Nova Scotia Community College

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING between Nova Scotia Community College and Royal Roads University.

This memorandum of understanding constitutes an agreement between Royal Roads University and Nova Scotia Community College. The participating units at the respective institutions are the Faculty of Management at Royal Roads University (RRU) and the School of Business at Nova Scotia Community College.

Objective of the Agreement:

Royal Roads University agrees to facilitate the block transfer of students from Nova Scotia Community College with appropriate prerequisite qualifications into the third year of the Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management Degree at RRU.

By this agreement, applicants from Nova Scotia Community College who meet the requirements outlined below will be eligible for admission to RRU with full block transfer, provided all other entrance criteria, including a minimum grade point average (GPA) of B, completion of a first and/or second year level accounting course (financial) with a minimum final grade of B, are met and space remains available in the Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management Program.

Successful completion of the Diploma in:

• Business Administration - Accounting Concentration
• Business Administration - Financial Services Concentration
• Business Administration - Information Management Concentration
• Business Administration - Investment Management Concentration
• Business Administration - Management Concentration
• Business Administration - Marketing Concentration

Successful completion of the Advanced Diploma in:

• Human Resource Management with a minimum of 60 credits, a "B" average and include courses in Accounting, Business Communications and Marketing.
• Public Relations with a minimum of 60 credits, a "B" average and include courses in Accounting, Business Communications and Marketing.

As a partner to this agreement, Nova Scotia Community College agrees:

• to make information about this agreement and the RRU Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management degree options available to students;
• to provide opportunity for representatives of Royal Roads University to visit appropriate forums at Nova Scotia Community College to disseminate information about the RRU Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial 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 Nova Scotia Community College with academic acceptance into the third year of the Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management program at RRU, provided all other entrance criteria are met and space remeains available in the Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial management program;
• whenever possible, to count any undefined transfer credits towards the Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management requirements to avoid students from having to unnecessarily take additional courses to qualify for graduation;
• to provide Nova Scotia Community College with updated information about the RRU Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management program;
• to notify Nova Scotia Community College with as much lead time as possible about any changes to the Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management 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.

Terms of the Agreement

This agreement shall be in place for a period of three years commencing March 1, 2010. 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. Either party may terminate the agreement with reasonable notice.

Royal Roads University retains the right to limit the number of students admitted under this agreement.

On behalf of Nova Scotia Community College:
Don Bureaux, Acting President - January 5, 2011

On behalf of Royal Roads University: 
Allan R. Cahoon, PhD, President and Vice Chancellor - February 1, 2010