Undergraduate Faculty Handbook
Faculty Responsibilities (University Statutes §4-03.01)
1. Course Enrollment
1.1 Registration
1.2 Required Reporting
2. Classes and Exams
2.1 The Syllabus
2.2 Academic Calendar
2.3 Student Attendance
2.4 Activity Period
2.5 Midterm Exams and Assistance to At-Risk Students
2.6 Reading Days
2.7 Final Examinations
2.8 Absence from Final Examinations
2.9 Postponement of Examinations
2.10 Proctoring Examinations
2.11 Students’ Evaluation of Educational Quality
3. Grades
3.1 Due Dates for Final Grades
3.2 Grading System
- 3.2.1 Letter Grades Grades Given by Course Instructors
- 3.2.2 Other Grades Given by Course Instructors
- 3.2.3 Grades Given by Deans and Academic Records
4. The Undergraduate Policy on Academic Integrity
5. Procedure for Appealing a Course Grade
6. Faculty Advising
6.1 A Commitment to Advising
6.2 Advising in the Classroom
6.3 Faculty Advisers
- 6.3.1 Fordham College at Rose Hill & Fordham College at Lincoln Center
- 6.3.2 Fordham School of Professional and Continuing Studies
- 6.3.3 Gabelli School of Business
7. Planning for Classes: Policies and Resources
7.1 Books
7.2 Classroom Use
7.3 Class Time
7.4 Expectations and Suggestions
- 7.4.1 Grading
- 7.4.2 Grade Inflation
- 7.4.3 Office Hours
- 7.4.4 Classroom Suggestions
- 7.4.5 Assignments
- 7.4.6 Suggestions from Students
7.5 Information Technology Resources for Teaching
7.6 Community Engaged Learning
8. Supporting Student Success
8.1 Counseling and Psychological Services
8.2 Office of Disability Services
8.3 The Writing Center
8.4 College and Departmental Tutoring Services
8.5 Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP)
8.6 Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP)
8.7 Academic Advising for Student-Athletes
8.8 The Campion Institute
8.9 International Programs
- 8.9.1 Office for International Services
- 8.9.2 Institute of American Language and Culture
- 8.9.3 Fordham Global Transition Program
- 8.9.4 International and Study Abroad Programs
- 8.9.5 Gabelli School of Business Global Programming
9. Funding
9.1 Funds for Classroom Activities
- 9.1.1 Course Enrichment: Fordham College at Rose Hill
- 9.1.2 The Challenge Fund: Fordham College at Lincoln Center
- 9.2.1 Faculty Fellowships
- 9.2.2 Faculty Research Grant Program
- 9.2.3 Faculty Research Expense Program
9.3 Academic Computing Environment
9.4 Travel to Professional Meetings
9.5 Professional Development Funds for Adjuncts and Full-Time Non-Tenure Track Faculty
10. University Policies
10.1 Non-Discrimination Policy
10.2 Statement on Academic Rights and Responsibilities
10.3 Affirmative Action Policy
10.4 Policy on Sexual Harassment
10.5 Education Records Policy
10.6 Services for Students with Disabilities
10.7 Weather-Related Cancellations
10.8 What To Do in an Emergency: The Emergency Management Plan
II. Key to Building Abbreviations
Rose Hill
Lincoln Center
Westchester
III. Academic Directory
Administration
Departments and Areas of Study
Interdisciplinary and Special Programs
Other University Offices