• Awards or Other Honors – specific to the awards or other honors earned upon successful completion of the bachelor’s degree. • “Academic Dismissal” – for an academic dismissal due to plagiarism or failure to meet the minimum cumulative GPA required to fulfill an academic contract; the student cannot apply for readmission until a minimum of one semester has passed. • “Behavioral Dismissal” – for a student development dismissal due to failure to comply with code of conduct requirements or failure to fulfill a student development contract; the student cannot apply for readmission until a minimum of one semester has passed. In addition to the dismissal notations listed above, New York law requires the College to make specific notations on the transcripts of Respondents found responsible for the following conduct prohibited by this Policy: sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. • Students suspended after a finding of responsibility will receive the following notation on their transcript: “suspended after a finding of responsibility for a code of conduct violation.” Such notations will remain for at least one year after the conclusion of the suspension, at which point a suspended student can seek removal of the notation by appealing to the Chief Officer for Student Development. • Students expelled after a finding of responsibility will receive the following notation on their transcript: “expelled after a finding of responsibility for a code of conduct violation.” Such notation shall not be eligible for removal. • Students who withdraw pending resolution of alleged violations of this Policy will receive the following notation on their transcript: “withdrew with conduct charges pending.” Such notation shall not be eligible for removal unless the charges are later resolved. • If the College vacates a finding of responsibility for any reason, any such transcript notation shall be removed. • The Chief Officer for Student Development will notify the Registrar in writing of the transcript notation to be applied to a student transcript within 24 hours after a finding of responsibility. XXVI. LIBRARY The library web page provides 24/7 access to the library databases. For print books and resources, see the Word of Life Bible Institute’s Ryrie Library page at http://bicampus.wol.org/library/.
The Alice E. Chatlos Library is an active member of the Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization (WALDO) and the South Central Regional Library Council (SCRLC).
XXVII. STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES The Student Support Services Office is available to provide reasonable accommodations for students with properly documented learning-related disabilities. These accommodations pertain to classroom and testing needs as outlined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Students are required to provide proper recent documentation of their disabilities and recommended accommodations. There are no professionals onsite to evaluate students. Professors are informed of necessary classroom and testing accommodations.
Common accommodations can include: • Note takers • Readers
• Recording of Course Lectures • Large-Print Text (if available) • Braille Text (if available) Testing accommodations are scheduled through the Student Support Services Office
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