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Department Policies

Stay up-to-date on policies and procedures followed by the department and university that impact your academic life as a history student at York.

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Grading Scheme and Feedback Policy

Learn how grades are determined, weighed and assigned at York.

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Grade Reappraisals

After course grades have been released, students may with sufficient academic grounds request that a final grade in a course be reappraised.

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Deferred Standing

Students unable to write their final exam at the scheduled time or submit their outstanding course work on the last day of the class may request deferred standing.

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Academic Honesty

Students are reminded to maintain standards of academic integrity to the highest extent possible. Common examples of breaches of academic honesty and integrity include cheating, plagiarism, falsification and aiding and abetting others in such activities.

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Course Withdrawal Policy

Follow these steps if you need to leave a course.