Quality of Online Courses and Programs and Academic Policies

A complete list of our academic policies can be found on the university's policy page.

Pursuant to Empire State University policy, the university is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment and access to services, programs and activities, without regard to an individual’s race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status or criminal conviction. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the university community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

Our mission is to offer all students with disabilities an equal opportunity for success in their university experience. Whether you are working with your mentor, or our professional staff in accessibility resources services, we all have the same goal: to provide equal access to all university services, studies, programs and activities.

When it comes to online learning, experience matters. Earn an online degree you can trust from the State University of New York’s leader in online education.

For more than 50 years, Empire State University has focused on granting educational access to all — regardless of age or location. And we helped pioneer online education for busy adults, teaching online since 1995.