Passing Grade: Under normal circumstances, each student must obtain a grade of no less than D+ in every course during the student's program of study.

Failure in Fieldwork or Clinical Work:

Promotion and/or Continuation

Grade of Incomplete: Subject to the approval of the Dean, a grade of incomplete is normally used when a student is prevented by illness, domestic affliction or other extreme circumstances from completing the course requirements at the specified time. Where this grade has been given, the student must submit the assignment within 10 days after the series of final examinations scheduled for this particular course is complete, except in cases where, at the discretion of the Department Chair, the Dean grants an extension. Failure to comply with this regulation results in a grade of 0 for the portion of the course in which the grade of incomplete was given.

Time Limits for Completion of Programs: Students are normally required to complete all requirements for their undergraduate degree within three years for Occupational Therapy from the date of admission to the Faculty.

Post Diploma Degree Completion: (Note: The Post Diploma BScPT completion program was discontinued effective September 1996.) Students admitted to the BScOT program are normally required to complete all requirements for their undergraduate degree within two years of the admission date.

Electives: An elective course is approved if it (a) does not duplicate material covered in any compulsory course in the student's program; (b) does not duplicate material covered in the previously approved elective courses; (c) is offered when no timetable conflict exists. Permission to take courses in other universities toward meeting the elective requirements of the student's program is normally granted if these criteria are met. Credit is granted for approved off-campus courses if a grade of C (or equivalent) is obtained.

Residence Requirements: The residence requirement for the Post Diploma (Degree Completion) program in the Department of Occupational Therapy normally consists of completing 24 offered by the University of Alberta on or off campus in Fall/Winter or Spring/Summer, of which at least 18 must be taken within a 12-month period.

First-Class Standing: For the purposes of granting First-Class Standing and for granting awards open to students in more than one Department in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, a full normal academic course load is defined as a minimum of 30 taken during Fall/Winter.

Academic and Clinical Requirements: To graduate, a student must meet the academic and clinical requirements outlined in the Calendar.

Degree With Distinction: The Degree “With Distinction” is granted to students who obtain a minimum GPA of 3.5 in each of the final two years (third and fourth years) of the program, in each of which the student must take a minimum of 18 in Fall/Winter. Post Diploma Degree Completion students are not eligible to receive the Degree With Distinction.

Repeating Courses

Reexamination Criteria: See §23.5.