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Bachelor of Applied Science and Bachelor of Software Engineering Specific Degree Requirements

Examinations and Promotions

Academic Decisions

The possible academic decisions and their effect on the student's progress in the program are as follows:

  1. Promoted - proceed to next term.
  2. Proceed to 1B Term - student allowed to proceed to 1B term.
  3. Conditionally Promoted - student must pass failed courses before graduation.
  4. Promotion Granted - academic decision which replaces the decision Conditionally Promoted or May Not Proceed when the conditions have been satisfied.
  5. Academic Decision Deferred - student may not proceed until specified conditions are satisfied.
  6. Required to Repeat Term - a failed term academic decision requiring that the student repeat the most recent term. The student must stay out a minimum of two terms before repeating.
  7. May Not Proceed - the student may not proceed to the next degree term or take required courses from that term until the academic decision has been changed to Promotion Granted or to Conditionally Promoted.
  8. Required to Withdraw from Engineering - the student's registration in their program (BASc or BSE) is revoked. Readmission is not possible for four academic terms following the term for which the decision applies.
  9. Required to Withdraw after 1A Engineering - the student's registration in their program (BASc or BSE) is revoked. Readmission is not possible for three academic terms following the term for which the decision applies.
  10. Recommended for BASc Degree/Recommended for BSE Degree - all requirements of the program have been successfully completed.
  11. Recommended for BASc Degree with Distinction/Recommended for BSE Degree with Distinction - all requirements of the program have been successfully completed and with superior academic performance (see Rule 14).
  12. (Aegrotat) - added to academic decision 1, 2, 3, or 4; proceed to next term. The student has adequate understanding of the material, but because of illness or other extenuating circumstances, normal evaluation for at least one course was not possible.
  13. Proceed on Probation - a decision used in exceptional circumstances that allows the student to proceed to the next term. Continued progress in the program is contingent on satisfying conditions which may be prescribed as the terms of probation.

At the end of each term, the examining faculty members submit grades for that term's courses. Each department or board then reviews the performance of its students and makes recommendations to the Engineering Examinations and Promotions Committee. The Engineering Examinations and Promotions Committee then considers the evidence on which the recommendations have been made and assigns the official academic decision. An appeal or petition relating to an assigned academic decision, grade, or other evaluation, or relating to other decisions based on University policies, may be made by following the procedures outlined in the Appeals and Petitions section of this chapter. All academic decisions and grades are reported to the student through the Registrar's Office. All recommendations to award degrees must be approved by the Senate of the University.


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