Baruch College

About us

Established in 1978 to serve the New York and international communities with high-quality, professional education and training, Baruch College’s Division of Continuing and Professional Studies (CAPS) offers courses, certificates, and programs in diverse subjects….

Continuing and Professional Studies at Baruch offers courses, workshops, seminars, and certificates for adults who have finished their formal education. Students who enroll in our courses are typically busy professionals who need to acquire new skills, obtain a new credential, are preparing for a promotion, or require training for a new career. Our student body is generationally and ethnically diverse with international and domestic students.

Responding to market needs, Baruch College’s Division of Continuing and Professional Studies develops and launches new courses and programs that can immediately meet the needs of the aspiring professional. These new programs are presented to the public after rigorous educational development and with input from experts in the professional community.

Taught by industry leading professionals, our courses are held during the day, as well as evenings, and weekends to best meet the needs of adult students. Courses are offered in a traditional classroom, online, or in a combination of both formats.

Class Length

Classes must begin and end at the times stated in the catalog. Rooms are reserved for specific periods of time, and class times cannot be extended without prior authorization from Academic Operations.

Please note that CAPS cannot pay instructional staff for unscheduled class time or for class preparation time.

Instructors are expected to teach according to the schedule arranged by CAPS. We understand that occasionally an emergency occurs which requires you to cancel class. Make-up classes must be scheduled within the term in which the course is taking place.

Class/Room Change

Any canceled session must be rescheduled in the same format and in the same term as the original class. The instructor and students must identify a suitable day and time when all students can attend. If necessary, contact Academic Operations at least one week in advance to arrange for reservation of a suitable classroom. Remember, instructors should not assume that a classroom will be available at any time other than when it is reserved for scheduled class meetings. Instructors may not move their class to a different room without prior approval from Academic Operations.

Grade Reporting

Instructors must specify their basis for grading in the class on the course syllabus.

Grades are submitted on the final attendance sheet within one week of last day of class. Instructors must sign and date the final attendance sheet. Final Grades may be brought to the office of the CAPS Registrar, 55 Lexington Avenue, Room 116, or faxed to 646-312-5101. Final grades should be recorded in the last column which is marked “FG.”

It is important not to delay submitting grades beyond the deadline, as a late submission can affect a student’s ability to register for classes the following semester or to complete certificate requirements.

Students may question a grade within 30 days of their final class by submitting a written appeal. In this case, the circumstances will be reviewed by the program director and instructor, and the grade may be reconsidered.

Evaluations

Baruch CAPS evaluates all courses at the end of each semester. Evaluations are a mandatory part of our operating procedures.

Instructors must pick up the evaluation forms from the CAPS office. ESL instructors’ evaluation forms will be placed in ESL mail files at 17 Lexington, room 1107. To perform the evaluation, please solicit one volunteer student in your class to take responsibility for distribution and collection of the evaluation forms. This is usually done during the next to last class meeting.

The student who volunteers to do this will need to:

• Distribute the evaluations to the class while the instructor has left the room for 10-15 minutes to allow students time to complete the forms
• Collect the completed forms and immediately seal them in the original envelope
• Return the envelope to CAPS Evaluations Collection Box located at the security desk in all Baruch College campus buildings and high school classrooms, and at the main seminar center desk.

After Baruch has processed the grades, copies of the evaluations will be available for instructor review in the CAPS Office.