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FACULTY OF SCIENCE
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January18, 1965
•ERAL REGULATIONS
Students entering the University for the first time will have their programs approved
at the time of registration.
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Students entering from British Columbia Grade XIII will be given advanced credit for
Grade XIII subjects successfully completed. This does not automatically imply advanced
standing in any particular subject. Course requirements specified by each department for
the B.Sc. degree must be fulfilled.
Students proceeding to the third or higher semesters must have their program of stu.dis
approved by the department in which they will take their major or honors courses before
gistering each semester.
Students who wish to preserve the possibility of transferring from a program in Science
to one in the Faculty of Arts at the end of the first or second semester, without extension
of the time required to complete a degree program, should include in their program a minimun;
of three courses drawn from the offerings of the Faculty of Arts by the end of the second
semester.
EXANINATIONS
14 Examinations will
be held during the last two weeks of each semester.
2.
Students who miss final examinations because of illness or domestic affliction must
submit in writing to the Registrar's Office an application for special. consideration
accompanied by supporting documentation - preferably a physician's certificate
as
soon as possible after the absence.
3.
The final standing in each course may be based on all of the work in the course subn'i.
ted during the semester; a passing grad in any particular examination does not n-iz.es.
sarily ensure a passing grade for the course.
RE-READING OF ANSWER PAPERS.
(This section in its entirety was not discussed. It was agreed this was a matter for
Senate-level decision).
STANDING
AND
CREDIT
1.
The mark for each course will be entered on the student's record by a letter grade.:
First Class Standing, A;
Second Class Standing, B;
Pass Standing, C;
Standing Granted, T;
Failure, F;
Special Conditions, X.
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The letter Grade T,
Standing
Granted, will be entered
on
the record when
a student
obtains a mark just
short of
the C grade and when, in
the
opinion of the
examiner,
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the student should not continue studies in the subject. The student will be a]Joed
to take further courses in the subject only at the discretion of the
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department involved,
3.
The letter grade X, Special Conditions, will be entered on the record when. cod1.i.o.s
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exist
which prevent the examiner from making a standard evaluation of the sds
work, e.g.
when a •
student, for medical or compassionate reasons, cannot write the
exam-
ination, or for medical reasons misses a large portion of the semester. When such a
student can provide proof of medical or compassionate reasons for this action he may
be granted a deferred examination, and may be granted permission to write the exam-
ination in
the subject when it is next regularly scheduled, without repeating the course,
GRADUATION
1.
Each candidate for a degree must make formal application for graduation at least seven
weeks before the end of the semester in which he will complete the requirements for the
degree. Special forms for this purpose are provided by the Registrar's Office.
2.
The list of successful candidates will be released upon approval by the Senate.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE B.Sc. DEGREE
Students may obtain a Bachelor of Science degree by pursuing either a general course
program or an honors course program.
The general course program provides a broad general education in several fields of
study and some specialization in one field known as the major field. This program is not
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wally pursued by students who intend to proceed to advanced degrees (M.Sc., J?h.D.). A
tal of120 semester hours of credit is required.
The honors course program provides an education "in depth" in a single field of study,
and requires the student to concentrate his studies in the fifth to eighth semesters in the
chosen field. This program should be pursued by students who intend to proceed to advanced
degrees, provided they can meet the entrance requirements and maintain the required
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A total of 132 semester hours of credit is required.
ALL STUDENTS
who can meet the entrance requirements are encouraged to apply for d-
mission to the honors course program, even though they may not intend to proceed to ad'iai-:.d
degrees. Students are usually admitted to the honors program at the end of the fourth sem-
ester.
ADMISSIONS TO THE HONORS PROGRAM
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Students applying for admission to an honors program normally are required to have at
least a "B" average grade.
LITERACY
The University recognizes the great importance of literacy for students in all sib-
jects. Consequently, it will offer a course, English 001-0- Writing, in every semester and
a complementary course, Reading 001-0- Reading and Comprehension, in every semester.
Students may elect to take one or both of these courses to fulfil the General Ed,i:.atloii
Oquirements of the first two semesters. Students who have difficulty in the
como.sic.Lon
of written assignments, or are slow in reading, are encoiraged to take these. courses.
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Students who are demonstrably weak in composition may be required to take either of
se courses at any time in their university careers, and may be required to repeat either
both courses as often as necessary. All departments and all members of faculty accept
the responsibility for determining that work submitted in thi.r
own
disciplines is well
written.
CREDIT REQUIREMENT FOR THE B. Sc. DEGREE
The normal general program and honors program will have the following forms:
General Pro
Semester
Credit
1
12
to 18 semester
hours plus 1 General Education Course
2
12
to 18 semester
hours plus 1 General Education Course
3
12
to 18
semester
hours
4
12
to 18 semester
hours
5
45
as
15
semester hours
specified by
department
semester hours
in electives
6
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7
8
Total
120
semester hours
of credit
Honors Program
Semester
Credit
1
12
to 18 semester
hours plus 1 General Education Course
2
12
to 18 semester
hours plus 1 General Education Course
3
12
to 18 semester
hours
4
12
to 18 semester
hours
5
72
as
by
semester hours
specified
the department
6
7
Total
132
semester hours
of credit
A-minimum of 6 semester hours of electives in subjects taken in the following
departments is necessary for the General Program or for the Honors Program. They
may be taken in any of the 8 semesters at the discretion of the department:
Note:
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Economics and Commerce
English
Geography
History
Modern Languages
(French, German, Russian, Spanish)
Philosophy
Political Science, S.
and Anthr
Psychology
Faculty of Education
REQUIRNTS FOR ADVANCED DEGREES
Requests for details on graduate work and graduate
calendars
leading to the
Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in any department should be addressed to th
Head of the Department concerned.