5.13 STUDENT BEHAVIOUR

5.13.5 ADMINISTRATION OF THE PENALTIES OF SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION

Suspension is dismissal from the University for a fixed period.  Students may apply for readmission for the first semester after the expiration of the penalty; no petition is required.

Expulsion is dismissal from the University for an indefinite period (in no case less than two calendar years). A student who has been expelled must petition to the Council Discipline Committee for permission to apply for readmission.

A student who is appealing a penalty of suspension or expulsion may continue to register for and attend classes until the appeal process has been exhausted, unless the student has been excluded from campus. Where the appeal process has been exhausted and a penalty of suspension or expulsion is the final outcome of that process, the student will be withdrawn from courses in progress with grades of CW (“compulsory withdrawal”) and no refund of tuition and fees.  Registrations in future parts of term will be cancelled.

A student who is suspended or expelled, and who is also excluded from campus will be immediately withdrawn from courses in progress with grades of CW and no refund of tuition and fees. Registrations in future parts of term will be cancelled. Where the student appeals the suspension or expulsion and the appeal is successful and the penalty is rescinded, the student will be reinstated in courses in progress, if possible, or will have the course records deleted from the official transcript and receive a full refund of tuition and fees. Registrations in future parts of term will be reinstated to the extent possible.

When a student is suspended and does not appeal, registration in future parts of term will be cancelled. With respect to courses in progress, the Dean or Associate Vice-President (Student Affairs), as the case may be, may:

1. withdraw the student with grades of CW and a full refund of tuition and fees, in which case the suspension is effective immediately; or
2. permit the student to finish the semester, in which case the suspension takes effect with the next semester.

The Dean or Associate Vice-President (Student Affairs) may choose to consult the student in reaching a decision, which will be based mainly on the nature of the offence and the timing of the suspension.

Students who have been suspended or expelled from the University and who are subsequently readmitted to the University will not receive transfer credit for any courses they may have taken from other institutions during the period of their dismissal.