Co-curricular Recognition Procedure
- Approver:
- Academic Coordinating Committee
- Policy Owner:
- Vice President, Students & Registrar's Office
- Policy Lead(s):
- Co-Curricular Record Coordinator
- Defining policy:
- Effective date:
- 2014-09-01
- Date of last approval:
- 2026-06-17
- Status:
- Approved
Procedure Statement
51ÁÔÆæâ€™s Co-Curricular Record (CCR) is a document complementary to a student’s academic transcript which recognizes and records learning that a student has achieved through approved co-curricular programming experiences at 51ÁÔÆæ. Co-curricular programming experiences are approved based on meeting established inclusion criteria.
Students in full-time and part-time courses who participate in an approved co-curricular experience will have their participation recorded on an official 51ÁÔÆæ CCR.
This procedure provides institutional standards for the inclusion of student co-curricular opportunities that are eligible for Conestoga’s official CCR. The procedure also identifies processes and organizational structures that govern the administration and execution of the CCR.
Definitions
51ÁÔÆæ maintains a glossary of terms specific to the institution. The ones in use for this document are defined below.
- Approved Co-Curricular Experience
- Any programming experience that is not a requirement, component, or ‘expectation’ of the classroom experience or program design and meets the criteria that has been established for inclusion in Conestoga’s CCR.
- Co-Curricular Record
- An official document that profiles a student’s involvement in specifically identified/recognized co-curricular campus activities.
- Co-Curricular Record Administration Team
- Student Engagement and Experience staff responsible for the oversight and operational administration of Conestoga’s Co-Curricular Record (CCR). The team ensures that all CCR opportunities and processes align with established institutional standards, quality expectations, and eligibility criteria.
- Validation
- A process that formally recognizes that a student has completed the participation requirement for inclusion in the CCR.
- Validator
- An individual identified by the institution as having responsibility for confirming student participation/completion of a recognized co-curricular activity. The validator is usually the facilitator or individual providing oversight of an activity and must be an employee of 51ÁÔÆæ, Conestoga Students Incorporated, or Campus Living.
Responsibilities
Co-Curricular Record Administration Team
Team of Student Engagement and Experience Department Support Staff responsible for:
- Developing, coordinating and executing CCR processes
- Approving, training, and assigning providers
- Maintaining a provider database
- Responding to requests for inclusion of an activity in the CCR and granting approval for those that meet established criteria
- Providing guidance to Conestoga, Conestoga Students Inc., or Campus Living employees, and community partners to adjust established activities to meet the criteria of the CCR
- Training students, staff, and faculty
- Developing and executing promotions related to CCR
- Extracting statistics
- Responding to CCR user inquiries
Procedure
- Submitting an Opportunity for Co-Curricular Recognition
- Employees looking to include an experience on the CCR will be required to submit an inclusion request to the Co-Curricular Record Administration Team via email or through the Unihub Provider Interface.
- The Co-Curricular Record Administration Team will either approve or deny the request via email or through the Unihub automated messaging system.
- To meet validation criteria and be included in the CCR, an activity, event, committee, or workshop must:
- Be designed to support participants' development in one to two NACE Career Readiness Competencies.
- Have attendance validated by an employee of 51ÁÔÆæ, CSI or 51ÁÔÆæ Residence.
- Be voluntary and unpaid, with the exception of honorariums.
- Be independent of academic credit and must not be part of a course requirement.
- Co-curricular opportunities cannot, in any instance, be leveraged to serve personal interest or fulfill duties that warrant paid compensation.
- In instances where guidance surrounding approvals/denials is required, management overseeing the co-curricular record portfolio will be asked to provide input.
- Including an Experience on the Co-Curricular Record
- Students must complete all requirements of an experience (e.g., minimum number of hours or participation) to receive co-curricular recognition.
- Validators will be responsible for tracking student attendance for each experience being offered.
- Once attendance has been verified, the experience will be automatically added to the student's official CCR.
- Accessing the Co-Curricular Record
- Students can download their CCR from the Student Success Portal by completing the following steps
- Go to the Student Success Portal
- Select 'Student Engagement' from the drop-down tab
- Click "Download My Co-Curricular Record"
Relevant Legislation and Related Documents
Revision Log
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| ​2014-11-10 | ​Policy and Procedure Committee – Approved |
| ​2014-11-19 | ​Academic Coordinating Committee - Approved |
| ​2026-06-17 | ​Academic Coordinating Committee - Approved |