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I indicated in the Special Meeting of 1.6 June,
I am concerned over the ambiguity and apparent hollowness of the
term "unassigned credit "--the third of three classifications of
transfer credit in the Ellis Report.
Under present circumstances, it simply is not clear
how unassigned credit will he determined and whether or not it
will count towards a student's degree.
May I quote from the 1968-69
Calendar:
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"A minimum of 40 hours of the 120 hours
required in the goneral degree program
will be 'electives'.
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electives
may he any course in the University,
subject to the group requirements of
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It is the spirit of this position that I wish to
extend to transfer credit and offer the following motion to
that effect:
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That the respective Faculties determine the maximum
total number of transferable "gen2ral elective credits
and maximum general elective credits that may he gran ecl
in various areas of study.
For example: The Faculty of Arts may
determine that the total maximum general
elective credits will be 15 of which no
more than 6 can be in Fine Arts, '9
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Ancient Languages, etc.
2. That the respective Faculties specifically indicate
those courses ,cleteruined by the Academic Board to
be of university level, that will be accepted as
general elective credits.
3. That the respective Faculties periodically review and
at all times make available to colleges, prospectiva
students, etc., the list mentioned in142.
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admittance of a
transfer student,
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credit
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(A) to indicate that the Faculty of
Arts
accepts this course as geheral
elective credit.
(5) to indicate that the Faculty of
Science accepts this course as general
elective credit.
(E) to indicate that the Faculty of
Education accepts this course as
general elective credit.
5. That the term "general elective credit' be substituted
for "unassigned credit" throughout the Ellis Report and
its passed amendments.
6.
That points 2, 3, 4 apply only to transfer students
from British Columbia but that the "spirit" of these
points will be. applied, as fairly and ciuickly as possible,
to transfer students from out of province.
Arguments "Pro":
Prospective students and those who transfer to SFU
are entitled to know if and where all the work they take prior
to entry can be used towards a degree.
The procedure outlined above will give the regional
colleges greater guidance in their academic course offerings.
.Regional colleges are, quite understandably, hesitant to offer
imaginative courses, interdisciplinary courses, or courses not
taught at SFU that may or may not be' transferable
to SF13. Know-
ledge of what courses are eligible to geiieral elective credit'
will be very helpful to them.
Ambiguities, such as "unassigned credit", cause
confusion and frustration and cause administrative difQicu].ty
in interpretation.
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Arguments "Cont'
Students who, after transfer, change Faculties may
lose some of their previously assigned general elective credit.
The bookkeeping prodedure to keep track of such changes would
be somewhat more complex than present practices.
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