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Brief Overview
Algonquin College’s policies have been developed to ensure the health, safety and security of all students, faculty and staff, and the proper and fair operation of the College as an academic institution and employer. Our policies define the College’s expectations in regards to student and employee behaviour and responsibilities, academic affairs and governance, and procedures and sanctions for resolving complaints and dealing with offences.
We invite you to use this site to become familiar with the College’s policies, stay informed on new and revised policies, and provide feedback for policy improvement.
- AA – Academic Affairs
- AC – Accessibility
- AD – Administration
- HR – Human Resources
- HS – Health, Safety and Security
- IT – Information Technology
- PM – Property Management
- RE – Research
- SA – Student Affairs
All Policies By Category
AA – Academic Affairs
- AA01 – AA01: Advisory Committees
- AA02 – AA02: College Academic Council
- AA03 – AA03: Program Council
- AA04 – AA04: Admissions
- AA05 – AA05: Advanced Standing
- AA06 – AA06: Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)
- AA07 – AA07: Admission of International Students
- AA08 – AA08: Course Load
- AA09 – AA09: Transfer of Academic Credit (Internal)
- AA10 – AA10: Transfer of Academic Credit (External)
- AA11 – AA11: Registration
- AA12 – AA12: Changes to Original Registration: Course Drop/Add
- AA13 – AA13: Assessment and Evaluation of Learning
- AA14 – AA14: Grading System
- AA15 – AA15: College Credentials
- AA16 – AA16: Honorary Degrees, Honorary Diplomas and Fellowship Awards
- AA17 – AA17: Dean’s Honours List
- AA18 – Please see AA48 Academic Integrity for issues related to academic dishonesty
- AA19 – AA19: Academic Appeal
- AA20 – Please see AA48 Academic Integrity for issues related to plagiarism
- AA21 – AA21: Deferred Evaluation
- AA22 – AA22: Student Participation in Athletics or on the Students’ Association Board of Directors
- AA23 – AA23: Faculty Consultation with Students
- AA24 – AA24: Disruption to College Activities
- AA25 – AA25: Student Course Feedback
- AA26 – AA26: Course Outlines and Course Section Information
- AA27 – AA27: General Education and Degree Breadth Courses
- AA28 – AA28: Essential Employability Skills
- AA30 – AA30: Program Suspension
- AA31 – AA31: Algonquin College Library
- AA32 – AA32: Use of Electronic Devices in Class
- AA33 – AA33: Licensing of Teaching Materials
- AA34 – AA34: Copyright
- AA35 – AA35: Confidentiality of Student Records
- AA36 – AA36: Field Trips
- AA37 – AA37: Review of Grade
- AA38 – AA38: Program Quality Assurance
- AA39 – AA39: Program Progression and Graduation Requirements
- AA40 – AA40: Academic Advising
- AA41 – AA41: Cancellation of Classes
- AA42 – AA42: Learning Management System
- AA44 – AA44: International Travel and Safety – Students
- AA45 – AA45: Articulation Agreements
- AA47 – AA47: Scholarly Activity
- AA48 – AA48: Academic Integrity
- AA49 – AA49: Electronic Student Record Retention
AC – Accessibility
- AC01 – AC01: Academic Accommodation for Accessible Learning
- AC02 – AC02: Client Service Standards for Persons with Disabilities
- AC03 – AC03: AODA Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation
- AC04 – AC04: Notification of Service Disruption for People with Disabilities
- AC05 – AC05: Use of Authorized Animals on Campus
AD – Administration
- AD01 – AD01: Administration of College Policies
- AD02 – AD02: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
- AD03 – AD03: Conflict of Interest Procurement Protection for Volunteers
- AD04 – AD04: Adoption and Ordering of Course Materials
- AD05 – AD05: Perquisites
- AD06 – AD06: Legal Deposit
- AD07 – AD07: Upholding Free Speech
- AD09 – AD09: College Corporate Image
- AD11 – AD11: Student Activity Fees
- AD12 – AD12: Travel, Meals, and Hospitality
- AD15 – AD15: Employee Acceptance of Gifts
- AD16 – AD16: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards
- AD17 – AD17: International Travel and Safety – Employees
- AD18 – AD18: Social Media Account Management
- AD19 – AD19: Fraud Prevention
- AD20 – AD20: Enterprise Risk Management
- AD21 – AD21: Safe to Speak Up
- AD22 – AD22: Government and other flags flown on campus
- AD23 – AD23: Internal Control
- AD25 – AD25: Financial Integrity
- AD26 – AD26: Delegation of Approval Authority
- AD27 – AD27: Cell Phones
HR – Human Resources
- HR02 – HR02: Professional Development Leave
- HR03 – HR03: Tuition Assistance – Algonquin College Courses
- HR04 – HR04: Tuition Assistance – Degree Completion
- HR07 – HR07: Hiring Process
- HR10 – HR10: New Employee Orientation
- HR12 – HR12: Conflict of Interest
- HR13 – HR13: Vacation
- HR15 – HR15: Return to Work with Modified Workload/Workplace Accommodation
- HR16 – HR16: Leave of Absence for Personal Reasons
- HR17 – HR17: Partial Tuition Fee Reimbursement for Dependents of Full-time Employees
- HR18 – HR18: Employee Code of Conduct
- HR19 – HR19 Response to the Death of an Employee or Immediate Family Member
- HR20 – HR20: Non Bargaining Unit Job Evaluation – Administrative Staff
- HR21 – HR21: Staff/Student Personal Relationships Appendix 1 – HR 21 Declaration of Conflict of Interest Form
- HR22 – HR22: Respectful Workplace
- HR23 – HR23: Sick Leaves (Short Term Disability)
- HR24 – HR24: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- HR25 – HR25: Psychological Health and Safety
- HR26 – HR26: Flexible Work Arrangement Policy
HS – Health, Safety and Security
- HS01 – HS01: Occupational Health and Safety
- HS02 – HS02: Emergency Response
- HS03 – HS03: Workplace Violence Prevention
- HS04 – HS04: Student and Employee Identification
- HS05 – HS05: Accident Reporting and Investigation
- HS06 – HS06: Fire Safety and Emergency Evacuation
- HS07 – HS07: Emergency Campus Closing
- HS08 – HS08: Fatal or Critical Injuries
- HS09 – HS09: First Aid
- HS10 – HS10: Smoke Free Campus
- HS11 – HS11:Alcohol on Campus
- HS13 – HS13: Key Control
- HS14 – HS14: Hepatitis B Vaccine
- HS15 – HS15: Food and Drink in Labs and Shops
IT – Information Technology
PM – Property Management
- PM01 – PM01: Property Projects
- PM02 – PM02: Parking
- PM04 – PM04: Advertising and Selling on Campus
- PM06 – PM06: Residence Admissions
- PM07 – PM07: Naming of College Features
RE – Research
- RE01 – RE01: Research Administration
- RE02 – RE02: Integrity in Research and Scholarly Activities
- RE03 – RE03: Research Involving Human Subjects
- RE04 – RE04: Use of Animals in Teaching, Research and Events
- RE05 – RE05: Intellectual Property
- RE06 – RE06: Use of Biohazardous and Radioactive Materials in Research and Education
- RE07 – RE07: Academic Freedom Rights and Responsibilities
- RE08 – RE08: Course-based Research Projects Involving Human Participants
- RE09 – RE09: Commercialization
- RE10 – RE10: Research Data Management
SA – Student Affairs
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- SA02 – SA02: Ombudsman
- SA03 – SA03: Student Complaints
- SA04 – SA04: Response to the Death of a Student
- SA05 – SA05: Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries
- SA06 – SA06: Fees
- SA07 – SA07: Student Conduct
- SA08 – SA08: Fee Deferral
- SA09 – SA09: Project Hero Award
- SA10 – SA10: Student Loans
- SA14 – SA14: Unreturned College Property and Unpaid Debt
- SA15 – SA15: Spiritual Centre
- SA16 – SA16: Sexual Assault/Sexual Violence