Registrars have the following responsibilities:

TRANSFER CREDIT

• Liberal arts courses completed at another college or university are evaluated for possible transfer credit by the Registrar. (Please see transfer credit evaluation for a full explanation.) Major area course work is evaluated by the Department Chairperson.
• Students who have questions about transfer credit in liberal arts that has been (or has not been) awarded may fill-out an intake form in the Registrar’s Office, Room C158 or download the form to submit to the Registrar’s Office.
• Matriculated students who wish to take a liberal arts course(s) at another institution during the winter or summer intersession are encouraged to request permission to transfer credits prior to registering for courses. (Please see permission to transfer credit form.)

PURSUIT OF DEGREE

Students’ progress in a degree program is tracked by the Registrar. It is the Registrar who certifies the completion of the degree requirements. To qualify for the degree, students must

• be officially admitted to degree status;
• satisfactorily complete the credit and course requirements prescribed for their major, related areas, and liberal arts;
• achieve a minimum grade point average of 2.0 for all work completed;
• and receive the recommendation of the faculty.

GRADUATION ADVISEMENT

Students who wish to review their progress toward graduation and/or have questions about college policies relating to degree requirements may speak to a Registrar during walk-in graduation advisement or may fill-out an intake form in Room C158. A Registrar will contact the student to respond to the student’s written inquiry. Advisement on SUNY General Education requirements is also provided to all bachelor's level students.

RE-EVALUATION OF GRADUATION

Previously matriculated students who did not graduate and who are no longer enrolled, may request a graduation eligibility review. (Please see form.) Written information will be provided to the student on his/her status toward meeting degree requirements. If the student wishes to enroll at FIT to complete the degree requirements, an application for re-admission must be filed with the Admissions Office and an admission decision must be rendered. Students who plan to complete the required courses at another institution, should submit the permission to transfer credit form.

All requirements for a degree must be completed within ten years from the point of admission. After ten years, those major courses previously completed must be approved to fulfill current degree requirements by the chairperson of the major department. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the department chairperson for a review of coursework and to obtain written permission for all courses approved to meet current degree requirements. A copy of the written permission must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office before any further graduation review will take place.