ACADEMIC PRIVILEGES and RESPONSIBILITIES

 Student Rules and Regulations
Students who register at Wilfrid Laurier University are subject to
the University's rules regulations, and policies. Each student must
become familiar with these rules, regulations, and policies and the
University will assume that the student has done so.

    The rules and regulations in this calendar are official rules
and regulations of the University. Further rules, regulations, and
policies applicable to students may be found in the sections
entitled "Student Code of Conduct and Discipline" and "Policies and
Procedures" in the Student Handbook.

    The University will not be liable for any loss, damages, or
other expenses that the cancelling of programs or classes might
cause.

 Course Work Submission
The deadline for submission of course work in all sessions must not
be later than one week prior to the last day of lectures.

 Class and Laboratory Attendance
Any student who, in the opinion of instructors, is absent too
frequently from lectures or laboratory periods will be reported to
the Dean of the Faculty. On the recommendation of the Department
concerned, such a student after due warning by the Dean shall be
debarred from taking the final examination in that course.

 Medical Excuse Slips
 There are occasions when students fall ill and are unable to
attend classes, write scheduled tests, or meet the deadlines for
mid-term assignments. Faculty members may offer, at their
discretion and without proof of a medical excuse slip, alternate
arrangements so that students are able to satisfy the requirements
of a course. In the event that a faculty member requests a medical
excuse slip, students must comply with the following:

    A student must be examined by a member of the WLU Health
Services staff at the time of the illness; the decision to issue
a medical excuse slip and the dates for which the excuse slip will
be valid will be made by the examining doctor or nurse.

                          - or - 

    A student must be examined by a qualified off-campus physician
at the time of the illness; the decision to issue a medical excuse
slip and the dates for which the excuse slip will be valid will be
made by the examining doctor who must be informed of the reason for
the request.

 Students with Learning Disabilities
The University is prepared to give fair and empathic consideration
to students with documented learning disabilities. Careful reviews
will be made on an individual case-by-case basis. Guidelines on the
consideration of such students can be obtained by contacting the
Special Needs Co-ordinator: Judy Bruyn, Ext. 3043.

 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE
General
Members of the Laurier community enjoy the freedom to pursue their
intellectual and personal interests without interference, provided
that their actions do not limit the rights of other members of the
University or the community in which it is situated. The objects
of the University are the pursuit of learning through scholarship,
teaching, and research within a spirit of free enquiry and
expression. The University recognizes academic freedom and the
right to peaceful protest, acknowledging that the common good of
society depends upon the search for knowledge, and its free
expression. To this end, Wilfrid Laurier University requires that
students conduct themselves in accordance with the laws of the
Country, Province, Region, and Municipality as well as the policies
of the University. Academic dishonesty, fraud, wilful misconduct
and failure to respect the rights of others are all offenses under
this Code.

    In the case of allegations of either academic or non-academic
offenses, the President has delegated to the Deans and to the
Vice-Presidents of the University the authority to impose interim
or permanent discipline. The Deans and Vice-Presidents will tablish
committees to hear such allegations, unless the situation requires
immediate response. These committees will have appropriate student
representation. Nevertheless, any student has the right to be heard
by a Dean or Vice-President alone.

    If the impugned conduct is, in the  recommendation of the Dean
or Vice-President, deserving of suspension or expulsion, the
President shall make the decision. Disciplinary decisions of the
Deans (including those of the Dean's Advisory Council) and the
Vice-Presidents may be appealed to the President, whose decision
shall be final. Decisions of the President to suspend a student for
more than a semester, or to expel a student, may be appealed to the
Executive and Governance Committee of the Board of Governors, whose
decision shall be final.

    Students should refer to Disciplinary Procedures available from
Deans' offices and the University Secretariat.

 ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH MISCONDUCT
Academic misconduct is an act by a student, or by students working
on a team project, which may result in a false evaluation of the
student(s), or which represents a deliberate attempt to unfairly
gain an academic advantage. Academic misconduct includes, but is
not limited to, the following acts which are presented as examples
or a guide since not every possible circumstance can be
anticipated:
 i)   plagiarism, which is the unacknowledged presentation, in
      whole or in part, of the work of others as one's own, whether
      in written, oral or other form, in an examination, report, 
      assignment, thesis or dissertation;
 ii)  cheating, which involves the using, giving, receiving, or the
      attempt to use, give or receive unauthorized information
      during an examination in oral, written or other form; or,
      copying an essay, examination or report, or allowing someone
      else to copy one's essay, examination or report;
 iii) submitting the same piece of work, or a significant part
      thereof, for more than one course without the permission of
      the instructors involved in each course; or, submitting an
      essay or other work which has been submitted elsewhere,
      previously or at the same time, without the written
      permission of all academic units or institutions involved in
      the submissions;
 iv)  impersonating another person in an examination or test;
 v)   buying or otherwise obtaining term papers or assignments for
      submission of another person's work as one's own for
      evaluation;
 vi)  falsifying, misrepresenting or forging an academic record or
      supporting document.

 Research Misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following
types of behaviour;
 i)   the failure to recognize by due acknowledgement  the
      substantive contributions of others, or the use of
      unpublished work of other researchers without permission, or
      the use of archival material in violation of the rules of the
      archival source;
 ii)  the fabrication or falsification of research data material,
      or making a purported statement of fact or reference to a
      source which has been concocted;
 iii) the wilful violation of Senate policies, or material failure
      to comply with Senate policies, as they apply to research
      ethics, or to the use of computers, human subjects or
animals.

 Notes:
 1. Research misconduct does not include those factors intrinsic
    to the process of academic research, such as honest error,
    conflicting data, adherence to scholarly or research advice
    given by faculty, or a difference in interpretation or 
    judgement of data or of experimental design.
 2. Students who are uncertain whether a course of action might
    constitute academic or research misconduct should consult, in
    advance, the instructors or supervisors who might be involved,
    or their Faculty Dean.

 Sanctions
Sanctions are levied by the University and their severity is
determined in relation to the degree of academic or research
dishonesty committed or attempted, to the intention to commit
dishonest acts, or to the degree to which an individual has been
a party to attempted or committed acts of dishonesty. Penalties may
include, but are not limited to, the following:
   - a requirement to repeat the assignment, examination or course
   - failure on the assignment, course, examination, thesis or
     dissertation
   - suspension from the program or from the University for a
     designated period of time
   - expulsion from the program or from the University
   - cancellation or revocation of the degree or diploma, where the
     offense pertains to the eligibility to receive such a degree
     or diploma, whether discovered before or after the degree or
     diploma is awarded
   - inclusion of a statement in the student's transcript
     pertaining to the suspension or expulsion or to the
     cancellation or revocation of the degree

    Complete procedures for investigating allegations of academic
or research misconduct are available in Dean's Offices and the
Office of the Registrar.

 DISCIPLINE AND CONDUCT IN NON-ACADEMIC AREAS
By enrolling in Wilfrid Laurier University, the student accepts its
policies and regulations and acknowledges the right of the
University to take disciplinary action. Such  disciplinary action
shall be reasonable and commensurate with the seriousness of the
violations and in accordance with the principles of this Code and
natural justice. The University reserves the right to discipline
the student (including but not limited to, termination of its
relationships with the student) on an interim (emergency) or
permanent basis for conduct which is detrimental to the objects of
the University.

    Wilfrid Laurier University is properly not concerned with the
way students conduct their personal lives, provided their actions
do not infringe the rights of others within the University
community or the general community comprised of its city neighbours
and neighbouring institutions. The University is properly concerned
with the behaviour of members of the Laurier community (such as
representative teams or delegations) at events off campus either
sanctioned by the University or associated with the University.
Further, this Code specifically prohibits participation in
disturbances such as unlawful street parties which infringe the
rights of the University's neighbours, and adversely affect its
relations with the community in which it is situated.

    In proper cases the University may bring disciplinary action
against a student notwithstanding and in addition to criminal
prosecution or civil action. However, subject to any disciplinary
decision and as far as circumstances allow, a student who has been
charged or convicted of a criminal offence shall be allowed
to pursue his or her studies.

    Behaviour of guests on campus and at University events is the
responsibility of the students who have invited them.

    The offenses in items 1-9 below will normally be channelled to
the Dean's Advisory Council, which (under the authority of the Dean
of Students) may impose penalties for improper conduct. However,
in addition to the penalty which may be imposed by the Dean's
Advisory Council, further or additional interim or permanent
discipline may be imposed by the University, including, but not
limited to, the withholding of grades and transcripts, suspension
or expulsion from the University, requiring the payment of damages,
or such other penalty as the University deems appropriate.

     Although all possible acts of misconduct cannot be identified
and the following list is not exhaustive, a student may be
disciplined by the University for the following offenses:
 1. Unlawful use of Alcoholic Beverages. Students are required to
    adhere to the  provincial laws and the policies of the
    University governing the possession and/or consumption of    
alcoholic beverages.
 2. Violence or abusive conduct of any nature, including but not
    limited to;
    (a) physically abusing another person, threatening or causing
        any other person to fear physical abuse.
    (b) creating a condition which endangers or threatens the
        health, safety or well-being of others.
    (c) assaulting another person sexually or threatening any other
        person with sexual assault.
 3. Violations of the Ontario Human Rights Code, discrimination or
    harassment of any kind, including, but not limited to, sexual
    harassment, harassment based on race, religion, colour, gender,
    age, disability, ethnicity, national origin or sexual
    orientation.
 4. Obstruction or disruption of University activities or services.
    University activities and services include but are not limited
    to teaching, research, administration, studying, student
    events, meetings and public services.
 5. Theft, illegal possession, damage and destruction of property,
    including but not limited to:
    (a) knowingly taking, destroying, or damaging premises of the
        University, or any property not the person's own.
    (b) defacing the inside or outside of any building or property
        of the University.
    (c) possession of property appropriated without authorization
        or possession of property that is not the person's own.
 6. Trafficking of drugs. Although the use of drugs is not condoned
    by the University, students wishing assistance because of drug
    use or for any other reason may consult with Counselling
    Services in absolute confidentiality.
 7. Tampering with fire equipment.
 8. Stealing of any sort.
 9. Storage, possession, or discharge of firearms or explosives,
    except where allowed by University regulation.

 OWNERSHIP OF STUDENT-CREATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
This policy is intended to cover the rights of current and former
WLU students with respect to student-created intellectual property.
The most likely intellectual property to be created are theses,
dissertations, cognate essays, research papers, books, poems,
plays, scripts, essays, articles, dictionaries, maps, lyrics,
musical scores, sculptures, paintings, photographs, films, videos,
tapes, computer software, databases, records, tapes, cassettes
and  inventions.

    Ownership rests initially with the author of the work, unless
an author has been employed to create a work, in which case the
copyright rests with the employer. Students who submit work to the
University which is eligible for copyright protection, and which
is submitted as a requirement of an academic program, are entitled
to sole copyright ownership. Once a piece of work has been accepted
for publication by a journal or a publisher, however, it is the
publisher who owns the work, in the absence of an agreement to the
contrary.

    Before a work is submitted for publication, a student co-author
has the right to review and approve the draft manuscript, including
the order of authorship. For a work based primarily on the
student's own dissertation/thesis/research paper/cognate
essay/case/musical composition, the student has the right of first
refusal to senior authorship.

    A complete statement of this policy is available in the
Graduate Studies Calendar.

 THESIS POLICY
All MA and Doctoral theses become the property of Wilfrid Laurier
University. The student shall sign a form to this effect which will
be bound in the original copy, the department copy and advisors
copy. Four copies are to be submitted to the University Librarian
for binding. One copy remains in the Library, the other three are
distributed to the department, advisor and one copy to the student.

    The student has the right to publish the thesis. In this case,
thepublished thesis will make no mention of the fact that this
material was presented as a thesis to Wilfrid Laurier University
unless the consent of the department has been obtained.

    The arrangements for binding will be the responsibility of the
University Library (for uniform size, binding, colour coding,
etc.). The student gives the University the right to reproduce the
thesis in whole or in part in any form.

 ETHICAL PRINCIPLES IN THE USE OF COMPUTERS AT WLU
These principles are presented to provide guidance and assistance
to all members of theuniversity community who provide computing
services or utilize computers in the conduct of study, research,
teaching and administration. They are based on the premise
that all members of the WLU community act in a responsible and
professional way.
 1. The hardware and licensed software available at WLU are
    intended for use by the WLU community. Use of these resources
    by anyone outside WLU requires approval from the Office of the
    Director of Computing and Communication Services. Users shall
    not disclose confidential passwords, access codes, account
    numbers or other authorization assigned to them. The use of
    computer resources to injure or harass other individuals or
    groups is unacceptable.  
 2. Users must be sensitive to the public nature of shared
    facilities and must not print or display on screens in such
    locations images, sounds or messages which are likely to create
    an atmosphere of discomfort or harassment for others. Users
    must also refrain from transmitting to others in any location
    inappropriate images, sounds or messages which might reasonably
    be considered harassing.
 3. Users of computer hardware, software and related equipment are
    expected to use the system in a manner that preserves the
    privacy of others. Users shall not attempt to gain access to
    the files or directories of another user without clear
    authorization from the other user. Users shall not attempt to
    intercept any network communications, such as electronic mail
    or user-to-user dialogue.
 4. Activities engaged in by users with the intention of
    interfering with or altering the integrity of computers at WLU
    are unacceptable. Such activities include unauthorized use of
    accounts, impersonating other individuals in communications,
    attempts to capture or decode passwords or encryption, and
    destruction or alteration of data or programs belonging to
    other users. Damage, destruction or theft of computer hardware,
    software, data or related equipment violates ethical
    principles. The wilful introduction of computer viruses into
    the WLU computing environment or other environments via the
    WLU network and the intention to restrict or deny access by
    legitimate users to the system is unethical.
 5. Some software and data that are available in the WLU computing
    environment are owned by users or third parties, and are
    protected by copyright and other laws, together with licenses
    and other contractual agreements. Users must abide by these
    restrictions. Such restrictions may include prohibitions
    against illegal software copying and use on unauthorized
    equipment within or outside WLU, against the unauthorized use
    or resale of data or programs, or use of them for personal
    financial gain.
 6. When outside professional activities of users would involve the
    use of the University's computing facilities, approval shall
    be obtained from the Office of the Director of Computing and
    Communication Services and charges shall be at the prevailing
    rate (unless the Office of the Director of Computing and
    Communication Services agrees to waive all or part of the
    charges).

    Users are directed to the provisions of the Ontario Human
Rights Code and the Criminal Code of Canada for assistance in
determining whether any images, sounds or messages may be
considered harassing or obscene. Further assistance in this
regard may be obtained from Laurier's Harassment/Discrimination
Office or the Ontario Human Rights  Commission.

    Users who violate ethical guidelines will be subject to
appropriate disciplinary action. Users unsure of whether their
intended use of the University's computer facilities violate
ethical and legal guidelines should consult with the Office of
the Director of Computing and Communication Services.

    All members of the University community, students, faculty and
staff, should be aware that the improper use of computers and the
unauthorized copying of computer programs may consitutute a breach
of the Criminal Code of Canada and/or the Copyright Act of Canada,
for which criminal sanctions may be imposed. In addition, civil
actions may be taken against the responsible party or parties for
which damages may be awarded.