Students may withdraw from the Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Heritage Resources Management program by submitting their request in writing to the PBD-HRM office. Students who withdraw may be re-enrolled in the program by following the application procedures. Students requesting re-admission to the program will be competing against all other applicants and will not receive special consideration.
Students will receive a refund of the full course tuition fee minus the course withdrawal processing fee (refer to Fees) if they withdraw from the course within the first month of the course start date or before the first day of class.
All courses will be graded using the Alpha/4.0 grading scale after September 1, 2004.
Please review the Graduate Grading Policy and Academic Records FAQ for more information on grading scales.
To meet the residency requirement, students must complete 12 credits through Athabasca University. Six credits can be transferred. The practicum must be completed through Athabasca University.
Students may interrupt their studies by submitting a written request to the PBD:HRM office and receiving approval from the Program Director. There are no fees associated with this request. The maximum length of one deferral is one (1) year. In special circumstances, students may reapply for a second year of deferral during their time in the program.
Students can complete the degree in 30 months or less. Some learners may need as little as one year to complete the diploma. Students may study in the program on a full- or part-time basis. Effective September 2005, students must complete three credits of course or project work during a one-year academic period (September 1 to August 31) in order to maintain program status. Failure to meet the requirement may result in an inactivation of a student's program status.
The PBD:HRM program will accept a limited number of non-program students. Non-program students will be permitted to register in courses on a first-come, first-served basis, space permitting. Those courses taken as a non-program student may be directly applied toward the program diploma requirements, if and when the student chooses to enrol in the program. Athabasca University is, however, under no obligation to admit non-program students into the PBD:HRM program.
Students may appeal any mark given to essays, examinations, assignments, or exercises that contribute to their final grade. Appeals of both failing and passing marks will be considered. Students determine the grounds for appeal and must follow the procedures outlined in Athabasca University’s Student Code of Conduct and Right to Appeal Regulations.
All PBD:HRM courses are delivered as grouped study courses, with the exception of HERM 512: Advanced Methods in Heritage Research, which is offered as an individualized study course. Students will communicate with their course instructor via e-mail or internal Moodle mail (Athabasca University’s learning management system) and send assignments over the Internet. Computer conferencing may be used as part of the learning environment. Learners will require access to a computer with configurations and software as outlined in the computer requirements. As instructional support is provided through an online environment, it is important that students have regular and reliable Internet access.
Course are offered via the Internet either in paced seminar format (fall and winter) or as individualized study (starting the first of every month). Registration requests must be received by the HRM office at least one month before the requested start date.
Students opting for the individualized-study course have the flexibility to determine their own timelines for completing it within their six-month contract period. Should students experience time problems, they may extend the course contract by submitting a completed Course Extension Request Form, along with the appropriate fees, to the HRM Office. Individualized-study courses may be extended three times for a period of two months each. Contact the HRM office for more information on extensions.
The Practicum requires the completion of a 400-hour project. In consultation with the professor, Heritage Resources Management Program, students will identify in advance on their application for enrolment in the practicum details of their practicum project and a suitable on-site practicum supervisor. The professor will act as the course professor for the practicum. Students should plan to make application for their practicum several months before they plan the begin it. The application is to be submitted to the HRM program. Please see the HERM 691 syllabus for details and contact th HRM office for further instructions.
In exceptional circumstances, and where the course instructor concurs, students may be assigned a grade of Incomplete (INC). This allows students to take an additional two months to complete and submit the course work. Two months after the original course completion date, a grade will be assigned to the course.
If the required course work has not been submitted, a failing grade of F will be assigned.
Students may re-register in a course only if they have received a final grade of 59 percent or lower, or have withdrawn from the course in good standing. In re-registering, students must complete all course requirements and pay the full course fee. Students are permitted only one re-registration in each course. Both the initial registration and the re-registration will appear on the student’s transcript.
Students may withdraw from a course up until the contract end date by completing and submitting a Withdrawal Request Form. The date of withdrawal will be the postmark on the request, or, if the notice is hand-delivered or faxed, the University date stamp.
If a student withdraws from a course within the first month of the course start date, the record of registration will be deleted from his or her official transcript (refer to Fees). If a student withdraws from a course after the first month of the course start date and before the last month of the course, the official record and transcript will show that the student withdrew without credit and without prejudice or academic penalty and no refund will be issued.
Information effective September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016.
Updated June 30 2015 by laurab
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