Appeals

Students wishing to make appeals or to bring forward complaints or concerns about instructional matters including final grades should first discuss the issue with the faculty member. If the issue is not satisfactorily resolved at that point, the student should then...

Tutorial Courses

Courses taught as tutorial courses are individualized instruction in the content of a course listed in the college catalog. These courses, though taught independently, carry the subject, number, title, and credits of the actual course. Tutorial courses are offered...

General Policies

Attendance It is expected that students will attend all classes and required class activities. The attendance policy for each course is provided by the instructor in the course syllabus. Change of Course (Drop/Add) No change of course is permitted after the last date...

Transfer Credits

A maximum of nine credits of appropriate graduate work completed at other institutions in accredited graduate programs may be considered for transfer into a master’s degree program. The credits must have been completed with a grade of “B” or higher and be appropriate...

Independent Study

Independent study plays a valuable educational role in the graduate curriculum. The quality and quantity of academic endeavor expected of a student in an independent study course project must be equivalent to expectations in the regular class setting. For each credit...

Education Records and FERPA

Annual Notification of Rights Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act St. John Fisher College complies fully with the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Under FERPA, students have, with certain limited exceptions, certain...