An Academic Contract is an agreement for the pursuit of any academically-related activity, within or outside the university premises including, without limitation, the establishment or management of an academic program, publishing contract, conference agreement, survey contract, and editing and copyright agreement. Academic Contracts do not include delivery of customized programs of education or training to outside organizations, nor do they include delivery of non-credit programs – i.e. programs which do not appear on university transcripts and are not Senate approved.
All academic agreements with counterparts outside of Canada require, at minimum, the preapproval of the Vice-Provost, Global Engagement in conjunction with Research Security as required.
RELATED PROCEDURE: Academic Contracts
| Contract Description | Approval required prior to Contract execution | Signing Officer |
|---|---|---|
| Â鶹¹ÙÍø's degrees (includes dual degree or articulation program agreement) | Standard program approval procedures apply | Provost and Vice Principal (Academic) + Dean of Faculty |
| Institutional Exchange Agreement (student and/or faculty) | If international, Vice-Provost, Global Engagement or Designate + Dean of Faculty of Designate | Provost and Vice Principal (Academic) or Designate |
| International academic (student) placement agreement | Vice-Provost, Global Engagement or Designate | Dean of Faculty or Designate |
| Domestic academic (student) placement agreement | Dean of Faculty or Designate | |
| Academic affiliation agreement (e.g. with teaching hospitals) | If international, Vice-Provost, Global Engagement or Designate | Provost and Vice Principal (Academic) or Designate + Dean of Faculty |
| Other international (e.g., Memorandum of Understanding, funding agreement with respect to international academic expenditures) | Vice-Provost, Global Engagement or Designate | Provost and Vice Principal (Academic) or Designate + Dean of Faculty where applicable |
| Other Domestic (e.g., Memorandum of Understanding, funding agreement with respect to domestic academic expenditures) | Standard program approval procedures apply | Provost and Vice Principal (Academic) or Designate + Dean of Faculty where applicable |