| Policy | Home study | Paced (seminar, teleconference, guided independent study, e-Class® etc.) |
| Exams | Requested 15 working days prior to the write date Invigilated Must be written before the end of the contract period Write date must be prearranged by student with invigilator |
Instructor facilitates All students in a course write their exam at the same date and time |
| Supplemental exams | One supplemental exam allowed for each exam written Requested within three months, but no earlier than two weeks, after writing the original exam, and must be written within one month of the request Higher of supplemental and original exam calculated in final mark |
One supplemental exam allowed for each exam written Must be written within one month of notification of the original grade Higher of supplemental and original exam calculated in final mark |
| Withdrawals | You may withdraw without academic penalty up until three months after the start date You may not withdraw from a course after a final exam has been deemed written If a student withdraws within one month of start date, it will not be recorded on the student's official record. A late withdrawal (initiated more than three months after the start date), however, will be recorded on the student's transcript as a "WF" (Withdrawal Failure) rather than an "F" in order to reflect the nature of the withdrawal more accurately. If the withdrawal is from the wait list, then all money is refunded, and no fee is charged | |
| Extensions | Must be requested and postmarked no later than the original course contract date (see Section 6.7 - Extensions) Support available |
Extensions are not allowed in paced courses |
| Audit status | Normally available | Not normally available |
| Registrations | Current or continuing students register via the Web site, fax, or correspondence to the Office of the Registrar, or in person at the Office of the Registrar, or at a learning centre | All students register through the local site where they wish to take the course |
| Prerequisites | Must be met before registration | Must be met before registration |
| Preregistration | Available up to six months before the course start date | Not available |
| Course start date | Usually the first day of the month | Usually the first class meeting |
| Contract time | 3- or 4-credit courses - six months 6-credit courses - 12 months | 3- or 4-credit courses - 13 to 16 weeks 6-credit courses - 26 to 32 weeks |
| Change in delivery mode | Must be requested in writing to the Office of the Registrar before the mid-point of the course contract period and before writing the mid-term exam. | |