Loyalist College
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING BLOCK TRANSFER between Loyalist College Belleville, ON and Royal Roads University Victoria, BC
This memorandum of understanding constitutes an agreement between Royal Roads University (RRU) and Loyalist College (Loyalist). The participating units at the respective institutions are the School of Peace and Conflict Management at RRU and the Centre for Justice Studies and The School of Health and Human Studies at Loyalist.
Objective of the Agreement:
RRU agrees to facilitate the block transfer of students from Loyalist with appropriate prerequisite qualifications into the third year of the BA in Justice Studies Degree at RRU. By this agreement, applicants from Loyalist who meet the requirements outlined below will be eligible for admission to RRU with full block transfer, provided all other entrance criteria are met (per the program admission requirements on the RRU website) and space remains available in the BA in Justice Studies Program. Entrance to all programs at RRU is on a competitive basis.
Successful completion of the:
- Child and Youth Worker Diploma
- Child and Youth Worker – Advanced Diploma
- Police Foundations Diploma
- Community and Justice Services Workers Diploma
As a partner to this agreement, Loyalist agrees:
- to make information about this agreement and the BA in Justice Studies degree options available to students;
- to provide opportunity for representatives of RRU to visit appropriate forums at Loyalist to disseminate information about the BA in Justice Studies program;
- to notify RRU with as much lead time as possible any curriculum changes made to the diplomas outlined above.
As a partner to the agreement, RRU agrees:
- to provide students from Loyalist holding the diplomas noted above, academic acceptance into the third year of the BA in Justice Studies Program at RRU, provided all other entrance criteria are met (per the program admission requirements on the RRU website) and space remains available in the BA in Justice Studies Program;
- whenever possible, to count any undefined transfer credits towards the BA in Justice Studies program requirements to prevent students having to unnecessarily take additional courses to qualify for graduation;
- to notify Loyalist with as much lead time as possible any curriculum changes made to the BA in Justice Studies program;
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to notify Loyalist with as much lead time as possible about any changes to the BA in Justice Studies requirements that are anticipated or approved.
Liaison
Implementation of this agreement will be through the Registrar’s Office at each institution, in consultation with the appropriate authorities in the respective programs.
Term of the Agreement
This agreement shall be in place for a period of three years commencing March 1, 2011. At the end of this time, the agreement will be subject to review and renewal by Royal Roads University. If there are impediments to renewal, Royal Roads University will notify the transfer partner of the impediments, with the goal of negotiating a new agreement. Final approval of the agreement will remain with the President of Royal Roads University.
Royal Roads University retains the right to limit the number of students admitted under this agreement.
On behalf of Loyalist College:
Maureen Piercy, President - March 25, 2011
On behalf of Royal Roads University:
Allan R. Cahoon, PhD, President and Vice Chancellor - March 3, 2011
