Welcome to the Parent Portal
This is your handbook for information you will want to know
Wagner College is committed to working with parents in a partnership in order to contribute to each student’s education. There are a variety of resources for parents to utilize as they partner with the staff in Campus Life to ensure a positive, safe, and healthy experience for their student while the student is at Wagner. The new MyWagner portlet for parents provides information needed during their student’s time at Wagner College.
We are legally held to keep a student’s educational record private and only if the student gives expressed written permission to discuss with a third party. There is a distinct difference of primary and secondary (elementary and high school) access versus post-secondary legal responsibilities (college and universities) with who has the rights and privileges. The previous rights of a need-to-know for parents transfer to the student when they attend college/university or turn 18. We hope you will find this website helpful in learning the different policies and information that will escort the parents through their student’s years at Wagner College.
The Registrar’s Office Communication Protocol:
Our Communication Protocol:
- Our mission is to educate all students and their families of the processes and procedures to set the tone for all interaction with the different offices at Wagner.
- We will do our best to make your child successful at Wagner College and to listen to issues as they come up.
- We will treat parents with respect and will also expect this to be reciprocated.
- We will refer the parent, and if at all possible, to a direct contact in the department.
- We will assist our colleagues by keeping logs of the interaction and to inform the appropriate person by providing the background of the situation so as not to have the families repeat themselves.
- We will follow up when possible with the student’s involvement.
- We will encourage parents to talk to their child directly to place the onus on the student to work out their problems.
- Most importantly, we want to empower students to know and understand how to be successful at Wagner.
The Most Asked FAQS for Parents:
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
FERPA is designed to protect the privacy of educational records, to establish the rights of students to inspect and review their educational records, and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate and misleading data. The College is permitted to provide directory information without the student’s consent unless she or he requests, in writing, that such information not be disclosed.
Students also have the right to file complaints with The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Office (FERPA) concerning alleged failures by the institution to comply with the Act. Copies can be obtained from the Office of the Registrar. It is also printed in the Student Handbook and the College Bulletin. Questions concerning the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act may be directed to the Registrar’s Office.
Every individual has a right to request that their directory information be kept confidential. When someone’s data are marked as confidential, the information is highlighted in the system so that anyone who calls up an individual’s ID record and sees it highlighted knows that they are not to give out that information Students are also asked whether they will allow the institution to speak with their parents about their academic record (FERPA). These records are maintained by the Registrar’s Office.
The Registrar’s Office will require a signed authorization from the student every time information is released from our office.
Learn more about FERPA: Protecting Student Privacy
At Wagner College, the following is considered “Directory Information” and may at the discretion of the administration, be made available to the general public and individuals requesting the information: Student’s name, local address, permanent address, phone on record, e-mail address, college major, minor and/or concentration, honors, awards, classification, enrollment status (full- or part-time), dates of attendance (current and past), degrees conferred, dates of conferral, graduation distinctions and digital imaging (photo or film).
For athletics, additional permission is given for their participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, and hometown.
Students may refuse to have the directory information listed above, or some of the categories, released to third parties by submitting a written request to the Registrar’s Office by the fourth week of any given semester.
What is this used for:
- Dean’s List posting and newspaper submissions
- Third party services that are used by the college
- Verification of enrollment and degree verification (Strictly, dates, degree and major, and date of determination)
Taking your student’s password to get into their account whether it is their email or looking for grades, you have put your student at-risk of an academic integrity violation.
What this means is that the student violated the policy that is outlined here:
Responsible Use of Technology and Information Resources
The academic calendar is the hub of the wheel for the semester, and the dates are a good indicator to talk to your students about how things are going.
Midterms are usually during the 7th week of the semester, and if things are not going well (work is at a D or F grade level), this is when students receive feedback on their grades so far.
This is important as the next registration period for the following semester will factor in and determine their next semester’s registration.
Please click here for the Bulletin for 2023-2025
The Bulletin is the educational map for students to follow that is based on their start term (the semester and year they started) and will provide everything they need to know about satisfying their graduation requirements
The Registrar’s Office assists students and faculty members with academic requirements, policies, course registration, enrollment verification and related matters. Students with questions about planning for their academic degrees (requirements for a major or minor) should work with their faculty advisor.
For first time undergraduate students, a staff member in the Office of Academic Advising and Accessibility in the Union Building, is the first semester assistance along with their First Year Program where students are registered in a team taught class combining disciplines that assist in the transition to college and the Wagner College Plan.
All forms can be found here: Student Forms
Enrollment Verification:
To request a verification enrollment letter, please instruct your daughter or son to go to FORMS and look for Enrollment Verification. They are to fill out the request form.
Please provide our office the best instructions on the best address and how the letter should be sent. The choices are direct mail, fax or pick-up for an official copy. The request is sent to our office and recorded and there is usually a 3 to 5 days turnaround.
Transferring Credit to Wagner:
To transfer credit from another university, whether domestically or internationally, the student should look for the Pre-Approval of Transfer Credit form and follow the instructions.
We will need a course description (a syllabus is preferable) in order for us to determine if it will transfer. They will need a C or better to be accepted. An official transcript must be received from the other college for it to be official.
For processing, a review will need to be done among several offices, so students should provide the information as soon as possible.
Requesting a transcript:
To order a transcript, please have the student go here and follow the instructions:
We recommend that you have the best address of the institution or person who is to receive your education record. Please send to transcript@wagner.edu