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Academic Calendar 2005-2006

Mount Allison University

April 2005


Table of Contents

1. Welcome to Mount Allison University
2. Glossary of Academic Terms and Calendar of Events
Definitions
Calendar of Events 2005-2006
3. Admission
3.1. Contact Information
3.2. Admission to the University
3.2.1. Admission Criteria
3.2.2. Refusal of Admission
3.2.3. Special Circumstances
3.2.4. Students with Learning Disabilities
3.2.5. Disabilities Other Than Learning Disabilities
3.3. Minimum General Admission Requirements
3.3.1. Provincial Requirements
3.3.2. Minimum Grade/Average
3.4. Additional Admission Requirements
3.4.1. University Preparatory Courses
3.4.2. Requirements for Specific Programmes
3.4.3. Provincial Guidelines
3.5. Notes on Entry to First-Year Courses
3.6. Requirements for Non-Canadian Education Systems
3.6.1. American School System
3.6.2. General Certificate of Education (GCE)
3.6.3. International Baccalaureate
3.6.4. Baccalaureate
3.6.5. Other Educational Systems
3.7. English Requirements
3.8. Mature Students
3.9. Admission with Advanced Standing
3.9.1. International Baccalaureate
3.9.2. Collège d'Enseignement Général et Professionnel (CEGEP)
3.9.3. General Certificate of Education (GCE)
3.9.4. Advanced Placement 'AP' Programme
3.9.5. New Brunswick Community College
3.10. Transfer Students
3.11. Special Circumstances
3.12. Graduate Studies
4. Fees
4.1. Fees and Expenses
4.1.1. Full-time/Part-time Enrollment
4.1.2. Tuition Fees
4.1.3. Overload Fees for Full-Time Students
4.1.4. Auditing Fees and Tuition for Senior Citizens
4.1.5. Mail Service Fee
4.1.6. Student Organization Fees
4.1.7. Other Fees
4.1.8. Field Work Travel Expenses
4.1.9. Residence Communications and Meal Plan Fees
4.2. Deposits for Full-Time Students
4.2.1. Registration Deposits for New Students
4.2.2. Residence Deposits for New Students
4.2.3. Refunds of Residence Deposits
4.2.4. Registration Deposits for Returning Students
4.2.5. Residence Deposits for Returning Students
4.2.6. Exchange Deposits
4.2.7. Registration Deposits for January Admissions (New and Former Students)
4.2.8. Residence Deposits for January Admissions (New and Former Students)
4.3. Payment of Fees
4.3.1. Payments and Charges
4.3.2. Fall and Winter Payments by Part-Time Students
4.3.3. Fall Payments by Full-time Students
4.3.4. Winter Payments by Full-time Students
4.3.5. Fall and Winter Payments for Students Participating in Exchange Programmes
4.3.6. Method of Payment
4.3.7. Reducing the Amount of Payments
4.4. Late Fees and Interest Charges
4.4.1. Late Registration Deposit Processing Fee
4.4.2. Services Reinstatement Fee
4.4.3. Interest Charge
4.4.4. Appeals of Academic Standing
4.5. Withdrawals and Student Accounts
4.5.1. Withdrawals Fall and Winter
4.5.2. Withdrawals Correspondence Courses
4.5.3. Withdrawals (Spring Session Courses)
4.5.4. Residence and Meal Plan Withdrawals
4.5.5. Payments to Students from their Accounts
4.5.6. Required to Withdraw
5. Financial Assistance
5.1. Scholarships
5.1.1. Eligibility
5.1.2. Entrance Scholarships
5.1.3. The Bell Scholarship
5.1.4. Scholarships for Returning Students
5.2. Bursaries
5.2.1. Entrance Bursary Programme
5.3. Pre-Theological Bursaries
5.3.1. The Mount Allison Theological Fund
5.3.2. Application Procedure
5.4. Special Summer Scholarships
5.5. The Donald A. Cameron Student Loan Fund
6. Academic Regulations
6.1. Registration Procedures
6.1.1. Registration Deadline
6.1.2. Pre-Registration
6.1.3. Graduating Under One Calendar
6.1.4. Determining Year Level
6.1.5. Normal Course Loads and Over Loads
6.1.6. Introductory Courses
6.1.7. Repeating Courses
6.1.8. Auditing Courses
6.2. Changes in Registration/Programmes
6.2.1. Deadline for Registration Changes
6.2.2. Withdrawal Without Penalty
6.2.3. Withdrawal After the Deadline
6.2.4. Changing Programmes
6.3. Continuous Learning
6.4. Advanced Placement
6.5. Transfer Credits
6.5.1. Students Transferring from another Institution
6.5.2. Taking Courses at another Institution
6.6. Degree Requirements
6.6.1. Credits Required for a Degree
6.6.2. Additional Requirements
6.7. Degree with Distinction Requirements
6.8. Honours Degree Requirements
6.8.1. Total Credits
6.8.2. Honours GPA and Overall GPA Requirements
6.8.3. Submitting a Thesis
6.8.4. Falling Short of the Honours Requirements
6.9. Second Undergraduate Degree Requirements
6.10. Honours Certificate
6.11. Grading System
6.11.1. Grading Policies for Courses
6.11.2. Deadline for Course Work
6.11.3. Letter Grades and their Meanings
6.11.4. Grades Excluded from GPA
6.11.5. Calculation of GPA and CGPA
6.11.6. Repeated Courses and CGPA
6.11.7. Reporting of Grades
6.11.8. Re-evaluation of a Grade
6.11.9. Application for Re-Read
6.11.10. Evaluating Written Work
6.11.11. Aegrotat Standing
6.12. Standards of Performance
6.12.1. Assessment of Academic Standing
6.12.2. Good Standing
6.12.3. Unsatisfactory Standing
6.12.4. Academic Probation
6.12.5. Academic Suspension
6.12.6. Academic Dismissal
6.12.7. Procedures for Appeals and Re-admissions
6.12.8. Disciplinary Suspension or Dismissal
6.12.9. Deans' List
6.13. Academic Offences
6.13.1. Academic Dishonesty
6.13.2. Allegations of Academic Dishonesty
6.13.3. Academic Sanctions
6.14. Examination Regulations
6.14.1. Scheduled Tests and Final Examinations
6.14.2. Viewing Examination Papers
6.14.3. Deferred Final Examinations
6.14.4. Extended Deadlines for Completion of Course Work
6.14.5. Supplemental Examinations
6.14.6. Special Examinations
6.15. Withdrawal from University
6.16. Transcripts
6.16.1. Privacy of Transcripts
6.16.2. Number and Letter Grades
6.16.3. Transcript Requests
6.17. Replacement/Duplicate Diplomas
6.18. Graduation/Convocation
6.18.1. Application for Graduation
6.18.2. Completed Degree Requirements - May
6.18.3. Completed Degree Requirements - October
6.18.4. Academic Costumes
6.18.5. Authorized Hoods
6.18.6. Honorary Degrees
6.19. Notification of Disclosure of Personal Information to Statistics Canada
6.20. Email Communication
7. Academic Programmes
7.1. General Regulations
7.1.1. B.A. and B.Sc. Degree Requirements
7.1.2. Declaration of Programme
7.2. Bachelor of Arts
7.2.1. Requirements for a B.A. Degree
7.2.2. Distribution Requirements
7.2.3. 3/4000 Level Courses
7.2.4. Credits Required for a Major and Minor
7.2.5. Additional Minor
7.2.6. Double Major
7.2.7. Honours Degree
7.2.8. General Degree with Three Minors
7.2.9. The Major Area of Study as Required for the B.A.
7.2.10. Disciplinary Major Area of Study
7.2.11. Interdisciplinary Major Area of Study
7.2.12. Specially Approved Major Area of Study
7.2.13. Major Areas of Study Available for the B.A.
7.2.14. The Minor as Required for the B.A.
7.2.15. Disciplinary Minor in Arts
7.2.16. Interdisciplinary Minor
7.2.17. Specially Approved Minor
7.2.18. Minors Available for the B.A.
7.2.19. Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Honours Programmes
7.2.20. Honours Programmes Available for the B.A.
7.3. Bachelor of Science
7.3.1. Qualifications for a B.Sc. Degree
7.3.2. Distribution Requirements
7.3.3. Additional B.Sc. Requirements
7.3.4. Minimum Number of Science Credits
7.3.5. 3/4000 Level Science Courses
7.3.6. Credits Required for a Major and Minor
7.3.7. Additional Minor
7.3.8. Double Major
7.3.9. Honours Degree
7.3.10. General Degree with Three Minors
7.3.11. Courses which Qualify as Science Credits
7.3.12. The Major Area of Study in Science for the B.Sc.
7.3.13. Disciplinary Major Area of Study in Science
7.3.14. Interdisciplinary Major Area of Study
7.3.15. Specially Approved Major Area of Study
7.3.16. Major Areas of Study available for the B.Sc.
7.3.17. The Minor as Required for the B.Sc.
7.3.18. Disciplinary Minor
7.3.19. Interdisciplinary Minor
7.3.20. Specially Approved Minor
7.3.21. Minors Available for the B.Sc.
7.3.22. Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Honours Programmes
7.3.23. Honours Programmes Available for the B.Sc.
7.4. Master of Science
7.4.1. Committee on Graduate Studies
7.4.2. Minimum Admission Requirements
7.4.3. Time Required
7.4.4. Course and Thesis Requirements
7.4.5. Standards of Achievement
7.4.6. Supervisory Committee
7.4.7. Special Departmental Regulations
7.4.8. Application Procedure
7.5. Bachelor of Commerce
7.5.1. Primary Objective
7.5.2. Honours Degree
7.5.3. Transferring to Commerce
7.5.4. Requirements for a Bachelor of Commerce Degree
7.5.5. Electives on Bachelor of Commerce Degree
7.5.6. Commerce Degree Core Requirements is 42 credits earned as follows:
7.5.7. Bachelor of Commerce Degree is 120 credits earned as follows:
7.5.8. Bachelor of Commerce with a Specially Approved non-Commerce Major Area of Study
7.5.9. Commerce Degree with Honours
7.5.10. Commerce Degree with Honours in Economics
7.5.11. Minor from Other Disciplines
7.6. Bachelor of Music
7.6.1. Financial Assistance
7.6.2. Entrance Requirements for the Bachelor of Music Degree
7.6.3. Degree Requirements for Bachelor of Music Degree
7.6.4. Group A. The Required Core
7.6.5. Group B. Music Electives
7.6.6. Group C. Non-music Electives
7.6.7. Recitals
7.7. Bachelor of Fine Arts
7.7.1. The Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
7.7.2. Additional Admission Requirements
7.7.3. Advanced Status
7.7.4. Course Requirements
7.7.5. Entrance Scholarship
7.8. Certificate of Bilingualism
7.8.1. Information and Regulations
7.8.2. Standards
7.9. Certificat De Bilinguisme
7.9.1. Renseignements
7.9.2. Niveaux Requis
7.10. Pre-Professional Requirements
7.11. Study Abroad Programmes
8. Continuous Learning
8.1. Evening Credit Programme
8.2. Miramichi First Year at Home Programme
8.3. Moncton First Year at Home Programme
8.4. The Correspondence Programme
8.5. Spring and Summer Courses
8.6. Seminars and Workshops
8.7. Fees
8.8. Financial Aid
8.9. Continuous Learning Courses as Part of a Normal Course Load
8.10. Continuous Learning Courses as Overload
8.11. Deadlines and Extensions for Continuous Learning Courses
8.12. Withdrawal from Correspondence Courses
8.13. Withdrawal from Spring/Summer Session Courses
8.14. Contact Information
9. Programmes and Courses of Instruction
American Studies
Interdisciplinary B.A. Programmes
Anthropology
Disciplinary B.A. Programmes
ANTHROPOLOGY COURSES
SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY
Art History
Disciplinary B.A. Programmes
.2. ART HISTORY COURSES
Biochemistry
Interdisciplinary B.Sc. Programmes
BIOCHEMISTRY COURSES
Biology
Disciplinary B.Sc. Programmes
BIOLOGY COURSES
GRADUATE BIOLOGY COURSES
Canadian Public Policy
Interdisciplinary B.A. Programme
Canadian Studies
Interdisciplinary B.A. Programmes
CANADIAN STUDIES COURSES
Chemistry
Disciplinary B.Sc. Programmes
CHEMISTRY COURSES
GRADUATE CHEMISTRY COURSES
Classics
Disciplinary B.A. Programmes
CLASSICAL STUDIES COURSES
LATIN COURSES
GREEK COURSES
Cognitive Science
Interdisciplinary B.Sc. Programme
Commerce
Disciplinary B.A. Programmes
COMMERCE COURSES
Computer Science
Disciplinary B.A. and B.Sc. Programmes
COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES
Drama
Interdisciplinary B.A. Programmes
DRAMA COURSES
Economics
Disciplinary B.A. Programmes
ECONOMICS COURSES
English Literatures
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ENGLISH PROGRAMME
Disciplinary B.A. Programmes
ENGLISH COURSES
2000 SERIES
3000 SERIES
4000 SERIES
Environmental Science
Interdisciplinary B.Sc. Programme
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE COURSES
Environmental Studies
Interdisciplinary B.A. Programme
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES COURSES
Fine Arts
THE B.F.A. PROGRAMME
STUDIO COURSES
ART HISTORY COURSES
OTHER ART HISTORY COURSES
French Studies
Geography
Disciplinary B.A. Programmes
GEOGRAPHY COURSES
German Studies
Greek
Hispanic Studies
History
BASIC COURSES
Disciplinary B.A. Programmes
HISTORY COURSES
International Economics and Business
Interdisciplinary B.A. Programme
International Relations
Interdisciplinary B.A. Programme
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COURSES
Japanese Studies
Latin
Linguistics
Mathematics
Disciplinary B.A. and B.Sc. Programmes
Interdisciplinary B.Sc. Programme
MATHEMATICS COURSES
Modern Languages and Literatures
FRENCH STUDIES
GERMAN STUDIES
HISPANIC STUDIES
JAPANESE STUDIES
LINGUISTICS
MODERN LANGUAGES
Music
Disciplinary B.A. Programmes
MUSIC COURSES
RECITAL AND CONCERTS
PRACTICE FACILITIES
Philosophy
Disciplinary B.A. Programmes
BASIC COURSES
Physics
Disciplinary B.Sc. Programmes
Interdisciplinary B.Sc. Programme
PHYSICS COURSES
Political Science
Disciplinary B.A. Programmes
POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSES
Psychology
Disciplinary B.A. and B.Sc. Programmes
PSYCHOLOGY COURSES
Religious Studies
RELIGIOUS STUDIES ELECTIVES
Disciplinary B.A. Programmes
RELIGIOUS STUDIES COURSES
Sociology
Disciplinary B.A. Programmes
SOCIOLOGY COURSES
SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY
Sociology / Anthropology
Interdisciplinary Programme
Spanish Studies
Women's Studies
MINOR in Women's Studies is 24 credits earned as follows:
WOMEN'S STUDIES COURSES
10. Co-Curricular Life
10.1. The Student Union
10.2. The Argosy Weekly
10.3. CHMA FM
10.4. Garnet and Gold Society
10.5. Windsor Theatre
10.6. Student Entertainment Office
10.7. Residence Council
10.8. The Tantramarsh Club
10.9. Student Employment
10.10. Accommodation
10.10.1. Residences
10.10.2. Residence Application Procedure
10.10.3. Non-University Housing
10.11. Department of Physical Recreation and Athletics
10.11.1. Intercollegiate Athletics, Varsity Programmes
10.11.2. Competitive Club Sports
10.11.3. Intramurals
10.11.4. Campus Recreation
10.11.5. Men's and Women's Intramural Councils
10.12. Religious Life on Campus
10.12.1. Introduction
10.12.2. The Chapel
10.12.3. Worship
10.12.4. The Chaplain
10.12.5. Student Groups
10.12.6. Programmes
10.13. Student Life
10.13.1. The Dean of Students
10.13.2. Academic Concerns
10.13.3. Academic Support
10.13.4. Writing Resource Centre
10.14. Student Life Resources
10.14.1. Personal Counselling
10.14.2. Sexual Harassment
10.14.3. Career Choice Concerns
10.14.4. Employment
10.14.5. Student Health Centre
10.14.6. Student Health Insurance
10.14.7. Dietary and Nutritional Concerns
10.14.8. Lifestyle Concerns
10.14.9. Landlord/Tenant Concerns
10.14.10. First-year Off-Campus Students
10.14.11. International Students
10.14.12. Governance
10.15. Services for Students With Disabilities
10.15.1. Policy on Students with Disabilities
10.15.2. Student Life
10.15.3. Meighen Centre for Learning Assistance and Research
11. General Information
11.1. The Mount Allison University Libraries and Archives
11.2. The Libraries' Endowment Funds
11.3. The Mount Allison Federated Alumni, Inc.
11.3.1. Alumni Board of Directors
11.4. Computer Facilities
11.4.1. Software
11.4.2. Campus Network
11.4.3. Residence Networking
11.4.4. Computing Services
11.5. Mount Allison University Bookstore
11.6. Banking Services
11.7. Performing Arts Series
12. Personnel
12.1. Officers of the University
12.2. The Regents of Mount Allison
12.3. The Senate of Mount Allison
12.4. Officers of Administration
12.5. Chancellors Emeriti
12.6. Presidents Emeriti
12.7. Registrars Emeriti
12.8. Professors Emeriti
12.9. Librarians Emeriti
12.10. Academic Staff
12.10.1. Professors
12.10.2. Librarians
12.11. Meighen Centre for Learning Assistance and Research
12.12. Student Life
12.13. Department of Physical Recreation and Athletics
Appendix
1. Lectureships, Trusts and Fellowships
1.1. The Josiah Wood Lectureship
1.2. The Bronfman Lecture Series
1.3. The Crake Lectureship in Classical Studies
1.4. The Wilford B. Jonah Lecture Series
1.5. Crake Doctoral Fellowship in Classics
1.6. The Ebbutt Memorial Trust for Religious Studies
2. Endowed Chairs
2.1. Clement Chandler Avard and Florence Sybil Avard Chair in French Language
2.2. The Joseph L. Black and Mary A. Black Chair in Economics
2.3. The Carnegie Chair in Chemistry
2.4. The Walter B. Cowan Chair in Religious Studies
2.5. The Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Chair in Canadian Studies
2.6. Fred C. Manning Chair in Commerce
2.7. The Hart Almerrin Massey Chair in Philosophy
2.8. The Pickard-Bell Chair in Music
2.9. The Reverend William Purvis Chair in English Literature
2.10. The Obed Edmund Smith Chair in Physics
2.11. The Obed Edmund Smith Chair in Mathematics
2.12. The Stiles-Bennett Chair in History
2.13. The Josiah Wood Chair in Classics
3. Faculty Awards
3.1. The Herbert and Leota Tucker Award
3.2. Imasco Paul Paré Medal and Awards of Excellence
4. Scholarships
5. Bursaries
6. Endowed Funds
7. Prizes
Index
 

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