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::(ii) The University makes every reasonable effort to maintain the quality of education it dispenses, and | ::(ii) The University makes every reasonable effort to maintain the quality of education it dispenses, and | ||
::(iii) The University makes every reasonable effort to provide an appropriate environment for learning and assessment activities for the student body, including the provision of safe and suitable conditions for learning and study. | ::(iii) The University makes every reasonable effort to provide an appropriate environment for learning and assessment activities for the student body, including the provision of safe and suitable conditions for learning and study. | ||
:19.  Students have the right to complete their graded written course work in either French or English, except in courses where language proficiency is an objective. | :19.  Students have the right to complete their graded written course work in either French or English, except in courses where language proficiency is an objective. | ||
:20.  Students have the right to be provided with sufficient information to make informed decisions about course selection and registration. This information should include where appropriate: | :20.  Students have the right to be provided with sufficient information to make informed decisions about course selection and registration. This information should include where appropriate: | ||
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:27.  Students have a right to quality supervision of graduate work. | :27.  Students have a right to quality supervision of graduate work. | ||
:28.  In the event that a change in supervisor is required, the University has an obligation to make reasonable efforts to identify a supervisor, with due regard to the preference of the student. | :28.  In the event that a change in supervisor is required, the University has an obligation to make reasonable efforts to identify a supervisor, with due regard to the preference of the student. | ||
:29.  Students have a right to have access to relevant information concerning financial assistance offered by public funding bodies for the pursuit of higher education. | :29.  Students have a right to have access to relevant information concerning financial assistance offered by public funding bodies for the pursuit of higher education. | ||
:30.  Students have a right to equal access to sources of funding for which they are eligible, and to have funding determinations made on a fair and impartial basis. | :30.  Students have a right to equal access to sources of funding for which they are eligible, and to have funding determinations made on a fair and impartial basis. | ||
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:40.  Recommendations for student membership shall be sought by the University from the appropriate student association where it exists. Refusal to accept a recommendation must not be based on arbitrary or unreasonable grounds. | :40.  Recommendations for student membership shall be sought by the University from the appropriate student association where it exists. Refusal to accept a recommendation must not be based on arbitrary or unreasonable grounds. | ||
==PART VI: Access to Personal Information== | ==PART VI: Access to Personal Information== | ||
:41.  Students have a right to consult any record kept by the University containing their personal information, provided that such information was not transmitted to or recorded by the University in circumstances of confidence. Where, under this section, a student is denied an opportunity to consult personal information, the University, unless it is prevented by law from doing so, shall | :41.  Students have a right to consult any record kept by the University containing their personal information, provided that such information was not transmitted to or recorded by the University in circumstances of confidence. Where, under this section, a student is denied an opportunity to consult personal information, the University, unless it is prevented by law from doing so, shall inform the student of the existence of this information and of the reasons preventing its disclosure. | ||
:42.  No personal information shall be disclosed by the University to a third party in a manner which permits the identification of the student unless such disclosure is required by law, or unless the Student has consented to such disclosure. | :42.  No personal information shall be disclosed by the University to a third party in a manner which permits the identification of the student unless such disclosure is required by law, or unless the Student has consented to such disclosure. | ||
==PART VII: Amendment== | ==PART VII: Amendment== | ||
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:55.  Requests to the Council, and records of Council meetings and reviews, shall be maintained and housed in the Secretariat. | :55.  Requests to the Council, and records of Council meetings and reviews, shall be maintained and housed in the Secretariat. | ||
1 Relevant policies and guidelines are housed online in the Secretariat: https://www.mcgill.ca/secretariat/policies-and-regulations | 1 Relevant policies and guidelines are housed online in the Secretariat: https://www.mcgill.ca/secretariat/policies-and-regulations | ||
History | |||
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|April 4, 1984 | |||
|Minute 64 | |||
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|Senate | |||
|January 13, 1988 | |||
|Minute 70 | |||
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|Senate | |||
|May 24, 2001 | |||
|Minute 8 | |||
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|Senate | |||
|May 4, 2005 | |||
|Minute 10 | |||
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|Senate | |||
|January 21, 2009 | |||
|Minute 3 | |||
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|Senate | |||
|October 25, 2017 | |||
|Minute IIB3 | |||
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