All applicants to the Werklund School of Education are required to provide, to partner school administration, a current Police Information Check which includes a Criminal Record Check and a Vulnerable Sector Search. Students who are not residents of Calgary, must arrange for a Police Information Check, including a Vulnerable Sector Check, through the nearest local police service or RCMP detachment in the area where they reside.
Failure to present a current Police Information Check clear of any previous or pending charges and convictions will result in the student being unable to do their Field Experience courses. As Field Experience is a critical component of the program, without which students cannot complete the BEd program, students who are unable to present a current and clear Police Information Check will be required to withdraw from the BEd program at the sole discretion of the Werklund School of Education and the University of Calgary.
Students who are concerned about the presence of a criminal record should contact the police department to discuss the process for eliminating or erasing such a record.
In order to be considered "current", the Police Information Check must be completed after June 1st and students will be required to request a new Police Information Check every 12 months. The original Police Information Check must be present, in person, to partner school administration on the first day of Field Experience (Education 440, 465, 540, 560); the school may wish to keep a copy but the student should retain the original.
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