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Effective Term:

Delivery Year:

Effective Year:

Advanced Standing:

For more information, see Policy 8614: Advanced Standing.

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Re-Entry Instructions:

1. Students, who withdraw from their program, may apply to re-enter within one year of departure.

2. Priority for re-entry will be given as follows:

a) Students who interrupted their program for illness or compassionate reasons.

b) Students who failed to meet program requirements for promotion.

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Assessment:

This Program uses the Standard Academic and Career Grading Table and Competency Based Grading Table. To view all College grading tables, see Policy 8612: Grading.

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Grading Table:

Standard Academic and Career Programs

Types of Assessments:

Assessments

a) Students are expected to complete the course outcomes independently and with original work unless specified otherwise by the instructor.

b) Students are assessed and graded for each course outcome as indicated in the respective course outline.

c) Exams, labs, group or individual projects, assignments, presentations, professionalism and other evaluative activities are weighted and averaged as indicated in the respective course outline.

d) Missed assignments and tests will receive a zero mark if not submitted. However, in some courses it may be mandatory to submit all assignments to an acceptable level and/or to write all exams in order to receive credit for the course. If accepted, late assignments may be subject to penalty.

e) Individual course outlines may have other specific requirements for assignments, grades, and/or examinations.

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Examinations

a) In some courses, students must receive a passing grade on specified exams in order to pass the course. The details will be explained in the applicable course outlines.

b) Students may be allowed to make alternative exam arrangements, with the appropriate instructor, for valid and verifiable reasons such as medical emergency, family bereavement, or jury duty.

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Attendance:

Participation Responsibilities

a) Students are required to follow course schedules and participate in online class discussions on a regular basis. Punctual submissions of all of the scheduled learning activities are expected of all students.

b) Where absenteeism adversely affects a student’s progress and performance, behavioural probation and/or withdrawal from the program may result.

c) Students planning an extended absence from the course must notify or make arrangements with their instructor in advance. Instructors are not obligated to provide alternative instruction or assessments in order to accommodate student absences. Failure to notify the instructor may result in withdrawal from the course.

d) See individual course outlines for any additional attendance and participation requirements.

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Professional Requirements:

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Student Conduct

a) Students are expected to behave in a professional manner while in class and/or on Moodle. This includes being respectful of and contributing to the learning environment in accordance with the student code of conduct. For additional information, see Policy 3400: Student Code of Conduct-Rights and Responsibilities.

b) Students are expected to be prepared for all classes prior to its start. Assigned materials are to be completed by students; such materials and textbooks are not necessarily reviewed page by page by the instructor.

c) The student is responsible for researching and obtaining notes of missed sessions. Instructors will not provide personal reviews to students for missed material.

d) See individual course outlines for any additional professional requirements.

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Other Regulations:

Cheating and Plagiarism See Policy 8618: Cheating and Plagiarism

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APPEAL See Policy 8400: Student Appeals

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PROBATION

If a student has a term or cumulative GPA less than 2.67, the student will be placed on academic probation for at least the next semester.

For additional information: See Policy 8619: Probation

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Effective Term:

Effective Year:

Advanced Standing:

A. ADVANCE CREDIT

1. Transfer credit in first and second year UAS courses will be given for equivalent courses taken in the last ten years (five years recommended for Biology) from an accredited post-secondary institution. All prerequisite courses require a minimum grade of 60%. Students who have completed such course(s) more than ten years earlier (five years recommended for Biology) require permission from the School Chair to receive transfer credit at Selkirk College.

B. PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT (PLA) Selkirk College Policy 8614 Advanced Standing: Course Challenge, and Transfer Credit.

1. Students may apply to prove their currency in an individual course by challenging the course(s) in question under the Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) process.

2. The School Chair in consultation with the appropriate faculty member(s) will decide whether a student may undertake a course challenge through PLA. Students should be aware that some universities may not accept credits received through the PLA process.

3. Students must apply for transfer credit or PLA in a timely manner so that they may register for the course in question if transfer credit(s) is denied or PLA is unsuccessful.

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Assessment:

a) Grading will be as defined in Selkirk College Policy 8612. The grading table applicable to each course will be identified on the course outline.

a) Students need to complete all the components of a course as indicated on the course outline. Students failing to meet this criterion will receive a maximum grade of 49 percent.

b) Courses with a lab/seminar and lecture may require passing both lecture and lab/seminar in order to pass the course. If this requirement applies to a course, the requirement will be noted in the course outline.

c) For some online courses, students must pass the final exam to receive a passing grade in the course regardless of their grade to date, and students who fail the final exam will receive a maximum grade of 49%. If this requirement applies to an online course, the requirement will be noted in the course outline.

d) If an assignment is not submitted by the due date identified on the course outline, the mark for the assignment could be reduced by as much as 100%. Students seeking an extension must consult with their instructors. It is the right of individual instructors to implement this policy. All instructors will outline their policies with respect to missed or late assignments in their current course outlines.

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Grading Table:

Standard Academic and Career Programs

Types of Assessments:

Types of Evaluations (i.e., exams, seminar assignments, essays, reports, group projects, presentations, demonstrations, etc.)

a) Students are evaluated and graded in each subject or course topic as indicated in the respective course outline.

b) Exams, essays, projects, reports, assignments, and other evaluative activities are weighted and averaged as indicated in the respective course outline.

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Program Specific Regulations:

A. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM (Policy 8618: Cheating and Plagiarism)

The School of University Arts and Sciences values true academic endeavour, and believes that evaluative events including examinations, essays, reports, and other assignments should honestly reflect student learning. All students are governed by Policy 8618: Cheating and Plagiarism. It is the student’s responsibility to be familiar with content of this policy and to seek clarification from an instructor when needed.

B. ACADEMIC PROGRESS (Promotion)

Students academic progress is governed by Policy 8615:

a) Students must meet all course prerequisites.

b) Students who are found to be without the required grade in the prerequisite course or who have not received permission from the instructor and School Chair may be withdrawn.

C. PROBATION (Policy 8619: Student Probation)

Students may be placed on academic probation, behavioural probation, or both in accordance with Policy 8619: Probation is not intended to be punitive; however, the conditions of the probation must be met to be removed from probation and failure to meet the conditions will have consequences that may include withdrawal from a course or program.

D. WITHDRAWING

Students may choose to, or be required to withdraw from, the course(s), the program or the College as per Selkirk College Policy 8616: Withdrawal. This policy governs procedures, deadlines, refunds, and the consequences of withdrawing.

E. APPEAL (Policy 8400: Student Appeals)

The educational process at Selkirk College incorporates the joint efforts of students and the services provided to the students by the institution. Although in most instances students and the College faculty, administration and staff cooperate during the learning process, Selkirk College recognizes that occasional disputes between students and the College can arise. To every extent possible, disagreements should be resolved through informal discussions between the parties involved. If this discussion does not bring resolution, the procedures outlined in Policy 8400 apply.

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Attendance:

1. Attendance at scheduled lectures, laboratories, field trips, seminars, tutorials, and examinations is mandatory.

2. Students absent from class for any reasons are responsible for the work they have missed. They must make up assignments as required, usually within two weeks of the missed class. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the instructor when an absence is required.

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Other Regulations:

Examination Policy

a) Final examinations are held in most courses during the examination period at the end of each semester. The dates of the examination period are listed on the Selkirk College Website.

b) Students will not be permitted to write final examinations at alternate times unless there is a compelling reason. Examples of compelling reasons include: illness (documented), death in the family (documented), jury duty and traffic accident. Examples of non-compelling reasons: family vacation/reunion, previously arranged travel plans (e.g., seat sales).

c) Academic honesty is expected. Therefore, the following will not be tolerated during exams:

(i) Making use of any books, notes or materials other than those authorized by the examiners.

(ii) Communicating with other candidates.

(iii) Exposing written papers to the view of other candidates.

(iv) Leaving the examination room unescorted during an exam.

(v) Unauthorized use of cell phones or other electronic devices.

(vi) Disciplinary action would, at a minimum, result in the examination paper being given a grade of zero.

(vii) Supplemental examinations are not available for School of University Arts and Science courses.

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Effective Term:

Effective Year:

Advanced Standing:

A. ADVANCE CREDIT

1. Transfer credit in first and second year UAS courses will be given for equivalent courses taken in the last ten years (five years recommended for Biology) from an accredited post-secondary institution. All prerequisite courses require a minimum grade of 60%. Students who have completed such course(s) more than ten years earlier (five years recommended for Biology) require permission from the School Chair to receive transfer credit at Selkirk College.

B. PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT (PLA) Selkirk College Policy 8614 Advanced Standing: Course Challenge, and Transfer Credit.

1. Students may apply to prove their currency in an individual course by challenging the course(s) in question under the Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) process.

2. The School Chair in consultation with the appropriate faculty member(s) will decide whether a student may undertake a course challenge through PLA. Students should be aware that some universities may not accept credits received through the PLA process.

3. Students must apply for transfer credit or PLA in a timely manner so that they may register for the course in question if transfer credit(s) is denied or PLA is unsuccessful.

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Assessment:

Grading

a) Grading will be as defined in Selkirk College Policy 8612. The grading table applicable to each course will be identified on the course outline.

a) Students need to complete all the components of a course as indicated on the course outline. Students failing to meet this criterion will receive a maximum grade of 49 percent.

b) Courses with a lab/seminar and lecture may require passing both lecture and lab/seminar in order to pass the course. If this requirement applies to a course, the requirement will be noted in the course outline.

c) For some online courses, students must pass the final exam to receive a passing grade in the course regardless of their grade to date, and students who fail the final exam will receive a maximum grade of 49%. If this requirement applies to an online course, the requirement will be noted in the course outline.

d) If an assignment is not submitted by the due date identified on the course outline, the mark for the assignment could be reduced by as much as 100%. Students seeking an extension must consult with their instructors. It is the right of individual instructors to implement this policy. All instructors will outline their policies with respect to missed or late assignments in their current course outlines.

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Grading Table:

Standard Academic and Career Programs

Types of Assessments:

Types of Evaluations (i.e., exams, seminar assignments, essays, reports, group projects, presentations, demonstrations, etc.)

a) Students are evaluated and graded in each subject or course topic as indicated in the respective course outline.

b) Exams, essays, projects, reports, assignments, and other evaluative activities are weighted and averaged as indicated in the respective course outline.

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Program Specific Regulations:

A. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM (Policy 8618: Cheating and Plagiarism)

The School of University Arts and Sciences values true academic endeavour, and believes that evaluative events including examinations, essays, reports, and other assignments should honestly reflect student learning. All students are governed by Policy 8618: Cheating and Plagiarism. It is the student’s responsibility to be familiar with content of this policy and to seek clarification from an instructor when needed.

B. ACADEMIC PROGRESS (Promotion)

Students academic progress is governed by Policy 8615:

a) Students must meet all course prerequisites.

b) Students who are found to be without the required grade in the prerequisite course or who have not received permission from the instructor and School Chair may be withdrawn.

C. PROBATION (Policy 8619: Student Probation)

Students may be placed on academic probation, behavioural probation, or both in accordance with Policy 8619: Probation is not intended to be punitive; however, the conditions of the probation must be met to be removed from probation and failure to meet the conditions will have consequences that may include withdrawal from a course or program.

D. WITHDRAWING

Students may choose to, or be required to withdraw from, the course(s), the program or the College as per Selkirk College Policy 8616: Withdrawal. This policy governs procedures, deadlines, refunds, and the consequences of withdrawing.

E. APPEAL (Policy 8400: Student Appeals)

The educational process at Selkirk College incorporates the joint efforts of students and the services provided to the students by the institution. Although in most instances students and the College faculty, administration and staff cooperate during the learning process, Selkirk College recognizes that occasional disputes between students and the College can arise. To every extent possible, disagreements should be resolved through informal discussions between the parties involved. If this discussion does not bring resolution, the procedures outlined in Policy 8400 apply.

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Attendance:

1. Attendance at scheduled lectures, laboratories, field trips, seminars, tutorials, and examinations is mandatory.

2. Students absent from class for any reasons are responsible for the work they have missed. They must make up assignments as required, usually within two weeks of the missed class. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the instructor when an absence is required.

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Other Regulations:

Examination Policy

a) Final examinations are held in most courses during the examination period at the end of each semester. The dates of the examination period are listed on the Selkirk College Website.

b) Students will not be permitted to write final examinations at alternate times unless there is a compelling reason. Examples of compelling reasons include: illness (documented), death in the family (documented), jury duty and traffic accident. Examples of non-compelling reasons: family vacation/reunion, previously arranged travel plans (e.g., seat sales).

c) Academic honesty is expected. Therefore, the following will not be tolerated during exams:

(i) Making use of any books, notes or materials other than those authorized by the examiners.

(ii) Communicating with other candidates.

(iii) Exposing written papers to the view of other candidates.

(iv) Leaving the examination room unescorted during an exam.

(v) Unauthorized use of cell phones or other electronic devices.

(vi) Disciplinary action would, at a minimum, result in the examination paper being given a grade of zero.

(vii) Supplemental examinations are not available for School of University Arts and Science courses.

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Effective Term:

Effective Year:

Advanced Standing:

ADVANCE OR TRANSFER CREDIT AND PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT

1. A student may obtain credit for a maximum of 75% of program requirements by Transfer Credit, Advanced Placement, Prior Learning Assessment or combination thereof, with the exception of BGIS, which has a minimum residency requirement of 56 credits taken at Selkirk College in semesters one through 5; this generally includes the ADGIS 300 and BGIS 400 level courses.

2. Application for advanced credit is to be made prior to entry into the program and students are advised to attend all classes for which they are seeking advanced credit until the credit is formally approved.

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Re-Entry Instructions:

1. Students normally must complete the entire program within 24 calendar months of initial entry to qualify for a diploma. Re-entry applicants who cannot meet this deadline will be required to retake courses which have changed.

2. Re-entry is permitted only when space is available.

3. Students in good standing who must interrupt their program may apply to re-enter the program within one year of departure.

4. Students who fail to complete a course successfully may apply to re-enter the course the next time it is offered.

5. Priority for re-entry will be given as follows:

a) students who interrupted their program for illness or compassionate reasons; and

b) students who failed to meet program requirements for promotion.

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Assessment:

Grading

Grades and the calculation of the grade point average will be based on the Standard Academic and Career Grading table. With the exception of GIS 320 – GIS Professional Development and a 300 level COOP course which will be assigned a credit/no credit grade (CRG/NCG) as described in the Competency Based Grades table. This non-grade status is recorded on the transcript and is not calculated in the grade point average. To view the grading tables see Policy 8612: Grading.

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Grading Table:

Standard Academic and Career Programs

Types of Assessments:

a) Assessments will occur as specified in course outlines and will be four or more events per course.

b) GIS 320 assessment occurs on a weekly basis. All activities in which students participate may be considered assessment events. Informal verbal and/or written feedback and formal, written feedback is regularly provided by the instructor or field supervisor. Formal, written performance appraisals are summaries of assessment events to date and there may be one or more of these events as well as the written feedback on the practicum project included in the assessment process.

c) In both theory and lab courses assessment events will normally include assignments, presentations, reports, examinations, tests and quizzes. These will be specified in the course outlines.

d) In the practicum, formal written appraisals will be given using a tool, which is based entirely on the stated performance criteria for the program practicum activity level and/or to write all exams in order to receive credit for the course.

e) No single assessment can be worth more than 50% of the final grade of any course.

f) Presentations will be required for GIS 492: BGIS thesis.

g) Examinations

1. The schedule for midterm examinations will be published in the course outlines. Final Exam schedules will be published via the Registrar's Office.

2. Regulations for invigilated examinations at Selkirk College sites or other designated sites include the following:

(a) tests, quizzes, exams must be written at the scheduled appointment time when invigilation services are available

(b) students leaving the exam room before the conclusion of the exam without the permission of the invigilator may forfeit their right to return and complete the exam

(c) no books or other material may be brought into the examination room unless consent of the invigilator has been given

(d) no material relating to the examination may be removed from the examination room. Under no circumstances may materials upon which answers are written be removed

(e) making use of materials, books or notes without the approval of the invigilator, speaking or communicating in other ways with other students, or exposing written papers to the view of other students is not permitted

(f) students in violation of the above items will be required to leave the examination room immediately and will forfeit the right to have the examination evaluated

(g) any questions must be directed to the invigilator

(h) all completed tests must be returned to the instructor/invigilator and will be kept on file for the required time period

3. Regulations pertinent to face-to-face laboratory and practicum testing will be according to course outline details and as previously described.

Supplemental Assessment(s)

a) Supplemental final examinations/activities will only be considered upon written request by the student to the course instructor and will need to be approved by both the instructor and the school chair.

b) At no time will the mark on a supplemental examination/activity exceed the equivalent of a "C" grade for the evaluative event.

c) Normally, only one supplemental final examination/activity will be allowed in the program.

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Attendance:

1. Attendance at all scheduled laboratories, practicum experiences, examinations and other learning experiences is mandatory. Upon the recommendation of the course instructor to the School Chair, students who have been absent from either two labs and/or four lectures, without a prior and/or confirmed acceptable excuse, may be required to withdraw from the course.

2. Students absent from any Advanced Diploma in GIS or BGIS course, for any reason, are responsible for the work they have missed. They must make up assignments as required.

3. Absences from learning experiences may preclude the student from meeting the requirements for that course.

4. Students claiming illness, accidents or compassionate reasons for absence from learning experiences must contact the instructor concerned as soon as possible.

5. Students may be required to supply a medical professional certificate to substantiate claims of illness. A student who must be absent from a practicum experience is responsible for notifying the agency and/or instructor at least one hour prior to the scheduled time for the experience to begin.

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Professional Requirements:

1. Students enrolled in the Online Advanced Certificate will need to have access to their own personal computer. This computer will need to be capable of running the most recent version of ESRI’s ArcGIS Pro software. Students will receive minimum specifications required of this computer when they register, but typically it needs to be able to run on a recent windows operating system, with adequate graphic capabilities and ample RAM and hard drive space.

2. Should a student make inappropriate use of the equipment including theft or vandalism, they will be required to withdraw from the program.

3. Student behaviour in the physical or online classroom that disrupts the class, upsets the learning environment of other students or poses a threat to other persons in the learning environment is unacceptable. Students behaving in such a manner will be given a verbal warning for the first offence and placed on probation for the second offence. Any subsequent similar behaviour is grounds for the compulsory withdrawal from the course in question. Subsequent misconduct will result in the student being withdrawn from the program.

4. Students are expected to be on time and prepared for all face-to-face classes prior to entering the classroom. Assigned materials are to be read by students; such materials and textbooks are not necessarily reviewed in class by the instructor.

5. The student is responsible for researching and obtaining notes of missed sessions. Instructors are not expected to give personal reviews to students who miss a class.

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Other Regulations:

PROBATION

See Policy 8619: Probation for more information.

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Effective Term:

Effective Year:

Advanced Standing:

A. ADVANCE CREDIT

1. Transfer credit in first and second year UAS courses will be given for equivalent courses taken in the last ten years (five years recommended for Biology) from an accredited post-secondary institution. All prerequisite courses require a minimum grade of 60%. Students who have completed such course(s) more than ten years earlier (five years recommended for Biology) require permission from the School Chair to receive transfer credit at Selkirk College.

B. PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT (PLA) Selkirk College Policy 8614 Advanced Standing: Course Challenge, and Transfer Credit.

1. Students may apply to prove their currency in an individual course by challenging the course(s) in question under the Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) process.

2. The School Chair in consultation with the appropriate faculty member(s) will decide whether a student may undertake a course challenge through PLA. Students should be aware that some universities may not accept credits received through the PLA process.

3. Students must apply for transfer credit or PLA in a timely manner so that they may register for the course in question if transfer credit(s) is denied or PLA is unsuccessful.

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Assessment:

a) Grading will be as defined in Selkirk College Policy 8612. The grading table applicable to each course will be identified on the course outline.

a) Students need to complete all the components of a course as indicated on the course outline. Students failing to meet this criterion will receive a maximum grade of 49 percent.

b) Courses with a lab/seminar and lecture may require passing both lecture and lab/seminar in order to pass the course. If this requirement applies to a course, the requirement will be noted in the course outline.

c) For some online courses, students must pass the final exam to receive a passing grade in the course regardless of their grade to date, and students who fail the final exam will receive a maximum grade of 49%. If this requirement applies to an online course, the requirement will be noted in the course outline.

d) If an assignment is not submitted by the due date identified on the course outline, the mark for the assignment could be reduced by as much as 100%. Students seeking an extension must consult with their instructors. It is the right of individual instructors to implement this policy. All instructors will outline their policies with respect to missed or late assignments in their current course outlines.

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Grading Table:

Standard Academic and Career Programs

Types of Assessments:

Types of Evaluations (i.e., exams, seminar assignments, essays, reports, group projects, presentations, demonstrations, etc.)

a) Students are evaluated and graded in each subject or course topic as indicated in the respective course outline.

b) Exams, essays, projects, reports, assignments, and other evaluative activities are weighted and averaged as indicated in the respective course outline.

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Program Specific Regulations:

A. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM (Policy 8618: Cheating and Plagiarism)

The School of University Arts and Sciences values true academic endeavour, and believes that evaluative events including examinations, essays, reports, and other assignments should honestly reflect student learning. All students are governed by Policy 8618: Cheating and Plagiarism. It is the student’s responsibility to be familiar with content of this policy and to seek clarification from an instructor when needed.

B. ACADEMIC PROGRESS (Promotion)

Students academic progress is governed by Policy 8615:

a) Students must meet all course prerequisites.

b) Students who are found to be without the required grade in the prerequisite course or who have not received permission from the instructor and School Chair may be withdrawn.

C. PROBATION (Policy 8619: Student Probation)

Students may be placed on academic probation, behavioural probation, or both in accordance with Policy 8619: Probation is not intended to be punitive; however, the conditions of the probation must be met to be removed from probation and failure to meet the conditions will have consequences that may include withdrawal from a course or program.

D. WITHDRAWING

Students may choose to, or be required to withdraw from, the course(s), the program or the College as per Selkirk College Policy 8616: Withdrawal. This policy governs procedures, deadlines, refunds, and the consequences of withdrawing.

E. APPEAL (Policy 8400: Student Appeals)

The educational process at Selkirk College incorporates the joint efforts of students and the services provided to the students by the institution. Although in most instances students and the College faculty, administration and staff cooperate during the learning process, Selkirk College recognizes that occasional disputes between students and the College can arise. To every extent possible, disagreements should be resolved through informal discussions between the parties involved. If this discussion does not bring resolution, the procedures outlined in Policy 8400 apply.

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Attendance:

1. Attendance at scheduled lectures, laboratories, field trips, seminars, tutorials, and examinations is mandatory.

2. Students absent from class for any reasons are responsible for the work they have missed. They must make up assignments as required, usually within two weeks of the missed class. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the instructor when an absence is required.

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Other Regulations:

Examination Policy

a) Final examinations are held in most courses during the examination period at the end of each semester. The dates of the examination period are listed on the Selkirk College Website.

b) Students will not be permitted to write final examinations at alternate times unless there is a compelling reason. Examples of compelling reasons include: illness (documented), death in the family (documented), jury duty and traffic accident. Examples of non-compelling reasons: family vacation/reunion, previously arranged travel plans (e.g., seat sales).

c) Academic honesty is expected. Therefore, the following will not be tolerated during exams:

(i) Making use of any books, notes or materials other than those authorized by the examiners.

(ii) Communicating with other candidates.

(iii) Exposing written papers to the view of other candidates.

(iv) Leaving the examination room unescorted during an exam.

(v) Unauthorized use of cell phones or other electronic devices.

(vi) Disciplinary action would, at a minimum, result in the examination paper being given a grade of zero.

(vii) Supplemental examinations are not available for School of University Arts and Science courses.

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Effective Term:

Effective Year:

Advanced Standing:

ADVANCE OR TRANSFER CREDIT

a) Transfer credit will be given for university transfer courses equivalent to Selkirk College courses, providing a grade of "C" or better was achieved.

b) Applications for transfer credit from other ECCE, SSW or EACSW programs will be reviewed with provincial articulation agreements and considered on an individual basis; applicants may be required to provide detailed course outlines.

PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT (PLA)

a) Advance credit in core program courses (i.e., SSW, ECCE, EACSW and HSER) may be granted by the School Chair or designate after evaluation of the applicant’s mastery of course objectives. See program specific guidelines for PLA.

b) Credit for Final Practicum will not be awarded through PLA in Human Services programs.

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Re-Entry Instructions:

1. An application is required for enrolment in program courses in subsequent years.

2. Normally, students who must interrupt their program may apply for re-admission, within one year of departure, on the basis of the following priorities:

a) Students in good standing who interrupted their program for illness or other personal reasons.

b) Students who failed to meet program requirements for promotion.

c) Students transferring from another program within BC.

3. Students who fail to complete a semester successfully may apply to re-enter and repeat the incomplete semester when it is next offered. (Normally, there is a period of 12 months between offerings of a course or semester.)

4. Normally, a student returning in one year or less will retain full credit for all courses previously completed. After more than one year's absence, students may be required to update or repeat courses previously completed. A grade of "C" or credit granted in each repeated course is required for re-entry.

5. Students who withdraw for medical or psychological reasons will provide evidence to the School Chair from a licensed practitioner regarding the suitability of his/her return to the program.

6. Students must complete the program in its entirety within 60 calendar months from the time of initial entry into the program.

7. Students who have successfully completed their Selkirk College Human Services certificate within the previous year are considered to be a re-entry student.

8. Re-entry full-time students who have successfully completed their previous year are given priority over part time students.

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Assessment:

Grading for theory courses will be as per the Standard Academic and Career Grading Table as defined in Selkirk College Policy 8612 Grading. Grading for practicum courses will be as per the Competency Based Grades as defined in Selkirk College Policy 8612 Grading.

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Grading Table:

Other

Program Specific Regulations:

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Attendance:

1. Students absent for 20% or more in a given course may be placed on behavioural probation. If a student arrives more than 10 minutes late or leaves more than 10 minutes early, they may be recorded as absent.

2. Students absent from any courses are responsible for the work they have missed and must make up assignments as required.

3. Students are responsible to inform the instructor in advance of any absences.

4. Students participating in on-line classes are expected to access and read all materials posted on their course site. If any aspect of the course has not been opened and/or participated in the student will be considered absent for that class.

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Assignments:

(i) A minimum of three evaluative events will occur as specified in course outlines.

(ii) Students are evaluated and graded in each subject or course topic as indicated in the respective course outline.

(iii) Assignments are due on the date stated on course or assignment outlines. A student may request one extension per course. The request must be made in writing no less than 24 hours before the due date. If the instructor grants permission for the extension the revised due date will be determined by the instructor.

(iv) Under extenuating circumstances further requests for extensions may be granted only after the student has participated in a mandatory consultation with the Department Head of Student Access and Support or designate and has presented the instructor with a written plan outlining how they intend to complete their work in a timely manner.

(v) A penalty of 10% per day will be assessed against late assignments. All assignments must be handed in by the last day of classes in order to achieve a passing grade and advance to the practicum.

(vi) All course assignments must be completed to achieve a passing grade.

(vii) All assignments must be typed.

(viii) Students may, at the discretion of the instructor, rewrite a maximum of one assignment per course. Rewrites must be submitted for marking within 14 calendar days of the return of the original assignment to the student. Rewritten assignments will receive a maximum grade of 75%.

(ix) Students are expected to write tests on the designated dates. If, for legitimate absences, the student misses a test, he/she must write the test as soon as possible with the permission of the instructor.

Examinations

(i) Exams, labs, projects, assignments, and other evaluative activities are weighted and averaged as indicated in the respective course outline.

(ii) No single evaluative event shall be worth more than 50% of the final grade.

(iii) For courses involving practicum placements (ECCE 195, 286, 292, 294; SSW 163, 168; EASC 195, 196; HSER 270, 280) evaluation occurs on a continuous basis and graded CRG or NCG as per the Competency Based Selkirk Grading Table in Selkirk College Policy 8612 Grading. All practicum activities may be considered evaluative events. Informal verbal and/or written feedback is regularly provided by the instructor and practicum supervisors. Depending on the length of the course there may be one or more performance appraisals or evaluations.

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Professional Requirements:

1. Codes of Ethics and Competencies

Students are expected to know, understand and abide by the applicable Codes of Ethics:

a) Child and Youth Care Worker;

b) Social Service Worker;

c) Early Childhood Educator.

d) Education Assistant & Community Support Worker.

2. Guidelines for Professional Conduct

In addition students are expected to consistently demonstrate professional conduct based on the following guidelines:

e) exercise personal discipline, accountability and judgement,

f) accept personal responsibility for continued competency and learning,

g) assist and serve the public, client or patient and place them before oneself,

h) recognize the dignity and worth of all persons in any level of society,

i) assist others in learning,

j) recognize one’s own limitations and areas for development, and

k) maintain confidentiality of information appropriate to the purpose and trust given when that information is acquired.

Professional Conduct will be measured by: one’s professional abilities, personal integrity, and the attitude one demonstrates in relationship with others.

3. Students who violate these professional standards may be required to withdraw from their Program.

4. Students may be required to withdraw when ethical, medical or other reasons interfere with the satisfactory completion of their Program.

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Effective Term:

Effective Year:

Advanced Standing:

For more information, see Policy 8614: Advanced Standing.

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Re-Entry Instructions:

1. Students, who withdraw from their program, may apply to re-enter within one year of departure.

2. Priority for re-entry will be given as follows:

a) Students who interrupted their program for illness or compassionate reasons.

b) Students who failed to meet program requirements for promotion.

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Assessment:

This Program uses the Standard Academic and Career Grading Table and Competency Based Grading Table. To view all College grading tables, see Policy 8612: Grading.

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Grading Table:

Standard Academic and Career Programs

Types of Assessments:

1. Assessments

a) Students are expected to complete the course outcomes independently and with original work unless specified otherwise by the instructor.

b) Students are assessed and graded for each course outcome as indicated in the respective course outline.

c) Exams, labs, group or individual projects, assignments, presentations, professionalism and other evaluative activities are weighted and averaged as indicated in the respective course outline.

d) Missed assignments and tests will receive a zero mark if not submitted. However, in some courses it may be mandatory to submit all assignments to an acceptable level and/or to write all exams in order to receive credit for the course. If accepted, late assignments may be subject to penalty.

e) Individual course outlines may have other specific requirements for assignments, grades, and/or examinations.

2. Examinations

a) In some courses, students must receive a passing grade on specified exams in order to pass the course. The details will be explained in the applicable course outlines.

b) Students may be allowed to make alternative exam arrangements, with the appropriate instructor, for valid and verifiable reasons such as medical emergency, family bereavement, or jury duty.

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Attendance:

A. PARTICIPATION

1. Participation Responsibilities

a) Students are required to follow course schedules and participate in online class discussions on a regular basis. Punctual submissions of all of the scheduled learning activities are expected of all students.

b) Where absenteeism adversely affects a student’s progress and performance, behavioural probation and/or withdrawal from the program may result.

c) Students planning an extended absence from the course must notify or make arrangements with their instructor in advance. Instructors are not obligated to provide alternative instruction or assessments in order to accommodate student absences. Failure to notify the instructor may result in withdrawal from the course.

d) See individual course outlines for any additional attendance and participation requirements.

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Professional Requirements:

Student Conduct

a) Students are expected to behave in a professional manner while in class and/or on Moodle. This includes being respectful of and contributing to the learning environment in accordance with the student code of conduct. For additional information, see Policy 3400: Student Code of Conduct-Rights and Responsibilities.

b) Students are expected to be prepared for all classes prior to its start. Assigned materials are to be completed by students; such materials and textbooks are not necessarily reviewed page by page by the instructor.

c) The student is responsible for researching and obtaining notes of missed sessions. Instructors will not provide personal reviews to students for missed material.

d) See individual course outlines for any additional professional requirements.

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Other Regulations:

APPEAL
See Policy 8400: Student Appeals

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PROBATION

1. If a student has a term or cumulative GPA less than 2.67, the student will be placed on academic probation for at least the next semester.

2. For additional information: See Policy 8619: Probation

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