Policy

Student Professional Behaviour Policy (BScN)

York University Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) Student Professional Behaviour Policy PREAMBLE The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) degree is an important determinant of eligibility for registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario. Given the professional trajectory of the BScN degree, a professional standard of behaviour is expected from nursing students. At […]

Sessional Dates and the Scheduling of Examinations, Senate Policy on

Applicability to All Faculties This legislation will apply to all Faculties and programs unless otherwise noted. Exceptions Elements of this policy governing the setting of dates and schedules as expressed in 4, 5, and 6 will not apply to Osgoode Hall Law School, Faculty of Education (Bachelor of Education, Consecutive Program only), and Schulich School […]

Approval and Cyclical Review of Programs and Other Curriculum, Policy on

Description: This policy has associated procedures. 1. Context and Purposes 1.1 Quality Assurance at York University In 2010 the Council of Ontario Universities [COU] approved protocols for the approval of new programs and other curriculum, and the cyclical review of programs. These protocols are overseen at the provincial level by a Quality Council established by COU. It […]

Employment Equity

Preamble Employment Equity in the York University Context York University is committed to equity in employment. This commitment reflects both the principles that guided the establishment of the University and the strategies that we have adopted to achieve them. As described in the York University Act of 1965, the University's mission includes "the advancement of […]

Final Examinations and Final Grades in Courses

Policy With the exception of courses explicitly required for certification by a professional body, or other exceptions agreed to by Senate, students pass or fail a course on the basis of their final course average, without the additional requirement of having to obtain a passing grade on a final examination. This policy does not exclude […]

Academic Sanctions for Outstanding Debts to the University

Policy Students who have debts to the University and are not in good standing with respect to those debts shall have grade reports and conferral of degrees withheld. In such cases there will be a mechanism available to students which will allow them to question the accuracy of the debt and to make reasonable arrangements […]

Weather Emergencies (Policy)

Description: Has associated procedure. Policy on Weather Emergencies In the interest of the safety of the University community and  its visitors, the University may in response to a weather emergency, suspend normal operations or programmes at its Keele campus, Glendon campus, Miles S. Nadal Management Centre and/or Osgoode Professional Development Program Centre. A decision to adopt […]

Sustainability, Policy on

Description: Describes the University’s responsibility for and commitment to sustainability, and provides the framework for ongoing implementation of the policy and assists the University Community in incorporating Sustainability into decision making. I. Definitions Talloires Declaration: Composed in 1990 at an international conference in Talloires, France, this is the first official statement made by university administrators of […]