Course policies

According to the University of Victoria Calendar

"A student may not attempt a course a third time without the prior approval of the Dean of the Faculty and the Chair of the Department in which the course is offered unless the calendar course entry states that the course may be repeated for additional credit. A student who has not received this approval may be deregistered from the course at any point and may be asked to withdraw from his or her declared or intended program.”

Students who wish to attempt a course for the third time must seek permission to do so from the Department of Economics. Failing to do this will result in deregistration from the course.

To obtain permission, students must complete the Request to Repeat Courses form and submit it to the Economics Department at econreg@uvic.ca. 

If you have questions about this process, please contact the Economics Undergraduate Advisor.

Student Procedures for requesting a Review of an Assigned Economics Grade

These procedures address cases in which a student believes that there has been a mistake or unfairness in the assignment of a grade. They do not apply to students seeking academic concession due to illness or personal affliction. Not quite meeting a required grade or a desired GPA are not sufficient grounds to request a grade review.

1. Notify the instructor in writing normally within 14 days of the grade being available stating your reasons for requesting a review and asking for a meeting with the instructor to discuss your grade.

2. If the instructor determines there is no cause for review or that the review confirms or lowers the original grade and you believe there are valid reasons for reviewing the instructor’s decision you may appeal to the Associate Chair.

3. You must appeal to the Assicoate Chair in writing, clearly stating why you believe your assigned grade should be reviewed. You must attach all the graded assignments and tests which have been returned to you.

4. If the Associate Chair believes there are reasonable grounds for a further review you will receive an email informing you of this. For the grade review to proceed you must reply to this email confirming your understanding of the Associate Chair’s notification that the grade determined by the review will be recorded as the official grade even if it does not change or if it is higher or lower than the original grade.

5. If the Associate Chair does not find grounds for a review of your grade, you may formally request a grade review through Undergraduate Records as set out in the Academic Calendar.

• Instructors have no discretion to admit waitlisted students or raise the cap on an economics course.
• Students on the waitlist should discuss with the instructor how to ensure they are not behind with economics coursework in the event they are admitted.
• For full-term courses (Sep-Dec, Jan-Apr, May-Aug), registered students who do not show up in the first seven calendar days from the start of the course may be dropped from the course.
• For May-June and July-August courses, students who do not attend the first two class meetings may be dropped from the course.
• Waitlist offers cease after the last date for adding courses irrespective of published waitlists.

Students who decide not to take an economics course they have registered in are responsible for dropping the course and are urged to do so promptly out of courtesy toward waitlisted students.