General Rights

Every student has the right to equitable treatment by the college. This right must not be impaired by discrimination based on race, colour, ethnic or national origin, marital status, religion, political conviction, language, sex, age or personal handicap. Students have the right to speak, write, create, study, learn, pursue social, cultural and other interests, and associate together for all of these purposes, subject to the requirements that they respect the rights of members of the college community. Students have the right to a learning environment which is safe and conductive to learning.

Academic Rights

Every student has the right to a quality education. Students have the right to be given a written course outline at the beginning of the course, which states the objectives of the course, the teaching method, the evaluation process and information on assignments, tests and examinations. Students have the right to get information concerning program and graduation requirements, academic regulations and admissions.

General Responsibilities

As with any community, the college has established standards of conduct for its members. As members of the college community, students are responsible for becoming familiar with the rules and policies of the college as spelled out in the Prospectus and official communiqués as released by the college. Students are also responsible for fulfilling expected obligations at the college. Students are expected to abide by the federal, provincial and municipal laws, so far as these are relevant to student conduct. They should also abide by the regulations, rules, practices and procedures of the college and its academic and administrative units.

Academic Responsibilities

Students are expected to:

  • Respect the professor’s right to formulate and enforce attendance policies within the guidelines set by the academic department.
  • Respect the professor’s right to determine course content, methodology and evaluation within the guidelines set by the academic department.
  • Respect the professor’s right to expect decorum and appropriate classroom behaviour by all students. Should a student be disruptive and/or disrespectful, the professor has the right to take action to exclude the disruptive student from any further learning activities for the course involved.
  • Become familiar with the rules and policies of the college as stated in the Prospectus.
  • Conform to acceptable behaviour in the learning environment as established by their professor.