The Planning Council for Open Learning is responsible for directing the affairs of the Open Learning Division of the university.
It has the power to set admission requirements and residency requirements for awarding credentials offered through the Open Learning Division. It may further advise or make recommendations to the Board of Governors on the following: the educational mandate of the Open Learning Division; the establishment, revision or discontinuance of courses and programs in the Open Learning Division; and the strategic direction for the Open Learning Division, including its role as a system partner in the ongoing development and expansion of distance and online learning in British Columbia.
Note that the student representative on the Planning Council for Open Learning are elected through a TRU process and not selected through the Student Caucus.
