Has associated Guidelines and Procedures. 1. Policy Statement It shall be the policy of York University to provide for the establishment of Organized Research Units (ORUs) within the scope, terms and conditions of this Policy and its associated guidelines and procedures. 2. Vision, Principles and Objectives 2.1. Research in Academic Planning York’s University Academic Plan identifies […]
Academic Policy and Planning Committee Under the terms of the York Act, the Board of Governors is responsible for the formal approval of academic units (specifically cited are “faculties, schools and institutes”). In an effort to provide assistance in the process leading to formal approval, APPC has undertaken to define certain key terms that refer […]
1. Authority and Approval Process 1.1 Schools are established by the Board of Governors on the recommendation of Senate. 1.2 Proposals to establish a school are reviewed according to the processes by which new academic initiatives are approved. 1.3 Specifically, proposals must be approved by Senate's Committee on Curriculum and Academic Standards and the Academic […]
