ATTENDANCE POLICY:
1) Students may schedule up to three appointments per week per subject.
2) Appointments are 50 minutes or less from the scheduled start time. Please note: if a student is more than 10 minutes late for an appointment without notifying the center in advance, the MSRC reserves the right to reassign your tutor to another student.
3) Students may utilize the MSRC Walk-In for quick assistance. Subjects are covered based on tutor availability.
4) After three No-Shows (failure to attend a tutorial session), or six Late Cancellations (failure to give 24- hour notice when canceling an appointment), the MSRC reserves the right to cancel all future appointments without notice. Please note: students that forefeit the ability to make appointments in advance for the remainder of the semester due to the above infractions may still come in on a drop-in/walk-in basis - subject to tutor availability.
5) In addition to appointments and the walk-in support services, students can also utilize workshops, study groups, and the computer lab.
CHECK YOUR EMAIL
Communication from the center goes to a student's John Jay email account. All students utilizing any of the MSRC's services are required to check their email regularly for any updates, reminders, etc. Students who are having difficulty accessing their John Jay email account should call the Helpdesk at (212) 237-8200.
GRADED ASSIGNMENTS
Tutors do not help students directly with graded assignments. Your grades must reflect your own work, not the work of a tutor. If you bring a graded homework assignment, take-home exam, lab report, etc., your tutor will be happy to work with you on the concepts inherent, but you will need to complete your graded assignment(s) on your own.
MANDATORY TUTORING
Students that have received a tutoring referral from their instructor (or if the instructor requires/rewards the attendance of tutoring sessions) are expected to stay the entire hour in order to receive appropriate credit. If you only have a few questions, try working with the tutor on additional/similar problems, have the tutor quiz you on your class notes to check your understanding, review older material, or preview upcoming material in the textbook/on the syllabus. Remember: There is always room for improvement!!
AVAILABILITY OF APPOINTMENTS
Students may schedule appointments up to three weeks in advance. For best results, please plan ahead. In order to get an appointment during peak demand times, you may need to be on campus earlier or later than you usually are, or on a day you do not usually attend campus. If your schedule is inflexible, you should make your tutoring appointments farther in advance to best ensure the dates and times you need. This is especially important for students in courses with mandatory/incentivized tutoring and those who have been referred by their instructor.
FOOD AND DRINK
Eating and drinking in the center is a privilege, not a right. Under no circumstances may you eat or drink in the computer lab.
CELL PHONES
Cell phone use is not permitted anywhere in the center. If you must use your phone, please do so in the hallway.
COMPUTER LAB USE
This is an academic computing lab. Students are not permitted to access Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, YouTube, Hulu, or any other recreational web sites from this lab. Computers are available throughout the college for recreational use. Also, please note that the center staff does not provide technical support. If you need assistance operating a computer or using standard software, please use the large lab downstairs in room L2.72.00 NB, where technical support is available. If you are having trouble with course-specific software, please contact the publisher or your instructor.
You must have a valid John Jay student username and password to log in to computers in this lab and to release print jobs at the print station. If you have not logged on lately, you may need to reset your password before you can use the lab.
USE OF THE RESOURCE LIBRARY
You must surrender your John Jay ID card or a valid driver's license or state ID in order to check out a resource. You may check out one book per ID. Materials checked out of the resource library are due back before the close of business the same day. Under no circumstances may you take a book out overnight. If you do not return an item on time, you may be barred from future borrowing, and a hold may be placed on your registration.
Please note that the center’s resource library is not intended to be a substitute for buying your own books. You are responsible for purchasing all required reading materials for your classes.
NOISE
The MSRC is primarily a place for tutoring and quiet study. Students are welcome to use the study tables to study in groups; however, you are required to keep your voice down to library level at all times. Students who disrupt the quiet of the center will be asked to leave.
STATEMENT ON STUDENT CONDUCT
The Math & Science Resource Center expects those who use our services to respect the rights of others and to follow center policies. Responsible conduct is required at all times. All students are required to comply with center policies and the instructions of center staff. Individuals who fail to do so may be asked to leave the center and may lose their center privileges permanently. Individuals who violate center policies and/or engage in unacceptable conduct such as loud or disruptive behavior, verbal abuse, physical abuse, or refusal to comply with requests from members of the staff may lose their center privileges and/or be subject to disciplinary action by the college.
Last updated 06/22/2017