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Our In-Person Office Hours (Room 101)

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tuesday 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Questions: admissions@tompkinscortland.edu
Services: Check the status of your admissions application and financial aid inquiries, as well as registration, housing, billing, and any other functions of the Enrollment Services Center. 

Course Load

Fall and Spring semesters: The average course load for a full-time matriculated student is 14-16 credit hours per semester. The minimum full-time load is 12 credit hours. The maximum load is 18 credit hours. Except where required by the academic program, students wishing to register for 19 or more credit hours must have the approval of the Office of the Provost.
Summer: Students may take up to four courses (12-16 credits) during the summer semester. Students may only take two courses (6-8 credits) per summer session. Exceptions to this policy must be approved by the Office of the Provost.

Cross Registration

To provide more flexibility in the choice of courses toward the associate degree, the College has arranged a cross-registration program with SUNY Cortland. If you are a full-time matriculated student in good standing you may take one course at SUNY Cortland. There is no extra tuition charge involved. Courses taken at SUNY Cortland must be applicable to your degree program and not offered at �첥��Ƶ Cortland at any time. Students at Cortland may cross-register for one course at �첥��Ƶ Cortland as well.

Grades earned in such courses will not appear on the �첥��Ƶ Cortland transcript, nor will they count toward your GPA at �첥��Ƶ Cortland. You are responsible for having official transcripts sent to the College after you have completed the semester. Contact an enrollment services specialist at 607.844.6580 for registration information.

Schedule Changes (Add/Drop/Withdraw)

If you wish to change your schedule by adding, dropping, or withdrawing from a course, complete a change of schedule form and go to the Enrollment Services Center for processing. If you are a continuing student authorized by your advisor to register online, you may change your schedule using myTC3 prior to the start of classes. The College offers courses in a variety of academic sessions with different start and end dates. Refer to the Academic Calendar for dates.

Adding Courses

Generally, once a course has started, instructor permission is required in addition to an advisor’s approval to enroll in that course during the “add” period specified for each academic session. To enroll in a course once the “add” deadline has passed, you are required to obtain the Dean of Instruction’s signature in addition to your advisor and instructor’s signatures.

Dropping/Withdrawing Courses

You may drop courses with your advisor’s approval through the end of the “drop” period specified for each academic session. After the “drop” deadline has passed, a grade of “W” will be assigned until the withdrawal deadline. Remember that dropping or withdrawing from courses can affect your financial aid and your academic status. Make an appointment with a financial aid counselor to discuss the potential effect on your current financial aid award.

Percent of Tuition you will be charged if you withdraw

• Prior to the start of classes: 0%
• During the first week of classes: 25%
• During the second week of classes: 50%
• During the third week of classes: 75%
• After the third week of classes: 100%

Auditing

Auditing a course means that you attend class but do not take exams or receive credit. You may register to audit any credit course using the same registration procedures. Regular tuition and fees are charged for audit status. People age 60 and over may audit credit courses tuition free (fees may apply) if there is space available after the regular registration period.

Audit status must be declared at the time of registration and you must pay regular tuition for the courses. The notation of “X” will be made on your academic record for an audited course.  A change from audit to credit status must be made within the add/drop period – within three weeks of the start of regular 15-week courses.

Lifetime Alumni Association: If you are a lifetime member of the �첥��Ƶ Cortland Community College Alumni Association you may audit, tuition free, one course per year. You will be responsible to pay the fees. The course must have space available after regular registration. Call the Office of Alumni/ Development, 607.844.8222, Ext. 4369 for information.

Senior Citizen Auditors: If you are age 60 or older, you may audit, tuition free (fees may apply), any credit course that has space available the last day before classes begin. Call the Enrollment Services Center, 607.844.6580 for information on how to register.

Leave of Absence

Maintaining Matriculation: Missing the next consecutive Fall or Spring semester will not require you to reapply for readmission. However, an absence of two or more semesters will require an application for readmission and cause you to be subject to new degree requirements.

Leave of Absence Policy: If you need a documented leave of absence you must petition the Associate Dean for Curriculum and Academic Records. A leave of absence may be granted only in extenuating circumstances, such as illness or other unusual personal hardship and requires detailed documentation. A leave of absence may not exceed two consecutive semesters (not including the semester in which the leave is granted or summers). If you are granted a leave of absence before the end of a semester, you will receive a grade of W, WP, or WF according to the current withdrawal policy.

Permission to Attend Another Institution

If you wish to take a course at another institution approval from the Dean of Instruction prior to enrolling in the course. Receiving prior permission to attend the other institution guarantees that the course will be accepted at �첥��Ƶ Cortland if the student receives a C (2.0) or better grade in the course. In order to be eligible, a student must be matriculated, have a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.0, and be in good academic standing. Only course work that applies towards the student’s degree program at �첥��Ƶ Cortland will be approved. Contact the Academic Records Office for further information.