Online learning complaints and grievances

Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ is a member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) and follows the complaint resolution policies and procedures outlined within the  and summarized on their  page. 

Consumer protection complaints resulting from distance education courses, activities, and operations may be submitted to the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Dean of Students by completing and submitting the online form for .

If a student is dissatisfied with the campus-based resolution, a concern may be submitted to System Administration of the State University of New York as  webpage. And, if still not satisfied, a complaint may be submitted, within two years of the incident about which the complaint is made, to the New York State Education Department as outlined on their  webpage. Effective July 1, 2026, a student may submit a complaint to the  of the state in which the student is located and this entity will provide to the student the contact information of the SARA office at the New York State Education Department.

Please note, this process is only for consumer protection issues (for examples, see section 4 of the ) and this does not include complaints related to grades or student conduct violations, both of which are to be addressed via non-SARA processes (see the Grievances section of the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Consumer Information webpage). Additionally, this process is only for distance education students located in another SARA-participating state (as of January 1, 2026, this includes all states except California), whereas other distance education students, including those located in New York State, should follow non-SARA processes (see the Consumer Information webpage).