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Refunds For the policy on refunds for tuition & fees, please refer to the Bursar’s SUNY Refund of Tuition and Fees Policy website (http://www.sunyopt.edu/offices/business-affairs/bursar/). Exemption from Course Requirements The requirements for exemption are at the discretion of the IOR. The basis of the determination is typically either (a) evidence of prior satisfactory completion of equivalent coursework or (b) the passing of a prerequisite examination. Upon the granting of an exemption, the instructor should forward a written statement to the registrar indicating the basis of the exemption. Such students will receive the letter “X” on their transcript in place of a grade for the course. Auditing Courses Permission to audit a course may be granted by the Dean for Academic Affairs for a period not to exceed one academic term. The decision on whether or not to admit a potential auditor to a course is solely at the discretion of the Dean and the instructor of the particular course. Auditors will pay a fee and no record of their attendance is maintained by the College. If a person auditing a course is not a member of the College faculty, staff or student body, they must conform to all College policies and procedures concerning guests and visitors. Transfer Credit Because different schools may have different curricula, it can be difficult to transfer into the SUNY doctor of optometry program from another optometry program. In certain circumstances, the SUNY College of Optometry will accept transfer credits in accordance with the registrar, the vice president and dean for academic affairs and the Office of Admissions. Transfer credits will be accepted for joint degree programs, the OD/MBA Certificate program, CSTEP and Advanced Standing. To be considered for transfer into the SUNY OD program, the applicant must submit a letter from the dean of her original program stating that she is in good academic standing and is not subject to any adverse academic or disciplinary action. After an applicant is accepted into the OD program, the dean and/or department chairs will review syllabi of the courses for which transfer credit is requested to determine equivalency to courses in the SUNY program. For all College academic programs, the number of credit hours, course content and student performance are among the factors that may be considered in the decision to award or deny transfer credit. Courses offered by any mode of delivery may be considered for transfer of credit. A student who transfers into the SUNY OD program from another OD program will most likely receive her degree at a later time than if she had remained at her original institution.

Transfer credits will be accepted for joint degree programs, the OD/MBA Certificate program, CSTEP and Advanced Standing.

Assignment of Credit Hours The College is on a semester system with a semester defined as approximately sixteen instructional weeks with one week for midterms and finals each. One credit hour is assigned for the following activities over the

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