Gwynedd Mercy University 2025-2026 University Catalog 264
• Recognize and show respect for individuals with disabilities and for individuals of different ages, genders, race, religions, sexual orientation, and cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Understand and respect faculty and supervisory authority including complying with reasonable requests, responding to constructive criticism and feedback, and adhering to clinical and classroom policies such as punctuality and attendance.
• Maintain general physical, mental and self-care, including immunizations and medical documentation, to uphold the health and safety of self and others in academic and clinical settings.
Disability Support & Resources: Gwynedd Mercy University, in accordance with The Americans with Disabilities Act, provides assistance and resources for students with disabilities. The Office of Accessibility Services( OAS) coordinates with faculty, staff, and administration to assist students with a qualified disability in meeting their academic and personal goals. Within the bounds of our resources, Gwynedd Mercy University will provide reasonable accommodations to meet the challenges and needs of students with a qualified disability. Students should contact the instructor within the first two weeks of class if they have been assigned academic accommodations through the GMercyU Office of Accessibility for test taking, carrying out assignments, or any other need for assistance as approved by OAS. Students may reach out to faculty or the Office of Accessibility at any time if they wish to seek support for a disability.
The Office of Accessibility Contact Information: Phone: 215-646-7300, ext. 21014 Email: accessibilityservices @ gmercyu. edu.
Compliance Requirements and Clearances: MSSLP students must be compliant with all clearance and health and wellness requirements. At the onset of the Program, students will be sent information and instructions for access to the Complio system. Clearance and health and wellness requirements are annual, so they will need to be redone the following year to remain in compliance. Failure to adhere to the required compliance deadlines may result in course grade deductions and disapproval to register for the subsequent program term. Clearance and health and wellness requirements for the MSSLP Program include PA State Police background check, PA child abuse clearance, FBI fingerprints, American Heart Association Heart Saver First Aid, CPR, AED Certification. In addition, students must follow all university requirements for vaccinations.
Professional Disposition and Conduct: Students must adhere to professional behavior standards. Professional standards include promptness, collaboration, cooperation, dedication to learning, presenting oneself appropriately, proper oral and written communication, and ethical behavior. Professional behavior includes but not limited to attendance; arrival to class on time, active listening; punctuality; no instant messaging, emailing, social internet browsing, or phone activity( phone may stay on vibrate mode in case of emergency notification). Students are expected to email the course instructor if they miss a class. If a student wants to record a class session or transmit a class session to another student( audio or video), permission from the course instructor is required. It is a student conduct violation to download recorded lectures, labs, and meetings to a computer, upload them to the internet, or otherwise share, transmit or publish such recordings without the prior written consent of all participants( unless the professor has agreed in writing to such action and the recording is a recording of the professor’ s class). Course instructors reserve the right to deduct up to 5 points off the student’ s final course grade for violation( s) of professional standards or behaviors.