Start Here. Go Anywhere. BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT HANDBOOK 2021-2022 MISSION STATEMENT Borough of Manhattan Community College is a diverse teaching and learning community committed to advancing equity and the intellectual and personal growth of students. Working to strengthen a culture of care inside and outside the classroom, we share a passion for learning with students from around the world. We strive to increase degree completion, successful transfer, career achievement and service and leadership within our community, New York City, and beyond. VISION STATEMENT BMCC will be nationally recognized for improving student learning and success, excellence in research and knowledge creation, and for advancing socioeconomic mobility through the transformative power of education. BMCC faculty and staff are committed to strengthening our culture of care, and take responsibility for creating the conditions under which all students can learn and all members of the BMCC community can thrive. Teaching and learning at BMCC, both inside and outside the classroom, is culturally responsive and sustaining, deeply engaging, and celebrates the rich diversity of experience and knowledge that the entire community brings to the College. Our students, faculty, staff, and alumni share great pride for BMCC, and for our role in creating a better, more equitable New York City. VALUES Belonging: Creating an environment in which all members feel welcome, that they are valued, and that they can succeed. Community: Celebrating the uniqueness of individuals and groups; encouraging connection and participation; taking responsibility and caring for each other. Equity: Working as an engine of upward social mobility to reduce barriers and improve academic, career and personal success for all, particularly for individuals and groups with less advantage. Teaching and Learning: Creating exceptional teaching and learning environments inside and outside the classroom; valuing the experience and knowledge students bring to the classroom, and engaging them in the construction of knowledge. Transformation: Promoting intellectual, socioeconomic, and personal growth of students and communities; empowering students to improve their lives and the lives of their families; advancing justice through education Borough of Manhattan Community College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (267-284-5000), www.msche.org. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. WELCOME TABLE OF CONTENTS Directory ....................................................................................................... 3 Calendar ....................................................................................................... 6 SERVICES Academic Advisement & Transfer Center (AATC) ..............................................12 Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) .............................................12 Office of Accessibility ....................................................................................12 Admissions ...................................................................................................13 Advocacy Resource Center .............................................................................13 Athletics, Recreation, and Intramurals .............................................................13 BMCC Academy of Leadership & Services .......................................................13 Bursar .........................................................................................................13 Cafeteria/MBJ Services .................................................................................14 Campus Bookstore ........................................................................................14 Center for Career Development .......................................................................14 Co-Curricular Transcript (CCT) ........................................................................14 College Discovery Program (CD) .....................................................................14 Office of Compliance and Diversity .................................................................14 Computer Labs, Open Access .........................................................................15 Conexiones & Connections .............................................................................15 Counseling Center .........................................................................................15 CUNY EDGE .................................................................................................15 CUNY Start | Math Start ................................................................................15 Early Childhood Center ..................................................................................16 E-Learning Center .........................................................................................16 Enrollment Services ......................................................................................16 Evening/Weekend Program .............................................................................16 Financial Aid ................................................................................................16 Health Services ............................................................................................16 International Student Services ........................................................................17 Learning Academy (BLA) ...............................................................................17 LGBTQ Services ............................................................................................17 Library, A. Philip Randolph Memorial ..............................................................17 National Society of Leadership and Success ....................................................17 New Student Programs ..................................................................................17 Peer Mentoring Programs ...............................................................................17 Public Safety ................................................................................................18 Registrar ......................................................................................................18 Scholarships, Awards, and Other Opportunities Office ......................................18 Service Desk ................................................................................................18 Office of Student Activities (OSA) ...................................................................19 Student Affairs Success Programs ..................................................................19 Student Government Association ....................................................................19 Tribeca Performing Arts Center .......................................................................19 The information contained herein is subject to change. Tutorial/Learning Assistance Programs ........................................................... 20 Basic Skills English Lab ............................................................................. 20 College Discovery Tutorial Program ............................................................. 20 English as a Second Language Lab ............................................................. 20 Learning Resource Center Instructional Computer Labs ................................ 20 Learning Resource Center Tutorial Program ................................................. 20 Math Lab Tutorial Program ......................................................................... 20 Online Tutoring ..........................................................................................21 Nursing Tutorial Lab ...................................................................................21 Department of Academic Literacy & Linguistics ............................................21 The Writing Center .....................................................................................21 Veterans Resource Center ..............................................................................21 Women’s Resource Center ..............................................................................21 SPECIAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS The Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society/ Gamma Nu Chapter ................................................................................... 22 Exploring Transfer Summer Program at Vassar College ......................................................................................... 22 Honors Contract........................................................................................... 22 Honors Program ........................................................................................... 23 Internships and Experiential Learning ............................................................. 23 Phi Theta Kappa (Alpha Kappa Chapter) ......................................................... 23 Study Abroad Program .................................................................................. 23 HOW DO I? Student ID Card ........................................................................................... 26 CUNYfirst ...................................................................................................