Distance Education for All Learers (DEAL)

Student Guidelines and Regulations

Registration and Fees

• Individuals registered in the DEAL program must pay a $25 registration fee every six (6) months in order to remain active in the program.

Communication and Conduct

• Students are expected to:

  • Speak politely and courteously to all teachers and staff at all times.

  • Refrain from using disrespectful, offensive, or hurtful language.

Assignment Submission

• Students must submit assignments one at a time to their assigned teacher.

• Assignments may be submitted by:

  • Scanning and emailing them, or

  • Mailing them to the Centre.

• Submitted assignments will be corrected within 2–5 business days.

• All students must complete and pass the assignments associated with each module.

• Failed assignments must be redone and resubmitted.

• Cheating during an exam will result in the exam being confiscated, and the student may be required to terminate their studies with the DEAL program.

     Plagiarism and Use of AI

• Plagiarism is not permitted.

• Students who plagiarize in assignments will be required to:

  • Redo the work, and

  • Meet with the teacher for a remediation session to review the plagiarized work.

• A second plagiarism offence may result in the student no longer being permitted to continue in the DEAL program.

• The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to complete assignments is not permitted.

• AI may be used only as a support tool (e.g., brainstorming or understanding concepts), but exclusive or primary use of AI to complete an assignment is prohibited.

• Students found using AI improperly will be required to redo the work and attend a remediation session.

• A second AI-related offence may result in the student being removed from the DEAL program.

     Remediation

• Each student is assigned a teacher.

• Students are permitted 20–30 minute remediation sessions with their teacher.

• Remediation sessions are limited to five (5) sessions per module

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Exams

• Exams cannot be scheduled with less than 48 hours’ notice.

• Students may request to write an exam only after completing and passing all required assignments.

• Exam requests must be submitted through the DEAL website. Requests will be accommodated based on availability.

• Students who cancel an exam more than three (3) times without notice will be charged a $25 penalty fee.

• Students who cancel an exam more than five (5) times, even with notice, will also be charged a $25 fee.

Exam Rewrites

• Students who fail an exam are permitted one rewrite.

• Students are encouraged to schedule a remediation session with their teacher before requesting a rewrite.

• Students may request an exam rewrite to improve their grade only if an alternative version of the exam is available.