What We Do:
UConn Waterbury Student Services is dedicated to providing comprehensive advocacy and support to help students thrive both academically and personally. We offer guidance to address academic concerns, personal issues, and challenges students may face at home, ensuring they have the resources and support needed for success. Our team works closely with students to help them understand important UConn policies, such as those regarding final exam rescheduling, the Student Code, student behavior expectations, and academic integrity standards. Additionally, we provide support in navigating Bias and Title IX matters, promoting a safe, respectful, and inclusive campus environment. Through individualized support and advocacy, UConn Waterbury Student Services empowers students to make the most of their college experience and achieve their goals.
UConn Waterbury’s Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) services offer students support for their physical and mental well-being. Services include counseling, wellness workshops, and referrals to nearby healthcare providers. The staff provides a range of resources to promote a healthy lifestyle, ensuring students have access to the care and support they need to thrive academically and personally. Our SHaW offices are located on the 3rd floor of the Rectory Building located at 118 East Main Street (across the street from our Main Building).
UConn Waterbury’s Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) provides accommodations and support to ensure an inclusive and accessible learning environment. The CSD works individually with students to coordinate accommodations, assistive technologies, and other resources that help students succeed academically. The center is dedicated to empowering students with disabilities to reach their full potential.
Student Services Resources, Forms, and Tips
Our advocacy and support goes beyond academic concerns. We are here to assist students navigate all types of challenges- both in and out of the classroom. If you or a student you know is dealing with personal issues, challenges at home, or academic concerns- please contact our office. You are not alone and we are here to help.
To make an appointment with our Director of Student Services, you can email Peter Tribuzio at peter.tribuzio@uconn.edu or make an appointment with Peter Tribuzio using Nexus.
Our staff is here to help students understand important UConn policies and connect them to resources. These policies include (but are not limited to):
- Academic Integrity
- Community Standards (the Student Code, Student Behavior, Academic Integrity, Bias Reporting, Title IX)
- Leaving UConn
- Returning to UConn
- Extensions of Incompletes
To make an appointment with our Director of Student Services, you can email Peter Tribuzio at peter.tribuzio@uconn.edu or make an appointment with him using this Nexus Appointment Link
To campus change to Storrs, student must meet requirements based on their major. Most majors require students to earn at least 54 credits (by the end of their last semester at UConn Waterbury). Students need to complete a Campus Change Request Form prior to the Campus Change deadline. Students planning on living in UConn Storrs housing, must complete a separate Housing Application. For more information, please go to: Final Exam Information for All Campuses
There are some special circumstances that grant students the ability to request permission to reschedule finals. Students may use this FORM to submit a request to reschedule a final exam due to bunched finals or because of extenuating circumstances.
All requests will be reviewed and students will be notified of the final decision by email. Requests to reschedule due to extenuating circumstances must include supporting documentation. Submitting an online rescheduling request does not guarantee approval. The deadline for bunched finals rescheduling for the Fall 2025 semester is December 6th and requests received after this date will not be considered. Extenuating circumstances requests will be considered through the end of the semester. Information for UConn’s policy on Final Exam Rescheduling
Final Exam Rescheduling due to Bunched Finals:
- Bunched Finals Criteria:
- 2 finals scheduled at the same time
- 3 finals in one calendar day
- 3 finals in consecutive time blocks spanning parts of two consecutive days
- 4 finals in two consecutive days
Final Exam Rescheduling (Not Bunched Finals):
- Extenuating Circumstances: Students with extenuating circumstances are required to provide details of the extenuating circumstance preventing student from taking the final during the scheduled time slot. Supporting documentation is required.
- Examples of Extenuating Circumstances, include religious observances, previously scheduled medical procedures/appointments, and attendance to a funeral or other ceremonies in which student is directly involved in the event.
- Final exams will not be rescheduled due to personal errors, such as student oversleeping or misreading the final exam schedule.
- Final exams are generally not rescheduled due to voluntary travel that conflicts with the final exam schedule. Students are encouraged to check the final exam schedule before making travel plans.
- Students who have prior knowledge of a conflict (bunched finals, religious event/obligation, attendance to a funeral, court date, previously scheduled medical appointment, or other qualifying event) must submit a Final Exam Rescheduling Online Request.
UConn Waterbury Forms
UConn's Campus Change Request Form: https://campuschange.uconn.edu/
UConn Waterbury's Final Exam Reschedule Request Form
UConn Waterbury's Extension of Incomplete Form
Contact
| Phone: | (203) 236-9818 |
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| E-mail: | waterbury.studentservices@uconn.edu |
| Address: | 99 East Main Street Waterbury, CT Room 228 |