YESHIVA OF OCEAN ♦♦♦ CATALOG 2020-2021 Table of Contents Board of Directors........................................................................................................................... 4 Administration ................................................................................................................................ 4 Faculty............................................................................................................................................. 4 History............................................................................................................................................. 5 Mission Statement ........................................................................................................................... 6 State Authorization and Accreditation ............................................................................................ 6 The Campus and Dormitory............................................................................................................ 6 Library............................................................................................................................................. 7 Textbook Information ..................................................................................................................... 8 General Information ........................................................................................................................ 8 Admissions Requirements .............................................................................................................. 8 Non-Discrimination Policy ............................................................................................................. 9 Academic Calendar ....................................................................................................................... 10 Annual Tuition .............................................................................................................................. 10 Financial Aid ................................................................................................................................. 10 Applying for Financial Aid ........................................................................................................... 11 Financial Aid Need ....................................................................................................................... 11 Application Deadline .................................................................................................................... 12 Federal Aid Programs ................................................................................................................... 13 Student Loans................................................................................................................................ 15 Institutional Scholarships .............................................................................................................. 15 Withdrawal, Institutional Refund, and Return To Title IV Policies ............................................. 15 Availability of Full Time Employee to Assist Enrolled and Prospective Students ...................... 15 Academic Program........................................................................................................................ 16 Degree Requirements .................................................................................................................... 16 Frequency of Course Offerings ..................................................................................................... 16 Textbook and Required Materials ................................................................................................. 16 Explanation of the Numbering System ......................................................................................... 16 Academic Regulations .................................................................................................................. 33 Grading System ............................................................................................................................. 33 Transfer Credit Policy ................................................................................................................... 34 Satisfactory Academic Progress ................................................................................................... 34 Warning......................................................................................................................................... 36 Federal Financial Aid Warning ................................................................................................. 37 Appeals Process, Mitigating Circumstances ................................................................................. 37 Academic Probation ...................................................................................................................... 38 Academic Probation with a Study Plan ........................................................................................ 38 Re-Evaluation after a Probationary Period ................................................................................... 38 Re-Instatement for Federal Financial Aid ..................................................................................... 38 Incompletes ................................................................................................................................... 39 Withdrawals from a Course .......................................................................................................... 39 Transfer Credits and Satisfactory Progress ................................................................................... 39 Repetitions .................................................................................................................................... 39 Change of Major ........................................................................................................................... 39 2 ESL/Noncredit Remedial Courses ................................................................................................ 39 Grounds for Dismissal .................................................................................................................. 40 Attendance .................................................................................................................................... 40 Leave of Absence - Federal Policy ............................................................................................... 40 Student Services ............................................................................................................................ 41 Health Services ............................................................................................................................. 41 Tutoring......................................................................................................................................... 42 Student Life ................................................................................................................................... 42 Internal Complaint Policy: ............................................................................................................ 42 Placement Disclaimer ................................................................................................................... 47 Notification of Rights Under FERPA ........................................................................................... 47 Summary of Civil and Criminal Penalties for Violation of Federal Copyright Laws .................. 50 Directions ...................................................................................................................................... 51 Update: .......................................................................................................................................... 52 3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Rabbi Osher Bornstien Rabbi Yitzchok Meir Greenwald Rabbi Mordechai Binyomin Bernfeld Rabbi Eliezer Aron Gottleib Rabbi Binyomin Silberman ADMINISTRATION Rabbi Meir Yechiel Miller Dean Mrs. Sarah Miller Chief Administrative Officer, CFO Mrs. Leah Hadassa Blobstein Financial Aid Administrator Rabbi Binyomin Bess Registrar Miss Brocha Miller Bookkeeper Rabbi Aaron Gobioff Tuition Coordinator FACULTY Rabbi Meir Yechiel Miller Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Binyomin Bess Instructor SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION Yeshiva of Ocean 7120 Highway 52 Greenfield Park, NY 12435 Phone: (845) 647-2601 Fax: (845) 647-2603 Email: [email protected] 4 HISTORY Yeshiva of Ocean was founded sixteen years ago by Rabbi Meir Yechiel Miller. Prior to this, Rabbi Miller first learned in Bais Medrash Govoha of Lakewood, and then in the elite Brisker Kollel of Monsey as part of a close-knit chaburah. After being offered a position in Yeshiva Gedolah Bais Yisroel of Flatbush by his father, the Rosh Yeshiva- Rabbi Shmuel Miller, Rabbi Meir Yechiel Miller began to deliver shiur. This began two years of phenomenal success at this shiur level, in which he created a following of students who gravitated towards him. It was then that he began to entertain the thought of establishing his own yeshiva, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, so that talmidim could fully immerse themselves in the learning without distraction. Encouraged by the positive responses he received from his father- Rabbi