license-option degree program. All original STCW training certificates shall be generated by the License Department and issued to qualified cadets at graduation. STCW training certificates shall not be issued to cadets who do not complete the USCG-approved deck or engine licensing programs. Cadets may not substitute training, nor will the academy accept training certificates from outside the academy’s USCG-approved program. The only exception to this is transfer students from another maritime academy which requires a case-by-case review of the training completed at the other academy. Sitting for the USCG exam All Cadets enrolled in one of our unlimited USCG-approved license programs are required to sit for their initial USCG examination on campus. Subsequent re-examinations (complete or partial) must be scheduled by the Director of Licensing at the Cadet’s request and may be taken at any of the seventeen national Region Exam Centers (REC. Syllabus A written syllabus (paper or electronic) must be provided to students in each course. If there are changes to the information provided in the syllabus during the semester, they must be given to students in written form (paper or electronic). The syllabus will include : • Information on the course content and expectations (e.g., class attendance) • Details on the basis for grades, including: the course's examination policy; the number and types of exams; a list of graded assignments with their approximate due dates and their weight in the final grade. • Instructor's course policy for academic integrity • Procedures for adjustments identified by the Office of Accommodations Withdrawal from School An official withdrawal is the voluntary decision to discontinue studies/enrollment at the college. Students must file a Withdrawal from School form with the Office of the Registrar if they wish to withdraw from school. Students that do not properly withdraw from the college will be Administratively Disenrolled . Students who wish to return after an Official Withdrawal will need to apply for readmission. For information on the procedure for Readmission, please refer to the section entitled “ Readmission after a Withdrawal/Academic Disenrollment/Administrative Disenrollment ” in the student Handbook for further information. STUDENT SERVICES/SUPPORT DEPARTMENTS & CONTACT INFORMATION Academic Success Center (Stephen B. Luce Library) The Academic Success Center helps students prepare to learn. The center provides various workshops on concepts like time management, goal planning, and study skills. The center also houses the campus supplemental instruction for Mathematics and Science courses.