The passing grade for most undergraduate courses is 50 percent. Supplemental examinations granted only once. Student facilities and services Academic and campus services Advising services, counselling services, paced study and home-study tutors, services for students with disabilities. Specialized materials on study and exam skills. Housing Not applicable.
Students study through distance learning in their own communities.
Information technology Athabasca University is integrating new technologies, including Internet, audio and video, into its courses. To participate fully in most courses that have an Internet or computer component, students will need access to a computer and an Internet connection that allows them to browse Web pages and run Microsoft Windows 95 compatible software applications. The university offers students accounts but the students are responsible for their own communications costs, such as long distance telephone charges and subscriptions to an Internet node, or any other communications service requirement. The university has a number of awards for undergraduate students which primarily reward scholastic achievement.