Web cookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small pieces of data that websites store on your device (computer, phone, etc.) through your web browser. They are used to remember information about you and your interactions with the site.
Purpose of Cookies:
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
Set by the website you're visiting directly
Third-Party Cookies:
Set by other domains (usually advertisers) embedded in the website
Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
What They Do:
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
Proves to the website that you're logged in
Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
What's Inside an Authentication Cookie?
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
What They Track:
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
2. Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
3. Safari
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
A student who earns a 2.0 semester and cumulative GPA or higher is in good academic standing.
Academic Notice ("scholastic warning" or "probation" prior to November 2024)
A student who earns less than a 2.0 semester and/or cumulative GPA is on academic notice.
As a result of recent bylaw changes, the academic standing of scholastic warning has been removed, and scholastic probation is now "academic notice" (November 2024). Students who had an academic standing of “scholastic warning” during the Fall 2024 semester (due to their previous semester grades) will not be eligible for academic dismissal at the end of the Fall 2024 semester. These students will be placed on academic notice for their next attended semester if they do not return to good standing.
Students who are readmitted to UConn with a most recent academic standing of scholastic warning or probation will have a standing of “academic notice” for their returning semester.
Subject to Dismissal
A student who fails to meet the minimum academic standards for two consecutively registered academic semesters (fall and spring semesters only) is subject to dismissal.
No student with at least a 2.3 semester GPA after completing all courses for which they are registered at the end of a semester is subject to dismissal. The student will be continued on academic notice if such status is warranted, until both the semester and cumulative GPAs are at least 2.0. Note: The 2.3 semester GPA evaluation is based on the most recent semester only.
Students who are subject to dismissal are given an opportunity to submit an academic appeal to explain the circumstances that led to their academic difficulty. If a student does not submit an academic appeal by the published deadline, they will be automatically dismissed from the university. Critical Information for Students Subject to Dismissal
Dismissed
Students who have been dismissed from the university will have the academic standing of dismissed.
Students will have this academic standing if they have been readmitted after academic dismissal for their returning semester.