Final grades will normally be available to students via their secure access online student services portal within two (2) weeks after the final examination week of each semester. Students will need their Student I.D. Number and P.I.N. to access this portal. If a student's I.D. Number is not accepted, they should then enter a zero at the beginning of the number. For any other technical difficulties, students should contact IT Administration at 780-809-2404 or email ithelpdesk@caedm.ca. Please note that final marks (and transcripts) will not be issued to any student who has outstanding fees, fines, or overdue books.

Reading courses are an exceptional means of obtaining credit and are offered only when it is impossible for a student to complete a required course in the normal manner. A successful request for a reading course depends on the availability of an instructor. Reading courses shall not constitute more than fifteen percent (15%) of the course requirements of any academic program. A specific course will not be offered as a reading course if it is available in a regular semester immediately preceding or during that in which the request is made. Students (full and part-time) are not permitted to take a reading course until they have completed at least one half of their academic program. Reading courses in philosophy may be taken by students who are not registered in a program at Newman Theological College. The policy that students must have finished at least one half of their program to take reading courses does not apply to courses in philosophy.

Undergraduate Reading Course Requirements:

Undergraduate reading course requirements are:

A.  700-900 pages of reading material;
B.  a minimum of four (4) meetings of the instructor and the student;
C.  AND one of the following:

i.  four written synopses of the material read, each of five pages in length, presented at meetings between the student and the instructor:

a)  no final exam; and
b)  evaluation is on the presentation of written material and on the oral discussion with the instructor.

ii.  fifteen pages of written work – book reports, article summaries, reflection papers, short essays:

a)  a take home exam on the content of the required reading (the responses to the questions should be approximately fifteen pages in length); and
b)  evaluation is on the written material, the oral discussions, and the final exam.

The following procedures apply to all requests for reading courses:

• The student establishes her or his eligibility with the Registrar in conjunction with the Faculty Advisor.
• The Registrar will arrange for an instructor and then inform the student of the instructor.
• The student then contracts with the instructor according to the above reading course requirements.

Graduate Reading Course Requirements:

Graduate reading course requirements are:

A.  1000-1200 pages of reading material;
B.  a minimum of four (4) meetings between the instructor and student;
C.  AND one of the following:

i.  four written synopses of the material read, each of seven to eight pages in length, presented at a meeting between the instructor and student.

a)  each synopses should show the integration of thought from various works, and demonstrate the student’s synthesizing abilities.
b)  no final exam.
c)  evaluation on the presentation of written material, and on the oral discussion with the instructor.

ii.  twenty pages of written work – book reports, article summaries, reflection papers, short essays:

a)  a take home exam on the content of the required reading (the responses to the questions should be approximately twenty pages in length).
b)  evaluation on the written material, oral discussion, and the final exam.

Tutorials may be arranged for Greek, Hebrew, and Latin courses through the Office of the Registrar.

Newman Theological College requires that all written work be submitted in acceptable academic format and style. Please note the following regulations:

Regulations

Research papers, book reports, article summaries, reflection papers, and essays should be double-spaced, printed on one side only, and submitted on white, 8.5” x 11” paper.

A standard type style, such as Times New Roman, with a 12-point font size, must be used. The instructor will specify the most recent edition of the style manual to be used:

• Kate Turabian, “A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations” (Chicago: University of Chicago Press).
• Joseph Gibaldi & William Achters, eds., “MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers” (New York: Modern Language Association of America).
• American Psychological Association “Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association” (Washington: APA Publications).

Copies of these standard references may be purchased in the NTC bookstore.

Ignorance of standard form is not considered an acceptable excuse for deviation from required standards of format and style.

Acts of academic dishonesty (plagiarism, cheating, etc.) are subject to an appropriate penalty. The grade “F” may be assigned to a student guilty of such acts by the professor of the course in which the infraction occurred. A second offense against academic integrity makes the student liable to automatic dismissal from NTC. Further details are available on the Academic Misconduct pages of the Academic Calendar.

Students may appeal grades received; the procedure is outlined in the Academic Regulations pages of the Academic Calendar. For other academic grievances, students will refer to the academic grievance procedure also outlined in the Academic Calendar. 

Once a student has completed all the degree requirements for their program, a grade point average (GPA) is computed by dividing the total grade points accumulated by the total credits earned.

NOTE: The GPA is computed on the basis of cumulative grade point (letter) values, not percentage values. All courses are included in this calculation except those exceeding degree requirements and/or received as transfer credits from other recognized institutions.

Academic Session 

The school year from September until April.

Audit

Students may attend classes without seeking credit for a course.  Tuition fees for audited classes are lower and admission requirements for unclassified students are less stringent.'

Baccalaureate

The degree of bachelor granted by universities and colleges. 

Bursary 

A non-repayable fund, issued on the basis of individual financial need, satisfactory academic status, and involvement in the college community. 

Core Courses

Credit courses required to be taken from the list of courses for a specific program. 

Credit

The weight value assigned to a course.

Drop

Students who wish to drop a course must do so before the Add/Drop deadline given in the Academic Schedule. Dropped courses do not appear on a student’s academic transcript.

Elective Courses

Credit courses chosen from the specified list for each program.

Final Admission

Admission based on receipt of final documents.

Full-time

Students enrolled in a minimum of 9 credits per semester.

Initial Admission

Admission based on receipt of interim documents.

Mature Admission

Students admitted to the M.Div. /M.R.E. programs without an undergraduate degree. ATS regulations limit these admissions and there can be a waiting list for places. The Registrar should be contacted for such admissions.

Official Transcript

An official document that lists the entire academic record of a student at an educational institution. In order to be official, they must be sent directly from the appropriate government department or institution maintaining their records. 

Part-time

Students enrolled in less than 9 credits per semester.

Term

The Academic Session is divided into two regular terms: the Fall term (September-December) and the Winter term (January-April).

Registration

The process of enrolling in classes and paying all tuition fees. Students newly admitted to the college must register in at least one class of the semester following admission to maintain active status.

Transfer Credit

Credit applied to a program for courses completed at another recognized institution.

Unclassified

Students taking credit courses in Open Studies but not working towards a degree. Unclassified students must reapply for each term.

Students completing a program with a GPA of 3.70 or higher will be awarded a “with Distinction” notation.

Convocation is held annually the first Saturday after Thanksgiving. Potential graduates must submit an Application to Graduate Form and the appropriate graduation fees (see Tuition and Fees page) to the Registrar’s Office by March 31st of the graduation year. In order to graduate, a student must have completed all course requirements and have passed an examination in all the prescribed subjects. All program requirements must be completed by August 31st of the expected graduation year in order to be eligible to convocate in the fall Convocation Ceremony. Convocation regalia will be ordered for any potential graduates only after completion of the ATS graduating student questionnaire.

The Sopchyshyn Family Library is located at the south entrance of the College. The collection includes over 50,000 books and more than 100 current periodical titles, along with a media collection of movies, seminars, and academic courses. There is comfortable study space and casual seating throughout the Library. A seminar room on the mezzanine level may be booked by students for group study. Four computer workstations are available, along with WiFi internet access.

Special Transcript Notations

AU - Auditor; no credit.
CR - Completed requirements; used only to indicate student status in course covering more than one semester.
DR -  Course dropped without permission after the first two weeks of the term.
FA -  Failure in course; no credit.
I - Incomplete.
M - Midterm
N - Non-Credit 
P - Pass
W - Withdrew from the course with permission after the first two weeks of the term.
X - Absent for final examination.

Coding

001-099 Foundation/ developmental - no credit awarded
100-199 Undergraduate lower division courses
200-299 Undergraduate lower division courses
300-399 Undergraduate upper division courses
400-499 Undergraduate upper division courses/
500-599 Graduate fifth year/master’s level
600-699 Graduate sixth year/master’s level
700-799 Graduate seventh year/master’s level
800-899 Graduate eighth year/doctoral level
900-999 Graduate/doctoral level thesis

Note: (Before September 2020, undergraduate courses are coded as: 100 Core C.Th., Dip.Th., and B.Th. Courses; 200 Philosophy Courses/ C.Th., Dip.Th., and B.Th. Elective Courses.)

Before September 2024, graduate courses were coded as 400 for core M.T.S./M.Div./M.R.E. courses; 500 for M.T.S./M.Div./M.Th. elective courses, core G.C.C.S.A./M.R.E. courses; 600 for M.Th. courses & graduate reading courses; 800 for selected graduate research topics; 900 for specific program numbering courses.