Faculty of Education (Professional development)
Faculty regulations
Admission to a program requiring previous university studies
Certain faculties (for example, Faculty of Education) require previous university studies or a university degree as a prerequisite to admission. It is the student’s responsibility to verify that their program of studies (or degree) satisfies the accreditation requirements of the professional association to which they aspire.
University Fees
Tuition and incidental fees are subject to annual adjustment by the Board of Governors of the University. Additional information on university fees and the various regulations governing fees is published in the Registration Guide for Professional Development Programs and is also available on the following website: www.uOttawa.ca/academic/info/regist/fees/reg_e.html
Fee Exemptions
Professional development programs are self-financed; therefore, tuition-fee exemptions normally awarded to persons 60 and over, and to members of the University staff, their spouses or dependants, do not apply to these programs.
Regulations concerning registration and courses
Definitions
Credit : A credit is a numerical value assigned a course, normally defined as 13 to 15 hours of formal lectures or the equivalent. Courses are normally three or six credits.
Course : A course is defined as a teaching activity. Three-credit courses are usually given three hours a week during one academic session, and six-credit courses are given over two academic sessions. However, some courses, notably those with laboratory or studio work, require more hours in class. Some three-credit courses are given over two sessions. During the spring-summer session, some courses are compressed over a shorter period of time.
Deadlines
Course registration and changes to a program of study or course selection are only accepted until the deadline indicated in the Registration Guide for Professional Development Programs that can be found on our Web site at www.education.uOttawa.ca.
Course withdrawals are permitted up to the dates indicated in the Registration Guide for Professional Development Programs. The grade report (not the official transcript) will indicate the symbol “DR”, and no grade will be assigned to the course.
The symbols “ABS” or “INC” are equivalent to a failing grade (F). These symbols will appear on the grade report and the official transcript if withdrawal from the course has not been done by the date indicated in the Registration Guide for Professional Development Programs.
Course Requirements
Evaluation of performance
Attendance
All students are expected to be punctual and regular in attendance, effective the first day of the session.
University of Ottawa grading scale
The following is the grading scale for all courses.
| Letter Grade | Numerical Value | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 10 | exceptional |
| A | 9 | |
| A- | 8 | excellent |
| B+ | 7 | very good |
| B | 6 | |
| C+ | 5 | good |
| C | 4 | |
| D+ | 3 | passable |
| D | 2 | |
| E | 1 | failure1 |
| F | 0 | failure |
| ABS | 0 | absent |
| INC | 0 | incomplete |
| P | – | pass |
| S | – | satisfactory |
| NS | – | not satisfactory |
| * | – | excluded from the average |
1 Redeemable failure in the Faculty of Education.
Note: All grades below "C" are failing grades for undergraduate
students in the Faculty of Education.
A+: 90-100; A: 85-89; A-: 80-84; B+: 75-79; B: 70-74; C+: 66-69;
C: 60-65; D+: 55-59; D: 50-54; E: 40-49; F: 0-39.
Final Standing
In order to be recommended to the Ontario College of Teachers for an entry on the Certificate of Qualification, an applicant must obtain pass standing of 60 per cent (C) in each of the required courses. All grades below 66 per cent (C+) are failing grades for honour specialist programs.
Supplemental Examinations
Supplemental examinations consist of a written examination or additional assignments. Students who fail a course have the right to one supplemental examination in which they must obtain a 60 per cent standing or an S to be successful.