Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

Final Examinations

• To pass a course, a student must obtain a minimum of 50 in the combined term and examination marks. Some instructors may not require final examinations. In such cases term work only will be used in determining a final grade.
• Regulations concerning examinations may be found in "Examination Regulations and Related Matters" available at www.registrar.uwaterloo.ca/exams/ExamRegs.pdf.
• Students absent from an examination, except for properly certified reasons, do not have make up privileges.
• Students who wish to question their final grade should document their reasons in writing and consult with the course instructor. This may lead to either requesting an official reassessment of the grade or to an appeal. Please consult UW Student Petitions and Grievances Policy 70 (www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy70.htm) for further information.
• The Faculty of Applied Health Sciences does not grant Supplementary Examinations for students who fail courses.

Grades

• Numeric grades in the range 0-100 are assigned in most of the courses in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences. The minimum passing mark in all courses is 50. Certain AHS courses may be graded as on a credit (CR) or no credit (NCR) basis. Further information is outlined in the "Grading System" in this Calendar.
• If a student does not write a final examination and does not give a properly documented reason (e.g., illness), the instructor will either submit a grade of DNW (did not write) or submit a numerical grade based on the term work, with a grade of zero for the exam.
• In exceptional circumstances, for example, an examination missed due to illness, an instructor may assign a grade of INC (course incomplete).
  • A medical certificate presented in support of an official request for relief from normal academic requirements must provide all the information requested on the UW "Verification of Illness Form" or it will not be accepted. This form can be obtained from Health Services at www.healthservices.uwaterloo.ca/.
  • A grade of INC which is not cleared by the deadline set by the instructor, which will be no later than eight months after the end of term, will be automatically converted to an FTC (failure to complete, no credit granted) which will have the effect of counting a grade of 32.0% in average calculations.
  • Students should not register (again) in a course for which they have received an INC.
• All grades awarded to a student are recorded on their University of Waterloo official transcript. Students may view their official grades and standing on Quest after final grades have been posted.
  • If a student fails a course, then repeats the course and passes it, both courses are shown on the official transcript and both grades are counted in the overall and/or major average.
  • This same rule holds for a student who repeats a passed course.

Term Dean's Honours List

• To recognize outstanding academic achievement, the Faculty has established the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Dean's Honours List.
• To be included on the Dean's Honours List at the end of each academic term, the student must:
  • Be registered full-time (at least 2.5 units per term).
  • Achieve a minimum Cumulative Overall Average of 80.0% AND a Major Average of 80.0%.
  • Be in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences for a minimum of two full-time terms.
• The designation "Dean's Honours List" will appear on the student's transcript.
• Students will not be eligible for consideration of Dean's Honours List status if they have any failing grade, including any INC, DNW, NMR, UR, FTC, NCR.

Graduating Dean's Honours List

• Graduating students with a minimum Cumulative Overall Average of 80.0% AND a Major Average of 80.0% AND no failing grades (including DNW or FTC), will have the designation "Graduating Dean's Honours List" appear on their graduation diploma.

• Decisions on academic standings are made at the end of each academic term.
• Students must meet the minimum cumulative average (CAV) and major average (MAV) as shown in the chart below in order to be eligible to continue in their plan. CAV is based on all courses taken at the University, whether passed or failed. For all joint and double honours plans, the MAV of both majors must be satisfied.
• A student’s academic standing is determined by the averages attained:
  • Cumulative Overall Average: Average of the grades in all courses taken regardless of faculty.
  • Plan (Major) Average: Average of the grades in all courses taken with the student’s plan (eg. Major, Minor, Option). Normally all courses taken under the rubric of the student’s plan, including cross-listed courses (HLTH for Health Studies, KIN for Kinesiology and REC for Recreation and Leisure Studies) are included in the plan average regardless of whether any of these courses are in excess of the minimum required by the plan.
• The following chart provides minimum grade requirements that will be used when reviewing and making decisions.
  
  

  Standing	Cumulative Average (CAV)		Major Average (MAV)
  	Program	Percent	Program	Percent
  Satisfactory (Honours Programs)	HSG*	63	HSG*	67
  	KIN	63	KIN	67
  	RLS	65	RLS	70
  Satisfactory (General Programs)	KIN	53	KIN	60
  	RLS	60	RLS	65

* Students must achieve a minimum cumulative average of 63%. Students must achieve a minimum cumulative major average of 67% calculated based on a minimum of 2.0 HLTH units attempted.

• If a student does not meet the satisfactory standards for their program, then a Conditional or Failed – Required to Withdraw standing will apply.
  • Normally, conditions must be met within one academic term. 
• Students may be required to withdraw from the Faculty at any time under special circumstances, such as leaving their plan without notification or failing to write examinations.
• General students who raise their Cumulative Average and Major Average to Honours levels may apply to be readmitted to Honours plans.
• Students who have been inactive for three or more terms must apply for readmission to their plan. Note that work terms are not considered inactive terms. 

• Students who have received their first Required to Withdraw decision within the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences may apply to return to the University of Waterloo after an absence of two consecutive academic terms (eight months).
  • Such applications will only be considered if it is the students’ first failure in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences.
  • There will be no consideration for readmission afer a student has received a second Required to Withdraw decision.
• Two months prior to the student’s requested term of re-admission, they should meet with an academic advisor and submit an application for re-admission for ONE term of non-degree studies.
  • This application should include a statement on measures the student has taken to ensure success upon return.

Non-Degree Term

• The student may use this ONE non-degree term to meet the specified criteria for re-admission into any program in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, another Faculty at the University of Waterloo, or another academic institution. Normally, no further non-degree terms will be granted.
• Students requesting re-admission or transfer to another Faculty within the University of Waterloo must clarify admission requirements with an advisor from that respective Faculty. Written proof of stated conditions must be indicated and accompany the application for re-admission.
• If, following the term of non-degree studies, a student is granted re-admission into a program in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences:
  • The student’s cumulative overall and major (program specific) averages will be cleared – that is, grades achieved in all previous course work will not be counted in the calculation of cumulative averages.
  • All previous University of Waterloo course attempts and grades will remain on the student’s mark reports and transcripts.
  • Courses with grades over 60% will contribute to the total units required for the Applied Health Science degree up to a maximum of 10 academic course units.

Eligibility for Co-op

• Students must be in an Honours academic plan to be eligible for the Co-op program.

Appeals

• Appeals are governed by the UW Student Appeals Policy 72 (www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy72.htm) outlined on the Secretariat website.

Petitions

• Petitions are requests from students seeking exceptions to, or relief from, normal Faculty or University rules and regulations because of special circumstances which must be documented, such as illness or bereavement.
• "Petition for Exception to Academic Regulations (Form 70A)" forms are available at www.registrar.uwaterloo.ca/forms/Petition.pdf (fill-in PDF form).
• A Standing and Promotions Committee will review the petition and make a decision. This decision is final. The decision will be forwarded via email to the student.

Submission of Course Material

• When courses are concurrent and 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, 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 notified 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.