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Students are expected to register on a full-time basis. Only students admitted to the BEd or students with special permission from the Associate Dean of the Division of Undergraduate Programs in Education will be permitted to register in thematic units. Students who need to repeat a unit must wait until the unit is offered in the subsequent academic year.

All thematic units in the BEd have a field experience component. The Dean may prohibit a student from registering or completing a thematic unit if it is believed that there is evidence to suggest that the student's physical and/or psychological health may be detrimental to students in schools and/or community and workplace settings.

Students must complete the BEd within five years of initial registration in the after-degree program and within eight years of initial registration in the concurrent program. Upon successful completion of Semester 1, and subsequently at the end of Semester 2 and 3, students are allowed to request a leave of absence from the program for a period of two years. Students who wish to take a leave of absence must make a formal request in writing to the Associate Dean. Students who withdraw from the program may reregister within two academic years with the approval of the Associate Dean. Students must notify the Faculty of Education by March 1 of their intention to return for the following Fall Term and by October 1 for the following Winter Term. After two academic years, students will be required to reapply and compete with all other applicants for admission.

Students are required to complete all program requirements through the University of Calgary.

Students are advised to read the general University Regulations regarding attendance in the section of this Calendar headed "Academic Regulations." (See E.3)

Students may be required to complete field experiences at sites other than the location in which they reside.

Students must pass all components of each semester. Participation in all activities related to these semesters is mandatory and will be considered in assessing students’ performance.

A student who does not meet the objectives for each semester due to absence resulting from extenuating circumstances may apply for a deferral of term work. However, added field experience is not always available, and therefore, in such cases, permission to defer term work will be denied.

Prior to commencing field experiences, students must purchase the appropriate Handbook for the BEd for the year in which they are registered. Students are governed by the Alberta Teachers' Association Code of Professional Conduct and by the University of Calgary Faculty of Education Student Code of Conduct contained in that handbook. Students are held accountable to these standards.

Students must successfully complete all components in a term in order to proceed to the next semester.

Students must give notice to the Office of Undergraduate Programs in writing of their intention to withdraw. Students who need to repeat a semester must wait until it is offered in the subsequent academic year.

Students may repeat a thematic unit only once and must receive the approval of the Associate Dean to reregister in a thematic unit.

Students who withdraw from a thematic unit or receive a failing grade in a unit and who receive permission to reregister must wait to reregister until the unit is offered in the subsequent academic year.

Withdrawal dates for thematic units may differ from those in general University regulations. For the precise dates, students must refer to the Handbook for the BEd for their year of program.

Students will be required to withdraw from the BEd if they have accumulated more than 2.5 full-course equivalent withdrawals while they are students in this program.

Students are referred to section F. Academic Standing in the Academic Regulations section of this Calendar.

Standing in the BEd is unsatisfactory when a student has achieved a GPA of less that 2.50 in any semester. Students who have unsatisfactory academic standing will be placed on academic probation.

Students who receive a failing grade in any semester will be required to present evidence of having made an attempt to overcome previous difficulties before they will be permitted a second registration in that semester.

Students who have unsatisfactory academic standing will be reinstated to satisfactory academic standing once they have successfully completed the semester in which they received a failing grade.

Students will be allowed an academic probation status only once while registered in the BEd. Students who receive a second failing grade will be required to withdraw permanently.

Students on probation will be required to withdraw permanently if they receive a second failing grade in a semester.

Students placed on probation or who are required to withdraw will be advised in writing.

Students required to withdraw may not apply for readmission in the twelve month period following their withdrawal. Written application must be made to the Dean as part of the admissions process.

All school boards and some community/workplace settings require a criminal record check, and this requirement will be applied to student teachers. Upon admission to the program students will be required to undergo a criminal record check prior to commencement of the field experience.