Academic Calendar 2012/2013

ADDITIONAL ADMISSION CRITERIAAll applicants must meet the following:1. Skills AppraisalTo be evaluated through the Office of the RegistrarApplicable to all admission categories• Unless otherwise specified, identified Skills Appraisalrequirements must be completed by the beginning of theintake term.Applicants must complete the Skills Appraisal only if they donot present ELA 30-1 with a minimum grade of 65 per centor ELA 30-2 with a minimum grade of 75 per cent.Writing: Applicants must successfully complete the writingportion AND be eligible to enter ENGL 111 OR complete anydevelopmental course work with a minimum grade of C-.1. English Language ProficiencyTo be evaluated through the Office of the RegistrarApplicable to all admission categoriesAll applicants must meet an acceptable level of Englishlanguage proficiency. We will require official documentssuch as high school or post-secondary transcripts or proof ofsuccessful completion of standardized language evaluation.Full details are available in the Admissions section onpages 27 – 29 or online at www.MacEwan.ca/ELP.Other Admission CriteriaTo be evaluated through the ProgramApplicable to all admission categoriesApplicants are required to submit an autobiography.Conditionally accepted applicants are required to submit acurrent, clear Security Clearance or eligibility to apply for apardon and no open youth record.PROGRAM OF STUDYYear ITERM IcR.CORR 100 Human Relations 3CORR 102 Foundations of Criminal Law 3CORR 104 Criminal Justice System 3SOCI 100 Introductory Sociology 3ENGL 111 Communications 3TERM IICORR 110 Introductory Criminology 3CORR 112 Correctional Interviewing 3CORR 114 Field Placement I 2CORR 118 Introduction to Corrections 3CORR 120 Restorative Justice 3CORR 206 Addiction in the Criminal Justice System 2Year IITERM IIICORR 116 Integration Seminar I 1CORR 212 Correctional Counselling 4CORR 214 Field Placement II 4CORR 218 Youth and Crime 3PSYC 104 Introductory Psychology 3TERM IVCORR 202 Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice 3CORR 208 Selected Issues 3CORR 210 Correctional Methods and Practice 3CORR 216 Integration Seminar II 1CORR 224 Field Placement III 4The minimum passing grade for a course at MacEwan University is a Dunless otherwise noted next to the appropriate course in the programof study.institutional graduation regulationsMacEwan University has institutional graduation regulationsfor Ministry approved programs.Institutional regulations are those that each studentmust fulfil in order to be eligible to receive a MacEwanUniversity credential.Details are available in the university’s Graduation PolicyC2100 and other relevant policies as noted below.Academic Residency – A student must complete atleast 50 per cent of courses through MacEwan University.Challenge examinations, transfer credit and other specialassessments (for example, prior learning and recognition) arenot included in the 50 per cent (C1015 Academic Residency).Academic Standing – A student must obtain a minimum2.00 Academic Standing GPA to be considered in GoodStanding (C2070 Academic Standing).Attendance – A student must comply with any courseor program attendance and punctuality requirements asnoted on course outlines or in program handbooks (C2050Attendance). In addition, sponsored students may havespecial attendance requirements.Graduation Grade Point Average – A minimumGraduation Grade Point Average (GGPA) of 2.00 on the 4.00scale is required.Minimum Course Grade – Some programs may requirethe achievement of a specific grade in a course for graduationpurposes. For specific course grade requirements, please referto your Program of Study.Minimum Transfer Grade – A minimum course transfergrade of D is required except when a higher grade is specifiedas a program requirement for graduation – see “MinimumCourse Grade” (C2030 Inter-Institutional Transferability).Non-duplicative Coursework – Each course completed forcredit or for which transfer credit is granted may be used onlyonce for credit towards fulfilling any program requirement.Prerequisites/Co-requisites – Each student is responsiblefor fulfilling each course prerequisite or co-requisite aslisted in the course description (E3101 Student Rights andResponsibilities).Program Time Limits – A student in Correctional Serviceshas seven years from the first day of the term of acceptanceto complete all requirements to be eligible for a credential(C2075 Program Time Limits).Repeating Credit Courses (Policy is under review andsubject to change) – A student in a credit course shallbe allowed to repeat any course one additional time,Correctional Services • Correctional Services • Correctional Services • Correctional Services • Correctional ServicesGrant MacEwan University • A C A D E M I CC A L E N D A R 2012/2013 • www.MacEwan.ca71