Georgian College

2016/2017 PART-TIME STUDIES GUIDE parttimestudies@georgiancollege.ca 102 GENERAL INFORMATION GRADUATION Students who have completed an entire program and feel they qualify for a college certificate, diploma or degree may complete a Request to Graduate form. Forms are available at the Office of the Registrar at any campus or online at GeorgianCollege.ca/ admissions/forms/. Please note that graduation fees are payable at the time of submitting your Request to Graduate form and are non-refundable (refer to the certificate and diploma fees section on page 103). Please allow eight weeks for processing. GRADUATION TIMELINES Students must complete all required courses to graduate within the allowed timeline for their program as follows: Normal length of program Maximum time allowed (from start) One Semester program (four to eight courses) One year One year program (two semesters) Two years Two year program (four or five semesters) Four years Three year program (six semesters) Six years Four year degree program Eight years The normal length of a program is based on the length of time it would take to complete the program as a full time student. Part time students that maintain constant registration may be eligible to extend the timeline by a reasonable amount of time to allow them to complete the program according to the curriculum in place at the time they started. STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARD The student identification card is not mandatory but it can be used to identify yourself as a student at the college, for library access at the Barrie, Orillia and Owen Sound campuses and as identification in all service areas and computer labs. NOTE: A student identification card can be purchased for $5.67 per semester from the Office of the Registrar in Barrie, Orillia and Owen Sound. To have a photograph taken, one piece of government-issued photo ID is required. GEORGIAN STORES, TEXTBOOKS Worried about where to get those new and used textbooks and course materials? With locations at the Barrie, Orillia and Owen Sound campuses and our online store, Georgian Stores is your one-stop shop. Our online store is able to provide access to general merchandise and books at georgianstores.com. Customers are just one click away from placing orders for textbooks, giftware, clothing and gift cards. Delivery is generally two to three business days. Shipping charges may apply. Please visit the website for complete refund policy. To make the textbook search easier, please have a student number or CRN available. Georgian Stores offer a great selection of bestsellers, reference books, art supplies, stationery, Georgian College clothing, giftware, confectionery, stamps, bus passes, phone cards and specialty items such as rings and diploma frames. Georgian Stores hold Sweatshirt Days, Book Buybacks and an Annual Blow- out Sale. Locker rentals are available at the beginning of each semester. In Barrie, call 705.722.1570 In Orillia, call 705.325.2740, ext. 3013 In Owen Sound, call 519.376.0840, ext. 2093 For online orders call 705.728.1968, ext. 5478 NOTE: A physical credit card must be presented at time of purchase in any of our stores. Please know the credit card PIN when making a purchase or have an alternate form of payment. BUSINESS SERVICES AT GEORGIAN Business Services at Georgian College provides training, education, applied research and consulting services. Depend on Georgian to provide the training workforces need to be competitive locally, regionally and globally.We respond to a variety of workforce development needs by providing accessible, quality training and consulting services that contribute to the growth and success of business and industry. At Georgian, we have the flexibility of customizing training to fit almost every need. In Barrie, email parttimestudies@georgiancollege.ca In Midland call 705.526.3666 In Muskoka call 705.646.7629 In Orangeville call 519.940.0331 In Orillia call 705.325.2740, ext. 3368 In Owen Sound call 519.376.0840, ext. 2021 In South Georgian Bay call 705.445.2961 COLLEGE ACADEMIC PROCEDURES ACADEMIC POLICIES The college's academic policies apply to all courses and programs. It is the student's responsibility to be familiar with these policies. The Georgian College Academic Policies and Procedures document is available for viewing on the website GeorgianCollege.ca/admissions/policies-procedures/. GRADE APPEALS The procedure to appeal a grade is outlined at GeorgianCollege.ca/admissions/policies-procedures/. PROGRESSION POLICY The promotional status of part-time students will be assessed once they have completed six (6) credit courses. They must achieve a weighted average of at least 60 per cent in each term to proceed in good standing. Those with averages between 50 and 60 per cent will be placed on probation and under 50 per cent on academic warning. For further details, please refer to the full policy at GeorgianCollege.ca/admissions/policies-procedures/. ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT POLICY (CHEATING, PLAGIARISM) Academic misconduct includes cheating, plagiarism and facilitating academic dishonesty by providing your work to others for them to submit as their own. Although these incidents are a rare occurrence, they do happen occasionally. An academic misconduct is a very serious offence and penalties applied to students involved in these incidents are accordingly severe. Please consult the full policy at GeorgianCollege.ca/admissions/policies- procedures for detailed information on the college academic misconduct policy.

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