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    OFFICE OF THE
    ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT ACADEMIC AND ASSOCIATE PROVOST
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    enate
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    BILL Krane. Chair
    Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studi
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    Changes to Admission Requirements for BA (SCUS 09-23e)
    DATE ?
    March 24, 2009
    Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its
    meeting of March
    5,
    2009, gives rise to the following recommendation:
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    Motion:
    That Senate approve the changes to the math admission requirement for
    the BA program in Health Sciences, effective Spring 2010.
    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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    SCUS 09-23e
    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
    THINKING OF THE WORLD
    FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
    PHONE (778) 782-4821
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    FAX (778) 782-5927
    MEMORANDUM
    TO: ?
    SCUS
    FROM: ?
    Kitty Corbett, Director, Undergraduate Programs, Faculty of Healthl'
    Sciences
    RE: ?
    Removing Principles of Math 12 as an admission requirement for the BA
    program in Health Sciences
    DATE: ?
    February 24, 2009
    John O'Neil, Dean; Craig Janes, Associate Dean
    The Undergraduate Studies Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS)
    unanimously agreed (Dec. 11, 2008) that Principles of Math 12 be removed as an
    admission requirement for the BA program in Health Sciences. It should remain for
    admission to the BSc program. FHS is asking SCUS to approve this.
    Rationale:
    1.
    The content of the Health Sciences curriculum for Bachelor of Arts majors does
    not require that students have the knowledge and skills taught in Principles of
    Math 12 in BC secondary schools, which is a course designed to prepare
    students for success in science and mathematics courses at the university level.
    Health Sciences BA students are required to take a course in Epidemiology
    (HSCI 330) and two courses in Statistics (STAT 201 or 203 plus STAT 302), but
    the content in those courses does not require content from Principles of Math 12
    as a prerequisite.
    2.
    Relaxing this requirement promises to make access to Health Sciences open to
    more high school graduates. School counselors have communicated to our
    recruitment staff that we can anticipate an increased number of applications to
    our program if this requirement is eliminated. In addition, this should assist Health
    Sciences in efforts to meet Senate-mandated enrolment targets.
    FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
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    BLUSSON HALL, ROOM 11300,
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    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY,
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    8888 UNIVERSITY DRIVE,
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    BURNABY BC,
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