Academic Advising Resources

All students who have less than a 2.0 cumulative GPA are placed on Academic Probation. more....

Staff in the Office of Accessibility provide services for students with documented disabilities. Students requesting accommodations must register with this office; contact x4239, Foy 109. more....

Students can add courses through the first week of the semester but can drop with a 'W' until much later. Details below under "W," "WP," and "WF."

Students must receive a 4 or 5 to get Siena Credit. School Offices determine how Siena credit is applied. more....

Students can appeal grades within 60 days by contacting the professor. If they are dissatisfied with the outcome, students can appeal to the Department Chair, then to the School Dean, and then to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. more...

Vital academic advising tool that gives faculty user-friendly access to live information within the student database. It is also a source of information for your own classes. more....

Students can use a form, available online, for this purpose but must submit it to the Office of the Registrar as it requires the student's signature. more...

Students can take certain College Level Equivalency Program Subject Exams and get Siena credit if they receive a passing grade. more...

Degree progress and clearance are determined using this tool, which sorts classes taken into specific programs.

Students must have at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA and a minimum of 120 credits to graduate. This information is on page one of the CAPP report. They must also fulfill all of their major, core and auxiliary requirements. Business and Science students must complete 60 ARTS credits. more....

Academic dismissal results from a low cumulative GPA. The more credits a student has (including transfer credits), the lower the threshold that warrants dismissal. more...

All students in the Education Certificate Program must have a major in a specific discipline. Siena does not offer an Education major or certification in Elementary Education. more...

Undeclared (Exploring) students should be advised to take courses in the College Core and courses that they find interesting. more...

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act protects a student’s right to privacy concerning his/her academic records and information. more...

All First Year students must take both FYSM 100 and 101. more...

Students can change their majors and minors by filling out the Change of Major form. more...

Students must earn at least a C-in all courses used for the major as well as a minimum of 2.0 in courses used to meet major requirements. No more than 48 credits in any one subject field may be applied toward the degree requirement of 120 credits. more....

Midterm grades are mailed home the first two semesters for new first-time freshmen and transfer students.

This option is designed to encourage students to take courses outside their major fields. Students must request to pass/fail a course by the published deadline by completing a form in the Registrar’s Office. more...

Students can retake courses if they earned a C- or less. These courses can be taken at Siena or transferred in from another institution, with approval from the student’s school office. ....more

Students can take courses at Siena, or at other institutions and transfer the credit back to Siena. more....

The official college document of academic achievement. Students request transcripts from the Office of the Registrar. more....

Students must request that their official transcripts be sent to the Registrar. Students should check their CAPP reports to be sure that credits apply as they intended. Students with questions about equivalences or about discrepancies on CAPP should see their School Office. Once matriculated, a student may transfer up to 18 additional credits, to a maximum of 75.

All questions regarding tuition and fees should be directed to the Office of Business Services/ Student Accounts. ....more

Students must complete the Leave of Absence/ Withdrawal Form and submit it to the Registrar’s Office, where they will be asked to meet with an administrator. more...