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ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Policy Statement
Purpose of Academic Accommodation Procedures
Definitions
Responsibilities
Establishing Reasonable Academic Accommodations
Implementation of an Accommodation within a Classroom or Similar Context
Appeal Procedures
Appeal of a Decision Establishing Academic Accommodations
Appeal of a Dispute regarding the Implementation of an Accommodation
Academic Rights and Responsibilities
ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATION OF STUDENTS IN THE RESERVE FORCES
Academic Accommodation of Students in the Reserve Forces
Academic Rights and Responsibilities
ACADEMIC CONSIDERATION FOR STUDENT ABSENCES – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN FIRST ENTRY PROGRAMS
Purpose and Application of the Policy
Statement of Principles
Policy Review
Purpose of Academic Consideration Procedures
Requesting Academic Consideration
Requests for Academic Consideration Using the Self-Reported Absence Form
Request for Academic Consideration for a Medical Absence
Request for Academic Consideration for a Non-Medical Absence
Appeal
Academic Rights and Responsibilities
ACADEMIC SANCTIONS
Academic Sanctions
Academic Rights and Responsibilities
ACCOMMODATION FOR RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS
Accommodation for Religious Holidays
Academic Rights and Responsibilities
ACCOMODATION FOR POLITICAL CANDIDACY OF STUDENTS
Accommodation for Political Candidacy of Students
Academic Rights and Responsibilities
INSTRUCTOR-STUDENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Instructor-Student Conflict of Interest
Academic Rights and Responsibilities
OFFICIAL STUDENT RECORD INFORMATION PRIVACY POLICY
Definitions and General Principles
Information Contained in Official Student Records
Access to and Disclosure of Information
Storage and Retention of Official Student Records
Academic Rights and Responsibilities
SCHOLASTIC DISCIPLINE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Scholastic Offences
Offence Record
Report to Senate
Penalties
Transcript Notations
Academic Rights and Responsibilities
SOCIAL CONDUCT: CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT
Social Conduct: Code of Student Conduct
Academic Rights and Responsibilities
STUDENT ACADEMIC APPEALS - GRADUATE
Student Academic Appeals - Graduate
Academic Rights and Responsibilities
STUDENT ACADEMIC APPEALS - UNDERGRADUATE
Requests for Relief
Deadlines for Requests for Relief (Appeals)
Program Eligibility and Progression
Procedure
Appeals to SRBA
Academic Rights and Responsibilities
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Academic Calendar
Administration
ACADEMIC RECORDS AND STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS
Academic Files
Co-Curricular Record
Academic Transcripts
Recording Students' Names
Administration
AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS
Affiliation Agreements
Administration
APPROVAL PROCESS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND PRIZES
Approval Process for Scholarships, Awards and Prizes
Administration
ATHLETIC FINANCIAL AWARDS (AFA)
Athletic Financial Awards
Administration
COURSE OUTLINES (UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE); USE OF
Undergraduate Courses
Graduate Courses
Guidelines on the Use of Personal Response Systems ("Clickers")
Administration
GENERAL POLICY ON SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, PRIZES
Eligibility and Tenability of Scholarships, Awards and Medals
Withdrawal or Reduced Course Load After Receiving University-Administered Scholarships and Awards
Eligibility Requirements for OSOTF Awards
Scholarship Appeals
Administration
STRUCTURE OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR
Structure of the Academic Year [Effective January 1, 2021 until August 31, 2021]
Structure of the Academic Year
Remembrance Day
Organization of the Academic Year: Dentistry
Guidelines for the Structure of Spring/Summer Sessions
Administration
ADMISSION AND IN-COURSE SCHOLARSHIPS
Undergraduate Admission Scholarships
Retention of Continuing Scholarships
Admission
ADMISSION FRAUD
ADMISSION FRAUD
Admission
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - ADMISSION
Preliminary Education
Application
Admission
Advanced Entry Opportunity (AEO)
Admission
CANADIAN PROVINCES OTHER THAN ONTARIO
Canadian Provinces Other Than Ontario
Admission
COLLEGES OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY (CAAT)
Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology
Admission
DENTISTRY - ADMISSION
Admission Requirements
Application for Admission
Admissions Appeal Procedure
The DDS Program for Internationally Trained Dentists (ITD)
Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)
Admission
EDUCATION - ADMISSION
Admission Requirements
Minimum Requirements for Application to the B.Ed. Program
Primary/Junior Program (JK-Grade 6) and Junior/Intermediate Program (Grades 4-10)
Teaching Subjects for the Junior/Intermediate Program (Grades 4-10)
Primary/Junior and Junior/Intermediate French
Intermediate/Senior Program (Grades 7 to 12)
Graduates with a Bachelor of Music with Honours in Music Education
Guaranteed Admission of Graduates from Bresica University College
Guaranteed Admission of Graduates from King's University College
Admission
ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE ADMISSION PROGRAM
Engineering Excellence Admission Program
Admission
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (ADMISSION)
English Language Proficiency (Admission)
Admission
GENERAL POLICIES ON APPLICATION AND ADMISSION DEADLINES
Deadlines: General Policies on Application and Admission Deadlines
Admission
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
General Certificate of Education (GCE) Requirements
International Baccalaureate
International Students
United States
Admission
LAW - ADMISSION
Admission into First Year
General and Discretionary Categories
Extended-Time JD Program
Admission to Upper-Year
Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
English Requirements
Undergraduate Education Requirements
Admission Procedure
Combined-Degree Undergraduate Programs
JD/MBA Combined Degree Program
Admission
MATURE STUDENT APPLICANTS
Mature Student Applicants
Admission
MEDICINE (MD) PROGRAM - ADMISSION
Admission Requirements
Degree Requirements
GPA
MCAT
Additional Non-Academic Requirements
Health Care Improvement in Southwestern Ontario and Indigenous Communities
Access Pathway
Medical Military Training Program (MMTP) Pathway
Kuwait Pathway
Combined Programs
Additional Information for Applicants
Admission
NURSING - ADMISSION
Nursing Applicants
Western-Fanshawe Collaborative Nursing Program
Compressed Time Frame BScN Program
Admission
OFFERS OF ADMISSION AND REQUESTS FOR DEFERRED REGISTRATION
Early Admission
Special Admission to First Year Studies
Deferred Registration
Admission
ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL
Admission Requirements For Ontario Secondary School Diploma Applicants
Arts and Humanities
Commercial Aviation Management
Engineering
Health Sciences
Human Ecology, Food Science and Technology, Nutrition and Dietetics
Kinesiology
Social Science
Media, Information and Technoculture
Medical Sciences
Music
Nursing
Science
Acceptable Secondary School Course Credits
Admission
PART-TIME ADMISSION FOR OSSD STUDENTS: WISE AND SWAU
Western's Initiative for Scholarly Excellence (WISE)
Western's School within a University (SWAU)
Admission
POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS/IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS (FOR STUDENTS IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES, DENTISTRY AND MEDICINE)
Health Sciences
Nursing
Admission
PRELIMINARY YEAR AT BRESCIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Preliminary Year at Brescia University College
Admission
PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT: TRANSFER OF CREDITS
Transfer Credits
Admission
PROFESSIONAL UPGRADING AND NON-DEGREE CREDIT ADMISSION
Professional Upgrading
Non-Degree Credit Students
Admission
READMISSION FOLLOWING UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE
Readmission Following Unsatisfactory Performance
Admission
SENIOR CITIZEN APPLICANTS
Senior Citizen Applicants
Admission
UNIVERSITY TRANSFER
Transfer Credit
Advanced Standing
Bachelor of Social Work Program
Admission
WESTERN FACULTY MEMBERS - ADMISSION
Western Faculty Members - Admission
Admission
APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION AND NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO GRADUATE
Application for Graduation and Notification of Eligibility to Graduate
Degree Requirements and Graduation
BREADTH REQUIREMENTS FOR BACHELOR DEGREES
First-Year Program
Breadth Requirements for Graduation
Category A
Category B
Category C
Degree Requirements and Graduation
BRESCIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE - GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Gradiation Requirements
Degree Requirements and Graduation
BRESCIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ELIGIBILITY FOR MODULES IN HEALTH SCIENCES (BHSc) AND KINESIOLOGY
Brescia University College Eligibility for Modules in Health Sciences (BHSc) an Kinesiology
Degree Requirements and Graduation
CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS
Certificates and Diplomas
Degree Requirements and Graduation
CONVOCATION; GRADUATION DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES
Convocation Ceremonies
Diplomas and Certificates
Degree Requirements and Graduation
COURSE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
Course Residency Requirements
Degree Requirements and Graduation
DEAN'S HONOUR LIST AND GRADUATION
Dean's Honour List
Richard Ivey School of Business
School of Dentistry
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Law
School of Nursing
Undergraduate Combined Degree Programs
Graduation
Business
Dentistry
Education
Engineering
Law
Nursing
Degree Requirements and Graduation
DENTISTRY - PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
The DDS Program for Internationally Trained Dentists
Degree Requirements and Graduation
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE (MD) PROGRAM
Program Requirements and Progression
Curriculum Overview
Program Regulations
Assessment
Progression
Definitions
Program Requirements and Progression - pre-2019 entry into the program
Curriculum Overview - pre-2019 entry into the program
Program Regulations - pre-2019 entry into the program
Assessment - pre-2019 entry into the program
Progression - pre-2019 entry into the program
Degree Requirements and Graduation
EDUCATION - PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS
Progression Requirements – Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)
Progression from Year One to Year Two and Graduation
Practicum Progression
Degree Requirements and Graduation
ELECTIVE COURSE CREDIT FOR ALL MUSIC COURSES and GUARANTEED ADMISSION OF MUSIC ED GRADUATES TO THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Elective Course Credit for all Music Courses and Guaranteed Admission of Music Ed Graduates to the Faculty of Education
Degree Requirements and Graduation
ENGINEERING - PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS AND ACADEMIC REGULATIONS
Academic Counselling
Residence Requirements
Enrolment Limitations in Each Program
Transfer
Progression Requirements
BESc Degree and Minor Modules
Time Limit for Completion of BESc Degree
Definition of Terms
Progression in Good Standing, Conditional Progression
Failed Year, Failed Courses
Withdrawal for Unsatisfactory Standing
Appeals
Readmission Following Withdrawal for Unsatisfactory Standing
Transfer to Another Faculty
Supplemental Examinations
Graduation Requirements
Graduate Courses
Degree Requirements and Graduation
FACULTY OF REGISTRATION
Faculty of Registration
Degree Requirements and Graduation
GOLD MEDALS
Gold Medals
Degree Requirements and Graduation
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Honours Bachelor Degrees (Four-Year)
Bachelor Degrees (Four-Year)
Bachelor Degrees (Three-Year)
Degree Requirements and Graduation
HONOURS PROGRAM IN FRENCH - BESANÇON
Honours Program in French - Besancon
Degree Requirements and Graduation
INTRAMURAL TRANSFERS TO BA, BSc AND BHSc PROGRAMS
Intramural Transfers to BA, BSc and BHSc Programs
Degree Requirements and Graduation
LAW - PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS
The Academic Session
Attendance
Permission to Register in Individual Courses
Evaluation
Grading Rules
Supplemental Assessments
Progression
Continuing Enrolment
Prerequisites
Process
Winter Term Format
Honours
Appeal Procedures
Academic Program
Cross-Registration in Business Courses
JD/HBA Combined Degree Program
JD/MBA Combined Program
Degree Requirements and Graduation
NURSING - PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS
Western Fanshawe Collaborative BScN Program/Compressed Time Frame BScN Program
Courses Required for the Western/Fanshawe BScN Program
Courses Required for the Compressed Time Frame BScN Program
Progression: Professional Practice Collaborative Evaluation
Failure to Meet Progression Requirements
Degree Requirements and Graduation
PROGRESSION FOLLOWING ADMISSION WITH TRANSFER CREDIT (ADVANCED STANDING)
Progression Following Admission with Transfer Credit (Advanced Standing)
Degree Requirements and Graduation
PROGRESSION FOLLOWING READMISSION
Progression Following Readmission
Degree Requirements and Graduation
PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS
Progression Requirements
Adjudication
In Good Standing
On Probation
Required to Withdraw
Level 1 and 2 progression requirements
Degree Requirements and Graduation
PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL STUDENTS
Progression Requirements for Special Students
Degree Requirements and Graduation
REGISTRATION/COURSE SELECTION
Regular Student, Special Student
Full-Time and Part-Time Student Registration
Course Registration
Degree Requirements and Graduation
RICHARD IVEY BUSINESS SCHOOL - PROGRESSION AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
The HBA Program
Progression and Graduation Requirements
Unsatisfactory Standing
Academic Appeals Procedures
Degree Requirements and Graduation
SCHOLAR'S ELECTIVES PROGRAM AND WESTERN SCHOLARS
Scholar's Electives
Western Scholars
Degree Requirements and Graduation
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR COURSE SELECTION
Student Responsibility for Course Selection
Degree Requirements and Graduation
THE DEGREE STRUCTURE
The Degree Structure
Approved Module Combinations
Cross Disciplinary
Undeclared Status
Honours Specialization Module
Double Major Modules
Specialization Module
Major Module (4 Year)
Major Module (3 Year)
Double Minor Modules (3 Year)
Admission, Progression, and Graduation Chart
Post-Degree Modules
Second Degree (Excluding Professional Degrees)
Degree Requirements and Graduation
ACCESS TO AND RETENTION OF EXAMINATION PAPERS AND OTHER WORK
Access to and Retention of Examination Papers and Other Work
Examinations and Grading
ADMINISTRATION OF EXAMINATIONS
Instruction For Candidates
Allocation of Proctors
Duties of Proctors During Examinations
Division of Responsibilities
Submitting Examinations to Examination Services for Accommodated Examinations
Examinations and Grading
ATTENDANCE REGULATIONS FOR EXAMINATIONS
Attendance
Failure to Appear at an Examination
Examinations and Grading
COURSE CREDIT
Discovery Credits
Additional Courses without Degree Credit
Faculty of Engineering Failed Courses: Policy on Repeating All Components in a Failed Course
Policy on Undergraduate Students Taking Graduate Courses
Western eLearn Program
Examinations and Grading
DEFINITIONS OF TYPES OF EXAMINATIONS (INCLUDING SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS)
Definition of Final Examination
Special Examinations
Supplemental Examinations
Aegrotat Standing
Examinations and Grading
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FOR ASSIGNMENT OF GRADES
English Language Proficiency for Assignment of Grades
Examinations and Grading
EVALUATION OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Evaluation of Academic Performance
First Year Courses - Teaching and Evaluation
Examinations and Grading
EXAMINATION CONFLICTS
Examination Conflicts
Examinations and Grading
MARKS/GRADES; DEFINITIONS OF GRADES; GRADING SCALES FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Marks/Grades
Terminology/Descriptions of Academic Performance
Additional Information on Transcripts
Incomplete Standing
Marking Scales
Examinations and Grading
POSTING OF PRELIMINARY AND FINAL EXAMINATION TIMETABLES
Preliminary Examination Timetable
Final Examination Timetable
Examinations and Grading
SCHEDULING OF ASSIGNMENTS, TESTS, EXAMINATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR PRINTING
Scheduling of Examinations
Scheduling Assignments and Tests
Scheduling Tests/Examinations for Intersession, Summer Evening and Summer Day and Distance Studies
Printing of Examinations
Examinations and Grading
TIMING OF SUBMISSION OF FINAL GRADES - INFORMING STUDENTS OF GRADES
Undergraduate Final Marks
Graduate Final Marks
Final Examination Marking in First Year Courses
Informing Students of Final Grades
Examinations and Grading
ACADEMIC COUNSELLING FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Academic Counselling
Student Responsibility for Course Selection
Registration
ADDING / DROPPING COURSES
Adding and Dropping courses
Faculty of Law
Registration
COURSE LOAD FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Normal Course Load
Spring/Summer Sessions, including Distance Education
Registration
COURSE NUMBERING POLICY, ESSAY COURSES, AND HOURS OF INSTRUCTION
Course Numbering
Course Suffixes
Undergraduate Course Offerings
Blended Courses
Essay Courses
Hours of Instruction For Undergraduate Courses
First Year Courses/Classes
Registration
CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECK AND VULNERABLE SECTOR SCREENING
Faculty of Health Sciences
King's - Social Justice and Peace Studies
King's - Thanatology
King's - Social Work Practicum
King's - Catholic Studies for Teachers
Registration
EXCHANGE COURSE GRADES
Exchange Course Grades
Registration
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Experiential Learning
Registration
LETTER OF PERMISSION
Letter of Permission
Registration
PART-TIME STUDENTS - REGISTRATION (INCLUDING SPRING/SUMMER SESSIONS)
Spring/Summer Sessions
Registration