student policies
The following policies are available in the Community Life Guide, which students receive when they begin their studies at ABC, as well as at the beginning of each new academic year. Students can also access this student handbook on Populi.
Academic Integrity Policy
Academic Integrity refers to the academic ethical standards by which we conduct ourselves as students, staff, and faculty as we pursue teaching and learning at ABC. Education involves reading, research, and writing, during which we engage with the words and thoughts of others–including the words and thoughts of authors, professors, and fellow students. Academic Integrity means treating these words and thoughts with respect. This means that when we borrow the words or thoughts of others, we always cite our sources, acknowledging our indebtedness to the words or thoughts of those from whom we borrow them. Academic Integrity also involves maintaining high ethical standards of honesty, trustworthiness, and authenticity in all our academic activities. It means saying “no” to cheating, seeking improper advantage over fellow students, misrepresentation, theft of academic materials, improper collaboration, and copyright infringement. Academic Integrity leads to deep satisfaction over the papers and assignments we submit, and the presentations we make. It builds trust and strengthens our community as together we seek deeper understanding about the God we serve and God’s mission in our world.
Accommodation Policy
Guided by the Alberta Human Rights Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ABC seeks to create a supportive learning environment where all students with their unique needs, abilities, and cultures are equipped for effective service and witness for Christ.
Some ABC students may require academic accommodations to complete their programs. An academic accommodation is a reasonable measure that ABC provides to ensure that all students have equal access to an ABC education.
Ideally, incoming students should submit a Student Request for Accommodation to the student development department prior to beginning their studies at ABC. ABC students may request accommodations at any point of their education. However, more significant requests may require more time for ABC to provide a reasonable accommodation.
Grievance Policy
One of the most important and often neglected components of community life is that of conflict resolution. Conflict is inevitable within any human community. What matters is how we work through opposing perspectives in a gracious and loving manner. ABC’s Grievance Policy outlines our own biblical and practical approach to conflict resolution.
ABC’s Grievance Policy provides the structure for students, instructors, faculty/staff, and volunteers to exercise the right of grievance between and amongst other members of the ABC community. The structure may also be applied to appeal administrative policy of ABC.
The grievance process can be summarized is as follows:
Our desire is that the majority of grievances will be resolved by prayerfully living out step one.
Harassment policy
ABC is committed to a spiritually healthy, harassment-free environment for all our students, staff, and employees.
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Cannabis
The use of tobacco, the abuse of alcohol, and the recreational usage, possession, and distribution of cannabis is inconsistent with the ABC Community Rule of Life.
The ABC facility is a smoke-free environment. For the convenience and comfort of all campus users, a designated outside smoking area is located behind the college building. Alcohol and non-medical cannabis are not permitted on campus.
Communicable Disease
As society continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, ABC complies with public health measures when they are in effect. The ABC community is also guided by our communicable disease policies, which all members are expected to be familiar with and follow.
Non-Discrimination Policy
It is the policy of Alberta Bible College in the admission of students and of the hiring of employees not to discriminate on the basis of the applicant’s race, colour, gender, or national or ethnic origin.