Medicine Hat College

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING with Medicine Hat College and Royal Roads University.

This memorandum of understanding constitutes an agreement between Royal Roads University and Medicine Hat College. The participating units at the respective institutions are the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management at Royal Roads University (RRU) and the Global Tourism and Marketing Diploma at Medicine Hat College.

Objective of the Agreement:

Royal Roads University agrees to facilitate the block transfer of students from Medicine Hat College with appropriate prerequisite qualifications into the third year of the Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel Management Degree at RRU.

By this agreement, applicants from Global Tourism and Marketing Diploma who meet the requirements outlined below will be eligible for admission to RRU with full block transfer, provided all other entrance criteria are met and space remains available in the Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel Management program. Entrance to all programs at RRU is on a competitive basis.

Successful completion of the:

• Global Tourism and Marketing Diploma

As a partner to this agreement, Medicine Hat College agrees:

• to make information about this agreement and the RRU Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel Management degree options available to students;
• to provide opportunity for representatives of Royal Roads University to visit appropriate forums at Medicine Hat College to disseminate information about the RRU Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel Management program.

As a partner to the agreement, Royal Roads University agrees:

• to provide students holding a course profile similar to that given above from Medicine Hat College with academic acceptance into the third year of the Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel Management program at RRU;
• whenever possible, to count any undefined transfer credits towards the Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel Management requirements to avoid students having to unnecessarily take additional courses to qualify for graduation;
• to provide Medicine Hat College with updated information about the RRU Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel Management program on an annual basis;
• to notify Medicine Hat College with as much lead time as possible about any changes to the Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel Management program 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, 2008. 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 Medicine Hat College:
Dr. Terry Cooper, Vice-President (Academic) - December 5, 2007

On behalf of Royal Roads University:
Dr. Allan Cahoon, PhD., President - February 4, 2008