All students enrolled at SUNY Brockport are expected to adhere to University policies and procedures, including the Code of Student Conduct. Students receive an annual notification email at the start of each semester. Review the links below or use the search tool to review policies and learn more about your rights and responsibilities. Student policies are updated regularly; refer to this web page for the most recent version.
For questions regarding Student Policies, please contact the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs at (585) 395-2137.
Academic departments may have policies for students enrolled in a program that are not included on this Web page. To review these policies, please visit the appropriate undergraduate or graduate program page or call the department.
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HEA Student Consumer Information - Student Right to Know Act
The Student Right-to-Know Act is a federal law that requires institutions that receive Title IV HEA student financial aid to collect, report and/or disclose graduation rates for full-time, first-time, and degree-seeking undergraduate students.
Clery Act Annual Security Report
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is a federal law that requires colleges and universities to disclose three years of crime statistics that occur on and around their campuses. This information is published in the annual Campus Safety Report.
HEOA Fire Safety Report
The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) expanded the Higher Education Act of 1965. In compliance with appropriate provisions of federal law, institutions maintaining on-campus student housing facilities must collect fire statistics, publish an annual Fire Safety Report, and keep a Fire Log.
Drug Free Schools and Communities Act
The Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989 requires institutions who participate in federal student aid programs to provide information to its students, faculty, and staff concerning alcohol and drug prevention services, programs and policies and publication of the Biennial Review of High-Risk Drinking and Substance Abuse Prevention. In addition, this policy informs students of the implications for eligibility of financial aid when students are convicted of possession or sale of illegal drugs.
Statement of Non-Discrimination
The State University of New York and SUNY Brockport (hereinafter “SUNY Brockport” or “Campus”) (collectively “SUNY” or “University”) is committed to maintaining a learning and workplace environment free from Sexual Harassment and unlawful Discrimination. In its continuing effort to seek equity in education and employment, and in support of Federal and State anti-discrimination legislation, SUNY has adopted this complaint procedure for the prompt and equitable investigation and resolution of allegations of unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, familial status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, arrest record, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal law. Harassment on the basis of the above protected categories is one form of unlawful Discrimination.
SUNY will take steps to prevent Discrimination and Harassment, to prevent the recurrence of Discrimination and Harassment, and to remedy its discriminatory effects on the victim(s) and others, if appropriate. Sex discrimination includes Sexual Harassment and sexual and interpersonal violence. Depending on whether the alleged conduct meets the definition found at 34 C.F.R. § 106.30, it may be addressed under this procedure or the applicable Campus grievance procedure under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”). Retaliation against a person who files a complaint, serves as a witness, or assists or participates in any manner in this procedure is strictly prohibited and may result in disciplinary action.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
FERPA protects the privacy of student education records, giving students the right to review their education records, seek to amend inaccurate information, and provide consent for the disclosure of their records.
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act
Coeducational institutions of higher education that participate in a federal student aid program and have an intercollegiate athletics program are required to publish an annual Equity in Athletics report, containing participation rates, financial support, and other information on its men’s and women’s intercollegiate athletic programs. This report may be obtained from Brockport Athletics and also is available at Equity in Athletics Data Analysis.