Students are allowed to request additional one-on-one time with their instructors as needed in the form of consultations. Typically consultations should happen on zoom and will last one hour with each student. It is recommended that instructors schedule consultations around their teaching schedules.
Consultation procedures vary across NYFA campuses and may even vary across campus departments. Please see below for Consultation Procedures. If you have any questions please reach out to your Department Chair.
LA CONSULTATION PROCEDURE
If a student wishes to meet with a faculty member, this meeting should occur on the faculty’s NYFA Zoom, or if in person it must be on campus. It cannot be done through other means, and faculty should avoid giving the student personal contact information to arrange this meeting. Most meetings are for one hour. If this consultation is for matters related to a student’s classwork or assignments, the faculty need not check in with their Department. If it is for work done in another class taught by a different instructor, please check with your Department to see if this consultation will cause conflict with the instructions or feedback the student received in that class.
Faculty should enter your consultations on Paycom with a note regarding the student's name, reason for meeting, and whether you met virtually or in person. Please note that all consultations must take place on Zoom or on campus. No other off-campus consultations are permitted between faculty and students.
Consultations are billed at Consult Rate, and added via Paycom. They are not part of the prep & grading for the class. If the student is currently in your class, then reading material for that class before the meeting is considered part of the prep for that class.
If an alumnus reaches out to meet for a consultation, please note that this is only billable within 6 months of the alumnus’ graduation date.
Please note: Department Chair reserves the right to limit the number of consultations a student can request.
NY CONSULTATION PROCEDURES
Consultation Procedures on the NY Campus currently vary department from department.
Please refer to your department’s current consultation procedure by clicking here.
Faculty should enter your consultations on Paycom with a note regarding the student's name, reason for meeting, and whether you met virtually or in person. Please note that all consultations must take place on Zoom or on campus. No other off-campus consultations are permitted between faculty and students.
Consultations are billed at Consult Rate, and added via Paycom. They are not part of the prep & grading for the class. If the student is currently in your class, then reading material for that class before the meeting is considered part of the prep for that class.
MIAMI CONSULTATION PROCEDURE
Each student has up to three (3) 1-hour consultations per instructor each semester.
The student will reach out and set up the meetings with the instructors. After the meeting is done, faculty should complete the digital consultation card and email it to the Miami Campus Coordinator to keep track of them for payroll purposes.
Faculty should enter your consultations on Paycom with a note regarding the student's name, reason for meeting, and whether you met virtually or in person. Please note that all consultations must take place on Zoom or on campus. No other off-campus consultations are permitted between faculty and students.
Consultations are billed at Consult Rate, and added via Paycom. They are not part of the prep & grading for the class. If the student is currently in your class, then reading material for that class before the meeting is considered part of the prep for that class.
Should a classroom be required for a consult, instructors must book the classroom. Please note that room bookings are prioritized and regular classes take precedent. As such, rooms may not be available for last-minute room bookings.
Please contact:
LA Campus: la.roomrequest@nyfa.edu
NY Campus: nyrooms@nyfa.edu
Miami Campus: dylan.rastrick@nyfa.edu
Instructors must contact the appropriate offices regarding room requests for specific classes, and note that these requests are not guaranteed.
The room requests must be placed over a week in advance,
For example: Requests for specific rooms for classes on Monday, November 15th – Saturday, November 20th must be placed by Monday, November 8th.
Both students and staff must observe the appropriate times regarding room bookings in all buildings. Please also note that rooms booked by students must be vacated 30 minutes prior to the building’s closing time in order to allow for cleaning and preparation for the next day.
If your class requires specific classrooms for the entirety of the semester (i.e., large, small, no windows, easy access to the equipment center), please send those requests to the Scheduling Office. They will attempt to accommodate you to the best of their ability. Due to the large number of classes at the school, these requests must come before the beginning of the semester or they may not be honored.
Please be aware that many rooms are booked with back-to-back classes, therefore it’s imperative that faculty and students begin class promptly and vacate the class at the appointed time. If an instructor arrives at a classroom and a previous class is still in the room, the instructor may not interrupt the previous class; once the second class start time begins the second instructor should unobtrusively let the previous instructor know that they are now into the second start time. If you think you will need extra set-up time, please let scheduling know seven days in advance so they can put you in a room that will be open.