EXAMINATIONS AND APPEALS
College of Graduate Studies and Research
College Regulations
1.4.4 EXAMINATIONS AND APPEALS
A program may require either oral or written examinations in graduate courses.
Each instructor must inform his or her students, by the end of the second week of
each
course, concerning the following:
(a) the basis for determining the final grade in the course;
(b) the approximate dates for tests, essays, etc.
Alterations in the announced procedure may be made by the instructor with the consent
of the majority of the registered class.
A student who misses an examination or wishes to receive consideration on account of
a serious illness, a bereavement, or other grave reason prior to or during the examination
period should communicate with the program coordinator concerned as soon as possible, and must submit supporting documents (e.g., a
medical certificate) before or
during the examination period but no later than one week after the scheduled examination. In such cases, the Executive Dean of
Graduate Studies and Research, on
recommendation of the program coordinator and the Academic Standing Committee, may grant aegrotat standing in the subject
or subjects concerned on the basis of the
term mark, or approve an Incomplete grade or a supplemental examination.
Graduate appeals must be made in writing to the Executive Dean of Graduate Studies
and Research, in accordance with the Graduate Appeals Policy as stated in Senate
Bylaw 51.B. and C. Appeals must be received no later than one month after the grade or
decision has been released by the Registrar.
