Policy

Undergraduate Co-Registration Options with Ontario Post-secondary Institutions, Policy and Guidelines on

1.  Policy Statement York University is committed to promoting the mobility of students among Ontario’s postsecondary institutions. It shall be the policy of the University to offer co-registration options jointly with accredited post-secondary institutions, when the initiative supports York’s academic objectives. 2.  Guidelines 2.1 Characteristics of Co-Registration Options Co-registration allows York students to concurrently enrol […]

Statement of Principles for External Partnerships

York University has benefited from numerous collaborative relationships that support its academic mission. The current University Academic Plan calls for the pursuit of “opportunities for York to build upon its leadership in…partnerships for teaching, learning and research”. These shall be “consistent with institutional autonomy and the trust reposed by the public.” York recognizes the benefits conferred by these […]

Bridging Programs at York University (Policy and Guidelines)

1. Definitions 1.1 Bridging Program A bridging program has one of two purposes; it provides either: academic preparation and support, language skills and/or experiential knowledge  necessary to enter and succeed in a post-secondary education program; a mode of career-path education for students who hold degrees from abroad and require professional experience in the Canadian context. […]

Integrated Courses, Faculty of Graduate Studies (Policy)

The practice of integrating third or fourth year undergraduate courses with graduate courses has become more common in recent years. Although not all graduate programs offer such courses, a great many do, or would like to. In view of this, Senate has requested that the Faculty of Graduate Studies formulate a policy to regulate the […]

Registration Eligibility in Summer Courses (Summer Continuance)

Purpose This policy outlines the circumstances under which students who are ineligible to proceed in their academic program at the end of a Fall/Winter session may continue in courses in the subsequent Summer session. It also addresses the outcome for students who, at the end of the Summer session, achieve the required grade point average […]

Criteria For The Approval of Course Rubrics

To ensure that York University courses are identified and, to an extent, classified by course rubrics which minimize confusion or possible error concerning the major, discipline or field of study of any given course, the following criteria will be applied for approving the introduction of a new course rubric or adopting the use of a […]

Records and Information Management (Policy)

Description: Establishes policy for management of records and information at York University. Has associated guidelines and procedures. Policy I. Definition “Record” means any record of information however recorded, whether in printed form, on film, by electronic means or otherwise, and includes: correspondence, a memorandum, a book, a plan, a map, a drawing, a diagram, a pictorial […]

Workplace Violence Prevention, Policy on

Description: Describes workplace violence and the University’s commitment to protect its employees from workplace violence. I.  Scope This policy is intended to protect all persons working for York University including but not limited to students, faculty, instructors, staff, and volunteers. II.  Definition The term, “workplace violence” means: the exercise of physical force by a person […]

Workplace Harassment Prevention, Policy on

Description: Describes the nature of workplace harassment and the University’s commitment to protect its employees from workplace harassment. I.   Scope This policy is intended to protect all persons working for York University including but not limited to students, faculty, instructors, staff, and volunteers. II.  Definition The term, “workplace harassment” means engaging in a course of vexatious […]

Honnêteté intellectuelle (politique)

1. Politique du Sénat sur l’honnêteté intellectuelle La politique sur l’honnêteté intellectuelle rend explicite à l’ensemble de la communauté universitaire l’obligation à laquelle elle est tenue de maintenir les critères les plus élevés en matière d’honnêteté dans le contexte des études et du travail intellectuel. Parce que l’honnêteté et la responsabilité intellectuelles sont essentielles à […]