Progression and Graduation Requirements
To be eligible for registration in the fourth year, third year students must meet the following requirements:
- Pass all courses
- Achieve an overall average of 70% or better in HBA1, as defined by the program.
- Participate in three Ivey research studies as part of the program. If a student chooses not to participate in the research studies, they can fulfill this requirement by writing review essays of 3 to 5 pages each, double spaced, on articles of their choice from a management journal, such as Harvard Business Review or MIT/Sloan Management Review.
To be eligible for graduation, fourth year students must meet the following requirements:
- Pass all courses
- Achieve an overall average of at least 70% over all courses taken in HBA2, as defined by the program.
Students may be "passed by faculty action" by a majority of the teaching faculty attending the HBA1 or HBA2 grades meetings.
Extended-Time HBA Program
All students are expected to complete the HBA program on a full-time basis. The Extended-Time HBA program is intended for HBA2 students who are not able to complete the final year of the HBA program because of significant extenuating compassionate or medical circumstances. The Extended-Time HBA program is available only with the permission of the HBA Program Director and with supporting
documentation.
Special Students
HBA graduates may enrol in HBA2 electives as special students only with permission of the HBA Program Director.
Unsatisfactory Standing
The teaching faculty of each year of the program meet to consider individually the case of each student who has not met the requirements either for progression or graduation. Given the academic performance of the student and all other information available to the Faculty,
A third year student may be:
- Required to withdraw from the program
- Passed by Faculty action
- Admitted to the fourth year following withdrawal
- Required to follow a course of action deemed appropriate by the Faculty,
A fourth year student may be:
- Required to withdraw from the program
- Passed by Faculty action
- Permitted to do a program of remedial work
- Required to follow a course of action deemed appropriate by the Faculty.
Academic Appeals Procedures
An appeal is a request for an exemption from a Senate regulation or a request that a grade on a particular piece of work or a final standing in a course or program be changed. The successive levels for an academic appeal are as follows:
- consultation with the faculty member
- submission of a written request to the Dean, through the Program Director
- submission of a written application to the Senate Review Board Academic
Each step of the appeals process should be initiated as soon as possible and within the timelines as specified in the STUDENT ACADEMIC APPEALS section.
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