FEA Program Attendance Policy (Virtual)
Dated: Friday, December 13, 2024
1. The FEA Program is designed for all modules to be attended in sequence and for the program to be completed within one year. Attendance and participation in all modules AND satisfactory work in the Knowledge Integration group is necessary to graduate from the FEA Program, receive a certificate of completion and be eligible to sit the FEA exams.
2. Attendance in the FEA program is subject to Family Enterprise Canada’s receipt of your program tuition payment by the date(s) specified in your application form and welcome package. Late tuition payments or installments may delay your program completion and must be received before you can attend the next scheduled module.
3. We appreciate there may be special circumstances where a short absence is required from class. If that is the case, please notify Renee Nelson at rnelson@familyenterprise.ca in advance. If you miss more than 10% of any module, you will be asked to repeat it before we can graduate you.
4. Should a situation, such as a family or medical emergency, arise where you are unable to attend an entire module, please notify us as soon as possible in writing. Missed modules may delay your completion of the FEA Program and your ability to sit the FEA exams with your own cohort. It may also result in you having to attend an in-person offering of the course which involves additional travel and accommodation expenses.
5. Making up missed modules with another cohort requires approval. Please contact Renee Nelson at rnelson@familyenterprise.ca to discuss options.
6. There is no makeup option for Knowledge Integration and Application (KIA). KIA consists entirely of your team project presentations, which must be done with your own cohort. Each team member must be present for all team presentations to ask questions and provide feedback as this is part of the course work.
7. Please note that missing Multi-Disciplinary Advising (MDA) with your own cohort is not recommended. Your team project work commences during MDA. Unfortunately, if you miss this module, it will be 5 months before you can attend it with another cohort and the next offering will be in person in Vancouver.
8. Self-study of missed modules is not accepted as a makeup option in the FEA Program as much of the learning arises from class discussions, small group work and involve case analysis and application of tools, models and frameworks.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our attendance policy for the FEA Program, please contact Family Enterprise Canada by phone at 1-866-849-0099 or by email at info@familyenterprise.ca.