Registration and Policies

Payment may be made by VISA or MasterCard, check, money order, or purchase order. Registrations for courses must be accompanied by payment in full. If you wish to receive a bursar’s receipt for credit card payments, include a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your registration. Personal checks are not accepted after the posted registration deadline. Check course description for registration deadlines.

Tuition and fees are subject to approval by the Bank Street College Board of Trustees. Registration received after the posted registration deadline is subject to a $25 late registration fee.

Courses taken for credit include a $100 nonrefundable registration fee. Students taking courses in both the Graduate School and CPS in the same semester will only pay the registration fee one time. There is no registration fee for courses taken for CEU.

Matriculated students, at any college, are eligible to use financial aid funds for CPS courses. Please contact finaid@bankstreet.edu or your school’s financial aid office for more information.

The following two loans are available to non-matriculated graduate students registered for one or more credits. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents registered for at least one graduate credit. No school certification is required. Please apply directly to the loan company.

• Call the Education Resources Institute (TERI) at 877-888-9646.
• Call Wells Fargo at 877-255-2431.

Changes must be submitted in writing to the Continuing Professional Studies, cps@bankstreet.edu, office no later than one week preceding the first class meeting date and are subject to a $15 fee. No withdrawals, refunds, or transfer requests will be accepted after that time.

• Change from credit to CEU/audit will be accepted up until (but no later than) the beginning of the second class session.
• Change from CEU/audit to credit will be accepted up until (but no later than) 5 business days after the last class session. Changes require approval of the instructor and CPS office.
• Only the student named on the registration form may attend a course. Should a school wish to send another staff member in place of a registered student, please notify the CPS office in writing at cps@bankstreet.edu. If notified prior to the registration deadline, there is a $15 change of program fee. Any change after the registration deadline is subject to a $15 change of program fee and a late registration fee of $25.
• Should an emergency prevent a student from attending a workshop, a transfer or full refund will be processed upon receipt of a written request and documentation of the emergency. (Emergencies are defined as unforeseeable situations that require the registered student’s immediate attention.)

Attendance at all class sessions is required. A student who misses the first class session may not attend future class sessions. Refunds or transfers are processed in case of emergencies only. (See emergency policy listed above, under Changes of Registration.) For exceptions, both the instructor and the Continuing Professional Studies office must grant permission.

• No one will be allowed to participate in any of the State Mandated Workshops after the posted start time. Latecomers, and those who did not complete the online component of the Dignity for All Students (DASA) workshop by the deadline, are not eligible for a transfer or refund.
• Children are not permitted in class and may not be left unattended on Bank Street College Property.

For courses taken for one credit, assignments must be submitted two weeks after the final class meeting. For courses taken for two or three credits, assignments must be submitted four weeks after the final class meeting.

Grading & Incomplete Requests

For courses taken for credit grades are defined as follows:

For workshops and courses taken for non-credit:

• AT/Attended: Student attended and completed a non-credit-bearing workshop
• NT/Not Attended: Student did not attend non-credit-bearing workshop
• Z Grade not submitted by instructor (This is a temporary indicator only. It is replaced by an actual grade when grades are submitted.)

A Request for an Incomplete

Students are expected to complete the work for credit-bearing courses two weeks from the end of the course for one-credit courses and four weeks from the end of the course for 2- or 3-credit courses. If a student is unable to finish assignments by the due date, the student must request a grade of Incomplete (IN). Failure to request an incomplete may result in a failing grade (NP). Incomplete grades are granted at the discretion of the instructor, and are only considered if the student has done satisfactory work up to the point of the request. Students must request an Incomplete before the due date of the final assignment. If a grade of Incomplete is granted, the student must complete all requirements of the course by the date agreed upon by the instructor and the student. The maximum allowable extension is no later than May 15 of the following term for a fall semester course, or December 15 of the following term for a spring or summer course. If the work is not completed by the revised due date, the grade converts to NC (No Credit). Upon successful completion of the work, the instructor of the course must submit an official change of grade form. 

In exceptional circumstances: 

• non-matriculated students may petition the CPS Review Committee (cps@bankstreet.edu, subject: CPS Review Committee) for additional time to make up incomplete work. The CPS Committee will notify the student in writing of approval or denial of their request. In some instances the student may be required, in addition to making up the assignment, to repeat the class work, in which case there may be additional fees.
• matriculated students may petition the Committee on Academic Standing for additional time to make up incomplete work. The Committee, in consultation with the course instructor involved, will decide whether any additional time—not to exceed the subsequent semester—will be granted.
  Students should note that excessive incomplete grades may interfere with satisfactory progress toward their degree and jeopardize their academic standing (see Satisfactory Academic Progress towards your Degree in the Graduate School Catalog).

• Grade reports are issued after the end of each semester. Students who must have their grade before that time may request an early grade report by notifying both the CPS office and the instructor at the time the course is given. cps@bankstreet.edu.
• Visit the website to learn how to request an official transcript. Students requesting official transcripts should confirm that their grade has been entered before ordering.
• A no-credit letter of attendance may be obtained by submitting a written request to the CPS office. cps@bankstreet.edu.

All courses are subject to minimum enrollment. If a course is cancelled by the College for any reason, students may transfer to another course or receive a full refund. CPS reserves the right to cancel any course for which there is insufficient enrollment and to withdraw or modify course offerings. Course locations, fees, and instructors may also be changed when necessary.