Closed Courses
You may have students who want to register but have found the course is closed. The Department predetermines the number of students allowed in a specific course based on the curriculum. If the enrollment in your course has reached that number, we strongly encourage you to adhere to that limit.
However, should you decide to enroll extra students in your class, please contact Rebecca directly to do so at rlb18@nyu.edu.
Please be advised that NYU classrooms have a fire code limit and we must adhere to it. Be sure your room meets the capacity requirements before promising students a seat in your class.
Waitlists
During the first week of classes, no one can add waitlisted students to a class. It is completely computer driven to ensure fairness. After the first week of classes, the waitlists will be deleted and any student with your permission can join the course up to the maximum room capacity. Course instructors are the only ones allowed to grant permission to add a student beyond the enrollment limit.
Please remember that we set enrollment limits for practical and pedagogical reasons, and we support you fully if you choose not to add extra students. If you choose not to allow waitlisted students to add the course, please tell them so directly and resolutely, and refer them back to our department advisors to work out another plan. Our academic advisors are skilled in helping students find good alternatives to full courses.
Academic Dishonesty
If you suspect cheating, plagiarism, or other forms of academic dishonesty, appropriate disciplinary action should be taken following the Department procedure or through referral to the Committee on Student Discipline. Refer to Steinhardt's academic policies website for more information.
Departmental Procedure
Instructors should schedule a meeting with the student to discuss and present evidence for the particular violation, giving the student opportunity to refute or deny the charge(s).
If the professor confirms the violation(s), he/she, in consultation with the Associate Director of Academic Affairs and Program Director, may take any of the following actions:
Allow the student to redo the assignment
Assign a grade of F for the work in question
Assign a grade of F for the course
Recommend dismissal
Once an action(s) is taken, the professor will inform the Associate Director, Director of Undergraduate/Graduate Studies, and Department Chair, and inform the student in writing, instructing the student to schedule an appointment with the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, as a final step. Copies of the letter will be sent to the Department Chair, for his/her confidential student file, and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs. The student has the right to appeal the action taken in accordance with the School's Student Complaint Procedure.
In cases when dismissal is recommended, and in cases of repeated violations and/or unusual circumstances, faculty may choose to refer the issue to the Committee on Student Discipline for resolution, which they may do through the Office of the Associate Dean for Student Affairs.