Advising

Students may wish to consult with an Academic Adviser prior to registering for a course if they have any questions about the course or their course of study.

Auditing

Students are required to file an application in the OASIS, 217 Hunter North, at the time of registration, to obtain permission to audit a course. Auditors must register in the normal manner and pay required tuition and fees. No credit or grade will be given for audited classes. Auditor status cannot be changed to credit status after the closing date for late registration. Likewise, credit status cannot be changed to auditor status after late registration.

Degree Audit

Degree Audit Candidates for graduation must file a formal degree audit application at the beginning of their final semester of attendance. A degree audit is a series of administrative procedures that determine if a student has met degree requirements. More information can be found on the Registrar's web site at http://registrar.hunter.cuny.edu/forms/Degreeaudt/first.htm .

Graduate Students

Geography MA Students
All graduate courses require departmental permissions to register. The procedure for requesting permissions from the department is as follows:

Matriculated students without an advisor (yet) and non-matriculated students.
The departmental graduate advisor approves your courses. Please send Professor Jochen Albrecht email (jochen@hunter.cuny.edu) with

*your name
*student ID
*course number and title
*4 digit registration code
*a list of the courses you have already taken or simply attach your transcript.

Non-matriculated students please remember that the department guarantees to accept only up to 8 credits taken in a non-matriculated status.

Matriculated graduate students with academic advisors:
Please discuss your classes with your academic advisors because they are to grant your permissions and inform Martha Taylee and Dana Reimer about this. The office staff will enter the permissions only after they receive your advisor's approval - either via email or as a signed paper approval form (available from Martha in 1006 HN).

* If via email: send your advisor a message with the information about each course (see above) and other information they may ask. S/he will forward this message with the approval to Martha.

* If using paper form: get the form from Martha, fill it out, get your advisor's signature, and return to Martha.

GIS Certificate Students
Read above section for "Geography MA Students" and send your requests for permissions and all required information to Professor Jochen Albrecht at jochen@hunter.cuny.edu. If you do not, this may delay entering your permissions in the system.

Incompletes

When a student for valid reasons does not complete the work assigned in a course (including the final exam, papers, etc.) and in the view of the instructor still has a reasonable chance to pass the course, the student shall be given the grade IN (incomplete). The student must explain the reason to the instructor or, in the absence of the instructor, to the department chair and arrange a schedule for making up the missing coursework. These steps must be taken as soon as possible and no later than the end of the second week of the following semester. The student shall then be given the opportunity to complete the course without penalty beyone previously established penalties for lateness.

The length of time permitted for completing missing coursework remains at the discretion of the instructor and shall be indicated in writing to the student, but shall not extend beyond the end of the semester following the one in which the course was taken. Unless the student submits the work by the date specified by the instructor, the grade will automatically become FIN on the student's permanent record. (Under certain circumstances, where the student must repeat class sessions or laboratories in a course not given during the following semester, the FIN grade may later be converted to the appropriate letter grade.)

Instructors and departments may choose to have make-up final examinations administered by the college. Such examinations will be given before Monday of the seventh week of the following semester. It is the responsibility fo the student who must take an absentee examination to determine from the instructor or department whether it will be administered by the college, to file the appropriate form and to pay any required fee by the deadline specified by the college.

If the faculty member wished to extend the deadline for the student to complete the coursework beyone one semester, the faculty member and the student must enter into a written contract clearly specifying the deadline. This contract must be written during the semester following the one in which the course was taken. The student must be aware that the IN grade will change to a FIN grade until the work is completed. The written contract must accompany the change of grade form. If a student has not filed a contract with the faculty member but still wishes to complete the work and have a FIN grade changed, the student can appeal to the Senate Grade Appeals Committee. The appeal must include the reason for failing to complete the work and must be accompanied by a supporting letter from the faculty member who issued the IN grade or, if the faculty member is no longer at the college, from the department chair. Appeals with no endoursement will be denied.

Overtally

If the course you want to register for is closed, go to the first class and speak to the professor. If the class includes a lab, speak to the Lab Instructor, not the professor. Fill out the overtally form completely and get the instructor's signature. Register for the course on the Registrar's web site at http://registrar.hunter.cuny.edu.

Payment

Your tuition and fees for the must be received by the specified due dates of the payment schedule to avoid course cancellation.

Registering for classes

Prior to each registration period, the Registrar's Office develops a Schedule of Classes, which is available on the web through the Registrar's web site at http://registrar.hunter.cuny.edu.

Students are assigned appointment times for registration by the Registrar's Office. Prior to each registration, an e-mail is sent to students alerting them that their registration appointment has been established. Students may then view their appointment time only by accesssing E-SIMS.

Students may register on the web via ESIMS. Instructions for using either method may be found on the Registrar's web site.

Withdrawal

Official. Students have until the end of the third week of classses (or during the summer session, the end of the first week of classes) to drop a course without penalty. This period coincides with the refund period. The course will not appear on the student's record. A student may withdraw officially, with a grade of "W," between the end of the third week of classes and the first day of the tenth week of classes. (During the summer session a student may withdraw officially between the second week of classes and the first day of the fifth week of classes.) To do so, a student should obtain a withdrawal form from the OASIS. After the deadline, official withdrawals will be considered for approval by the Office of Student Services. Approval will be granted only when it is clear that the student has good and sufficient reason for withdrawing. Students should be aware that withdrawal from classes may have an impact on their financial aid. A student should make an appointment with an adviser in the Office of Student Services, 1119 Hunter East, before proceeding with the withdrawal process. The problem often has other solution.

Unofficial. When a student ceases to participate in a course but has not withdrawn officially, the student shall be deemed to have withdrawn unofficially. Evidence of unofficial withdrawal shall include all of the following: failure to attend class for at least four weeks consecutively (or during the summer session, two weeks consecutively) through the end of the semester (the last day of classes); failure to attend the final exam; and failure over this period to meet any other course requirements (e.g., to submit paper assignments and take examinations). The unofficial withdrawal ("WU") by University regulations is equivalent to a grade of F. Cessation of attendance or unofficial withdrawal, may also have negative financial aid consequences.