Academic Departmental Policies Policy

BACKGROUND
The College recognizes its responsibility to ensure students are informed of college-wide and academic departmental policies. Academic departmental policies/procedures reflect the intent of and align with college-wide policies.

POLICY
College policies supersede departmental academic policies except when circumstances in a program warrant a difference.

SCOPE
Academic department policies apply to all students within a department regardless of physical location.

DEFINITIONS
Department: Can be a program and/or programs clustered together as a ‘school’.

RESPONSIBILITY
It is the responsibility of the Dean/Chair supervising the department to ensure academic department policies are created, maintained, and aligned with College policies as a whole.