Policies are a guide to organizational operation and behavior.   Members of the Red Deer College community are governed by policies that are consistent with College values. RDC policies are organized by key areas. Here is a link to the Policies of the Board of Governors.
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Academic | Administration | Finance | FOIP | Human Resources | Student

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Academic

• Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
• Academic Calendar
• Academic Freedom
• Academic Schedule
• Academic Standing
• Admission of Students to Credit Programs
• Appeals: Formal
• Appeals: Informal Resolution
• Assessment and Grading
• Assignment of Academic and Billing Credits to Courses
• Co-curricular Record
• Course Add, Drop, and Withdrawal
• Course Outline Effective until December 31, 2017
• Course Outline *New* Effective January 1, 2018
  • Course Outline Guidebook *New*
• Curriculum Standards for Credit Programs
• Final Examinations
• Graduation, Certification, and Completion
• Program Development and Redevelopment for Credit Programs
• Program Review
• Programs: Advice from Stakeholders
• Recognition of Prior Learning
• Scholarly Activity
  • Scholarly Activity Guidebook
• Student Awards
• Student Misconduct: Academic and Non-Academic
• Student Rights and Responsibilities
• Timetable Development for Programs
• Transfer of Credit Courses and Programs
• Workplace Learning

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Administration - General

• Committees at Red Deer College
  • Terms of Reference Template
• Copyright Materials Acceptable Use
• Credit Program Suspension, Cancellation and Reinstatement
• Emergency Response and Business Resumption
• Enrolment Limits in Courses
• Honorary Degrees
• Information Access and Protection of Privacy
• Non-Credit Programming
• Partnerships with External Organizations
• Policy at RDC
  • Policy Template
  • Policy Approval Request
  • Policy Cover Sheet
• Risk Management
• Service Review
• Universal Design

Administration - Facilities

• Alcohol at College Events and Facilities
• Facility Booking and Rental
• Facility Planning and Space Allocation
• Green Housekeeping
• Hazardous Material Disposal Standard Practice
• Universal Design

Administration - Information Technology Services

• Communication and Information Systems Acceptable Use
• Information Access and Protection of Privacy
• Information and Technology Management
• Information and Technology Security

Administration - Marketing and Communications

• Brand Standards
• Information Access and Protection of Privacy
• Protocol - Communicating with Government Officials and Managing Dignitary Visits Standard Practice
• Media Relations
• Sales, Canvassing, Promotion, and Advertising on Campus
• Social Media
  • Social Media Guidebook
• Web Site and Portal

Administration - Research

• Conflicts of Interest and Mandatory Disclosure
• Contracts for Research and Innovation
• Information Access and Protection of Privacy
• Integrity in Research and Scholarship
• Intellectual Property
• Research Grant Management
• Research Involving Animals
• Research Involving Humans *New*
• Research and the Promotion of Innovation

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Finance - General

• Asset Disposal Standard Practice  
• Cash Collection and Deposits
• Conflicts of Interest and Mandatory Disclosure
• Contracts for Research and Innovation
• Fee for Service Contracts
• Gifts, Receipt of Standard Practice   
• Hosting and Business Expenses
• Investments
• Mandatory Instructional and Non-Instructional Fees
• Purchasing
• Related Parties Standard Practice
• Reporting Fraudulent or Unethical Conduct in the Workplace and Protection of Informants
• Research Grant Management
• Reserves Policy
• Risk Management
• Signing Authority and Contract Execution
• Travel and Related Expenses

Finance - Fundraising

• Donations: Gift Acceptance
• Endowments and Use of Endowment Funds
• Information Access and Protection of Privacy
• Sponsorship Standard Practice

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Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy

• Access to Student Academic Records
• Information Access and Protection of Privacy
• Information Requests - Formal Access Standard Practice
• Records and Information Management
• Web Site Privacy

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HR - Occupational Health and Safety, Wellness

• Accident-Incident Reporting and Investigation Standard Practice
• Administering Over the Counter Medications *New*
• Biosafety
• Disability and Illness Management Standard Practice
• Emergency Response and Business Resumption Plan
• Hazardous Material Disposal Standard Practice
• Health and Safety  (1 MB 57 pages)
• Pets on Campus
• Safety Eyewear Standard Practice
• Safety Footwear Standard Practice
• Sexual Violence *New*
• Smoking and Tobacco Use on Campus

HR - Payroll and Benefits

• Compensation Standard Practice
• LAPP Membership
• Overtime
• Vacation Leave Standard Practice
• Vacation Tracking Standard Practice

HR - Personnel and Labour Relations

• Conflicts of Interest and Mandatory Disclosure
• Conversion of Sessional Faculty Positions to Continuous Probationary Faculty Positions
• Criminal Record Check
• Employee Exit
• Employee Records Standard Practice
• Faculty Performance
• Gifts, Receipt of - Standard Practice
• Grid Placement for Part-Time Faculty Standard Practice
• Harassment and Discrimination
• Hiring of Foreign Workers
  • Foreign Recruitment Guidelines  
• Hiring Relatives Standard Practice
• Information Access and Protection of Privacy
• Interview and Relocation Expenses
• Performance Accountability for Senior Administration (SA)
• Performance Enhancement Program - CUPE/AUPE/Exempt Staff
• Professional Development - AUPE
• Professional Development - CUPE
• Recognition of Staff 
• Reporting of Fraudulent or Unethical Conduct in the Workplace and Protection of Informants 
• Resignation and Retirement 
• Secondment of Faculty Members To External Organizations Standard Practice
• Sexual Violence *New*

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Student - General

• Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities 
• Access to Student Academic Records  
• Communication and Information Systems Acceptable Use
• Death of a Student - College Response
• Harassment and Discrimination
• Information Access and Protection of Privacy
• Study Tours - Educational Travel Standard Practice
• Study Tours - Educational Travel Opportunities for Students Guidelines

Student - Residence

• Residence Appeals
• Residence Appeals Standard Practice
• Residence Discipline and Dishonesty
• Residence Discipline and Dishonesty Standard Practice

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