UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE REGULATIONS Students are responsible for becoming familiar and complying with the general regulations of the University as contained in this section. Additionally, students must be familiar and comply with the regulations of the Faculty in which they are enrolled. These particular requirements may be found in the Faculty and program sections of this Calendar. Students also are directed to read the "Statement of Responsibility" on the inside front cover, and the calendar of important dates and deadlines in Section 1. CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS A full-time student is one who is registered in four or more undergraduate courses in a term. A part-time student is one who is registered in fewer than four undergraduate courses in a term. A regular student is one who has met the average requirements for admission or the minimum average requirements for continuation in his or her program of studies. A conditioned student is one who, at the time of admission, does not have standing in a required subject or subjects. A visiting student is one who registers and takes courses for credit for the purpose of transferring the credit to the university at which he or she was previously registered. Normally, visiting students are advised to have written permission from the home university in order to register for courses. A special or non-degree student is one who is taking courses for credit but not proceeding to a degree at this University. An audit student is one who attends (a) course(s) but does not receive any grade(s) or credit for the course(s) towards a degree. Such a student will not be allowed to write examinations and may not be graded in any way, but will be required to pay the regular fees for the course(s). A student on academic probation is one who has not met the full admission requirements to a program or a student who, once admitted, has shown unsatisfactory progress at the conclusion of the previous term. (See the regulations pertaining to each faculty.) Academic probation is removed if a student demonstrates satisfactory progress by the end of the probationary period. Normally, a student will be required to withdraw from a faculty if performance is not satisfactory at the conclusion of the academic probationary period. For regulations pertaining to the possible readmission of students who have been required to withdraw, see the regulations pertaining to each faculty. ACADEMIC ADVISING The responsibility for becoming familiar and complying with the requirements for degrees and with academic regulations rests primarily with the student. Every student can access a "Degree Audit Report" on the Student Self Service page at www.uwindsor.ca/sis which reports a student's progress towards fulfilling degree requirements. In addition, academic advising is strongly recommended for all students. Academic units provide individual assistance to students both in the selection of their programs of studies and in the choice of courses in keeping with program requirements. General questions normally should be addressed to the Associate Dean of the Faculty. Students are strongly urged to seek course and program advising to ensure that they understand degree requirements. It is recognized that many students may not have decided on their major areas or on their final career goals prior to entering University. Consequently, it is not unusual for students to change their programs of study after taking several courses. Every effort is made to assist such students, within the limits of the requirements of the various programs. Students who are considering program changes may request assistance from advisors within their proposed area of study. Application forms for a change of program are available on the web on the Student Self Service page at www.uwindsor.ca/sis or from the Office of the Registrar or the Student Information Resource Centre (SIRC); completed forms should be submitted to the Office of the Registrar. Students are required to have declared a major by the time they have successfully completed ten semester courses. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS The number of courses required for the attainment of any degree or certificate is indicated in each program. These requirements may be reduced through the transfer of credit from another university. However, a student will be required to complete successfully, at the University of Windsor, a minimum of ten courses (thirty semester hours) numbered 200 or higher to qualify for a degree from the University of Windsor. Residency requirements can be met by University of Windsor courses taken either on-campus, at off-campus sites or through Distance Education. These ten courses must include a minimum of six courses from the major course requirements to qualify for a three-year major degree or a minimum of ten courses from the major course requirements to qualify for a four-year Honours or Major or professional degree except in the Faculty of Engineering where a student must complete at least 50% of the total number of weighted units required for the Bachelor of Applied Science at the University of Windsor. Double majors are required to take a minimum of five courses at the 200 level or above from the major course requirements in each of the Majors at the University of Windsor. A student will be required to complete successfully at the University of Windsor a minimum of five courses (fifteen semester hours) to qualify for a certificate offered in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and six courses (eighteen semester hours) to qualify for a certificate offered in the Odette School of Business. To qualify for a Minor, a minimum of three courses counting toward the Minor must be successfully completed at the University of Windsor. ADVANCED STANDING The granting of advanced standing reduces the total number of courses a student must complete for a degree. By Transfer: A student who has successfully completed a course with a minimum grade of C- at a recognized institution of higher learning may be granted credit for that course. The grade will not be shown on the University of Windsor transcript. The transfer of credits from another institution will be evaluated by the Office of the Registrar in consultation with the appropriate academic unit. Students should begin this process as early as possible in order to ensure appropriate placement in their program. An official transcript (and translation, if necessary) and a copy of course descriptions should be submitted to the Office of the Registrar at the time of application. Students who feel that the evaluation of prior academic work is not appropriate must appeal their evaluation to the Office of the Registrar within one term after admission to their program of study. By Examination: A student may acquire knowledge of the subject matter of a course in a manner which does not provide a basis for credit by transfer. Such a student may request to write an examination for advanced standing within one term after admission to a specific program. If such request is approved and the examination is administered, a minimum grade of C- is required for the granting of advanced standing. Success in such examinations will be recorded as "Advanced Standing by Examination" with the credit value of the course and a grade of "Pass". A student who is unsuccessful in attaining advanced standing after an initial examination will not be permitted a second attempt. Contact the Office of the Registrar for application forms and additional information. By Prior Learning Assessment: A student may acquire knowledge of the subject matter of a course in a manner which does not provide a basis for credit by transfer. Such a student should contact the Prior Learning Assessment Co-ordinator in the Student Information Resource Centre for application forms and additional information within one term after admission to their program of study. LETTERS OF PERMISSION A student who wishes to take one or more courses of his or her program at another university must request a "Letter of Permission" in advance of registration to ensure that the course(s), if completed successfully, will be credited towards his or her degree program. Application for a "Letter of Permission" will be made at the Office of the Registrar. Approval shall be based on the applicant's overall academic record, the appropriateness of the particular course to the applicant's program and on any other factors deemed relevant. Students on academic probation will not usually qualify for a "Letter of Permission". The appropriate fee will apply. Following approval of the application, the Registrar shall issue a "Letter of Permission" to the applicant and the university concerned. Upon completion of the course(s) the student must request the visited institution to submit an official transcript for any course(s) attempted to the Office of the Registrar. The course(s) successfully completed with a grade of C- or better will normally be credited towards the degree, but the grade(s) received will neither be recorded nor used in the calculation of University of Windsor averages. ADDITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES The following regulations apply to students who have been granted degrees from either the University of Windsor or any other accredited university. Students may not receive both an honours and a general of the same degree at the same convocation. Students with a general degree may count a maximum of twenty courses toward a different general degree and up to thirty courses toward any Honours or four-year Major degree. Students with a general degree may not receive the same general degree in a second major area of study. Students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences should refer to Letter of Equivalency in section 4.0. Students in the Faculty of Science should refer to Letter of Equivalency in section 5.0. Students with an Honours or four-year Major degree may count a maximum of twenty courses toward a different general degree and a maximum of thirty courses toward any second Honours or four-year Major degree in a different area of study. Students with an Honours or four-year Major degree may not receive the same degree classified as general even in a different area of study. Students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences should refer to Letter of Equivalency in section 4.0. Students in the Faculty of Science should refer to Letter of Equivalency in section 5.0. Students with a four-year Major degree may not receive an Honours degree in the same area of study. Students who improve their major average to qualify for the Honours designation may apply for the Honours degree provided they rescind their Major degree. Students with an Honours or four-year Major degree in a particular area of study may not receive another Honours or four-year Major degree combining that same area of study with another. Students with a degree in Pre-Service Education, or who have completed Education courses in a Concurrent program, may not count any of the Education courses toward another degree. CERTIFICATE AND DIPLOMA PROGRAMS Students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Science who wish to apply credits received in a certificate or diploma program toward a degree program may be granted advanced standing for all of the courses from the certificate program towards the fulfillment of graduation requirements for a degree. However, once a student registers in a degree program, only 50% of the courses from subsequent certificates or diploma programs may be counted toward the degree requirements. All other students who wish to apply credits received in a certificate or diploma program toward a degree program may be granted advanced standing for a maximum of 50% of the courses from the certificate program towards the fulfillment of graduation requirements for a degree. As well, those who wish to apply credits received in a degree program toward a certificate or diploma program may be granted advanced standing for a maximum of 50% of the courses required for the certificate or diploma. All students who wish to apply credits received in a certificate or diploma program towards an additional certificate or diploma program may be granted advanced standing for a maximum of four courses towards the fulfillment of requirements for the additional certificate or diploma. DEFINITION OF COURSES AND SESSIONS The word "course" generally refers to a 3.00 credit hour offering which is given over one term. Each term includes approximately thirteen weeks of classes. During each regular academic year (September to April), the Fall term runs from early September to early December and the Winter term runs from early January to mid-April. Each term concludes with final examinations. Additionally, the University schedules courses in a Summer term which includes Intersession (May - June) and Summer Session (July - August), each of which are approximately six weeks in duration. Courses given in these sessions carry the same credit as those in the Fall and Winter terms. Some courses offered in the Summer Term run from May - August (12 weeks). In some areas, courses also may be offered for 1.50 credit hours, or for 6.00 credit hours. Courses of any credit hour value may be offered over multiple terms or over a part of a term. In a few cases a course may be "linked" with another course in the sense that credit is granted only when both courses have been completed successfully. Course descriptions indicate "linked" courses. Unless otherwise indicated, such courses must be taken in successive terms. The time required to complete programs can vary according to the student's choice. If courses are taken exclusively in the Fall and Winter terms, a general degree normally is completed in three years and a four-year Honours, Major or professional degree in four years of full-time study. Students may choose to accelerate their programs by attending Summer term, Intersession and/or Summer Session, or may spread their programs over a longer period by attending as part-time students. Some programs place a time limit on degree completion. Refer to individual Faculty and program regulations for such limits. COURSE CONTENT Information regarding the content and the hours of instruction per week for all courses is to be found in the individual subject area listings. The time schedule for classes can be obtained at the Office of the Registrar. The University does not attempt to impose uniformity in methods of course presentation. Therefore, methods of course presentation vary and may involve lectures, lectures combined with class discussion, small group or tutorial instruction, seminars, or other combinations of the above. In all cases, the method(s) to be used will be explained early in the course. COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM Each course is identified by a three-part number. The first part refers to the Faculty, the second part to the subject area, the third to the level of the course. Thus, the course 02-46-220 would be a course in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (02-), in the subject area of Psychology (46-) and would be at a level that places it among courses in the 200 series. The series 100, 200, 300, and 400 numbers are intended to indicate progressively more demanding content and correspondingly increasing background and competence on the part of the students enrolled in the course. Numbers in the range 100-199 are ordinarily used for the introductory courses in most disciplines. Within the range, however, a lower number does not necessarily signify more elementary content. It is important that students planning their courses have clearly in mind the significance of these numbers so that they may guard against undertaking course work at levels for which they are insufficiently prepared. A number of courses have stated prerequisites which are prior requirements for entry to a course. Students who do not satisfy the prerequisite for a course, or who in the opinion of the instructor do not possess an equivalent background to that of the stated prerequisite, may not register for the course, and may be removed if they register inappropriately. Faculty Codes Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Faculty of Science Faculty of Business Administration Faculty of Education Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Human Kinetics Faculty of Law Faculty of Nursing Inter-Faculty Programs 01- (Arts)/02- (Social Sciences) 03- 04- 05- 06- 07- 08- 11- 14- Program/Course Codes Note: The Program/Course codes are preceded by the relevant Faculty code. Arts and Science, 14-56- Additional Qualification Courses, 05-79- Biology, 03-55- Business Administration: Accounting, 04-70- Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship, 04-75- Finance, 04-72- Management and Labour Studies, 04-71- Management Science, 04-73- Marketing, 04-74- Chemistry and Biochemistry, 03-59- Civil and Environmental Engineering: Civil, 06-87- Environmental, 06-93- Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures: Aboriginal Studies, 01-06- Intercultural Studies, 01-07- Multicultural Studies, 01-08- Oriental Studies, 01-10- Classical Studies, 01-11- Greek & Roman Hist., 01-12 Greek Lang. & Lit., 01-13- Latin Lang. & Lit., 01-14- German, 01-15- Italian, 01-21- Spanish, 01-23- Communication Studies: 02-40- Computer Science, 03-60- Dramatic Art: 01-24- Earth Sciences: Geology, 03-61- Environmental Science, 03-66- Geography, 03-67- Economics, 02-41- Education, 05-80- Electrical and Computer Engineering, 06-88- English, 01-26- Environmental Studies, 14-58- Forensics, 14-57- French, 01-29- General Engineering, 06-85- Geography: 02-42- History, 02-43- Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, 06-91- Kinesiology, 07-95- Labour Studies: 02-54- Law service courses, 08-99- Law courses, 08-98- Mathematics and Statistics: Mathematics, 03-62- Statistics, 03-65- Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering: Mechanical, 06-92- Automotive, 06-94- Materials, 06-89- Music: Music Academic Studies, 01-32- Music Performance Studies, 01-33- Nursing, 11-63- Philosophy: 01-34- Physics, 03-64- Political Science: 02-45- Psychology: 02-46- Social Work: 02-47- Sociology and Anthropology: Sociology, Criminology, 02-48- Anthropology, 02-49- Planning, 02-50 Visual Arts: Visual Arts, 01-27- Art History, 01-28- Women's Studies, 02-53- COURSE EQUIVALENCY With the permission of a program advisor in the major area, a student may substitute one course for another of equivalent content. While this equivalent course(s) satisfies the requirement, it does not reduce the number of courses required in the major area. REPETITION OF COURSES Any failed or passed course may be repeated only once. Students who have twice failed any course which is required for graduation in a particular area of study must withdraw from that program. In the Faculty of Engineering passed courses may be repeated only in the final year of study as may be allowed by the Faculty. MAXIMUM COURSE LOAD AND OVERLOAD Overload courses are deemed to be courses taken in addition to the prescribed term load for a given program. These could include a) courses repeated or taken in lieu of failed courses, b) courses taken to accelerate the time to completion of degree requirements or c) courses taken in addition to those required for the program in which the student is registered. Students in Semesters 1 and 2 may not register in any course overload; entering students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and in the Faculty of Science who have qualifying averages of 90 or higher may apply for permission to take a course overload to the Associate Dean of their Faculty. Senior students (Years 2 - 4) who are not on academic probation may normally register in only one overload course during each of the Fall and Winter terms. In the Faculty of Science course overload requests must be approved by the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Science. In the Faculty of Engineering course overload requests must be approved by the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. Students should not take overload courses unless absolutely necessary since the result may be poorer overall performance. All three-year programs require the completion of thirty courses and most Honours or four-year Major programs require the completion of forty courses. For such programs, therefore, the normal course load during the Fall and Winter terms is five courses. Certain Honours or four-year Major programs require more than forty courses for completion of the degree. For these programs the prescribed term load is indicated in the program section of the calendar. A student may take up to three six-week courses in either Intersession or Summer Session, but no more than a total of five courses over the combined Intersession and Summer Session time period. Students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences who are on academic probation may take no more than two courses during each of Intersession and Summer session and altogether no more than four courses over the combined Intersession and Summer session time period. The normal course load for Co-op programs which include a summer study term is included in the program section of the calendar (see 2.8 Overload Course Fee). OPTIONS Options are courses in subjects other than the major subject. For the purpose of meeting option requirements the University categorizes its courses as follows: ARTS Art History Oriental Studies Classical Civilization Dramatic Art English and Creative Writing General Courses, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (01) Intercultural Studies Multicultural Studies Music-Academic Studies Music-Performance Studies Philosophy Visual Arts LANGUAGES French* German* Greek Hebrew Italian* Japanese Latin Ojibwe Spanish* * The following courses will not satisfy the Languages option: French 29-280, German 15-230, 15-260, 15-261, 15-262, 15-360; Italian 21-230, 21-260, 21-261, 21-356; Spanish 23-235, 23-260, 23-261 or any other culture courses or courses taught in English. These courses do satisfy Arts options SOCIAL SCIENCES Anthropology Communication Studies Economics General Courses, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (02) Human Geography (42-) History Labour Studies Planning Political Science Psychology Social Work Sociology Women's Studies** (53-106, 53-215, 53-225, and 53-240 can satisfy either a Social Science or an Arts option requirement.) SCIENCE Biology Biochemistry Chemistry Computer Science Environmental Science General Courses, Faculty of Science (03) Geology Mathematics Physical Geography (67-) Physics Statistics Women's Studies** ** Women's Studies 53-220 will satisfy either a Social Science or a Science option requirement. PROFESSIONAL Business Administration Education Engineering Kinesiology Law Nursing*** ***For students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences the following Nursing courses will satisfy a Science option requirement: 63-241, 63-243, 63-245, and 63-391. MINOR A minor is not required but is available in most subject areas. See the individual program sections for availability of a minor in a specific discipline. A minor normally requires the completion of six courses as specified by the regulations of individual programs, and a minimum average of C- (5.0) in all minor courses. The exception is the minor in Business Administration which is only available to Engineering and Science students and comprises eight courses. Courses completed to fulfill the major requirements cannot be counted toward a minor, but courses completed for other and option requirements under the major degree can be used to fulfill the minor requirements. [Courses offered by the Faculty of Engineering constitute major requirements for engineering students.] Courses counted toward a minor cannot be counted toward a second minor. An ‘Application for Minor Form' is available in the department of the minor program; it should not be completed until a student is applying to graduate. PROGRAM TRANSFERS A student who wishes to transfer to a new program may apply on the web on the Student Self Service page at www.uwindsor.ca/sis or may complete the appropriate transfer application form at the Office of the Registrar. All program transfers and conditions for transfer are subject to the approval of the Dean in accordance with regulations established by the Faculty into which the student wishes to transfer. 1) Normally a student who has a cumulative G.P.A. of 5.0 or greater in the previous program, and who meets the admission requirements of the intended program will be permitted to transfer and credit will be granted for all courses completed that apply to the intended program. 2) If a student has been required to withdraw from a program, the student normally will be considered for admission to the new intended program on the same basis as students who have been required to withdraw from the program. 3) All courses that are transferable, whether passed or failed, will be considered in calculating both the cumulative and major averages (where appropriate) in the new program. COMBINED MAJOR Students wishing to combine two areas of study from the Arts, Languages, Social Sciences, or Science within a single four-year Honours B.A. or B.Sc program may do so if the areas of study concerned have provided for this possibility in their respective sections of the Calendar. Such programs require a total of forty courses usually including a minimum of sixteen courses in each area to be selected in accordance with the regulations of each area of study as defined in the appropriate section of the calendar. SENIOR-LEVEL COURSE REQUIREMENTS Three-year degree programs require a minimum of sixteen courses at or above the 200 level. All four-year programs require a minimum of twenty-six courses at or above the 200 level. Consequently, no student will be able to count more than fourteen 100-level courses towards a degree. STANDING REQUIRED FOR CONTINUATION IN PROGRAMS 1) The requirements for continuation "in good standing" are as follows, unless otherwise specified in the program section of the calendar: A cumulative G.P.A. of 5.0 and a major G.P.A. of 5.0 in all General and Honours B.A. and B.Sc. degree (with major) programs [except for the Honours B.Sc. Degrees offered in Computer Science], in the B.C.S.(General), in the B.Math (General), in the B.Comm.(Honours Business Administration), in the B.Comm. (Honours Business Administration and Economics), in the B.M.A., and in the B.Sc.N.; A cumulative G.P.A. of 5.0 and a major G.P.A. of 8.0 in the B.Comm. (Honours Business Administration and Computer Science), B.E.S., B.F.A., B.F.S., B.M.T., B.Mus., B.Sc. (Honours) programs offered in Computer Science, B.S.W. , B.C.S.(Honours), B.Math (Honours) and B.O.R; A cumulative G.P.A. of 8.0 and a major G.PA. of 8.0 in the B.A.S. A cumulative G.P.A. of 5.0 in the following programs: B.A.Sc. and B.H.K. A cumulative G.P.A. of 5.0 and an average of 5.0 in required Science courses: three-year general B.Sc. degree. 2) An appropriate Academic Standing Committee within each Faculty reviews the academic record of each student and makes academic decisions as appropriate in light of the cumulative and major averages achieved. In most programs this evaluation occurs at the conclusion of the Winter term. In certain programs (such as Co-operative Education programs, all Odette School of Business programs, and Kinesiology), this evaluation may occur at the conclusion of any term, depending upon the structure of the program. 3) A student will automatically be placed on probation if he/she has not met the minimum cumulative and major average requirements at the end of any term in which his/her record is not being formally reviewed, 4) A student's record will be referred to an appropriate Academic Standing Committee within the Faculty for decision if he/she has not met the minimum cumulative or major average at the end of the term when the record is being reviewed. (a) If the cumulative and major average requirements are 5.0 and if the student has achieved an average between 4.0 and 4.9, the student normally will be allowed to continue on probation until the next evaluation period. By the subsequent evaluation period both the cumulative and major averages must be raised to at least a 5.0 or the student may be required to withdraw from the program. (b) If the major average requirement is 8.0 and if the student has achieved a major average below 8.0, the student will be placed on probation and will be allowed to continue on probation until the next evaluation period. By the subsequent evaluation period the major average must be raised to at least 8.0 or the student may be required to withdraw from the program. (c) If the cumulative average is below 4.0 the student will be required to withdraw. 5) Notification of the requirement to withdraw is included on the final grade report, accessible via the web. Students who have been required to withdraw may appeal. The appeal must be in writing to the Office of the Dean of the Faculty and must be submitted with any supporting documentation within six weeks of the web release of final grade reports by the Office of the Registrar. Appeals are considered by the Academic Standing Appeals Committee; only circumstances of an extraordinary nature will result in rescinding the requirement to withdraw. Students should contact the appropriate Office of the Dean for information concerning appeals procedures. 6) A student who has been required to withdraw may not register in the program from which he or she has been required to withdraw for twelve months. The student must apply for readmission through the Office of the Registrar by the appropriate deadline date for the term desired and must include with the application a statement of rationale, and documentation of academic success elsewhere. Readmission to a program is not automatic and will be dependent upon an assessment of the applicant's prospects for successful completion of the program. If readmitted, the student will be placed on probation and must raise the cumulative and major averages to 5.0 or higher by the next evaluation period and must satisfy any additional conditions of readmission which may have been imposed. If the student fails to meet such requirements, he or she normally will be required to withdraw. A student who has been required to withdraw a second time will not be eligible for readmission. STANDING REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION In order to graduate a student must obtain minimum Grade Point Averages as follows: A cumulative G.P.A. of 5.0 and a major G.P.A. of 5.0 in all three-year B.A.(General), B.Sc.(General with major), B.C.S.(General), B.Math (General) degree programs, B.Comm.(Honours Business Administration), B.Comm. (Honours Business Administration and Economics), B.M.A., B.Sc.N.; A cumulative G.P.A. of 5.0 in three-year B.Sc. (General without major) degree programs, B.A.Sc., B.H.K.; A cumulative G.P.A. of 5.0 and a major G.P.A. of 8.0 in all Honours B.A. and Honours B.Sc. degree programs. (Students completing the Honours degree with a cumulative G.P.A. of at least 5.0 and a major G.P.A. of at least 5.0 but less than 8.0 will be awarded the four-year Major degree, except for Computer Science programs); A cumulative G.P.A. of 5.0 and a major G.P.A. of 8.0 in Honours B.E.S., and B.F.S. (Students completing these Honours degrees with a cumulative G.P.A. of at least 5.0 and a major G.P.A. of at least 5.0 but less than 8.0 will be awarded a four-year Major degree.) A cumulative G.P.A. of 5.0 and a major G.P.A. of 8.0 in the B.Comm. (Honours Business Administration and Computer Science), B.F.A., B.M.T., B.Mus., B.S.W., B.C.S.(Honours), B.Math (Honours) and B.O.R. A cumulative G.P.A. of 8.0 and a major G.P.A. of 8.0 in Honours B.A.S. Students in first-entry degree programs or certificate programs who graduate with a cumulative grade average from "A-" to "A" (11.0 to 11.99) will receive their degree or certificate "With Distinction". Students in first-entry degree programs or certificate programs who graduate with a cumulative grade average from "A" (12.0) and above will receive their degree or certificate "With Great Distinction". INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS COURSES Credit may not be given for more than one introductory statistics course, regardless of from which faculty they are taken. Students in Arts and Social Science will normally take the General Faculty course 02-250. Students in Business will normally take 73-102 and students in Science will normally take 65-205. POLICY ON PLAGIARISM Plagiarism is defined as: "The act of appropriating the literary composition of another, or parts of passages of his or her writing, or the ideas or language of the same, and passing them off as the products of one's own mind." (Black's Law Dictionary) It is expected that all students will be evaluated and graded on their individual merit and all work submitted for evaluation should clearly indicate that it is the student's own contribution. Students often have to use the ideas of others as expressed in written or published work in preparing essays, papers, reports, theses and publications. It is imperative that both the data and ideas obtained from any and all published or unpublished material be properly acknowledged and their sources disclosed. Failure to follow this practice constitutes plagiarism and is considered to be a serious offense. Thus, anyone who knowingly or recklessly uses the work of another person and creates an impression that it is his or her own, is guilty of plagiarism. Plagiarism also includes submitting one's own essay, paper, or thesis on more than one occasion. Accordingly, it is expected that a thesis, essay, paper or a report has not been and is not concurrently being submitted for credit for any other course. In exceptional circumstances and with the prior agreement of the instructor, a student may use research completed for one course as part of his or her written work for a second course. A confirmed incident of plagiarism will result in a sanction ranging from a verbal warning, to a loss of credit in the course, to expulsion. POLICY ON UNACCEPTABLE USE OF COMPUTER RESOURCES Clients within the University community using computing resources are entitled to the basic human rights of privacy and academic freedom. This privacy and academic freedom extends from the security on individual computer accounts and files, to the non-interference in legitimate computer use for University activities. The holder of a computer user ID and password will protect the campus computing facilities from unauthorized access by keeping his/her password confidential and by changing it regularly. Notwithstanding the foregoing principle on individual privacy and academic freedom, certain uses of computing resources are unacceptable. In any case, the campus network services are subject to the acceptable-use guidelines established by regional and national networks (e.g.,ONet and the Internet); the applicable guidelines are available from Information Technology Services. In general, six major areas of unacceptable use are identified: (a) Uses that violate federal or provincial laws, or University bylaws and policies such as those concerning information confidentiality. (b) Any uses that unduly interfere with the work of others or with the work of host systems. This includes, but is not limited to the unauthorized use of a computer user ID or password; the seeking of information about, or the attempt to modify the University's computer security system; and the knowing propagation of computer viruses or electronic chain letters. (c) Unauthorized copying of proprietary software, publications, or files. (d) Uses of commercial software that in any way violates the applicable licensing agreement. (e) Uses related to commercial activities including, but not limited to the distribution of advertising material, the offering of network information and services for sale or personal gain, or to private enterprises. (f) Computer information that portrays either men or women or their body parts in a pornographic or derogatory manner. A confirmed incident of unacceptable use will result in a sanction ranging from a verbal warning, to revocation of computing privileges, to expulsion, and to criminal prosecution.