Information on obtaining the required textbooks and materials will be sent to you prior to the start of classes. The Provincial Acts required for the LG 15 course may be ordered from Office of the Queen’s Printer, 1871 Smith St., Regina, Sask., S4P 3V7. Required textbooks may be ordered from the Bookstore.

Lesson Assignments

Prior to the start of classes, the University will send you a set of instructions describing the procedure for the preparation and submission of lessons.  It is the students responsibility to complete the assignments on schedule. All lessons must be submitted in order to complete the course and write the final examination.

Review Sessions

There are two opportunities each semester for students to take advantage of face-to-face discussion with classmates and the course instructor. The first – the mid-term review session occurs at about the mid-point of the term; the other – the final review session – at the end of the term. The mid-term and final review sessions are held in both Saskatoon and Regina, and students are free to choose the location most convenient to them. Attendance at the review sessions is expected of all students.

Students will be sent information about the exact times of the review sessions and examinations, and the locations at which they will be held.

Examinations and Academic Regulations

The Final Examinations are scheduled on April 18, 2009, from 1:00 to 4:00pm. If you are writing 2 exams you will also be writing from 9:00am to noon and 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

Winter LGA Final Exam Locations

1. Examinations will be held for each course in the program and may be written in Regina, Saskatoon or one of the many exam centres throughout the province. A mark of less than 50% on an examination constitutes a failure and the course will have to be repeated.
    
2. An overall average mark of 60% as calculated from all of the courses in the program must be achieved in order to secure eligibility for certification. If, at the completion of the four-course program your program grade point average is below 60%, you will have to repeat the course in which you received your lowest mark, subject to (3) below.
    
3. Effective May 1, 2005, the final mark in all LGA classes is based the following formula: 60% of the final grade is the mark received on the final exam and the remaining 40% of the grade is based on an average of marks received for the lesson assignments. Regardless of this weighting formula, a failure of the final examination is a failure of the course and students will receive a grade of NP (No Paper). A grade of 50% is required on the final exam to pass the course.
    
4. Supplemental examinations are not granted. A student who receives a failing mark in any class must repeat the class. Students are allowed to repeat a class one time only, however, they may request to take a course a third time under extenuating circumstances and only after receiving written approval from the Head of the Credit Studies Division.
    
5. If you wish to retain credit for lesson assignments submitted in any one year, you must write the examination for which you are eligible in that semester, unless you request that the Head of the Credit Studies Division grant you a deferred examination because of illness or other compelling circumstances.
    
6. You may request the re-reading of any regular examination paper you have written, providing that written application for such a re-reading is made to the Centre for Continuing Education within one month after the mailing of the official results of the examination in question. A University of Regina fee of $27.00 for each paper to be re-read must accompany the application. If, as a result of the re-reading, your grade is raised five percentage points, the fee charged for the re-reading will be refunded. Any change of standing resulting from the re-reading of a paper will be entered as the final grade on your permanent record. The re-reading examiner may reduce or increase the grade awarded by the initial examiner. Further information on Re-Assessment of Grades can be found in 5.11 of the University of Regina's Undergraduate Calendar.
    
7. Special sittings for examinations can be arranged for exceptional circumstances only and are held at the Credit Studies Division Office. Arrangements must be made well in advance with the Centre for Continuing Education. Please view the on-line University of Regina Undergraduate Calendar for full details about Deferred Examinations.
    
8. Competence in writing skills is expected in courses at the University of Regina. To obtain a passing grade, students will be required to demonstrate competence in writing.

Late Assignment Policy

This policy is written to ensure fairness in marking for all students registered in LG courses.  These courses, although taken by correspondence, are subject to University of Regina and LGA program regulations and expectations regarding assignment deadlines.

We expect that all students registered in an LG course are committed to both meeting deadlines and completing required assignments to the best of their ability. We strongly encourage students to ask for assistance from their instructors if having difficulties with course content or understanding assignment expectations.

All lesson assignments must be submitted in order for the student to be pass the course. Resubmission of failed assignments will be at the discretion and/or request of the instructor.

Mailed assignments must be postmarked by the due date.  E-mailed assignments must arrive on the due date.

Late assignments will be docked 5% per day for the 6 days after the due date to a maximum of –30%.  Assignments that arrive one week or more after the due date will not be marked and will result in the student being ineligible to write the final exam.

If a student is unable to submit an assignment by the deadline due to a medical problem or any other reason deemed acceptable by the instructor, the student is responsible for alerting the instructor about the problem prior to the assignment deadline.  The instructor then, at his/her discretion, may make alternate arrangements.  In some cases, documentary evidence (such as a medical certificate in the case of illness) may be required.

Fees

1. Tuition fees are $500.00 per course.  A $20.00 materials fee may be assessed. Fees are subject to change at any time.
    
2. First time applicants are charged a $85.00 Admission fee. This fee must accompany your application and registration form and is non-refundable.
    
3. A Services Fee of $42.00 is charged per semester. This fee is subject to change without notice.
    
4. The fees are payable at the beginning of the term. Tuition fees can be paid on-line, mailed to or paid in-person at the Credit Studies Division, Room 104, College Building, Regina, SK, S4S 0A2 or by calling 585-5807. If you have not paid your tuition fees by the dates included in the Important Dates section of this calendar, you will be subject to a Late Payment Penalty of 1.5% monthly on any outstanding account balance.
    
5. Receipts for income tax purposes can now be printed off by the student  from UR Self-Service. Students who do not have access to the web can call Financial Services at 585-4123 and ask that their receipt be mailed to them. Receipts will not be released if there is an outstanding balance on the student’s account. Unclaimed receipts will be mailed to the student’s last known mailing address.

Challenge Credit Examinations

University of Regina Policy regarding Challenge Credit Examinations:

Challenge examinations allow a student to obtain credit by demonstrating mastery of the course material in a comprehensive examination. The following restrictions apply:

• students who have attended another university before the University of Regina may not apply for credit by challenge until the evaluation of transfer credits from their previous university program has been completed;
• except in special circumstances and with the permission of the dean of their faculty, students may not apply for credit by challenge if they have completed more than 15 credit hours at the University of Regina;
• courses audited or taken for credit (whether passed or failed) at the University of Regina or any other university may not be challenged;
• no course may be challenged more than once;
• students may not challenge a prerequisite course after successfully completing the advanced course except by permission of the department head.

Each faculty and department may decide which courses may be challenged. No administration, education, or physical activity (KHSA) courses are eligible for challenge. Each faculty and department also determines the method of conducting the challenge examination, which must be in a form that can be reassessed. Grading of a challenge examination is the same as that of the course challenged (that is, either numerical or pass/fail). A student may apply to have the grade assigned to a challenge examination reassessed according to the procedure in §5.11.
Applications to challenge credit are made through the Registrar's Office, using an Application for Credit by Challenge. The fee for the examination is the same as tuition and fees for the regular course.

(Source: 2.8.5 of the University of Regina Undergraduate Calendar)

Credit Studies Division Policy regarding Challenge Credit Examinations:

Pursuant to the University of Regina policy regarding Challenge Credit Examinations, the Credit Studies Division adopts the following policy and procedure regarding Challenge Credit Examinations for students enrolled in the Certificate in Local Government Authority program:

1. Challenge credit examinations may be permitted for the following courses at the discretion of the Head of Credit Studies:

• LG 14 Introduction to Local Government Authority
• LG 15 Local Government Legislation and Statute Law
• LG 24 Basic Accounting Practices
• LG 25 Local Government Accounting
• RPA 10 Real Property Assessment

2. Students will not be given course manuals or materials for any LGA challenge credit exam since challenge credit policies assume prior knowledge.

3, No student may challenge any more than two (2) courses in the Local Government Administration program.

4. Students who wish to write a challenge credit examination must be admitted to the University of Regina and have a student number.

5. There are two opportunities in a calendar year for students to write an LGA challenge examination:

          (1) during the regular exam sitting for the Winter semester (approximately mid-April),

          (2) during the regular exam sitting for the Fall semester (approximately mid-December) 

6.Students must apply for a challenge credit examination using the prescribed form together with the appropriate supporting documentation (application letter, resume and relevant academic transcripts), course fee and related fees. Applications for challenge credit will be accepted during these dates only:

• Before  March 15 to write during the Winter regular exam sitting;
• Before November 15 to write during the Fall regular exam sitting;

7.Challenge credit examinations will take the same form as the final exam for these courses and the same rules for passing the exam and successfully completing the program will apply as for regular LGA students (see Appendix I).

8. Permission to write a challenge credit examination must be obtained from the Head of Credit Studies Division. Approval permitting a student to write a challenge credit examination will be determined based on the following factors:

(i) The student's previous work history as explained in a cover letter and submission of current resume;

(ii) The student's level of formal education and previous academic record based on submission of relevant transcripts from post-secondary institutions the student has attended;

(iii) Any other factor that may be determined from time to time as relevant to this       situation by the Head of Credit Studies Division .

Challenge Credit Form (PDF)

This challenge credit process was revised in February 2005.