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ACADEMIC POLICIES AND REGULATIONS
21.6 Advancement
Students are required to obtain a minimum overall passing
average as specified by the appropriate School and the
requirements of each respective work term. However, in all
cases, a student must obtain no less than 50% in each of the
appropriate evaluation components (Sea Training Manual, project
report, employer’s assessment) in order to advance. Students
who fail to honour a placement, leave before the agreed upon
termination date, or perform in a manner which causes the
employer to terminate employment, shall be deemed to have
failed the work term.
21.7 Repeating Work Terms
Students who do not achieve the required grades, or fail a work
term for any reason, are required to repeat the work term in
order to earn credit for that component of the program. A student
is permitted to repeat a given work term only once. Failure to
pass on the second attempt means that the student must then
withdraw from the program. A student may not repeat more than
one work term for the entire length of the program.
Students who fail a work term are required to withdraw from
the Marine Institute for at least one academic semester.
The period of withdrawal will be considered to be the academic
semester immediately following the scheduled date of return to
the Institute following the work term.
21.8 Reporting of Results
Work Term evaluation results are recorded as either Pass (P) or
Fail (F) on the student’s transcript. No grade value is recorded on
a student’s transcript.
21.9 Scheduling
Work terms are scheduled differently for each program. Students
are expected to complete the work term(s) at the appropriate
time(s). Alterations to the schedule or exemptions can be
made only on the basis of exceptional circumstances and
with approval from the School. All requests for exemptions
or alternatives along with supporting documentation (medical
forms,etc.) must be submitted in writing to the Registrar.
21.10 Specific Programs
For information on the application of these general regulations to
specific programs, please consult the detailed program listings.
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