At the beginning of each course, the Department will provide a statement of the methods of evaluation that will be used in assessing performance.
Wherever possible, departments (or faculties) will ensure that final grades in their courses are derived largely from documented evidence demonstrating academic achievement, i.e., written or practical examinations, essays, reports, problem assignments. This does not preclude the use of oral examinations as part of the evaluation process.
Each student granted admission to Western must be proficient in spoken and written English. Students must demonstrate the ability to write clearly and correctly. Work presented in English in any subject, at any level, which shows a lack of proficiency in English and is therefore unacceptable for academic credit, will either be failed or, at the discretion of the instructor, be returned to the student for revision to a literate level.
To foster competence in the use of the English language within their own discipline, all instructors will take proficiency in English into account in the assignment of grades.
Any student who, in the opinion of the instructor, is absent too frequently from class or laboratory periods in any course, will be reported to the Dean (after due warning has been given). On the recommendation of the Department concerned, and with the permission of the Dean, the student will be debarred from taking the regular examination in the course.
