Policies

Welcome to the Red Deer College Policies page. This is the central repository containing the official version of all College-wide policies and their related procedures. These are distinct from the Board of Governors' policies. 

All proposals to create, revise or rescind policies require completion of a Policy Vetting Form.

Red Deer College policies and procedures are developed to:

• advance the College’s vision, mission, core values, and strategic direction;
• set behavioral expectations across the College community including, where appropriate, third party contractors, visitors, and volunteers;
• have broad application and impact throughout the College;
• communicate roles and responsibilities.

Unless otherwise indicated, documents listed below are the parent policies for any related procedures. Questions regarding any of the policies are to be directed to the identified Policy Administrator.

For other questions, please contact us. Email: policy [at] rdc [dot] ab [dot] ca | Phone: 403.343.4066 

College-wide policies are categorized as follows:

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
• 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
• Credit Program Suspension, Cancellation and Reinstatement 
• Final Examinations
  • Final Examinations Guidebook 
• Grading and Assessment of Student Learning 
  • Grading and Assessment of Student Learning Procedure
• Graduation and Completion
  • Graduation and Completion Procedure
• Program Quality Assurance 
  • 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
• Recognition of Prior Learning and Transfer Credit
  • Assessment of Prior Learning Procedure
  • Transfer Credit Procedure 
• 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
• Work Integrated Learning 
  • Work Integrated Learning Procedure

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Administration

• Alcohol at College Events and Facilities (Revised July 13, 2020)
  • Alcohol at RDC Procedure *New
  • Appendix A - Red Deer College Liquor Licence Summary
• Brand Standards
  • Social Media Manual
• Committees
  • ​Committees Guidebook
  • Terms of Reference Template
• Copyright Materials Acceptable Use
• Credit Program Suspension, Cancellation and Reinstatement
• Death of a College Community Member *New - November 17, 2020
  • Response to the Death of a Student Procedure
  • Response to the Death of an Employee Procedure
  • Response to the Death of a Board of Governors Member Procedure
• Enrolment Limits in Credit Courses
• Facility Booking and Rental 
  • Facility Booking and Procedure 
• Facility Planning and Space Allocation
• Freedom of Expression
• Green Housekeeping Procedure
• Honorary Degrees
• Learning Management System
• Media Relations 
  • Media Relations Procedure
• 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
  • Policy Vetting Form
  • Policy Template
  • Procedure Template
  • Manual Template
  • Policy Cover Sheet
  • Policy Approval Request Form
  • Policy Feedback Form
• Professors Emeriti
• Risk Management
• Sales, Canvassing, Promotion, and Advertising on Campus
• Service Review
• Universal Design

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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 (Rescinded  October 29, 2020 - see Purchasing Policy)
• Hosting and Business Expenses
• Investments
• Mandatory Instructional and Non-Instructional Fees (Rescinded July 13, 2020)
• Purchasing
  • Fee for Service Contracts Procedure *New
• Reserves Policy (Revised - effective October 13, 2020)
  • Reserves Procedure
• Signing Authority and Contractual Commitments (Revised - effective January 1, 2021)
  • Delegation of Signing Authority Procedure
  • Procedure for Executing Contracts and Agreements and Authorizing Transactions
  • Electronic and Digital Signatures Procedure
• Sponsorship Fundraising Standard Practice
• Travel and Related Expenses 
  • ​Travel and Reimbursement of Expenses Procedure

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Health, Safety and Wellness

• Accident-Incident Reporting and Investigation Procedure
• Administering Over the Counter Medications (Rescinded October 29, 2020)
• 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 
  • Working Alone Office 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
  • Personal Harassment/Discrimination Formal Complaint Intake Form
  • Personal Harassment/Discrimination Respondent’s Complaint Response Form
• 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

• Acceptable Use of Technology and Information Resources Policy  *New - October 13, 2020
• Communication and Information Systems Acceptable Use (Rescinded October 13, 2020)
• Information Access and Privacy (Revised - effective October 29, 2020)
  • Information Access and Privacy Manual * New - October 29, 2020
• Information and Technology Management (Rescinded October 13, 2020)
• Information and Technology Security (Rescinded October 13, 2020)
• Information Requests - Formal Access Standard Practice
• Records and Information Management
• Web Site Privacy (Rescinded September 14, 2020)

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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 (Rescinded November 17, 2020 - see Death of a College Community Member Policy and associated Procedures under the "Administration" heading)
• 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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