Policies

Red Deer College policies articulate the College's statement of position and expectations of behaviour which apply to all members of the College community including, where appropriate, third party contractors, visitors, and volunteers.

Procedures outline step-by-step processes to be followed to operationalize policy and achieve a specified purpose or outcome. 

All proposals to create, revise and rescind RDC policies require completion of a Policy Vetting Form which is reviewed by the Policy Specialist.

RDC's policies are distinct from those of the Board of Governors' policies. 

If you have any questions about RDC's policies, please contact us. Email: policy [at] rdc [dot] ab [dot] ca | Phone: 403.343.4066 

Click the hyperlinks directly below to go directly to the policies for this College department:

Academic | Administration | Financial Services | Health, Safety and Wellness | Information Management and Technology | Human Resources | Research | Student

Type Ctrl + F (find) to search for key words in the policy title.

Academic

• Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
• Academic Calendar
• Academic Freedom
• Academic Schedule
• Academic Standing
  • Academic Standing Procedure
• Admission of Students to Credit Programs
• Assessment and Grading
• Assignment of Academic and Billing Credits to Courses
• Co-curricular Record
• Course Add, Drop, and Withdrawal
  • Course Add, Drop, and Withdrawal Procedure
• Course Outline
  • Course Outline Guidebook
• Curriculum Standards for Credit Programs (Rescinded and replaced by the Program Quality Assurance Policy - January 1, 2020)
• Final Examinations
  • Final Examinations Guidebook 
• Graduation and Completion (Revised - January 1, 2020)
  • Graduation and Completion Procedure *New* - January 1, 2020
• Program Development and Redevelopment for Credit Programs (Rescinded and replaced by the Program Quality Assurance Policy - January 1, 2020)
• Program Quality Assurance Policy *New* - January 1, 2020
  • Program Development Procedure
  • Curriculum Development, Redevelopment, and Documentation Procedure
  • Formative Program Review Procedure
  • Annual Program Improvement Procedure
  • Apprenticeship Program Review (QIPR) Procedure
  • Credit Program Review (QIPR) Procedure
  • Accredited/Externally Approved Credit Program Review (QIPR) Procedure
  • External Reviewer for Program Review (QIPR) Procedure
• Program Review (Rescinded and replaced by the Program Quality Assurance Policy - January 1, 2020)
• Recognition of Prior Learning
• Scholarly Activity
  • Scholarly Activity Guidebook
• Student Academic Integrity and Academic Misconduct
  • Student Academic Integrity and Academic Misconduct Guidebook
• Student Appeals
  • Student Appeals Guidebook
• Student Awards
• Student Rights and Responsibilities
• Timetable Development for Programs
• Transfer of Credit Courses and Programs
• Workplace Learning

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Administration

• Alcohol at College Events and Facilities
• Brand Standards
• Committees
  • ​Committees Guidebook
  • Terms of Reference Template
• Copyright Materials Acceptable Use
• Credit Program Suspension, Cancellation and Reinstatement
• Enrolment Limits in Credit Courses
• Facility Booking and Rental
• Facility Planning and Space Allocation
• Freedom of Expression *New (December 9, 2019)
• Green Housekeeping
• Honorary Degrees
• Learning Management System
• Media Relations
• Non-credit Programming
• Partnerships with External Organizations
• Policy and Procedure Framework
  • Academic Policies Procedure
  • Administrative Policies Procedure
  • Policy and Procedure Framework Manual
  • Policy Approval Request Procedure *New (November 4, 2019)
  • Policy Vetting Form
  • Policy Template
  • Procedure Template
  • Manual Template
  • Policy Cover Sheet
  • Policy Approval Request Form
  • Policy Feedback Form
• Protocol - Communicating with Government Officials and Managing Dignitary Visits Standard Practice
• Risk Management
• Sales, Canvassing, Promotion, and Advertising on Campus
• Social Media - Rescinded December 13, 2019
  • Social Media Guidebook
• Service Review
• Universal Design
• Website and Portal - Rescinded December 13, 2019

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Financial Services

• Asset Disposal Standard Practice  
• Cash Collection and Deposits
• Donations: Gift Acceptance
• Endowments and Use of Endowment Funds
• Fee for Service Contracts 
• Hosting and Business Expenses
• Investments
• Mandatory Instructional and Non-Instructional Fees
• Purchasing
• Reserves Policy
• Signing Authority and Contract Execution
• Sponsorship Fundraising Standard Practice
• Travel and Related Expenses (Revised - effective May 1, 2020)
  • ​Travel and Reimbursement of Expenses Procedure (Revised - effective May 1, 2020)

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Health, Safety and Wellness

• Accident-Incident Reporting and Investigation Procedure
• Administering Over the Counter Medications
• Biosafety
• Cannabis on Campus
• Disability and Illness Management Standard Practice
• Emergency Response and Business Resumption Plan
• Hazardous Material Disposal Procedure
• Health and Safety
  • Animals on Campus Procedure *New (February 18, 2020) 
  • Working Alone Office Procedure
• Pets on Campus - Rescinded February 18, 2020 - see Animals on Campus Procedure
• Safety Eyewear Procedure
• Safety Footwear Procedure
• Sexual Violence Policy
  • Sexual Violence Policy Guidebook
• Smoking and Tobacco Use

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Human Resources

• Compensation Standard Practice
• Conversion of Sessional Faculty Positions to Continuous Probationary Faculty Positions
• Criminal Record Check
• Employee Code of Conduct
  • Reporting and Investigating Safe Disclosures Guidebook
  • Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form
  • Employee Code of Conduct Acknowledgment Form
• Employee Exit
• Employee Records Standard Practice
• Faculty Performance
  • Student Feedback Instrument (SFI) Interpretation Manual
• Grid Placement for Part-Time Faculty Standard Practice
• Harassment and Discrimination
• Hiring of Foreign Workers
  • Recruitment and Selection of Foreign Workers Guidelines  
• Interview and Relocation Expenses
• LAPP Membership
• Overtime
• Performance Accountability for Senior Administration
• Performance Enhancement Program - CUPE/AUPE/Exempt Staff
• Recognition of Staff 
• Safe Disclosure (Whistleblower) 
• Secondment of Faculty Members To External Organizations Standard Practice
• Vacation Leave Standard Practice
• Vacation Tracking Standard Practice

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Information Management and Technology

• Communication and Information Systems Acceptable Use
• Information Access and Protection of Privacy
• Information and Technology Management
• Information and Technology Security
• Information Requests - Formal Access Standard Practice
• Records and Information Management
• Website Privacy

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Research

• Contracts for Research and Innovation
• Integrity in Research and Scholarship
• Intellectual Property
• Research Grant Management
• Research Involving Animals
• Research Involving Humans
• Research and the Promotion of Innovation

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Student

• Access to Student Academic Records  
• Death of a Student - College Response
• Residence Appeals - Rescinded April 9, 2020 
• Residence Appeals Standard Practice - Rescinded April 9, 2020
• Residence Discipline and Dishonesty - Rescinded April 9, 2020
• Residence Discipline and Dishonesty Standard Practice - Rescinded April 9, 2020
• Student Intellectual Property
• Student Misconduct: Non-academic
  • Student Misconduct: Non-academic Guidebook
• Study Tours - Educational Travel Standard Practice
• Study Tours - Educational Travel Opportunities for Students Guidelines

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