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. 

Red Deer College policies and procedures are developed to:

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

The President's Office is responsible for the oversight and administration of the College's policy framework.

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

If you have any 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
• Final Examinations
  • Final Examinations Guidebook 
• Grading and Assessment of Student Learning (Revised - effective May 28, 2020)
  • 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 (Revised - effective July 1, 2020)
  • Assessment of Prior Learning Procedure *New
  • Transfer Credit Procedure *New
• 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 (Rescinded and replaced by the Recognition of Prior Learning and Transfer Credit Policy - July 1, 2020)
• Work Integrated Learning (Revised - effective July 1, 2020)
  • Work Integrated Learning Procedure *New

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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 (Revised - effective July 1, 2020)
  • Social Media Guidebook
• 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 (Revised - effective July 1, 2020)
  • Facility Booking and Procedure *New
• Facility Planning and Space Allocation
• Freedom of Expression
• Green Housekeeping (Rescinded June 25, 2020)
  • Green Housekeeping Procedure *New
• Honorary Degrees
• Learning Management System
• Media Relations (Revised - July 1, 2020)
  • Media Relations Procedure *New
• 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 *New - June 25, 2020
• Protocol - Communicating with Government Officials and Managing Dignitary Visits Standard Practice (Rescinded May 28, 2020)
• 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 
• Hosting and Business Expenses
• Investments
• Mandatory Instructional and Non-Instructional Fees (Rescinded July 13, 2020)
• Purchasing
• Reserves Policy (Revised - effective October 13, 2020)
  • Reserves Procedure
• 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 
  • 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
• 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 and replaced by Acceptable Use of Technology and Information Resources Policy - October 13, 2020)
• Information Access and Protection of Privacy
• Information and Technology Management (Rescinded and replaced by Acceptable Use of Technology and Information Resources Policy - October 13, 2020)
• Information and Technology Security (Rescinded and replaced by Acceptable Use of Technology and Information Resources Policy - 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
• 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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