Maritime College Student Handbook 2021-2022

• If student is symptom free for 24 hours they may return to classes and/or Regimental duties the following day with academic accommodations (i.e. exam date change) IF deemed NECESSARY by MD/Physician’s Assistant – Certified. No student- athlete can return to full activity or competitions until they are asymptomatic in limited, controlled, and full-contact activities, and cleared by the team physician and/or Athletic Trainer. No student non-athlete can return to full activity until they are asymptomatic and cleared by Health Services. Minimum time periods for return to play, classes and/or Regimental duties as mentioned above maybe longer depending on initial presentation and subsequent course. A planned time period for return to classes should be discussed between MD/PA-C and ATC after each evaluation. If the concussion happens off campus, at a non-SUNY Maritime College event: The student-athlete/non-athlete must submit appropriate documentation to Health Services upon returning to campus. Credit Course Load Undergraduate students Maximum number of credits an undergraduate can take in a Fall or Spring semester is 22 credits. Maximum number of credits an undergraduate can take in any Summer Session is 8 credits. Students who wish to take more credits must obtain permission on a Credit Overload form. Additional approvals and signatures are required. For Fall – Spring Semesters More than 22 credits require approval from the Chairperson of the Department 25 credits and beyond require the additional approval of the Provost. For any Summer Session More than 8 credits require the Chairperson of the Department Graduate Students Maximum number of credits a graduate student can take is 13 credits. Additional approval and signature required for students taking 13 or more credits from the Chairperson of the Department. Declaring a Major Undergraduates at SUNY Maritime College are required to declare their major by the completion of their 64 th credit toward the degree (including all transfer credits from previous institutions). Students with more than 64 credits may request a one semester waiting period within the Undeclared category. The student must declare a program of study after the one semester period in Undeclared. If the student is not accepted into the program of choice, the student is subject to disenrollment by the Academic Board. Students changing or declaring a major are required to follow the curriculum at the time of acceptance and must meet the academic criteria for graduation within that program. Drop/Add a Course Course Drop/Add can be processed online. Certain registration activity (lack of prerequisite, closed course, etc.) will require special overrides. In these cases, the Drop/Add procedure will require approval of Instructor, Chairperson and/or Provost. In most cases, a Drop/Add requiring a special override must be processed in person at the Registrar’s Office with accompanying forms. Withdrawing from a course will affect your eligibility for financial aid in future terms. It is recommended that you speak to Financial Aid before withdrawing from a course. Withdrawing from courses after the Drop/Add period will result in W grade on record and require the student to obtain the instructor’s signature on the Drop/Add form. This form then must be processed at the Registrar’s Office. Request to withdraw from a course after the withdrawal period will require special approval and will result in a WF grade on record. Registration dates and deadlines specific to adding, dropping and/or withdrawing from courses are posted on the Academic Calendar. FERPA The Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA), also known as the Buckley Amendment, grants certain rights, privileges and protection related to students’ educational records maintained by the college. Students’ educational records maintained by the college will NOT be released to third parties (including parents) outside of the College,