Registration, Fees and Refund

Registration and Withdrawal Process

• Final Day to Register: One week before the first course meeting date.
• Candidates can still register after that, up until the first class meeting date, with a late registration fee of $75.
• To withdraw from a course, fill out the Add/Drop form, and send by email to the Registrar’s office.

Fees and Refund Policy

• Each Additional Qualification course (excluding any Principal's Qualification Program offering) costs $730.
• Candidates are reminded that non-attendance in a course is not equivalent to withdrawal.
• Students who cease to attend a course but do not formally withdraw will be graded with an F on their academic record.
• Processing fees ($75) and late fees ($75), if applicable, are non-refundable.
• Any course cancelled by Tyndale University will receive a full refund, including the $75 processing fee.
  • Note: Candidates who wish to withdraw from an AQ Course must complete the Add/Drop form and submit it by email to the Registrar’s office.

Course Refund Schedule

Course Requirements

Technology for online course components

• Device with Internet connectivity and working audio.
• Reliable internet connection.
• Functional microphone and webcam.

Successful course completion

• In order to successfully complete a course, all assignments must be completed and submitted.
• Assignments should be submitted on the due date to receive full credit.
• The penalty for late assignments will be determined as follows:
  • For each day or part thereof late, the instructor will reduce the assigned grade by 1/3 of a letter.
  • Excessively late assignments may receive no credit and result in failure. In some subjects, no late assignments will be accepted for credit, and this will be communicated at the beginning of the course.

Course Assessment

Assessment and Evaluations

Some AQ courses may be graded as pass/fail, while others are graded according to a letter scale.

To successfully complete an AQ course, earn the credit and have the accomplishment reported to the OCT, a Level 2 (C-) or above, or the designation of ‘pass’ must be earned.

The evaluation of each AQ course will be comprised of two required elements: Classroom Activities and Assignments and a Culminating Activity. In arriving at a final course grade, the instructor will consider the more recent and most consistent performance of the student. As such, considerable attention should be given to the culminating task.

To align with Ministry assessment policy in Ontario (Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting in Ontario Schools, 2010), the following applies:

• To achieve a Level 4 (A) in a course, teacher candidates' work must demonstrate a high degree of knowledge and understanding, thinking, communication and application consistently throughout the course.
• To achieve a Level 3 (B), teacher candidates' work must demonstrate considerable knowledge and understanding, thinking, communication, and application consistently throughout the course.
• Teacher candidates whose work demonstrates some knowledge and understanding, thinking, communication and application consistently throughout the course will obtain a Level 2 (C).
• Teacher candidates whose work demonstrates limited knowledge and understanding, thinking, communication, and application throughout the course will obtain Level 1 (D). A Level 1 (D) in any course makes a teacher candidate ineligible to graduate.

Grade Appeal Process

A candidate may informally appeal a grade on an assignment, or the final grade in a course by first discussing it with the professor within 14 days of being notified of the grade. If this does not bring about a satisfactory resolution, the procedure is as follows:

• Within 14 days of discussing the grade with the professor, the student must write a letter of appeal to the Academic Standards Committee, outlining the reasons for appealing the grade. The student will be informed in writing of the committee’s decision.
• If this does not bring about a satisfactory resolution, the student may appeal in writing to the Academic Dean within 14 days of receiving the committee’s decision. The written appeal must include a copy of the student’s statement to the Academic Standards Committee and the committee’s written response.
• The Academic Dean will evaluate the student’s appeal and the committee’s assessment. The resulting decision of the Academic Dean is final.