2014-15 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Oct 09, 2024  
2014-15 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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Accreditations

State University of New York College at Cortland is accredited by The Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

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.msche.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.

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

Adolescence Education: Biology by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

Adolescence Education: Chemistry by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

Adolescence Education: Earth Science by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

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

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

Adolescence Education: Physics by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

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

Adolescence Education: Spanish, French, Spanish and French by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

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

Counseling Center by the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS)

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

Educational Leadership by the Educational Leadership Constituent Council

English as a Second Language (ESL) by Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Health Education by the American Association for Health Education (AAHE)

Inclusive Special Education and Teaching Students with Disabilities by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

Literacy Department master's degree programs by the International Reading Association

Peer Tutoring program in Academic Support and Achievement Program (ASAP) by College Reasing and Learning Association (CRLA)

Physical Education by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education

Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies Department by the Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions

University Police Department by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services

The M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders is a candidate for accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). This is a pre-acceditation status with the CAA, awarded to developing or emerging programs for a maximum period of five years.

 

Retention Rates * 

Gender/Ethnicity

Initial Cohort Entering Fall 2007

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

Total
Transfers
Out

Persisters still Enrolled at Cortland Fall 2013

Attrition

Female

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White/NonHispanic
(or unknown)

593

317

428

436

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

128 0 29
Black/NonHispanic

23

6

12 13

N/A

N/A N/A

N/A

5 2 3
Hispanic

34

15

20

21

N/A

N/A N/A N/A 11

0

2
Asian/Pacific Islander

14

3

8

8

N/A

N/A N/A N/A 5

0

1
Amer Indian/Alaskan

6

3

5

5

N/A

N/A N/A N/A 1

0

0
Nonresident Alien

0

-

-

-

N/A

N/A N/A N/A 0

0

0
Subtotal

670

344

473

483

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

150

2

35

Male

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White/NonHispanic
(or unknown)

447

187

286

302

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

110

3

32

Black/NonHispanic

20

6

12

14

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

4

0

2
Hispanic

38

14

20

22

N/A

N/A N/A

N/A

10

0

6

Asian/Pacific Islander

16

4

5

6

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

6

0

4

Amer Indian/Alaskan

3

3

3

3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

0

Nonresident Alien

0

-

-

-

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

- 0

0

Subtotal

524

214

326

347

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

130

3

44

Total

1194

558

799

830

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

280

5

79

*Disclosure of completion and persistence rates for full-time, first-time baccalaureate level students entering in Fall 2007, pursuant to terms of the Student Right-To-Know-Act (status as of the Fall 2013 semester).
** Data for total transfers out are available from the federal IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey.
Details regarding the specific transfer categories come from SUNY Administration; as of May 2014, data for the 2007 cohort were not yet available.

Retention Rates Expressed as a Percentage of the Entering Cohort* 

Gender/Ethnicity

Initial Cohort Entering Fall 2007

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

Total
Transfers
Out

Persisters still Enrolled at Cortland Fall 2013

Attrition

Female

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White/NonHispanic
(or unknown)

100%

53.5%

72.2%

73.5%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

21.6%

0%

4.9%

Black/NonHispanic

100%

26.1%

52.2%

56.5%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

21.7%

8.7%

13%

Hispanic

100%

44.1%

58.8%

61.8%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

32.4%

0%

5.9%

Asian/Pacific Islander

100%

21.4%

57.1%

57.1%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

35.7%

0%

7.1%

Amer Indian/Alaskan

100%

50%

83.3%

83.3%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

16.7%

0%

0%

Nonresident Alien

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Subtotal

100%

51.3%

70.6%

72.1%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

22.4%

0.3%

5.2%

Male

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White/NonHispanic

100%

41.8%

64%

67.6%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

24.6%

0.7%

7.2%

Black/NonHispanic

100%

30.0%

60.0%

70.0%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

20.0%

0%

10%

Hispanic

100%

36.8%

52.6%

57.9%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

26.3%

0%

15.8%

Asian/Pacific Islander

100%

25%

31.3%

37.5%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

37.5%

0%

25%

Amer Indian/Alaskan

100%

100%

100%

100%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

0%

0%

Non-resident Alien

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Subtotal

100%

40.8%

62.2%

66.2%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

24.8%

0.6%

8.4%

Total

100%

46.7%

66.9%

69.5%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

23.5%

0.4%

6.6%

*Disclosure of completion, persistence and transfer rates for full-time, first-time baccalaureate level students entering in Fall 2007, pursuant to terms of the Student Right-To-Know-Act (status as of the Fall 2013 semester).
** Data for total transfers out are available from the federal IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey.
Details regarding the specific transfer categories come from SUNY Administration; as of May 2014, data for the 2007 cohort were not yet available.

Frequently Called Numbers 

Admissions Office 607-753-4711
     Graduate Admissions Office 607-753-4800
Advisement and Transition 607-753-4726
Affirmative Action Office 607-753-2302
Athletics Department 607-753-4953
Auxiliary Services Corporation (ASC) Customer Service 607-753-4627
Auxiliary Services Corporation (ASC) Executive Office 607-753-4325
Campus Activities and Corey Union Office 607-753-5574
Campus Information (Switchboard) 607-753-2011 or 0
Counseling and Student Development Center 607-753-4728
Emergencies (24 hours) 607-753-2111 or 911
Financial Aid Office 607-753-4717
Graduate Admissions Office 607-753-4800
Memorial Library
    Circulation/Reserves Desk 607-753-2500
    Reference Desk 607-753-2590
    The Help Center 607-753-2500
Mohawk Valley Graduate Center (MVGC) 315-792-5360
President's Office 607-753-2201
Registrar's Office 607-753-4702
Residence Life and Housing Office 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 Accounts Office 607-753-2313
Student Affairs 607-753-4721
Student Health Service 607-753-4811
Summer/Winter Session Office 607-753-4207
University Police Department (UPD)
607-753-4124

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