ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND POLICIES

Regulations uniformly applicable to both Yeshiva College and Sy Syms School of Business are given here; those pertaining to a particular school are found in that school’s section of this catalog.

CHANGES IN REGULATIONS

The university reserves the right to change tuition, fees, course offerings, regulations, and admission and graduation requirements at any time without prior notice.

Students should consult university bulletin boards and/or www.yu.edu/catalog for changes. This catalog supersedes all previous catalogs and academic information and policies and is binding on all students.

Consideration will be given, however, to a petition by a student for permission to continue a course of study in effect at the time the student enrolled provided that no more than the normal period is taken to complete the program.

ATTENDANCE

Each undergraduate school has a specific attendance policy pertaining to students taking courses in that school. The following applies to all undergraduates.
If a student is absent or seriously incapacitated through illness for a considerable portion but less than half of a semester, the student’s course load may be reduced. In all cases, if a student is absent from any course for any cause for more than half a semester and does not officially withdraw from the course, the student will receive a grade of G.

EXAMINATIONS

All students must take examinations as scheduled. A student who misses a class test due to illness or an equally compelling cause must consult with the instructor.

Afinal examination may be postponed on account of illness or some equally compelling emergency that causes absence at the time of the examination. Under these conditions, the student must notify the Office of the Dean immediately and must subsequently submit a request for a makeup test, along with a physicians note if applicable. Ifthe request is approved, the student pays a $15 makeup fee.

Once a student has taken a final exam, no reexamination may be given. No excuse—whether illness, lack of preparation, or any other reason—will be accepted as grounds for a retest or an additional test or assignment.

If a student arrives late to any examination and has no valid excuse for the lateness, he is granted no extra time for the examination.

Cheating on an examination will subject the offender to disciplinary action, including possible expulsion from the university.

GRADES

Grades are accessible at www.yu.edu/myyu.

A, A-	Excellent
B+, B, B	Good
C+, C, C	Fair
D+, D, D	Poor
F	Failure
N	No credit
P	Pass
r	Repeat (to continue taking a remedial course)

Administrative Grades

G	Withdrawal without permission (counted as failure)
I	Incomplete
L	Audit (no credit)
M	Missing
W	Withdrawal without penalty or prejudice
Y	Year course

P is used for all courses bearing less than 1 credit, for independent study courses, and for courses taken under the A/P/N option.

R is given in remedial courses when the student must continue in the class.

I grades may be requested from faculty by students to accommodate unavoidable delays in the completion of course requirements and to allow for excused medical emergencies.

In Sy Syms School of Business, deferral forms, available in the Office of the Dean, are required for all I grades. Sy Syms School students must submit deferral forms with appropriate documentation to the Office of the Dean, which will then contact the faculty member. Students must take makeup examinations at the times scheduled by the Office of the Dean in the first weeks of the following term.

The completion deadline for all incomplete work is six weeks for Sy Syms School of Business. In Yeshiva College, the completion deadline is a semester and a summer after the semester the course was taken. See the academic calendar for the exact dates. After the deadline, the I defaults to an F, or to a grade designated by the faculty member, based on work completed.

W Withdrawal requires submission of a Drop/Add form to the registrar and may require written permission of the Office of the Dean. Unless proper procedures are followed, the student receives a G, equivalent to failure, in the course. See Late Admission and Withdrawal.

A student who has achieved a passing grade in a course may not retake it. In exceptional cases, a school’s academic standards committee may permit a student who has received a D to retake the course, provided that the student has not taken a more advanced course in the subject after receiving the D. Even if repetition is allowed, the original grade remains on the record and counts in the cumulative GPA. Credit is granted only once.

At Sy Syms School, an advanced course in the major may not be taken if the student has received less than a C- in the prerequisite course. The student must repeat this course.

Courses, grades, and credits in the S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program are listed on a separate transcript. Block credit (without grades) for the year of study is recorded on the Stern College or Sy Syms School transcript.

SATISFACTORY PROGRESS

All students must meet the following standards of good academic standing and satisfactory academic progress.

Academic Average: Each school section lists its specific grade requirements. All students must maintain a minimum average of 2.0 per semester and cumulatively.

Each grade has a numerical value as follows:

A	=	4.000	B	=	3.000	C	=	2.000	D	=	1.000
A	=	3.667	B	=	2.667	C	=	1.667	D	=	0.667
B+	=	3.333	C+	=	2.333	D+	=	1.333	F, G = 0

When the numerical value is multiplied by the credit value of a course, the resulting figure is the number of quality points. The student’s average is computed by dividing the number of quality points earned by the total number of credits completed with a grade of A through G. The average is rounded to the third decimal place.

Except in programs in which tuition is paid by Yeshiva University, grades achieved at other colleges and universities are not averaged in with a student’s record at Yeshiva University; credit alone is granted on transfer. Separate regulations govern the S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program.

Minimum Number of Credits: To maintain financial aid eligibility, each student must have accrued a minimum number of credits by the beginning of each semester of attendance, as follows:

Second	6	Seventh	60
Third	15	Eighth	75
Fourth	25	Ninth	90
Fifth	36	Tenth	105
Sixth	48	Eleventh 120

Note that credit is given only for grades A through D and P. No credit is given for grades F, G, I, L, N, R, or W.

ACADEMIC RETENTION, PROBATION, AND DISMISSAL

Students who, in any semester, fail to achieve an average of at least 2.0 or accrue the required credits specified above may be placed on academic probation. A student on probation at MYP, BMP, IBC, or JSS is limited to taking 12.5 credits within Yeshiva College or Sy Syms School of Business (except for JSS students, transferring 4 credits, who are permitted 13) and is subject to any restrictions that apply to probationary status.

Probation serves as a serious warning to students whose records are unsatisfactory and is intended to help them achieve the necessary improvement.

Restrictions or conditions may be imposed upon students on probation in the following areas: academic programs, employment, extracurricular activities, intercollegiate athletics, and financial assistance.

Students not meeting the standards become ineligible for NewYorkState aid, but a one-time waiver for one semester may be granted by the appropriate academic standards committee if failure is due to extraordinary circumstances.

Students whose semester or cumulative average falls below 2.0 two semesters in succession or three semesters non-consecutively, or who fail all their courses in a semester, may be dismissed from the school without further notice. In Stern College, the first semester on campus is considered probationary for students admitted with provisional status.

Appeals Procedure: Iftherearemitigating circumstances, students may appeal dismissal in writing to their school’s academic standards committee or the Office of the Dean. The appeal must be made before the following semester begins. The committee may allow the student to continue on probation under certain conditions and restrictions. Decisions are communicated in writing to the student, the Office of the Dean, the Office of the Registrar, the Office of Student Finance, and the Office of Student Affairs.

These standards are applicable to all students. They are required for certification by New York State for financial assistance under Section 145-2.2 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education and are required by federal regulations to receive aid under Title IV of the Higher Education Act.

DEAN’S LIST

Each year, full-time students in Yeshiva College and Sy Syms School (with a minimum of 12 credits for the fall semester and 12 credits for the spring semester) who have achieved an academic grade point average of at least 3.5 are included on the Dean’s List.

GRADUATION WITH LATIN HONORS (CUM LAUDE, MAGNA CUM LAUDE,
SUMMA CUM LAUDE)

To receive honors at graduation, students at Yeshiva College must have complet- ed at least 94 credits in residence at the New York campus, and students at Sy Syms School must have completed at least 84 credits in residence at the New York campus. Honors are given by the following guidelines: Summa cum laude: top 5 percent GPA of graduating class; magna cum laude: next 10 percent; cum laude: next 20 percent.

Students who have completed fewer than 84 credits in residence at Sy Syms School may file a petition for graduation honors with that school’s academic standards committee.

LATE ADMISSION AND WITHDRAWAL

The following governs late admission to, and drops and withdrawals from, courses in all undergraduate schools.

Period	Permission needed to register late	Permission needed to drop course(s)	Notation on permanent record

First two weeks of semester	Adviser or dean	None	Course is not listed

Next two weeks of semester	Not permitted	None	Course is not listed

Remainder of semster	Not permitted	Dean	W appears on transcript

Please note:

.• Only tuition, not fees, is subject to refund.

.• Regulations apply to the equivalent period in a summer session or intersession.

.• When a course from which a student has withdrawn is listed on the permanent record, the grade is W.

.• Even when permission to withdraw is not required, the proper forms must be filed in the Office of the Registrar. If a student withdraws but does not file the proper forms, a G grade is assigned.

ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT

Yeshiva College In the Yeshiva College Advisement Center, faculty advisers help students develop an academic program that will realize their full potential while preparing them to achieve their professional goals. Along with faculty, advisers areable to discuss courses and majors, to interpret college regulations and requirements, and to offer appropriate direction with regard to personal problems. Each first-time student at Yeshiva College is assigned an adviser with whom he can explorecurricular options and postgraduate plans. Inaddition, advisers oversee the progress of provisional students until they firmly establish themselves.

Sy Syms School The Office of the Dean of the Sy Syms School of Business provides academic advisement for Sy Syms students. The assistant dean and faculty advisers review the academic requirements of each major and concentration with each student. Carefully constructed advisement and program-of-study sheets help the student in planning his academic program. Each semester, students’ registrations are approved by a dean or an academic adviser. The academic records of all juniors and seniors are reviewed, and students are advised as to what requirements are needed to graduate. Students are referred to the Office of Career Services for career counseling if they are unsure of or wish to change their major.

Health Sciences Students interested in health related fields are encouraged to meet with the pre-health sciences adviser in the Advisement Center. Students contemplating graduate study in health sciences should meet with the adviser during their first year on campus and attend all informational meetings dealing with preparedness for health professions admissions, the applications process, and professional school selection (during the junior and senior years). In addition, students should make themselves aware of the specific requirements of schools where they intend to apply.

PreLaw Students considering graduate study in law should meet with the pre-law adviser in the Advisement Center during their freshman year. Intensive guidance services dealing with preparation for the Law School Admissions Test, the application process, and professional school selection are provided during the junior and senior years.

Pre-Education Students considering professional careers in education should meet with the pre-education adviser by the junior year to learn about graduate teacher preparation programs and certification at the elementary or secondary level. Students interested in Jewish education will consult the pre-education adviser and arrange appointments with appropriate officers of the Yeshiva University Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration.

Jewish Service Students contemplating professional careers in the Jewish communal service field have many resources available to them.
The Max Stern Division of Communal Services of the university’s affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary offers guidance in such fields as Jewish education, community organization, and youth leadership, and arranges appointments with appropriate officers of the university’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work. It counsels in the areas of the rabbinate, chaplaincy, and cantorial work, arranging meetings with the appropriate officers of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminaryand its Philip and Sarah Belz School of Jewish Music.

CAREER SERVICES

The Office of Career Services provides a full range of career services activities and services to all undergraduate students, including on-campus recruiting, résumé referral, career fairs, internships, summer jobs, job postings, business lectures, forums, and a career library. The office also offers career counseling and testing, career information and research, and educational planning, including graduate school applications.

DISCIPLINARY PROBATION AND DISMISSAL

Yeshiva University expects its students to exhibit high qualities of character as well as academic ability. Every student is expected to adhere to the ideals represented by the university and to show seriousness of purpose, intellectual dedication, and respect for the views and convictions of others. A student’s continued presence on the rolls of the university; the receipt of academic credits, honors, and awards; and the conferring of any degree, diploma, or certificate upon the student are entirely subject to the disciplinary powers of the university and are predicated on the student maintaining high standards of ethical and academic conduct. A student may be placed on probation or dismissed by the university at any time for infringement of these standards.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

The submission by a student of any examination, course assignment, or degree requirement is assumed to guarantee that the thoughts and expressions therein not expressly credited to another are literally the student’s own. Evidence to the contrary will result in appropriate penalties, which may include failure in the course or disciplinary dismissal.

CLASS STATUS

A student who has satisfactorily completed, or received credit for, one year of full-time study (see each school’s regulations on Workload for definition of “full time”) and who has removed any entrance condition is classified as a sophomore. A student who has received credit for two years of full-time study is classified as a junior; and three years, as a senior. Exact credit values for the transition points are as follows:

Credits Completed	Class
0	Lower Freshman
12	Upper Freshman
28	Lower Sophomore
45	Upper Sophomore
61	Lower Junior
78	Upper Junior
94	Lower Senior
111	Upper Senior

WORK OUTSIDE REGULAR COURSES Yeshiva College offers a variety of non-classroom, credit-bearing options, such as Guided Project, Guided Reading, Independent Study, Directed Study, and credit-bearing Internship. For information and regulations governing these options, please see the deans, the director of the Academic Advising Center, or faculty advisers in the Academic Advising Center. Forms are available in the Yeshiva College Office of the Dean.

WAIVERS

While faculty and other advisers may make recommendations for waivers and changes in graduation requirements, all exemptions and exceptions must be approved in writing by the dean and the academic standards committee of the school. The Request for Waiver of Prerequisite form is used to request a waiver of prerequisite and the Standard Request form for other requests. Students should submit these forms to the Office of the Dean, which will inform the Office of the Registrar if the waiver is approved. A student should retain a copy of all approvals for his records.

COUTSIDE COURSE WORK

Permission of the dean of the school in which the student is matriculated is required to take any courses at another institution. Students must fill out a Request for Outside Courses form, available in the Office of the Registrar and online at www.yu.edu/registrar.

Under regulations of the New York State Education Department, students may earn no morecredit during summer sessions than is proportional to the amount of credit that may be earned for course work during the regular term at Yeshiva University, whether the courses are taken at Yeshiva University or elsewhere. See the Request for Outside Courses form.

Courses transferred from another institution, whether taken before or after admission to Yeshiva University, appear on the student’s record with credit value only. Grades earned elsewhere are not entered on the records of Yeshiva University, except in programs for which the tuition is paid through the university.

STUDY ABROAD

Yeshiva University believes in the value of study abroad. Many Yeshiva University students are particularly interested in studying in Israel. Information about the S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program is available in the Office of Admissions or online at www.yu.edu/jip. Students who study abroad—but not in one of the university’s programs—must file a Leave of Absence form and a Request for Outside Course form, available in the Office of the Registrar or online at www.yu.edu/registrar.

JOINT AND COMBINED PROGRAMS

Joint bachelor’s-masters programs with the graduate schools of Yeshiva University exist in the fields of accounting, Jewish education, Jewish studies, and social work. In these programs, qualified upperclassmen may take courses at the university’s graduate schools and receive credit simultaneously toward their undergraduate and graduate degrees. Further information is available in the Office of the Registrar.

Combined programs with other institutions include Bar-Ilan University School of Economics and Business Administration, Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Occupational Therapy Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, SUNY State College of Optometry, NYU College of Dentistry, the Graduate Program in Physician Assistant Studies at Mercy College, Physical Therapy with New York Medical College Graduate School of Health Sciences, and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Physical Therapy Program. Further information is available in the Office of the Dean.

GRADUATE COURSES

Seniors not admitted into the joint degree programs may be permitted to take graduate courses for undergraduate credit. The Undergraduate Request for Permission to take a Graduate Course form, available in the Office of the Registrar, gives full information on obtaining approvals for such courses. Graduate credit will not be granted retroactively, even if the undergraduate course is not needed to fulfill requirements for the undergraduate degree.

LEAVES OF ABSENCE

Students who intend to absent themselves from the university for a semester or more and then return at a future time must file a Leave of Absence form. If they do not obtain such a leave, readmission may be denied.

Leaves of absence are ordinarily granted for a maximum of four semesters. Students on leave will not receive credit for study at another institution without prior permission. Students must file the Request for Outside Course form prior to enrollment in another institution. Students enrolled in joint or combined degree programs at institutions outside Yeshiva University, or who are not registered for any courses at Yeshiva University, must file a Leave of Absence form to maintain matriculation at Yeshiva University until their degree requirements are completed.

Students enrolled in joint or combined degree programs, or who are not registered for any courses at Yeshiva University, must file a Leave of Absence form to maintain matriculation at Yeshiva University until their degree requirements are completed.

WITHDRAWAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY

Astudent withdrawing from the university and not expecting to return should file the Application for Official Withdrawal from School form.

RECORDS AND TRANSCRIPTS

Students may generate free, unofficial transcripts in the Office of the Registrar or online at www.yu.edu/myyu. Current or former students who want official transcripts of their records should secure copies of the Request for Transcript form from the Office of the Registrar or online at www.yu.edu/registrar. The form includes information about fees, regulations, and procedures governing the issuance of official transcripts.

A transcript is not issued without the student’s written request, except to the person(s) or agency upon whom the student is financially dependent, or as provided by law.

The issuance of transcripts, and generally the release of any information about a student, is subject to the provisions of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Yeshiva University has adopted regulations to implement the act. A copy of these regulations is available upon written request, accompanied by a self addressed stamped envelope, to the Office of the Registrar.

No official transcript will be issued for a student unless the student’s financial record with the university is completely clear.

Official records of students are sent only in the form of a complete transcript. No partial records are sent, nor are records listing only courses without grades.

To obtain a written report of grades, students may send a signed, written request to the Office of the Registrar.

Students who believe there is an error in their academic record (e.g., grade, average, credit value, or course) must promptly contact the Office of the Registrar.

CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS

A student who wishes to change either a first or last name on school records must file a Change of Name on School Records form in the Office of the Registrar.

Students who change their home or local residences are required to notify the Office of the Registrar of the change of address within 10 days on the Notification of Change of Address form. Alternatively, students may update their addresses and phone numbers online at www.yu.edu/myyu. A student is responsible for all mail sent to the old address if his address has not been updated.

DIPLOMAS

Duplicate or revised diplomas may be secured under certain circumstances. The Duplicate Diploma Request form,available in the Office of the Registrar or online at www.yu.edu/registrar, gives full information.

USE OF THE UNIVERSITY’S NAME

No student or student organization may use the name of the university or any of its components in print for any purpose, including identification, without written permission from the Office of the Dean.

ACADEMIC TERMINOLOGY

For the convenience of students, definitions of certain frequently used academic terms follow:

Academic Average A measure of the student’s scholastic achievement.

Advanced Standing Credit given toward a degree for academic work completed at another institution, or based on an approved examination.

Class Section A group of students taking a particular course at a specific time. It is identified i course schedules by a section number or letter, e.g., ART 1051, section 261.

Cluster An administrative unit of faculty members teaching one discipline (see below), or several closely related disciplines.

Corequisite A course that must be taken during the same semester as another course.

Correlate A course required for a major that is not in the department of the major.

Course A particular portion of a subject. It is identified by a course number, e.g., ART 1051.

Course Description The statement in the catalog outlining the content of a course.

Course Title A word or phrase describing the course content. For example, the course title of ART 1051 is History of Art.

Credit The credit value of each course is listed after its title in the catalog. At least 45 academic hours (each 50 minutes long) of formal classroom instruction and other types of study are required to earn 1 credit. These 45 hours ordinarily are divided as follows: in an undergraduate lecture recitation course, 15 academic hours in class plus 30 in outside preparation; in a laboratory course, 30 academic hours in class plus 15 in outside preparation. Class hours include examinations. These hours are minimums and may be increased to satisfy special requirements in certain courses.

Curriculum A planned group of courses (and ancillary experiences) leading to a specific degree, diploma, or certificate.

Discipline A particular branch of knowledge, e.g., biology or English.

Division An administrative unit of faculty members teaching related disciplines. The undergraduate faculty is organized into the following divisions: humanities, Jewish studies, natural sciences and mathematics, and social and behavioral sciences. Sy Syms School of Business also functions as a division.

Elective A course a student may choose to take, as distinguished from a required course.

Major The subject a student chooses for primary emphasis.

Minor A subject a student chooses for secondary emphasis.

Prerequisite A preliminary requirement that must be met before a particular course may be taken.

Probation The status of a student whose enrollment has been placed on a trial basis for scholastic or disciplinary reasons.

Registration The process of enrolling as a student. It consists of three stages: a) filling out general information forms provided by the university and having them approved; b) completing financial arrangements; c) selecting courses and sections, and entering them online or having them entered in the computer by the Office of the Registrar. The student is not registered until all three stages have been completed.

Required Course One required for graduation, either for all students or those in a particular area of study.

Residence Requirement The requirement for a degree or diploma that specifies the minimum period of time that a student must be in attendance at the school through which the document is granted and the minimum number of credits that must be completed there. The residence requirement is intended to give each student adequate contact with the school and its faculty. Residence credit is distinguished from transfer credit, i.e., credit for courses taken at another school of the university or at another institution; it does not imply that the student must live in a university dormitory.

Seminar A course pursued by a small group of students with a professor, with each engaged in original research or independent study and all exchanging results through reports and discussions.

Status The category under which a student is enrolled, e.g., regular, transient, provisional.

Transcript An unabridged copy of the student’s record, certified by the Office of the Registrar.

Please note: Most forms are available on the Office of the Registrar’s Web site at www.yu.edu/registrar.

PRIVACY

In accordance with the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Section 438 of the General Educational Provisions Act, 20 USC 1232g), also known as “FERPA,” Yeshiva University has adopted certain policies to protect the privacy rights of its students with respect to their education records. FERPA affords students certain rights of access to their education records. FERPA also limits the persons to whom the university may disclose a student’s education records and permits certain disclosure without the student’s written permission. Please visit the Office of the Registrar or its Web site to obtain the Yeshiva University FERPA Policy Statement.