Senate Index of Policies | University Secretariat and Legal Counsel

(Policies approved by the Senate)

Faculty should be aware that any of the following policies may have been superseded by a Collective Agreement. If you have any questions please contact either the Office of the Vice-Principal (Academic) at (32020) or the QUFA office (32151). Policies continue to apply to students, clinical faculty, staff and others not covered by a Collective Agreement.

In the event of any discrepancies between the policy documents approved by the issuing authority and the versions published via this website, the former shall be the governing version.

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Policy Name	Issuing Authority	Last Revised
Aboriginal Council Action Plan	Senate	2002
Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Policy Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Procedure	Senate	2016
Academic Consideration for Students in Extenuating Circumstances Policy Academic Consideration for Students in Extenuating Circumstances Procedure Academic Consideration Requests for Excused Absence for Significant Event/Activity Procedure (Participating in Sanctioned Events; Distinguished/ Invited Guests; or Student Reserve Forces)	Senate	2017
Academic Integrity Policy Statement	Senate	2017
Academic Integrity Procedures - Requirements of Faculties & Schools	Senate	2023
Academic Leave Policy, Statement on	Senate	1995
Academic Units as Schools at Queen's University, Policy and Procedures for the Designation of	Senate	2015
Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources Policy	Senate	2014
Adjunct Academic Staff and Academic Assistants, Statement on	Senate	1994
Admission for Advanced Study, Basis of	Senate	2008
Admission, Policy on Minimum Admission Average	Senate	2005
Admission Policy For Indigenous Candidates To First-Entry Undergraduate Programs	Senate	2018
Appointment: Freedom and Responsibility, The University	Senate	1992
Appointment of Deans	Senate	1971
Appointment of Department Heads	Senate	1971
Appointment of Heads of Clinical/Academic Departments	Senate	2009
Appointment, Renewal of Appointment, Tenure and Termination for Academic Staff, Regulations Governing	Senate	1995
Attendance, Certificates of	Senate	2009
Calculators in Tests or Examinations, Use of	Senate	2022
Centres, Policy on the Establishment of Research Centres and Institutes Procedure for Establishment, Categorization, Renewal and Dissolution of (Procedure A) Procedure on the Administration of Research Centres and Institutes (Procedure B) (view the procedure in the "Policy, Procedures, Forms, and Templates" section)	Senate	2020
Certificate and Diploma Programs	Senate	2013
Chairs and Professorships, Establishment & Designation of Named and Funded	Senate	2019
Closure of Academic Programs (Undergraduate or Graduate), Policy and Procedure for	Senate	2014
Code of Conduct (see Student Code of Conduct under Board of Trustees Policies)
Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (formerly the Commemoration Day Policy)	Senate	2024
Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment	Senate and Board of Trustees	2001
Designation of Academic Units as Schools at Queen’s University	Senate	2015
Dual Degrees see Second Degrees	Senate	1994
Educational Equity Policy	Senate	2009
Exam Bank Policy	Senate	2023
Exam Disruption Policy	Senate	2008
Examination Papers, Student Access to Final see Student Access to Final Examination Papers, Senate Policy on,	Senate	1987
Examinations, Identification of Students on Final	Senate	2002
Examinations, Pre-Exam Study Period	Senate	2002
Faculty Eligibility for Higher Degrees at Queen's	Senate	1980
Faculty Jurisdiction With Respect to Student Appeals of Academic Decisions	Senate	2005
First-Generation Admission Policy to First-Entry Undergraduate Programs	Senate	2017
Freedom to Read at Queen's University, Statement on the	Senate	1991
Graduate Supervision Policy	Senate	2022
Health Sciences Statement on Promotion Policy for Geographically Full-Time and Adjunct-1 (non-Bargaining Unit) Appointees	Senate and Board of Trustees	2004
Honorary Degree Candidates, Policy on the Selection of	Senate	2024
Honorary Degree, Policy on Revocation of or Special Statements Concerning Procedure for Revocation of or Special Statements Concerning an Honorary Degree	Senate	2022
Honours Degrees: Characteristics and Criteria	Senate	1996
Integrity in Research	Senate	2018
Language Policy	Senate	1989
Mission and Goals Student Affairs	Senate	2000
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Policy	Senate	2023
Non-Bargaining Unit School of Medicine Academic Staff Grievances	Senate	2007
Non-Member Participation at Senate & Senate Committee Meetings	Senate	2024
Orientation Policy	Senate	2023
Permanent Residents, Policy on Treatment of by Student Awards	Senate	2012
Pre-Exam Study Period	Senate	2002
Promotion Policy, for Geographically Full-Time and Adjunct-1 (non-Bargaining Unit) Appointees of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Statement on	Senate and Board of Trustees	2004
Promotion Policy, Statement on	Senate	1994
Queen's University Quality Assurance Processes (PDF*, 1.38 MB)	Senate	2022
Reduced Periods of Responsibility	Senate	1979
Rescinding Degrees, Policy on	Senate	2011
Research, Integrity in see Integrity in Research	Senate	2018
Research Plan, Strategic see Strategic Research Plan	Senate	2018
Second Degrees	Senate	1994
Special Appointees, Statement on	Senate	1991
Strategic Research Plan	Senate	2018
Student Access to Final Examination Papers, Senate Policy on	Senate	1987
Student Code of Conduct (see Student Code of Conduct under Board of Trustees Policies)
Student Academic Appeals Policy Rules of Procedure for University Student Appeal Board	Senate	2021
Student Debtors	Senate	1994
Student Names, Policy on	Senate	2009
Students with Disabilities, Queen's Policy Concerning	Senate	1996
Teaching Assistants	Senate	2009
Technology Transfer	Senate and Board of Trustees	1993
Temporary Suspension of Admissions to Academic Programs, Recommended Procedures Concerning the	Senate	2013
Transcripts, Policy on Scholarships and Awards Appearing on	Senate	2010
Transcript Terminology for Students Withdrawing from Queen's University, Policy on	Senate	2018
Transfer of Course Credits among Ontario Universities	Senate	1995
Vacation Entitlement	Senate and Board of Trustees	1983