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Senate Policy

Grading Scheme and Feedback Policy

# : Sen 010

Description:

Notes: Approved by Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning: 1993/12/07; Approved by Senate: 1994/01/27; Date Effective: 1994/01/27; Revised by Senate: January 22, 2004; Date Effective: September 1, 2004

Approval Authority: Senate
Signature: "Harriet Lewis"

Senate Grading Scheme and Feedback Policy

that the grading scheme (i.e. kinds and weights of assignments, essays, exams, etc.) be announced, and be available in writing, within the first two weeks of class, and

that, under normal circumstances, graded feedback worth at least 15% of the final grade for Fall, Winter or Summer Term, and 30% for ‘full year' courses offered in the Fall/Winter Term be received by students in all courses prior to the final withdrawal date from a course without receiving a grade, with the following exceptions

• graduate or upper level undergraduate courses where course work typically, or at the instructor's discretion, consists of a single
  piece of work and/or is based predominantly (or solely) on student presentations (e.g. honours theses or graduate research papers
  not due by the drop date, etc.);

• graduate or upper level undergraduate courses where course work typically, or at the instructor's discretion, consists of a single 

• practicum courses;

• ungraded courses;

• courses in Faculties where the drop date occurs within the first 3 weeks of classes;

• courses which run on a compressed schedule ( a course which accomplishes its academic credits of work at a rate of more than one credit hour per two calendar weeks ).

Note: Under unusual and/or unforeseeable circumstances which disrupt the academic norm, instructors are expected to provide grading schemes and academic feedback in the spirit of these regulations, as soon as possible.