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. SENATE 

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H. M. EVANS 

REGISTRAR AND SECRETARY OF SENATE 

Subect ...... .COURSE CHALLENGE... 

? Date 

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MARCH 28, 197.2 

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MOTION: ? 

1. ? 

"That the principle of Course Challenge be continued 

with registrations permitted for the Summer Semester 

72-2." 

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2. ? 

"That for registrations in Course Challenge for the 

Summer Semester 72-2 current regulations be applied." 

Subject to the content of reports from the Deans of Faculties, 

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MOTION: 

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1. ? 

"That the principle of Course Challenge be adopted on 

a continuing basis." 

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2.

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"That the Senate Undergraduate Admissions Board review 

procedures, with Departments given opportunity to pro- 

vide through their Faculties any comments and recommenda- 

tions designed to improve procedures, and with report 

back to Senate with such recommendations as are deemed 

desirable." 

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SENATE 

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MEMORANDUM

H.

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M. EVANS 

REGISTRAR AND SECRETARY OF SENATE 

Subject ......

.COURSE CHALLENGE 

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Date ?

MARCH 28, 1972 ? 

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Senate, at its meeting of May 10, 1971, under Paper S.71-57, 

approved procedures for Course Challenge for a number of courses for 

a one-year trial period. On October 4, 1971, under Paper S.71-108, 

Senate empowered SUAB to make minor amendments to the original paper 

as necessary during the one-year trial period. 

Attached, as Appendix A, are tabulations concerning Course 

Challenges in the three semesters, 71-2, 71-3, 72-1. 

Deans of Faculties have been requested to ascertain the 

pOsitions of their Faculties on the principle of Course Challenge, 

and to be prepared to speak to this topic at Senate if necessary 

(Appendix B). 

Recommendations: 

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That the principle of Course Challenge be continued with 

registrations permitted for the Summer Semester 72-2, 

2. ? 

That for registrations in Course Challenge for the Summer 

Semester 72-2 current regulations be applied. 

Subject to the content of reports from the Deans of Faculties, 

Recommendations: 

1.

That the principle of Course Challenge be adopted on a 

continuing basis. 

2.

That the Senate Undergraduate Admissions Board review 

procedures, with Departments given opportunity to provide 

through their Faculties any comments and recommendations 

designed to improve procedures, and with report back to 

Senate with such recommendations as are deemed desirable. 

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COURSE CHALLENGE REGISTRATION 

1971 SUMMER SENSTER 

COURSE NAME 

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COURSE NUMBER  

NUMBER OF 

STUDENTS 

ENROLLED 

GRADE ASSIGNED 

SUCCESSFUL ? 

UNSUCCESSFUL UNATTEMPTED 

FACULTY OF ARTS 

French 

French 

German 

German 

German 

German 

Spanish 

Spanish 

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Geography 

eography 

FACULTY OF SCIENCE 

151

12

12

152

11

11

102

6 ?

-

Math 

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151 ? 

1

Math 

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152 ? 

1

TOTAL 

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42 ? 

41

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COURSE CHALLENGE REGISTRATION 

1971 FALL SEMSTER 

COURSE NAME 

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COURSE NUMBER 

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NUMBER OF 

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GRADE ASSIGNED 

0rTTn1?\',rc

ENROLLED 

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SUCCESSFUL ? 

UNSUCCESSFUL UNATTEN?TED 

FACULTY OF ARTS 

French        

151

25

23

French        

152

20

18

French        

201

10

10

French        

202

7

7

German        

102

10

9

German        

103

8

8

German        

201

4

4

German        

202

3

3

Russian       

102

1

1

Spanish       

102

7

5

cpanish       

103

4

4

)anish        

201

2

2

Spanish       

202

2

2

Economics

200

1

1

Economics      

205

1

1

Commerce       

323

2

2

Geography      

101

1

1

Geography      

162

1

1

Geography      

151

1

1

Geography      

161

1

1

FACULTY OF SCIENCE 

Bisc.         

003

1.

1

Bisc.         

101

1

Bisc.         

102

1

Bisc.         

201

2

lllsc.           

202

2

1

Math         

151

3

Math         

161

1

1

Math         

232

1

1

Math         

251

1

1

•OTAL 

COURSE NAME 

FACULTY OF ARTS 

COURSE CHALLENGE REGISTRATION 

1972 SPRING SEMESTER 

COURSE NUMBER      

NUMBER OF STUDENTS 

ENROLLED 

8

14

French 

French 

French 

French 

German 

German 

German 

German 

Russian 

Russian 

Russian 

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Spanish 

Economics 

Commerce 

Geography 

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Geography 

Geography 

FACULTY OF SCIENCE 

Bisc. 

Bisc. 

Bisc. 

Math 

Math 

Math 

Math 

Math 

Math 

TOTAL 

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SIMON

FRASER

UNIVERSITY

Secretary of SUAB 

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Subeci.

DEANS OF FACULTIES 

COURSE CHALLENGE 

From,. ? 

H. M. Evans 

Registrar and 

Sec

f Senate 

Date....._.. March 21, 1972. 

Senate, at its meeting of May 10, 1971, under Paper S.71-57 

approved procedures for Course Challenge for a number of 

courses for a one-year trial period. On October 4, 1971, 

under Paper S.71-108 Senate empowered SUAB to make minor 

amendments to the original paper as necessary during the 

one-year trial period. 

There have been very few written comments received by SUAB 

or this office since the commencement of ihe challenge system. 

A report is being prepared for Senate relating to the con- 

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tinuation of the Course Challenge principle, and identifying 

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numbers participating in the various courses. 

It would be appreciated if you would indicate the position 

of your Faculty in respect of continuation of the principle 

of Course Challenge, as Senate will be required to decide at 

the meeting of April 10th whether or not registrations for 

Course Challenge will be accepted for the Summer Semester 1972. 

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In the event that the principle is continued for the Summer 

Semester 72-2, it seems obvious that current operating procedures 

would need to be continued for that semester. In the event that 

Senate were to adopt the principle of Course Challenge to be 

continued thereafter, a review of the procedures would be in 

order and Departments would be given opportunity to provide 

through their Faculties comments and recommendations designed 

to modify and improve procedures for following semesters. 

It will he recalled that course challenge can be available on 

any course so designated by a Department and approved by SUAB 

on behalf of Senate. 

Would you please indicate to me the general position of your 

Faculty in respect of continuation of the principle of Course 

Challenge and be prepared to speak to this topic, if necessary, 

at the April meeting of Senate. 

I would appreciate replies by March 26th if possible, and not 

later than A p ril 6th. 

SIMON MASER U NI VERSIT

Mr. H. Evans, Registrar

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Sullivan, 

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and Secretary of 

Senate 

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Faculty of Arts 

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Course Chal lenge 

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Date ? 

pril ., 1972 

This is in reply to your memorandum of March 21 • 

1972

in which you asked to have the position of our Faculty with 

challenge

respect to the continuation of the principle of course 

The Facult 

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of Arts Curriculum Committee discussed 

Course Challenge at its meeting of March 

30,

1972. ? 

In

particular the three departments in the Faculty of Arts who 

have approved courses for challenge gave their views of the 

course challenge s 

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stem as it presently exists. While the 

comments were generally favourable, it was difficult, in view 

of the shortness of time, to prepare a. definitive Faculty 

statement on the continuation of the principle of course 

challenge. However, the Committee felt that course challenge 

should continue through the Summer Semester, and as soon as 

possible they woui.d like to receive from your office more data 

on how man)' course challenges have been made, how many students 

passed the courses challenged, how many people failed, etc. 

The Committee will then take a more detailed look at course 

challenge during the Summer Semester before recommending that 

it be adopted on a permanent 

basis.

The Committee also wished 

to indicate that their only concern at this time is that if 

Course Challenge is adopted on 

continuing basis, procedures 

should he such that any possible abuse of the system can be 

controlled. 

MC: els 

cc. Ross Saunders

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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Mr. H.MI. Evans, 

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Registrar and 

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..cretary of Se.      

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Dean of Science. 

Subject 

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UTS

.Challenge ? 

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April 5, 1972 

Dear Mr. Evans: 

Your request of March 25th for information from the Faculty of Science 

regarding the possible. continuation of the course challenge system was 

circulated to the Departments 

:

On the whole, the responses have been 

favourable to a. continuation of this program. 

Only one department has foreseen any difficulty with the program. 

They fear that students may audit the course and take the course 

credit examinations thus avoiding out-of-class assignments which the 

department considers essential to the proper education of the student, 

though not essential for 'the passing of examinations. On the other 

hand, a second. department', suggests that the course 'challenge nrocedurc 

be used to im 

p

lement a system of supplemenrary examinations for students 

who have done poorly in a particular course. This department sees no 

loss in the educational value providing the student has' indeed prepared 

himself suffi.cienti.y to pass the usual exaniiration of the course. 

In the summary then, the Faculty of Science is in favour of continuance 

of the course challenge procedure and we would suggest that the Senate 

Undergraduate Admissions Board debate and resolve the problems mentioned 

above: should students be allowed to audit or even to register in a 

course, ? 

avoid the final examination, and later challenge the course 

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according to the course challenge procedure. Should the course challenge 

procedure be made available as a means of writing supplemental examinations. 

J.S. Barlow 

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