{"id":885,"date":"2024-08-07T15:16:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T19:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/?p=885"},"modified":"2024-08-07T15:16:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T19:16:15","slug":"academic-consideration-policy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/2024\/academic-consideration-policy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Consideration Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Academic Consideration Policy\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton University is committed to supporting students who may face extenuating circumstances affecting their academic responsibilities. The Academic Consideration Policy provides a framework for faculty to offer appropriate accommodations while maintaining the integrity of course outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Aspects of the Policy:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Scope<\/strong>: The policy applies to in-class academic requirements impacted by extenuating circumstances typically for a period of five days or less.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faculty<\/strong><strong> Discretion<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Faculty members have the discretion to approve or deny requests and determine the nature of the accommodation, if applicable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Communication<\/strong>: Students are required to review their course syllabus and contact their instructors before submitting a request for academic consideration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>: While students may request informal accommodations with their instructor, instructors may ask students to submit a request using <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registrar\/academic-consideration-coursework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the short term form<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Support<\/strong>: The Registrar\u2019s Office provides guidance and support to both <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registrar\/academic-consideration-coursework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">students<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/i.carleton.ca\/registrar\/academic-consideration-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">faculty<\/a> regarding the policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Faculty Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Assessment<\/strong>: Evaluate the impact of the student\u2019s circumstances on their academic obligations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Discretion<\/strong>: approving or denying requests for consideration remain with the instructor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Communication<\/strong>: Instructors are responsible for communicating decisions regarding academic consideration requests to students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Implementation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Winter 2024 Term<\/strong>: The updated policy is effective from the winter 2024 term, providing clear instructions for both students and faculty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Resources<\/strong>: Comprehensive information, FAQs, and the complete policy document are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/i.carleton.ca\/registrar\/academic-consideration-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Registrar\u2019s Office website<\/a> and the <a href=\"\/carleton.ca\/secretariat\/wp-content\/uploads\/Academic-Consideration-Policy-for-Students.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University Senate website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This policy underscores our dedication to an empathetic and fair academic environment. Your cooperation in upholding these standards is greatly appreciated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton University is committed to supporting students who may face extenuating circumstances affecting their academic responsibilities. The Academic Consideration Policy provides a framework for faculty to offer appropriate accommodations while maintaining the integrity of course outcomes. Key Aspects of the Policy: Faculty Responsibilities: Implementation: This policy underscores our dedication to an empathetic and fair academic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=885"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":886,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885\/revisions\/886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}