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Academic Standards, Grades, Conduct of Examinations

Politique concernant la notation

la version anglaise Politique La Politique concernant la notation pour chaque cours (c.-à-d. le type et la valeur des travaux, des dissertations, des examens, etc.) doit être annoncé et disponible par écrit, durant les deux premières semaines de cours. Dans des circonstances normales, les étudiants et étudiantes devraient obtenir une note valant au moins 15 % […]

Academic Forgiveness Policy, Senate

Purpose and Principles This Policy establishes the criteria for a range of academic forgiveness measures aimed at supporting students’ completion of their degree program at York through options that balance academic integrity and fairness to students. Provisions include Course Relief, Repeating Passed or Failed Courses for Academic Credit and the Withdrawn from Course (W) Option. […]

Credit/No Credit Regulation

Courses which are offered on an ungraded basis only, and where the failing grade is to count as zero in the grade point average, are designated as Credit/No Credit courses. Comment from CCAS in June 1998: This regulation is intended to clarify the distinction between two very different course grading systems.  Since Pass/Fail are grades […]

Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities (Guidelines, Procedures)

1. Purpose These guidelines and procedures are intended to assist students, faculty and staff in implementing the Senate Policy on Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities. They provide guidance on the process to be undertaken to ensure that students with disabilities receive reasonable accommodation necessary to participate in and complete academic activity. The guidelines are […]

Progression Requirements to Maintain Honours Standing in Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)

Students whose cumulative grade point average (CGPA) falls below 5.0 during the course of their studies, may proceed in a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) program, on warning, provided that they meet the minimum CGPA requirements as set out below:   Year Level Credit Range CGPA Requirements Year 1 0 to 35 4.00 Year 2 36 […]

Progression Requirements to Maintain Honours Standing

Students whose cumulative grade point average (CGPA) falls below 5.0 during the course of their studies, may proceed in an Honours program, on warning, provided that they meet the minimum CGPA requirements as set out below: Year Level Credit Range CGPA Requirements Year 1 0 to 23 4.00 Year 2 24 to 53 4.25 Year […]

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 […]

Minimum Grade Requirement - Major Courses

Unless Senate agrees to explicit exemptions, eligibility to proceed in or graduate from an undergraduate degree program will not be based on a minimum grade requirement for each major course. (It should be noted that this does not preclude setting requirements for a minimum cumulative grade point average in a major or minor subject area. Nor does […]

Language of Examination

Policy In all Faculties, the language or languages of instruction will normally be the language or languages of examination. Individual Faculty Councils may establish procedures for special cases.

Proportion of Courses Taken at York (formerly titled University Residency Requirement)

Policy In order to earn a York undergraduate degree, all students are required to complete at York University a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 percent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor. Exception: At least half (50 percent) of the course credits required in the bilingual […]