Thomas J. Watson School
of Engineering and
Applied Science
PO Box 6000
Binghamton NY 13902

Courses

The Summer Session is an integral part of Binghamton University and the courses offered in it are similar in character to courses in the fall and spring semesters: Summer Session courses are governed by the same academic regulations and have the same credit value. All courses carry four credits unless otherwise noted.

Cancellation of Courses

Because of the regulations governing Summer Session, courses that do not meet minimum enrollment targets are ordinarily cancelled. Firm enrollment figures are generally not available until the first day of classes and some courses may be cancelled then. The Summer Session Office cannot guarantee that every course listed will actually be taught.

Grades

For Summer Session undergraduate courses, two grade options are generally available: Normal (i.e., letter grades) and Pass/Fail. Students indicate their grade option preference when they fill out the Course Registration Form.

A notation of Incomplete, rather than a grade, may be reported by the instructor when a student has not been able to complete a course for what, in the instructor's judgment, is a compelling reason.

An Incomplete notation for an undergraduate course must be replaced with a grade by the end of the fall semester following the Summer Session when the course was taken. Incomplete notations will change to an F grade at the end of the fall semester unless an official Extension of Incomplete form has been filed with the Registrar's Office.

Grade Reports

Grades are available through the BU Brain, which allows you to obtain your grades from anywhere you have access to a computer with internet access. Students must have a PODS user ID and password to access their grade information on the BU Brain (or their BU number and PIN).

Instructions on how to log into the system are located at: http://bubrain.binghamton.edu

Transcripts

A student’s official transcript request will be processed by the Registrar’s Office upon receipt of the online request form. Transcripts will not be released for students who have any financial obligations owed to the University. Official transcripts are not available until the end of the entire Summer Session.

Official transcripts can be ordered by logging into BU Brain (http://bubrain.binghamton.edu) and clicking on the “Student” tab and then selecting “Student Records” and then selecting “Academic Transcript”.

The Student ID Card

To access grades, for access to the libraries, the gymnasiums and other University facilities, students must have a valid ID card. Students not currently enrolled at Binghamton should obtain their ID cards within a week before the official beginning of the Summer Session on May 27, or any time thereafter. ID cards are issued by the Registrar's Office, located in SSW-119, to students who have registered and paid for at least one credit.

Course Offerings

• Courses numbered 100 to 499 are undergraduate courses.
• Courses numbered 500-707 are graduate courses.

All courses carry four credits unless otherwise noted.