2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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Accreditations

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State University of New York College at Cortland is accredited by The Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education may be reached at 3624 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa., 19104, Phone: (215) 662-5606, Fax: (215) 662-5501, www.msache.org.

The teacher preparation programs at the State University of New York College at Cortland are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), 2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20036, phone (202) 466-7496. NCATE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation to accredit programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional school personnel.

SUNY Cortland has also received national program recognition or approval from the following associations:

Adolescence Education: English by the National Council of Teachers of English

Adolescence Education: Mathematics by the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics

Adolescence Education: Social Studies by the National Council for Social Studies

Adolescence Education Science Programs by the National Science Teachers Association

Athletic Training by the Commission on Accreditation of

Athletic Training Education

Chemistry Department by the American Chemical Society

Childhood Education by the Association for Childhood Education International

Early Childhood by the National Association for the Education of the Young Child

Educational Leadership by the Educational Leadership Constituent Council

Literacy Department by the International Reading Association and the National Council of the Teachers of English

Physical Education by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education/National Association for Sport and Physical Education

Recreation and Leisure Studies Department by the National Recreation and Park Association

Teaching Students with Disabilities by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

Retention Rates *

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Gender/Ethnicity
Initial Cohort Entering Fall 1999
Graduate at Cortland w/i 4 years
Graduate at Cortland w/i 5 years
Graduate at Cortland w/i 6 years
Transfer to a SUNY 4-yr w/o Cortland Degree
Transfer to a SUNY 2-yr w/o Cortland Degree
Transfer to Non-SUNY 4-yr w/o Cortland Degree
Transfer to Non-SUNY 2-yr w/o Cortland Degree
Persisters still Enrolled at Cortland Fall 2005
Attrition

Female

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
White/NonHispanic
689
308
421
428
68
121
39
9
1
23
Black/NonHispanic
8
4
6
6
1
1
0
0
0
0
Hispanic
18
11
13
13
0
4
0
0
1
0
Asian/Pacific Islander
6
1
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
2
Amer Indian/Alaskan
3
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
Nonresident Alien
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Subtotal
725
325
443
450
69
129
41
9
2
25

Male

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
White/NonHispanic
465
115
218
225
53
114
18
7
5
43
Black/NonHispanic
8
2
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
1
Hispanic
16
3
6
6
0
4
1
3
0
2
Asian/Pacific Islander
5
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Amer Indian/Alaskan
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Nonresident Alien
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Subtotal
494
120
228
235
56
123
19
10
5
46
Total
1219
445
671
685
125
252
60
19
7
71

*Disclosure of completion, persistence and transfer rates for full-time, first-time baccalaureate level students entering in Fall 1999, pursuant to terms of the Student Right-To-Know- Act (status as of the Fall 2005 semester)

Retention Rates Expressed as a Percentage of the Entering Cohort*

 

Gender/Ethnicity

Initial Cohort Entering Fall 1999
Graduate at Cortland w/I 4 years
Graduate at Cortland w/I 5 years
Graduate at Cortland w/I 6 years
Transfer to a SUNY 4-yr w/o Cortland Degree
Transfer to a SUNY 2-yr w/o Cortland Degree
Transfer to Non-SUNY 4-yr w/o Cortland Degree
Transfer to Non-SUNY 2-yr w/o Cortland Degree
Persisters still Enrolled at Cortland Fall 2005
Attrition
Female
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
White/NonHispanic
100%
44.70%
61.10%
62.12%
9.87%
17.56%
5.66%
1.31%
0.15%
3.34%
Black/NonHispanic
100%
50%
75%
75%
12.50%
12.50%
0
0
0
0
Hispanic
100%
61.11%
72.22%
72.22%
0
22.22%
0
0
5.56%
0
Asian/Pacific Islander
100%
16.67%
33.33%
33.33%
0
16.67%
16.67%
0
0
33.33%
Amer Indian/Alaskan
100%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0
66.67%
0
0
0
0
Nonresident Alien
100%
0
0
0
0
0
100%
0
0
0
Subtotal
100%
44.83%
61.10%
62.07%
9.52%
17.79%
5.66%
1.24%
0.28%
3.45%
Male
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
White/NonHispanic
100%
24.73%
46.88%
48.39%
11.40%
24.52%
3.87%
1.51%
1.08%
9.25%
Black/NonHispanic
100%
25%
37.50%
37.50%
12.50%
37.50%
0
0
0
12.50%
Hispanic
100%
18.75%
37.50%
37.50%
0
25%
6.25%
18.75%
0
12.50%
Asian/Pacific Islander
100%
0
20%
20%
40%
40%
0
0
0
0
Amer Indian/Alaskan
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Non-resident Alien
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Subtotal
100%
24.29%
46.15%
47.57%
11.34%
24.90%
3.85%
2.02%
1.01%
9.31%
Total
100%
36.51%
55.05%
56.19%
10.25%
20.67%
4.92%
1.56%
0.57%
5.82%
*Disclosure of completion, persistence and transfer rates for full-time, first-time baccalaureate level students entering in Fall 1999, pursuant to terms of the Student Right-To-Know- Act (Status as of the Fall 2005 semester)
 
 
 
 
 
 

Frequently Called Numbers

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Admissions Office (607) 753-4711
Advisement and Transition (607) 753-4726
Affirmative Action Office (607) 753-2302
Athletics Department Office (607) 753-4963
Auxiliary Services Corporation (ASC) (607) 753-4627
Bursar's Office (Student Accounts) (607) 753-2313
Campus Activities and Corey Union Office (607) 753-2321
Campus Information (Switchboard) (607) 753-2011
Emergencies (24 hours) (607) 753-2111 or 911
Financial Advisement Office (607) 753-4718
Graduate Studies Office (607) 753-4800
Memorial Library
Circulation/Reserves Desk (607) 753-2525
Reference Desk (607) 753-2590
Outreach Services (607) 753-5430
President's Office (607) 753-2201
Registrar's Office (607) 753-4702
Residential Services (607) 753-4724
School of Arts and Sciences (607) 753-4312
School of Education (607) 753-5430
School of Professional Studies (607) 753-2701
Student Affairs Office (607) 753-4721
Student Development Center (607) 753-4728
Summer/Winter Session Office (607) 753-4207
University Police (607) 753-4124

Academic Calendars

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Fall Semester 2006
President's Opening Address and faculty meetings Thursday, Aug. 24
Advisement and registration for new students Friday, Aug. 25
Academic Convocation Sunday, Aug. 27
All classes begin Monday, Aug. 28
Labor Day (No classes in session) Monday, Sept. 4
First-Quarter Student Teaching begins Tuesday, Sept. 5
* Rosh Hashanah Saturday, Sunday, Sept. 23, 24
* Yom Kippur Monday, Oct. 2
First-Quarter Classes end Thursday, Oct. 12
October Break begins following all evening classes Thursday, Oct. 12
Classes resume 8 a.m. and Second-Quarter begins Monday, Oct. 16
First-Quarter Student Teaching ends Friday, Oct. 20
Second-Quarter Student Teaching begins Monday, Oct. 23
Thanksgiving Recess begins - 8 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22
Classes resume - 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27
** Last day for in-class examinations Friday, Dec. 1
All classes end Friday, Dec. 8
Study Days Saturday, Sunday, Dec. 9, 10
Final Examination Period Monday, Dec. 11 through Friday, Dec. 15
Second-Quarter Student Teaching ends Wednesday, Dec. 20
 
Winter Session 2007
All classes begin Wednesday, Jan. 3
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no winter classes in session) Monday, Jan. 15
All classes end Wednesday, Jan. 17
 
Spring Semester 2007
President's State of the College Address and faculty meetings Thursday, Jan. 18
Advisement and registration for new students Friday, Jan. 19
All classes begin Monday, Jan. 22
Third-Quarter Student Teaching begins Monday, Jan. 22
Third-Quarter Classes end Friday, March 9
Spring Recess begins - 6 p.m. Friday, March 9
Third-Quarter Student Teaching ends Friday, March 16
Spring Recess ends and Fourth-Quarter Classes begin - 8 a.m. Monday, March 19
Fourth-Quarter Student Teaching begins Monday, March19
* Passover Tuesday, Wednesday, April 3, 4
* Good Friday Friday, April 6
Easter Sunday, April 8
Scholars' Day Wednesday, April 18
Honors Convocation Saturday, April 21
** Last day for in-class examinations Tuesday, May 1
All classes end Tuesday, May 8
Study Days Wednesday, Thursday, May 9, 10
Final Examination Period Friday, May 11 through Wednesday, May 16
Fourth-Quarter Student Teaching ends Wednesday, May 16
Graduate Commencement Friday, May 18
Undergraduate Commencement Saturday, May 19
 
Fall Semester 2007
President's Opening Address and faculty meetings Thursday, Aug. 23
Advisement and registration for new students Friday, Aug. 24
Academic Convocation Sunday, Aug. 26
All classes begin Monday, Aug. 27
Labor Day (No classes in session) Monday, Sept. 3
First-Quarter Student Teaching begins Tuesday, Sept. 4
* Rosh Hashanah Thursday, Friday, Sept. 13, 14
* Yom Kippur Saturday, Sept. 22
First-Quarter Classes end Thursday, Oct. 11
October Break begins following all evening classes Thursday, Oct. 11
Classes resume 8 a.m. and Second-Quarter begins Monday, Oct. 15
First-Quarter Student Teaching ends Friday, Oct. 19
Second-Quarter Student Teaching begins Monday, Oct. 22
Thanksgiving Recess begins - 8 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21
Classes resume - 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26
** Last day for in-class examinations Friday, Nov. 30
All classes end Friday, Dec. 7
Study Days Saturday, Sunday, Dec. 8, 9
Final Examination Period Monday, Dec 11, through Friday, Dec. 14
Second-Quarter Student Teaching ends Wednesday, Dec. 19
 
Winter Session 2008
All classes begin Monday, Jan. 7
All classes end Friday, Jan. 18
 
Spring Semester 2008
President's State of the College Address and faculty meetings Tuesday, Jan. 22
Advisement and registration for new students Tuesday, Jan. 22
Third-Quarter Student Teaching begins Tuesday, Jan. 22
All classes begin Wednesday, Jan. 23
Third-Quarter Classes end Friday, March 7
Spring Recess begins - 6 p.m. Friday, March 7
Third-Quarter Student Teaching ends Friday, March 14
Spring Recess ends and Fourth-Quarter Classes begin - 8 a.m. Monday, March 17
Fourth-Quarter Student Teaching begins Monday, March17
* Good Friday Friday, March 21
Easter Sunday, March 23
Scholars' Day Wednesday, April 9
Honors Convocation Saturday, April 12
* Passover Sunday, Monday, April 20, 21
** Last day for in-class examinations Tuesday, April 29
All classes end Tuesday, May 6
Study Days Wednesday, Thursday, May 7, 8
Final Examination Period Friday, May 9 through Wednesday, May 14
Fourth-Quarter Student Teaching ends Wednesday, May 14
Graduate Commencement Friday, May 16
Undergraduate Commencement Saturday, May 17

* No examinations or quizzes may be given during the period designated for observance of religious holidays. Observance of Jewish holidays will begin at 4 p.m. the day before the holiday and end at 7 p.m. the day of the holiday. Observance of Good Friday will begin at noon and end at 3 p.m.
** No examinations or quizzes may be given the five class days preceding the final examination period without the approval of the dean.

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