ADMISSIONS, ACADEMIC POLICIES & REGULATIONS
3.1 Academic Misconduct
The Marine Institute values academic honesty highly and does not tolerate academic misconduct. All students are required to produce original work for evaluation where it is requested and are expected to be familiar with all of the regulations governing academic misconduct. Students who commit acts of misconduct are subject to disciplinary action governed by the policies outlined further in this section of the Calendar. Acts of academic misconduct include, but are not limited to:
3.2 Discipline
The general discipline of the Marine Institute is based on rules of common sense and courtesy. Smoking is not permitted. Defacement of buildings and damage to equipment are considered serious offenses. The Marine Institute reserves the right to dismiss any student who does not comply with these regulations.
3.3 Student Attendance
It is the Marine Institute’s policy that attendance in all classes, labs, and all other scheduled meetings is compulsory for students in Diploma of Technology, Technician and Certificate programs. In exceptional cases, the course instructor may excuse a student from one or more classes. Acceptable cause for an excused absence may include illness, bereavement, family emergencies or any other cause deemed acceptable by the instructor. It is the student’ responsibility to provide satisfactory proof of the necessity for absence.
A majority of the courses in some programs, including Nautical Science and Marine Engineering and all industry response courses, have specific minimum attendance requirements. In some short courses, an attendance rate of 100% is mandatory. However, unless otherwise specified, a rate of unexcused absence that exceeds 10% is considered to be unacceptable. Students are strongly advised to read the course outline for each& course for which they are registered with respect to attendance requirements and other specific regulations governing that course.
A student who is inexcusably absent for more than an acceptable number of the scheduled meeting times for a course will be deemed to be in violation of this policy and will be required to consult the program chair or designated advisor. If, following consultation with the program chair or designate, the student’s attendance does not improve, he or she may be discontinued from that course. In such cases, if this occurs following the course drop or fees refund deadlines, the student will be subject to any applicable academic or financial prejudice.
Attendance is included as part of the student’s academic record and will be one of the criteria used to determine eligibility for continuation in a program or for certification by the Marine Institute or external agencies such as Transport Canada.
Specific guidelines and related procedures are available from the offices of each School Head or the Registrar.
The registration of each student in a course implies that he or she understands this responsibility and agrees to abide by the above policy.
3.4 Usage of Computer Facilities
The following guidelines are a subset of the Regulations Governing MI Computer Facility Usage and are applied to all individuals accessing computer systems:
3.5 Laboratory Safety Requirements
Students completing programs containing laboratory courses must, by provincial legislation, complete a Laboratory Safety course and WHMIS course prior to entering the first scheduled laboratory session. These two courses (SC 1807 and SC 1808 respectively) are available online prior to the start of each term. Students must present proof of successful course completion to the laboratory instructor at the first laboratory session.
3.6 Electronic Device Policy
In any Marine Institute examination or test at the advanced diploma, diploma or technical/technician certificate level, a student must not have on their person any electronic device except an acceptable non-programmable scientific calculator (Tl 30X lls, Tl-36X Pro, Casio fx-300MS, Sharp EL 531X), unless such a device is specifically permitted, in writing, by the instructor. If such permission is granted, then it must be extended to all sections of the same course.
In exceptional circumstances only, an electronic device may be used with prior written approval by the School Head.
The term "electronic device: included, but it is not limited to: graphing calculators, cell phones and smart watches.