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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 APPEALS
Graduate Student Academic Appeals
Undergraduate Student Academic Appeals
Academic Rights and Responsibilities
ACADEMIC CONSIDERATION
Policy on Academic Consideration – Undergraduate Students in First Entry Programs (This policy will be effective as of September 1, 2024)
Policy on Academic Consideration for Medical Illness – Undergraduate Students (This policy will become ineffective as of August 31, 2024)
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
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 (SYLLABI) FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Course Outlines (Syllabi) for Undergraduate Courses
Graduate Courses
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
POLICY ON ESTABLISHING SENATE ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Policy on Establishing Senate Academic Policies and Procedures
Administration
STRUCTURE OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR
Structure of the Academic Year
Remembrance Day
National Day For Truth and Reconciliation Policy
Guidelines for the Structure of Undergraduate Spring/Summer Sessions
Administration
ADMISSION AND IN-COURSE SCHOLARSHIPS
Undergraduate Admission Scholarships
Retention of Continuing Scholarships
Admission
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - ADMISSION
Preliminary Education
Application
Admission
Advanced Entry Opportunity (AEO)
Admission
DENTISTRY - ADMISSION
Admission Requirements
Application for Admission
Admissions Appeal Procedure
Advanced Standing Program For International Dental Graduates (ASPIDG)
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 Western University, Department of French, Faculty of Arts and Humanities in French Studies Programs
Guaranteed Admission of Graduates from Western University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Faculty of Science Programs
Guaranteed Admission of Graduates from Bresica University College
Guaranteed Admission of Graduates from King's University College
Guaranteed Admission From the Department of Sports and Recreation Services at Western University for Varsity Athletes
Admission
ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE ADMISSION PROGRAM
Engineering Excellence Admission Program
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
MEDICAL SCIENCES FIRST ENTRY
Medical Sciences First Entry
Admission
MEDICINE (MD) PROGRAM - ADMISSION
Admission Requirements
Admission
NURSING - ADMISSION
Nursing Applicants
Western-Fanshawe Collaborative Nursing Program
Compressed Time Frame BScN Program
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 AND PRELIMINARY YEAR PLUS AT WESTERN UNIVERSITY
Preliminary Year and Preliminary Year Plus at Western University
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
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE ADMISSIONS
Definitions
General Guidelines
Dates and Deadlines
Offers of Conditional Admission
English Language Proficiency for Admission
Deferred Registration
Admission Fraud
General Admission Requirements to Undergraduate Programs
Admission
APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION AND NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO GRADUATE
Application for Graduation and Notification of Eligibility to Graduate
Degree Requirements and Graduation
BACHELOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (BMSc) PROGRAM
Admission to the Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSc) Program
Modules Offered in the BMSc Program
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 STUDENTS INTEGRATING WITH WESTERN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS
BRESCIA STUDENTS INTEGRATING WITH WESTERN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS
Degree Requirements and Graduation
CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS AND MICRO-CREDENTIALS
General Definitions of Undergraduate Certificates and Diplomas
Degree Requirements and Graduation
CONVOCATION; GRADUATION DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES
Convocation Ceremonies
Graduation 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 - UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
GRADUATION
HONOURS DESIGNATIONS IN THE IVEY GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Degree Requirements and Graduation
DENTISTRY - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND PROGRESSION
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) Program and DDS Advanced Standing Program for International Dental Graduates (IDG), Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Degree Requirements and Graduation
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE (MD) PROGRAM
Program Requirements and Progression
Curriculum Overview
Program Regulations
Assessment
Progression
Definitions
Degree Requirements and Graduation
EDUCATION - PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS
Progression Requirements – Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)
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
INFORMATION AND MEDIA STUDIES - PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS
Information and Media Studies Progression Requirements
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
Courses Required for the RPN Stream of 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 During Examinations
Allocation of Proctors
Duties of Chief 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
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
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 Policy For Undergraduate Courses
Undergraduate Course Suffixes
Undergraduate Course Offerings
Blended Courses
Essay Courses (Undergraduate Degrees)
Hours of Instruction For Undergraduate Courses
First Year Courses/Classes
Graduate Course Offerings
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