Advancement Requirement
Academic Standing Requirements
To be in good standing and to register unconditionally, students must meet the requirements of Bylaw 8 as well as those of their program.
For the full text click here: Bylaw 8
Bylaw 8
Students must pass more than 50% of their courses in a semester or term to be considered in good standing. Students who fail 50% or more of their courses in a semester or term or fail the same course three times shall be placed on academic probation.
For the purposes of this policy, courses with the following remarks do not count as courses passed or failed: EQ, SU, DI, or “authorized absence” (IN).
Advancement Requirements of Programs and Profiles:
Arts, Literature and Communication Program
To be in good standing and to register unconditionally in the Arts, Literature and Communication (ALC) Program:
- Students must pass at least four (4) of the Specific Education courses in the year.
- Students must pass at least four (4) General Education courses in the year.
- Students admitted in January must pass at least two (2) of the Specific Education courses in that semester and at least one General Education Course in that semester.
Advancement is contingent upon meeting the Academic Standing Policy of the College and the Program. Students who do not satisfy the criteria of this Academic Standing and Advancement Policy will be expelled from the program and the college. The expelled student has the right to appeal the expulsion to the Academic Standing Appeals Committee. Students not taking any courses in a semester must reapply to the College by the application deadline.
Social Science Program
To be in good standing and to register unconditionally in the Social Science Program:
For Day Students
- Students must pass at least four (4) of the Specific Education and/or remedial mathematics courses in the year.
- Students must pass at least three (3) General Education and/or remedial French and English courses in the year.
- Students admitted in January must pass at least two (2) of the Specific Education and/or remedial mathematics courses in that semester, and at least one (1) General Education and/or remedial French or English course in that semester.
For ĢƵ Students
- Students must pass at least two (2) Specific Education and/or remedial mathematics courses in the year.
- Students must pass at least one (1) General Education and/or remedial French or English course in the year.
- Students admitted in January must pass at least one (1) of the Specific Education and/or remedial mathematics courses in that semester and at least one (1) General Education and/or remedial French or English course in that semester.
Students who do not satisfy the criteria of this Academic Standing and Advancement Policy will be expelled from the program and the college. The expelled student has the right to appeal the expulsion to the Academic Standing Appeals Committee. Students not taking any courses in a semester must reapply to the College by the application deadline.
Commerce Profile
To advance to year 2 of the Commerce profile the student must have passed Calculus I:
Differential Calculus for Social Sciences (201-MA1-DW). Students in the profile who are prevented from advancing and who want to remain in the Social Science program must request a transfer to another profile.
Science Program
Students will have their status in the Science Program reviewed at the end of the winter term.
Day Science Students
To be in good standing and to register unconditionally in the Science Program:
- Students must pass at least four (4) of the Specific Education courses in the academic
year. - Students must pass at least four (4) General Education and/or remedial French and
English courses in the year. - Students admitted in January must pass at least four (4) courses in that semester, at least two (2) of which must be Specific Education courses.
ĢƵ Science Students
To be in good standing and to register unconditionally in the Science Program through ĢƵ:
- Students must register for, and maintain, a load of at least one (1) specific education course in a semester (unless all specific education courses have been completed).
- Students must pass at least two (2) Specific Education courses in the year.
- Students admitted in January must pass at least one (1) Specific Education course in that semester.
Advancement is contingent upon meeting the Academic Standing and Advancement policy of the college and the program. Students who do not satisfy the criteria of this Academic Standing and Advancement Policy will be expelled from the program and the college. The expelled student has the right to appeal the expulsion to the Academic Standing Appeals Committee. Students not taking any courses in a semester must reapply to the College by the application deadline.
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A student in a technical (career) program should refer to their program manual for the appropriate advancement policy.