Course Syllabus

Academic Honesty is a core University value. Take time to understand the University's policy. Your questions about academic honesty are always welcome. You can ask me or consult the Center for Academic Success and Tutoring (CAST) or the Center for Writing Excellence (CWE)before submitting work.

Montclair State University is committed to assisting students with disabilities in receiving accommodations necessary to equalize access. Students who may need accommodations based on disability must self-disclose and initiate the request to the Disability Resource Center (Links to an external site.) (DRC). The student is responsible for providing the DRC with documentation of their disability that meets our guidelines (Links to an external site.) and it will be reviewed. 

To register for services provided by the DRC, students must complete an application and provide documentation using the AIM web portal (Links to an external site.). An intake meeting will take place with the student and a DRC counselor to determine reasonable accommodations. Please know that accommodations require time to implement and are not set in place until we meet with a student. 

For more information, please contact the Disability Resource Center by email: drc@montclair.edu or phone (973) 655-5431.

Academic

• Academic Advising is available for all students, with success centers in every college and school:
  • • College of the Arts
    • College for Community Health
    • College for Education and Engaged Learning
    • College of Humanities and Social Sciences
    • The Feliciano School of Business
    • College of Science and Mathematics
    • The School of Nursing
    • University College Academic Advising
• Career Services: Provided by each college and school’s success centers.
• Center for Academic Success and Tutoring (CAST): Tutoring, supplementary instruction, and peer coaching for common struggles with subject matter, time management, studying, and managing school-work-life balance. 
• Center for Writing Excellence: Tutoring and workshops on writing.
• The Disability Resource Center (DRC): Assistance for students in receiving accommodations to equalize access. Use the AIM web portal to apply for DRC services. 
• Navigate: The tool that connects you to your support team across campus.
• Public Speaking Resource Center (PSRC): Assistance and coaching for individual or group presentations. and job interviewing.
• Sprague Library: A host of resources, including research help by appointment, chat, email, and through discipline-specific guides;  course reserves; streaming media; and study spaces.
  

Well-being

• The Office of the Dean of Students resolves concerns that impact academic and/or personal well-being: deanofstudents@montclair.edu/973-655-4118. For housing, food, or life concerns, see Student Social Services; for professional clothing, see Rocky's Closet; for food security, see Red Hawk Pantry.
• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides free short-term counseling, group therapy, online therapy (TAO resources and Uwill teletherapy), Let’s Talk “walk-ins” and referrals that are confidential. Phone: 973-655-5211.
  • In a crisis after hours, select option “2” or University Police at 973-655-5222. The National Suicide Prevention Hotline offers 24/7 support at 800-273-8255.
• Montclair Cares helps students who are alone, stressed, or afraid. Community members may report concerns about a student via a CARE Report.
• Office Of Student Belonging provides engaging and supportive opportunities through programming for all students.
• Student Health Services

Student Services

• Red Hawk Central: The first stop for administrative and financial questions should be Red Hawk Central, which is home to Student Accounts, Financial Aid, and the Registrar. Live chat available at the website for referrals and quick questions.
• Undergraduate Student Guide or the Graduate Student Guide: Your rights and responsibilities as a Montclair State University student. See additionally:
  • Campus Climate for Civility and Human Dignity aims to foster an atmosphere of respect, understanding, and goodwill.
  • Preferred Name: Students may select their preferred name for use at the University. Apply online to make changes.
  • Sexual Violence Policies and Support: The University is committed to a safe environment, and investigates all reports of sexual misconduct. If you share sexual misconduct information with instructors, your instructor is required to report this to the Title IX officer.

• To troubleshoot Canvas problems, click "Help" in the left-hand navigation, visit the Montclair State Canvas Student Orientation, or consult the Instructure Canvas Student Guides.
• Canvas browser recommendations: Chrome, Firefox or Edge. Safari is not recommended.
• Call the IT Service Desk directly at 973-655-7971 or itservicedesk@mail.montclair.edu for support with log-in, network access, email, and university software and hardware.
• Maximize Wi-Fi functionality by connecting to MSU Secure Wi-Fi using your NetID.
• Software: Students have free access to Microsoft Office 365 Education and Google Apps for Education, specialized software is available at the Montclair State University Software repository.
• Public computer labs and on-campus loaner laptops.