{"id":8,"date":"2010-11-10T10:27:49","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T16:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:37:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T20:37:01","slug":"senate-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/senate-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Academic Program Policies<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2010\/11\/Non-Credit-Certificate-Policy-1.pdf\">Non-Credit Certificate Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2025\/10\/Not-For-Credit-Credential-Pilot-Policy-Approved-20251014.pdf\">Not for Credit Credential Pilot Policy (Jan 1, 2026 &#8211; Dec 31, 2028)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/senate-policies\/nfc-form\/\">Not for Credit Credential Proposal Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2010\/11\/Program-Approval-Process4.pdf\">Program Approval Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2010\/11\/Program-Expansion-Approval-Process.pdf\">Program Expansion Approval Process<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Academic Regulation Policies<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2019\/07\/Academic-Accommodation-of-Students-with-Disabilities-Policy.pdf\">Academic Accommodation of Students with Disabilities &#8211; Policy<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2019\/07\/Academic-Accommodation-for-Students-with-Disabilities-Procedure.pdf\">Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2019\/07\/Academic-Accommodation-for-Students-with-Disabilities-Appeal-Procedure.pdf\">Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities Appeal Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2026\/01\/Grade-Appeal-Policy_20251216.pdf\">Final Grade Appeal Policy (effective September 1, 2026)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2025\/08\/Academic-Integrity-Policy-20241217.pdf\">Academic Integrity Policy<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2025\/08\/AIPolicy_StudentFAQ_202501.pdf\">Academic Integrity &#8211; Student FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2025\/08\/SuspectedAIDeparture_InstructorChecklist_202501.pdf\">Suspected Departure from Academic Integrity &#8211; Instructor Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2025\/08\/SuspectedAIDeparture_StudentNotificationTemplate_202501.pdf\">Suspected Departure from Academic Integrity &#8211; Student Notification Template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2025\/08\/AIPolicy_SuspectedDepartureProcessFlowChart_202501.pdf\">Suspected Departure from Academic Integrity &#8211; Process Flow Chart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2025\/10\/AIPolicy_AppealProcessFlowChart_202501.pdf\">Academic Integrity Appeal Process Flow Chart<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2025\/10\/Authorized-Leave-for-Intnl-Students_Approved20251014.pdf\">Authorized Leave for International Students Policy and Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2018\/06\/Dual-Credit-High-School-Policy-Senate-revised-June-19-2018.pdf\">Dual Credit (High School) Policy Senate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2022\/03\/Off-Campus-Activities-Policy-Senate-Approved-March-2022.pdf\">Off-Campus Activities Policy &#8211; Senate Approved &#8211; March 2022<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2010\/11\/Review-of-Grades-Policy.pdf\">Review of Grades Policy\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2025\/07\/Uni-Test-Exam-Policy_SenateApproved-20250617.pdf\">University Testing &amp; Examinations Policy<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2025\/07\/ExaminationHandbook_202509v03.pdf\">Testing &amp; Examinations Handbook for Course Instructors<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Exam Forms\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2019\/12\/ExamInterruptionRecord_Form_2019.pdf\">Exam Interruption Record<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2025\/01\/SuspectedDepartureDuringExam_Form_2025.pdf\">Suspected Departure from Academic Integrity During Examination Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Award Policies<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2019\/01\/BU-Lifetime-Achievement-Award.pdf\">BU Lifetime Achievement Award (effective until May 31, 2026)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2025\/10\/Lifetime-Achievement-Award-Policy-20251014.pdf\">Lifetime Achievement Award (effective June 1, 2026)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2025\/10\/Lifetime-Achievement-Award-Nomination-Form.docx\">Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2022\/02\/Honorary-Degree-Policy-revised-Senate-February-15-2022.pdf\">Honorary Degree Policy (effective until May 31, 2026)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2010\/11\/Honorary-Degree-Nomination-Form-1.pdf\">Honorary Degree Nomination Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2025\/10\/Honorary-Degree-Policy-20251014v02.pdf\">Honorary Degree Policy (effective June 1, 2026)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2025\/10\/Honorary-Degree-Nomination-Form_20251014.docx\">Honorary Degree Nomination Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2026\/03\/Senate-Award-for-Excellence-in-Research_20260224.pdf\">Senate Awards for Excellence in Research<\/a> &#8211; revised February 24, 2026<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2026\/03\/Senate-Award-for-Excellence-in-Service_20260224.pdf\">Senate Awards for Excellence in Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2026\/03\/Senate-Award-for-Excellence-in-Teaching_20260224.pdf\">Senate Awards for Excellence in Teaching<\/a> &#8211; revised February 24, 2026<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2026\/03\/Senate-Award-for-Excellence-in-Teaching-CAS_20260224.pdf\">Senate Awards for Excellence in Teaching for Contract Academic Staff<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Designation Policies<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2019\/02\/Adjunct-Professors.pdf\">Adjunct Professors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2023\/02\/Professor-Emeritus-Emerita-Policy.pdf\">Professor Emeritus &#8211; Emerita Policy<\/a> Revised January 2020<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2010\/11\/Named-Professorships.pdf\">Named Professorships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2020\/02\/UniversityScholar_ApprovedPolicy_20200225.pdf\">University Scholar Policy<\/a> (replaces Senior Scholar Policy) &#8211; approved Feb. 2020<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2010\/11\/Stanley-Knowles-Distinguished-Visiting-Professor-Nov-18-2014.pdf\">Stanley Knowles Distinguished Visiting Professor<\/a> &#8211; revised Nov. 2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Library Policies<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-Library-Collections-Policy.pdf\">Library Collections Policy &#8211; 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2010\/11\/Fair-Dealing-Policy.pdf\">Fair Dealing Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Research Policies<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2020\/11\/Strategic-Research-Plan-Senate-Approved-November-2020.pdf\">Strategic Research Plan &#8211; Senate Approved &#8211; November 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Institutional Policies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2010\/11\/Research-Centres-Institutions-and-Groups-Policy-and-Procedures.pdf\">Research Centres AND Institutions Policy and Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2026\/02\/BU-Policy-on-Research-Involving-Humans-Senate-Approved-November-2025_updated.pdf\">Research Involving Humans<\/a> &#8211; revised November 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Biosafety:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2022\/02\/Brandon-University-Biosafety-Policy-Senate-Approved-January-2022.pdf\">Brandon University Biosafety Policy &#8211; January 2022<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Animal Care:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2023\/11\/BUACC-Adoption-of-Animals-Policy-Senate-Approved-November-2023.pdf\">Policy for the Adoption of Animals used in Research and Teaching &#8211; revised Nov. 2023<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2024\/05\/Adoption-of-Animals-Release-Waiver.docx\">Adoption of Animals Used in Research and Teaching Release &amp; Waiver Form &#8211; Dec. 2023.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2023\/11\/BUACC-Alternative-Housing-Senate-Approved-November-2023.pdf\">Policy on Alternative Housing of Experimental Animals &#8211; revised Nov. 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2023\/11\/BUACC-Allergy-Policy-Regarding-Lab-Animals-Senate-Approved-November-2023.pdf\">Allergy Policy Regarding Laboratory Animals BUACC &#8211; revised Nov. 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2024\/05\/BUACC-Terms-of-Reference-Updated-December-2023.pdf\">Terms of Reference for the Brandon University Animal Care Committee (BUACC) &#8211; Dec. 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2023\/11\/BUACC-Collaboration-Policy-Senate-Approved-November-2023.pdf\">BUACC Policy for Animal-Based Projects Involving Two or More Institutions &#8211; revised Nov. 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2024\/05\/Non-Compliance-Policy-and-Procedures-Senate-Approved-December-2023.pdf\">Non-Compliance Policy and Procedures &#8211; Dec. 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2024\/05\/Peer-Pedagogical-Review-Policy-Senate-Approved-December-2023.pdf\">Policy on Independent Scientific Merit and Pedagogical Peer Review of Animal Based Research, Teaching, and Testing &#8211; Dec. 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2020\/11\/Quality-Assurance-Policy-revised-Oct.-2020.pdf\">Quality Assurance Policy and Procedures BUACC &#8211; revised Oct. 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2024\/05\/Policy-on-Training-of-Personnel-Updated-December-2023.pdf\">Policy on the Training of Personnel Working with Animals &#8211; Dec. 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2021\/04\/Policy-on-Oversight-of-Animal-based-Community-Outreach-Activities-March-2021.pdf\">Policy for the Oversight of Animal-based Activities and Community Outreach BUACC &#8211; March 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Human Ethics<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2023\/11\/BUREC-Policies-and-Procedures-Senate-Approved-November-2023.pdf\">Brandon University Research Ethics Committee (BUREC) Policies and Procedures &#8211; revised Nov. 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2022\/07\/BUREC-Non-Compliance-Policy-Procedures-Senate-Approved-May-2017.pdf\">BUREC Non-Compliance Policy and Procedures &#8211; Senate Approved May 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2025\/11\/BU-Policy-on-Research-Involving-Humans_Approved-20251118.pdf\">BU Policy on Research Involving Humans &#8211; revised Nov. 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Review Policies<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2022\/08\/External-Review-Policy.pdf\">External Review Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Transfer Policies<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2010\/11\/Agreements-with-Canadian-Private1.pdf\">Agreements with Canadian Private (Non-Public) Post-Secondary Education Providers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2010\/11\/Pan-Canadian-Protocol-on-Transferability-of-University-Credit2.pdf\">Pan-Canadian Protocol on Transferability of University Credit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2022\/07\/Prior-Learning-Assessment-Recognition-Policy-PLAR-revised-September-2021.pdf\">Prior Learning Assessment &amp; Recognition Policy (PLAR) &#8211; revised September 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Program Policies Non-Credit Certificate Policy Not for Credit Credential Pilot Policy (Jan 1, 2026 &#8211; Dec 31, 2028) Not for Credit Credential Proposal Form Program Approval Process Program Expansion Approval Process Academic Regulation Policies Academic Accommodation of Students with Disabilities &#8211; Policy Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities Procedure Academic Accommodation for Students with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":50,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":460,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5086,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/5086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}