2001-2002
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| 2001-2002 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR | ||
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General
The Senate may at any time require a student to withdraw from the University if his or her conduct, attendance, work or progress is deemed unsatisfactory.
Evaluation
To obtain credit in a course, students must meet all the course requirements for attendance, term work and examinations. Before the last date for course changes, instructors will inform their classes, in writing, of all the elements that will contribute to the final grade, and the weighting of each. In those courses in which supplemental examinations are an option, instructors shall also inform their classes, in writing, thatsupplemental examinations are available to all undergraduate students who have been awarded a grade of F. Students will also be informed in writing, of the method of computing the final grade revised by such examinations. See the Faculty of Engineering regulations for a description of the conditions permitting the writing of supplemental examinations.
Standing in Courses
Standing in courses will be determined by departments. Standing in courses will be shown by alphabetical grades. The system of grades used, with corresponding grade points, is as follows:
A+ 12 B+ 9
A 11 B 8
A- 10 B- 7
C+ 6 D+ 3
C 5 D 2
C- 4 D- 1
Grade points indicated above are for courses of one credit in value. Where the course credit is greater or less than one credit, the grade points are adjusted proportionately.
The following percentage equivalents apply to all final grades at Carleton.
A+ 90-100 B+ 77-79
A 85-89 B 73-76
A- 80-84 B- 70-72
C+ 67-69 D+ 57-59
C 63-66 D 53-56
C- 60-62 D- 50-52
Other notations are as follows:
Aeg
Pass standing granted under special circumstances. Aegrotat standing is granted only by a faculty committee, in response to a student's application. (See Deferred Final Examinations.)
Aud
Indicates course is not being taken for academic credit.
F
Failure. No academic credit.
FNS
Failure without access to supplementals because of incomplete term work or unacceptably low standing. No academic credit. (Not used after 1997-98)
FWS
Failure with access to supplementals. (Applicable only to 400-level courses in Engineering.)
Abs
Absent from final examination. No academic credit. Abs is usually equated to failure.
Wdn
Withdrawn in good standing. No academic credit.
Def
Indicates deferral of final grade has been approved by a faculty committee. (See Deferred Final Examinations.)
IP
In Progress.
Ch
Credit granted under challenge for credit policy.
Sat
Satisfactory.
Uns
Unsatisfactory.
Academic Standing
The conditions under which undergraduate students may be promoted, or placed on or relieved of probation, are shown in the Calendar entries for the Faculties and schools.
Program Year
Progress through degree studies is normally measured in terms of program years. The program year represents the accumulation of the number of credits normally taken in a Fall/Winter session of full-time study in the program in question. In addition, in some jurisdictions, program year implies the accumulation of a certain pattern of credits.
Religious Accommodation
Carleton University accommodates students who, by reason of religious obligation, must miss an examination, test, assignment deadline, laboratory, or other compulsory event.
Accommodation will be worked out directly and on an individual basis between the student and the instructor(s) involved. Students should make a formal request to the instructor(s) in writing for alternative dates and/or means of satisfying requirements. Such requests should be made during the first two weeks of any given academic term*, or as soon as possible after a need for accommodation is known to exist, but in no case later than the penultimate week of classes in that term. Instructors will make reasonable accommodation in a way which shall avoid academic disadvantage to the student.
Students unable to reach a satisfactory arrangement with their instructor(s) should contact the Director of Equity Services. Instructors who have questions or wish to verify the nature of the religious event or practice involved should also contact this officer.
*When a student's presence is required prior to the date on which classes begin (e.g. for field trips or Orientation activities) any student who cannot meet this expectation of attendance for reasons of religious accommodation should notify the appropriate Registrarial Services office in advance.
Examination Regulations
Students writing tests and examinations should be aware of the rules governing examination conduct, which are printed on the back cover of official examination booklets.
It may be necessary to schedule mid-year and final examinations during the day for classes held in the evening and vice versa.
All tests and examinations, except laboratory examinations, oral and slide tests and other particular tests, are subject to the following rules:
1. Tests or examinations given in class may not exceed the time allotted for the class;
2. Final examinations in the Summer session will be held in official examination periods;
3. In courses numbered below the 200-level, mid-year and final examinations will be held in the official examination periods;
4. In courses numbered below the 400-level, no tests or examinations may be held during the last two weeks of Fall, Winter or Summer terms, or between the end of classes in a term or session and the beginning of formally scheduled examinations.
5. In courses below the 400-level, take-home examinations may not be assigned before the last day of classes and are due on the last day of the official examination period;
6. In courses at the 400-level, arrangements for examinations outside the official examination period are at the instructor's discretion but must be announced at least three weeks in advance.
Deferred Final Examinations
Students who are unable to write a final examination because of illness or other circumstances beyond their control, or whose performance on the examination has been impaired by such circumstances, may, on application, be granted permission to write a deferred final examination. Such applications must:
1. be made in writing to the appropriate Registrarial Services office no later than five working days after the original final examination (students in the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences and Public Affairs and Management ); and
2. be fully supported in cases of illness by a medical certificate dated no later than one working day after the examination or by appropriate documents in other cases.
Aegrotat standing may be considered for applicants for deferred finals but will be granted only if term work has been of high quality. A student granted aegrotat standing may apply to write a deferred final examination.
Normally deferred examinations are held in February for Fall Term courses, in June for Fall/Winter and Winter Term courses and in October for Summer Session courses except where such a delay might delay graduation in the Fall.
Note: In the following half-credit courses in Mathematics and Statistics and Physics, where the course is offered in two successive terms, Deferred Final Examinations will be taken in April for Fall Term courses and in December for Summer Session courses: Mathematics 69.007*, 69.017*, 69.107*, 69.109*, 69.117*, 69.119*, 69.207*, 69.208*, 69.217*, 69.257*, and 69.259*. Physics 75.101*, 75.102*, 75.107*, 75.108*.
Examinations deferred from Winter Term will normally take place in June.
Students who have obtained approval for a deferred final examination in an itv course will not be able to access tapes for the course after the end of the academic session.
Review of Grades
Students are entitled to a review of a final grade. Those wishing to receive such a review should enquire at their Registrarial Services office, after which they may wish to make a formal application for this review. Applications must be filed according to the application deadlines for each term
Note: The review may lower the grade.
Requests for review are dealt with by the departmental chair in consultation with members of the department.
The charge for each review is refundable if the grade is raised.
Supplemental Examinations
Supplemental examinations are available in all 400-level undergraduate courses with written final examinations in the Faculty of Engineering. For a description of conditions under which supplemental examinations may be written, see Faculty of Engineering regulations
Release of Grades
With the commencement of each Final examination period students may hear their grades by calling the Touchtone Voice Response Registration system at 520-7800 and entering their student number and personal access code.
Students may obtain a copy of their official transcript by completing a "Request for Academic Transcript" form which is available from 315 Robertson Hall. Transcripts required for professional and graduate schools should be ordered well in advance of any deadline set by these institutions.
Final grades, including official transcripts, are not released by the University to students with outstanding accounts.
Graduation Requirements
In order for students to receive their degree, they must fulfill:
1. all the requirements of the department(s), school or institute in which they are taking the degree;
2. all faculty regulations;
3. all University regulations;
4. all financial obligations to the University.
The student is responsible for meeting graduation requirements. Acceptance of a registration does not grant exemption from any regulation.
Students who wish to be considered for graduation must apply at their Registrarial Services office by the following deadlines:
February 1 - Spring Graduation (June)
September 1 - Fall Graduation (November)
December 1 - Winter Graduation (February)
Records Retention Policy
Since 1990 the University has implemented a records retention policy which provides for the destruction of student file folders and their contents after a period of 10 years has elapsed since the last registration. This policy applies to those students who are formally admitted and registered in degree programs. Further information on this policy can be obtained by contacting Records and Registration Services.
Instructional Offences
The Senate of the University has enacted the following regulations for instructional offences:
Any student commits an instructional offence who:
1. cheats on an examination, test, or graded assignment by obtaining or producing an answer by deceit, fraud or trickery, or by some act contrary to the rules of the examination;
2. submits substantially the same piece of work to two or more courses without the prior written permission of the instructors from all courses involved. Minor modifications and amendments, such as changes of phraseology in an essay or paper, do not constitute a significant and acceptable reworking of an assignment;
3. contravenes the regulations published at an examination or which are displayed on the reverse side of a properly authorized examination booklet;
4. commits an act of plagiarism (which for the purpose of this regulation shall mean to use and pass off as one's own idea or product work of another without expressly giving credit to another);
5. disrupts a class or other period of instruction if he or she:
(a) is a registered member of the class or period of instruction;
(b) is warned to discontinue any act or behaviour reasonably judged by the instructor of the course or period of instruction to be detrimental to the class, and having ignored such warning is ordered by the instructor to leave and refuses to leave.
6. any student found in violation of these regulations may be:
(a) expelled;
(b) suspended from all studies at the University;
(c) suspended from full-time studies;
and/or
(d) awarded a reprimand;
(e) refused permission to continue or to register in a specific degree program but subject to having met all academic requirements shall be permitted to register and continue in some other program;
(f) placed on academic probation;
(g) awarded an F or Abs in a course or examination.
Allegations of instructional offence may be investigated by instructors and/or departmental chairs and, in all cases, will be reported to the faculty Dean. The Dean will promptly advise, in writing, the student and the University Ombudsperson of the allegation and of the student's rights. The Dean will review the allegation and, if not resolved at that level, the allegation becomes subject to final disposition by a tribunal appointed by the Senate. Information about procedure governing tribunals is available from the Clerk of Senate, 607 Robertson Hall.
Allegations of Instructional Offence involving students participating in the Carleton/University of Ottawa Exchange program will be investigated according to procedures established at the host institution. The results of such investigations will be forwarded to the home institution for final disposition.
Offenses of Conduct—Discrimination and Harassment
The University has in place policies and procedures to deal with allegations of discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment. These are outlined in detail in the Carleton University Human Rights Policies and Procedures, effective May 1, 2001 and which can be found on the Carleton website under Equity Services.
Unacceptable conduct is outlined in the policy and includes discrimination or harassment based on race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, political affiliation or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, family status, or disability/handicap within the meaning of the Ontario Human Rights Code. Unacceptable conduct also includes threatening, stalking and unwelcome communication either in person or through electronic or other means. For the three policy sections below, the definition of prohibited behaviour is described in the italicized section which follows.
From the Anti-Racism and Ethnocultural Relations Policy
"6. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment, including conduct on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin and citizenship that:"
From the Gender Equality Policy
"6. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment, including conduct on the basis of sex, gender or gender identity that:"
From the Sexual Orientation Equality Policy
"5. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment, including conduct on the basis of sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation that:"
5.1 Is abusive, demeaning or threatening including behaviour such as name calling; derogatory remarks, gestures and physical attacks; or display of derogatory or belittling pictures and graffiti; or
5.2 Biases administrative and appointment decisions, employment and workplace practices, tenure, promotion, appointment, leave and salary determinations; or
5.3 Biases academic decisions such as admissions, grading, the application of regulations and requirements and scheduling of academic activities; or
5.4 Misuses power, authority or influence; or
5.5 Discriminates in the provision of goods and services, or access to premises, accommodation and other facilities."
From the Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy
"6. Sexual harassment occurs when an individual engages in sexually harassing behaviour or inappropriate conduct of a sexual nature that is known, or ought reasonably be known, to be unwelcome, and that:
6.1 Interferes with the academic or employment performance or participation in a University-related activity for the person harassed; and/or
6.2 Is associated with an expressed or implied promise of employment-related or academic-related consequence for the person harassed (including reward, reprisal or condition of study or employment); and/or
6.3 Privides a basis for academic or employment decisions affecting the person harassed; and/or
6.4 Creates an abusive, demeaning, or threatening study, work or living environment for the person harassed; and/or
6.5 Excludes the person harassed from rights and/or privileges to which they are entitled.
7. Sexually harassing behaviour may be physical, verbal or psychological. It may be conveyed directly or by telephone, writing or electronic means. Examples of inappropriate sexual conduct include:
7.1 Unwelcome sexual solicitations, flirtations or advances; sexually suggestive comments, gestures, threats or verbal abuse;
7.2 Unwarranted touching or physical contact of a sexual nature, coerced consent to sexual contact, or sexual assault;
7.3 Inappropriate display or transmission of sexually suggestive or explicit pictures, posters, objects or graffiti;
7.4 Leering, compromising invitations, or demands for sexual favours;
7.5 Degrading, demeaning or insulting sexual comment or content, including unwelcome remarks, taunting, jokes or innuendo about a person’s body, sexuality, sexual orientation or sexual conduct;
7.6 Misuse of position or authority to secure sexual favours;
7.7 Persistent, unwanted attention or requests for sexual contact after a consensual relationship has ended; or
7.8 A course of sexualized comment or conduct that interferes with the dignity or privacy of an individual or group."
Enforcement of this policy is carried out according to the procedures established in the policy. The procedures include the provision of advice and information to complainants and respondents and allow for various methods of informal resolution, including mediation.
Students with concerns regarding discrimination, harassment, stalking, sexist or racist behaviour, or any other prohibited action as outlined in the Human Rights Policy, should call or meet with a member of Equity Services for advice and guidance on how to handle the situation. This service is confidential and does not compel the student to take any further action.
Formal complaints must be made in writing and directed to the Dean or Vice President responsible for the area where the complaint took place. Staff in Equity Services are available to assist with the preparation of a formal complaint. Complaints must be made within 12 months after the last alleged incident of discrimination or harassment unless exceptional circumstances apply in which case the University Secretary may grant an extension of up to an additional 12 months.
The procedure for formal complaints is outlined below:
1. an allegation shall be made in writing to the Dean of the Faculty in which the program to which the respondent has been admitted belongs or, in the circumstances where the respondent has not been admitted to a program, to the Dean of the Faculty where the majority of courses in which the respondent has registered are administered. An allegation against a student in residence when made by another student in residence which involves the complainant's enjoyment of her/his accommodation shall be made to the Vice-President (Academic). The Dean, or the Vice-President (Academic), as the case may be, shall cause to have an investigation conducted and, upon receipt of the report of the investigation, shall either 1) dismiss the allegation on the grounds of insufficient evidence or lack of jurisdiction by the University, or 2) accept that the allegation is founded and seek the agreement of the respondent to a remedy, or 3) refer the matter to the President. A Dean's dismissal of the allegation may be appealed, within ten working days, to the Vice-President (Academic) who may, in turn, either 1) again dismiss the allegation, or 2) accept that the allegation is founded and propose a remedy to the respondent, or 3) refer the matter to the President. In the case of students in residence, where the original allegation has been made to the Vice-President (Academic) and is dismissed, appeal shall be directly to the President who may either 1) again dismiss the allegation, or 2) accept that the allegation is founded and propose a remedy to the respondent, or 3) refer the matter to a tribunal appointed by the Senate.
2. in the instance where the matter has been referred to the President, the latter shall decide whether or not the University shall conduct a hearing before a tribunal appointed by the Senate.
If the allegation is proven, the tribunal shall decide upon one of the following sanctions:
The student may be:
a) expelled;
b) suspended for a period of time from all studies at the University;
c) restricted in his/her use of University facilities; and/or
d) given a reprimand.
Should the President decide not to conduct a hearing before a tribunal, the allegation shall be deemed to have been dismissed, but the President shall give written reasons for such a decision, and these reasons shall be communicated to the parties involved.
3. in the instance where the complainant wants redress from the University without the involvement of the respondent, or where the respondent is unknown or is not a member of the University community, and/or where there is a claim that the University has failed or has been negligent in providing a safe, non-hostile environment, the allegation of an offence shall be made in writing to the President, who shall cause an investigation to be conducted. Upon receipt of the report of the investigation, the President may order any relief he/she deems fit, and shall give written reasons for the decision; which reasons shall be communicated to the complainant.
Information about procedure governing tribunals is available from the Clerk of Senate, 607 Robertson Hall.
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