School Regulations

A student may be dismissed from the SSC Acupuncture Institute for behaviour disruptive to the educational mission of the SSC Acupuncture Institute, or for acts that violate professional ethics in client care, such as:

1.    Providing false information on the application form or forgery of documents, records or identification;

2.    Failing to fulfill financial obligations toward the school; including tuition, seminar, supplemental fees, library fines, etc.;

3.    Academic failure due to unsatisfactory attendance or poor course work;

4.    Cheating or plagiarism:
- Using someone else's words or thoughts as your own as in, for example, directly quoting from a text or paper without identifying the source, or submitting work prepared by someone else as your own;
- copying another person's answer to an examination question during an examination;
- consulting sources such as books or notes without authorization during an examination;
- giving or receiving help from another student during an examination, including tests, quizzes and other forms of work;
- obtaining a copy of an examination or test before it is officially available;
- distributing a copy or copies of tests or exams without authorization;
- changing the record of any grade;
- misrepresenting facts in order to obtain exemptions or deferrals from course requirements including examinations, essays, projects and other assignments;

5.    Misconduct - displaying behaviour which is detrimental to school staff, instructors, students, the reputation of the school or which hinders the progress of any class;

6.    Sale, possession or use of illegal drugs or alcohol in the school and/or while involved in school activities.

7.    Soliciting clients for your own personal practice while in School Clinic or while attending any school function;

8.    For calling or implying that you are a professional therapist.  This includes prescribing, recommending, advising, indicating or communicating any information, diagnostic or prescriptive, prior to completion of the program;

9.    For violence or abusive behaviour against any member of the SSC campus community;

10.   Theft, vandalism, or non-accidental damage of SSC property;

11.   Engaging in lewd, indecent, or obscene behaviour on SSC property;

12.   For discrimination or harassment in any form on the basis of race, colour, place of origin, ethnic origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, marital status, family status, age, disability, sexual orientation, record of offences, or being in receipt of public assistance.

The SSC Acupuncture Institute reserves the right to refuse future admission to its programs, course, and/or services to anyone who has been expelled for any of the reasons listed above.

Confidentiality
All school records are confidential. A student must request in writing the release of any information, including transcripts.

Probation
The SSC's Probation Program is intended to help students who are having difficulty in successfully completing the diploma program.

Smoke-Free Environment
Smoking is prohibited in the SSC building.  Smoking in entrance areas such as near the front door or on the steps of the School is also not allowed.

Supplemental Examination
If a student has failed a course or section of a course, they may be eligible to do a supplemental examination to give them the opportunity to pass and a supplemental charge will apply.  

Transcripts 
A transcript is a complete, official record of all academic activity undertaken in the Acupuncture Therapy Diploma program at the Shiatsu School of Canada.  Your transcript shows all courses taken (course and title) and your final grade.

CANCELLATION POLICY 
Students are required to submit withdrawals from the program in writing.  The SSC Acupuncture Institute will refund all tuition except for:

i.   the registration fee ($100 plus gst)

ii.  the proportion of the fees for the course of instruction that the part of the course of instruction, supplied and serviced, up to the time of receipt of the notice bears to the course of instruction, and

iii. 10% of the difference between the fees for the course of instruction and the proportion of the fees that the part of the course of instruction supplied and serviced up to the time of receipt of the notice bears to the course of instruction.