Regulations

Attendance, Withdrawal, and Refunds

Students are expected to attend all meetings of the course(s) for which they enroll. They are not entitled to excused absences. Excessive absences will be sufficient cause for withdrawal from the course.

Students who wish to withdraw from a course must do so either in a letter to the Office of Graduate Studies or in person at the same office. Failure to attend a class or notification to the professor does not constitute withdrawal from the class. All such unofficial withdrawals will result in the grade of "F."

During the academic year, students who withdraw from a class before the first meeting will receive a full tuition refund. If withdrawal occurs after the first class meeting, but before the third meeting, the student will receive a tuition refund, minus a withdrawal fee of $250 or $100 for auditors. Ordinarily, no refunds will be granted after the third class meeting. A grade of "W" will appear on the transcript for a course dropped after the second class meeting. An abbreviated withdrawal schedule applies to the Summer Term.  The last day to withdraw and receive the grade of "W" is the last day of graduate classes as posted in the Schedule of Classes.

ID Cards

All graduate students must have a bar-coded ID card in order to use many essential campus facilities, such as the Library, Computing Center, and Athletic Center. Information about obtaining an ID card is made available to each graduate student at the time of the confirmation of registration. The College Library urgently requests that the loss or theft of a bar-coded ID card be reported immediately to the circulation librarian or circulation assistant.  ID Cards can be obtained from Mather Hall, Room 107.  Students must have a form of identification that shows their birth date, as well as the student copy of their registration form.  The hours are Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Special evening hours for graduate students will be scheduled during the first two weeks of each semester.

Inclement Weather

Classes at the College are rarely canceled. Occasionally, however, it may be necessary to do so because of emergencies or hazardous weather situations. In extraordinary cases, when it is necessary to cancel all classes, information will be announced over the following radio stations:  WTIC AM 1080, WTIC FM 96.5, WRCH 100.5, WZMX 93.7; and the following television channels: 3, 8, and 30.  Students may also consult the course instructor directly.  Students should not call the College switchboard or the Office of Graduate Studies for cancellation information.

Parking

Trinity is an active urban campus and, as such, has limited parking facilities. All students must register their automobiles with the Campus Safety Office, located in the lower level of 76 Vernon Street. The Campus Safety Office will provide parking permits and information on campus parking regulations. There is a charge for a parking permit, which may be purchased for the academic year or a single semester.