Academic Regulations

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Students are expected to be familiar with the various requirements and procedures as given in this catalog and to follow them.

The Hunter College Senate, with authority granted to it by the CUNY Board of Trustees, determines all academic rules and regulations and approves all curricula. The Senate publishes the Senate News Bulletin to announce changes in rules and regulations. Students should also consult the Office of the Registrar’s Web site for any changes in regulations at http://registrar.hunter.cuny.edu. Students who believe that their individual circumstances warrant a variance from the rules and regulations listed in this catalog must proceed to obtain permission from the appropriate college authority. Only through the procedures listed below are such variations permitted.

Students should obtain written documentation for any such variations. Students should be wary of informal advice or undocumented claims that they can be exempt from any college rules.

Inquiries concerning college regulations in general should be directed to the Office of Student Services. Appeals for administrative exceptions to academic rules and regulations (for example, exceptions to approved academic program loads) are heard in the Office of Student Services.
Inquiries concerning the major should be directed to the departmental adviser in the major department or program and inquiries concerning a minor should be directed to the adviser in the minor department or program.
Inquiries concerning the GER Core Requirement and the Foreign Language Requirement should be addressed to the appropriate departmental adviser or an adviser in the Office of Student Services. (Note: Students who matriculated prior to fall 2001 and follow the regulations for the Distribution Requirement should also see a departmental adviser or an adviser in the Office of Student Services.)
Authorization for substitutions for specific Pluralism & Diversity course requirements must be made by the Senate’s GER Appeals Committee. Students should consult the procedure for appeals outlined below and go to the Office of the Hunter College Senate, Room 1018E, to obtain the proper forms for filing an appeal.
The procedure for Grade Appeals appears below. Every student is obliged to determine that all requirements for the degree have been met before the date of graduation. No changes may be made to the student record transcript after the graduation date. Any “STOPS” not cleared by the graduation date will result in the withholding of diploma and transcripts. Incomplete (IN) grades received in the final semester must be completed by the graduation date. If not, an application to graduate for the following semester must be filed with the Graduation Audit Unit of the Registrar’s Office.

Students who are uncertain about the interpretation of any matter may learn under whose authority the matter rests by inquiring in the Office of Student Services. This catalog covers the general academic requirements consonant with earning a degree at Hunter College when this catalog went to press in 2007. Students are responsible for knowing all current regulations.

Academic Regulations

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