Examinations and Standings

• Final Examinations
• Standing
• Dean's Honours List
• Submission of Course Material

1. Final Examinations

   • Each student is required to provide evidence, as required by the instructor, of satisfactory participation in term work. The marks obtained for work during the term are used, in part, in determining standing.

     The ratio in which marks for term work and written examinations are combined is at the discretion of the individual departments. To pass a course, a student must obtain a minimum of D- in the combined term and examination marks. Some courses and/or instructors may not require final examinations. In such cases term work only will be used in determining a final grade.

   • Students absent from examinations, except for properly certified reasons, do not have make up privileges, and must repeat the entire course. If a student has a Doctor's certificate covering the precise period of absence, with legitimate medical grounds, it must be submitted to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies within one week of the scheduled examination.
   • All examinations which receive a failing grade are automatically reassessed by the instructor. Students who wish to question their final grade should document their reasons in writing and consult with the Associate Dean. This may lead to either requesting an official reassessment of the grade by a second reader or to an appeal.
   • Examination results are issued to individual students by the Registrar. Appeals against faculty decisions made under these regulations should be made in accordance with the regulations laid out in the Student Grievance Policy (UW Policy #70).
   Additional regulations concerning examinations may be found in "Examination Regulations".

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2. Standing

   • The Faculty has endorsed the letter grade system outlined in "Grading System" of this Calendar.
   • Unless as otherwise indicated (see below), overall standing will be determined at the end of each academic year for Regular programs and upon completion of the B term for Co-operative programs. This will be based on the cumulative average of all courses taken at the University while enrolled in the Faculty (whether passed or failed).
   • Students who have successfully completed fewer than ten term courses will be considered Year One; those who have successfully completed at least ten term courses but fewer than 21 will be considered Year Two; those who have successfully completed at least 21 term courses but fewer than 31, Year Three; and those with 31 or more, Year Four.
   • It should be noted that all programs use the term-course system (see "Grading System" of this calendar for a description of this system). This means that courses with credit weight of .75 offered by other departments will only count as one term course. Similarly, courses with a credit weight of .25 will be considered as one-half of a term course.
   • Students who are readmitted after being required to withdraw may choose to have their average cleared. See "Advanced Standing" regarding transfer credit options.

     The following cumulative averages are required to proceed in the programs of the Faculty:

     Cumulative Averages
     

     Program                    Overall     Major Field
     
     Kinesiology Honours          63             67
     Health Studies Honours       63             67
     Kinesiology General          53             60
     Recreation Honours           65             70
     Dance Honours                63             67
     Dance General                60             63
     

   • Students in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences who receive a grade report with one of F, INC, DNW or NMR in any one academic year are placed on probation for the following academic year. Probationary status must be cleared within one academic year or the student may be required to withdraw from the program. The decision accorded those students who receive a grade report with two or more of any combination of the following: F, INC, DNW or NMR in any one academic year is "May not proceed" in the program. Students who attain this status in any one term may be required to withdraw at the end of that term. (The designation F takes into account all failing grades, i.e. F-, F, and F+). A student may be required to withdraw from the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences at any time under special circumstances, such as the student leaving the program without notification or failing to write examinations.

     If a student clears her/his, F, INC, NMR, and DNW grades prior to the next term or session, this grade change may result in a change in the decision on her/his grade report. When an INC is given in a course, all work in that course must be completed by a date agreeable to instructor and student up to two terms from the end of the term in which the course was first taken.

     All grades awarded to a student are recorded on the transcript. If a student fails a course, then repeats the course and passes it, both courses are shown on the transcript and both marks are counted in the overall and/or major average. The same rule holds for a student who upgrades a course (e.g. from a D to a B) by taking the same course twice.

     Students who are required to withdraw are eligible to apply for readmission only after one year's absence.

     It is recommended that during this absence, students do some academic work (extension, distance education, or community college study). Performance in such course work will be taken into consideration in assessing applications for readmission.

     For students assessed on the per course basis, net drop/add activity may change the fee assessment.

     In general, a net add is assessed at the full rate while a net drop is assessed on the same basis as a withdrawal. It is the studentUs responsibility to ensure the necessary payment for added courses is made promptly. Failure to do so will result in penalty charges being assessed. Refunds for dropped courses are mailed after week seven of a term (week two of Summer Session).

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3. Dean's Honours List

   To recognize outstanding academic achievement, the Faculty has established the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Honours List. To be included on the Dean's Honours List at the end of each academic year, the student must normally be registered full-time (five courses per term) and must achieve a cumulative 80% overall average and a cumulative 80% major average. A student normally must be in the Faculty of AHS full-time for a minimum of 2 terms in order to be eligible for inclusion on Dean's Honours List. The designation "Dean's Honours List" will appear on the student's transcript for that year. A student with a DNW, INC, IP, NMR, UR, or any failing grade on her/his record during that year will not be included on the list. A student who graduates with a cumulative 80% overall average and a cumulative 80% major average, and who, in addition, has no F on her/his record for any academic year will have the designation graduating "Dean's Honours List" appear on her/his graduation diploma.

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4. Submission of Course Material

   In situations where a student wishes to submit a body of material to satisfy the requirement of more than one course, the student must notify the instructors of both courses of her/his intention where the courses are concurrent so that they may each decide what is appropriate for their own course.

   When one of the courses has been taken in a previous term, the current course instructor must be informed by the student of her/his intention of submitting the same course material. The current instructor has the final decision on the extent to which the material is allowed.

   Failure of a student to comply with the above regulations constitutes an academic offence.