MacEwan University establishes academic, administrative and governance policy documents to advance the University’s mission, core values and strategic direction; promote operational efficiency and effectiveness; mitigate or manage institutional risk; comply with University, legal, regulatory and other requirements; set behavioural expectations across the University community; and communicate roles and responsibilities.
The university’s Policy Document Framework centralizes the oversight and coordination of policy document development and approval within the university and sets out roles, responsibilities and procedures associated with policy document development, review and approval.
The General Faculties Council is responsible for the review and final approval of proposed academic policies. The Board of Governors is responsible for the review and final approval of proposed administrative and governance policies. In accordance with the Policy Document Framework, both governing bodies have the ability to delegate approval authority to committees where appropriate. The Policy Document Approval Authority sets out the current approval authority of all existing policy documents at the University.
Policies open for feedback
Review a list of policies that are currently open for feedback and give us your feedback before the final approval stage of an important policy.
Recent policy changes
| Policy | Change | Effective date |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolment Policy | New | September 1, 2026 |
| Classification of Enrolment Procedure | New | September 1, 2026 |
| Threat Risk Assessment Policy | New | September 1, 2026 |
| Threat Risk Assessment Procedure | New | September 1, 2026 |
| Auditors of Courses | Rescinded | September 1, 2026 |
| Classification of Registered Students | Rescinded | September 1, 2026 |
| Repeating Credit Courses at MacEwan University | Rescinded | September 1, 2026 |
| Withdrawal from University Programs | Rescinded | September 1, 2026 |
| Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Policy | Revised | July 28, 2026 |
| Access to Information Procedure | Revised | July 28, 2026 |
| Correction of Personal Information Procedure | Revised | July 28, 2026 |
| Managing Personal Information Procedure | Revised | July 28, 2026 |
| Use of Personal Information for Academic Research and Creative Activity Procedure | Revised | July 28, 2026 |
| Postdoctoral Fellows | Revised | June 11, 2026 |
| Pension Participation | Revised | June 2, 2026 |
| Procedures for Postdoctoral Fellows | Revised | April 27, 2026 |