UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS

University Regulations Academic Offences Penalties Attendance Non-academic Offences

As students of the University of Alberta, and members of the university community, you are subject to a number of regulations that are explained in the university calendar. You should take the time to acquaint yourself with these regulations. Below I have quoted a number of rules and regulatons that are especially pertinent to English 101, although this page is in no way a substitute for familiarizing yourself with the relevant sections in the university calendar.

ACADEMIC OFFENCES: If you are unsure of what constitutes plagiarism or cheating, please consult regulation 26.1.4. This regulation, in part, defines the following three academic offences:

(1) Aiding and Abetting : No student shall knowingly aid or assist another student in the commission of any academic offence listed below.

(2) Plagiarism : No student shall submit the words, ideas, images, or data of another person as the student's own in any academic writing, essay, thesis, research project or assignment in a course or program of study.

(3) Cheating : No student shall:

a. in the course of an examination, obtain or attempt to obtain information from another student or other unauthorized source or give or attempt to give information to another student, or knowingly possess, use or attempt to use any unauthorized material;

b. represent or attempt to represent oneself as another or have or attempt to have oneself represented by another in the taking of an examination, preparation of a paper or other similar activity;

c. submit in any course or program of study, without the written approval of the course instructor, all or a substantial portion of any academic writing, essay, thesis, research report, project or assignment for which credit has previously been obtained by the student or which has been or is being submitted by the student in another course or program of study in the University or elsewhere;

d. submit in any course or program of study any academic writing, essay, thesis, research report, project or assignment containing a statement of fact known by the student to be false or a reference to a source which reference or source has been fabricated.

PENALTIES

If you are unsure of the penalty associated with violating this regulation, please consult regulation 26.1.5., which gives the following list of possible penalties regarding academic offences:

1) Expulsion,
2) Suspension,
3) Mark reduction on the assignment or examination,
4) Reduction in the final course grade,
5) A grade of F in a credit/no credit course and 1F for a graded course,
6) Conduct probation,
7) Written reprimand,
8) Suspend any degree already awarded,
9) Rescind any degree already awarded.

Attendance: The University of Alberta calendar includes the following regulation (23.3) concerning attendance:

Since presence at lectures, participation in classroom discussions and projects, and the completion of assignments are important components of most courses, students will serve their interests best by regular attendance. Those who choose not to attend must assume whatever risks are involved. In this connection the attention of students is directed to 23.5.2(3) and 23.5.3(5).

Rule 23.5.2(3) Debarment from Final Examination: A student may be refused permission to write the final examination in a course on the recommendation of the department concerned and with the concurrence of the dean of his or her Faculty, in the following circumstances:

a. The student has neglected to do a substantial portion of his or her written assignments in a course of which these are an essential feature, or has attended insufficiently in a course in which class participation is a necessity.

b. The student has neglected to do a sufficient amount of the practical or laboratory work in a course in which these are considered a basic requirement.

Non-academic Offences: If you are unsure of the university regulations regarding non-academic offences such as behaviour in lecutres, labs, tutorial, etc., or the penalty associated with violating these offences, which can include exclusion from class, please consult regulation 26.1.6.

Follow this link if you wish to know more about the code of student behaviour.

Follow this link if you wish to consult the University of Alberta Calendar.