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ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDEN'I' ACADEMIC AND ASSOCIATE PROVOST

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Bill Krane, Chair

Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies

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Faculty of Business Administration SCUS 09-221

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March 10, 2009

For information:

Acting under delegated authority at its meeting of March 5, 2009, SCUS

approved the following curriculum revisions:

1. Chan g

es to Marketing Concentration (SCUS 09-22a)

(i)

Change of name, course number and prerequisites for BUS 442

(ii)

Change of course number and prerequisites for BUS 344

(iii)

Change in concentration requirements

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2. BIS 478 - Change of title (SCUS 09-22b)

3.Changes to Lower Division Requirements for the Minor in Business

Administration (SCUS 09-22c)

4.

Change to course description BUS 403-3 (SCUS 09-22d)

5.

Change of Accounting Concentration to Accountin

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Honors Concentration

(SCUS 09-22e)

6.

Broad based admissions pilot -

"50

Exceptions for 50 Exceptional Students"

(SCUS 09-22f)

7.

Changes to Undergraduate core to reflect change in requirement for BUS

360-4W (SCUS 09-22g)

8. Chan g

e to Maintenance CGPA from 2.25 to 2.4 (SCUS 09-22h)

9.

Calendar Entr y

regarding non-Business student access to upper division BUS

courses (SCUS 09-22i)

Any Senator wishing to consult the full report of curriculum revisions

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should contact Bobbie Grant, Senate Assistant at 778-782-3168 or email

bgrant@sfu.ca

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SIM()N FRASER UNIVERSITY ?

THINKING OF THE WORLD

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SCUS 09-22f

(for discussion purposes only)

The popularity of Business Administration as a field of study for undergraduate students

at Simon Fraser University has created a situation where admission into the program has

become increasingly competitive. The minimum grade requirement for BC High School

students to gain admission is expected to be 90% for the Fall of 2009.

Recognizing that this high grade requirement will place SFU Business out of reach for

many talented, motivated and highly engaged students, the Faculty of Business

Administration would like to pilot a diverse qualifications admissions program entitled

"Fifty Exceptions for Fifty Exceptional Students."

Under this program, approximately fifty students who have applied to SFU Business but

have not quite reached the minimum grade requirement for admission to business from

BC high school (expected to be in the 80-90% range) will be given the opportunity to

submit a special online application for admission based on their demonstrated leadership

experience in any one or 'more of the -following areas;

• Entrepreneurship

• Social Activism

• Athletics

• Arts (Performing, Visual, Music, Writing)

• Community Leadership or Involvement

• Career Progression ?

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• Other (please specify)

This application form will allow the student to submit a concise statement explaining

why his or her leadership experience in the one or more of the above noted areas makes

them exceptional. They will be asked how their achievement or involvement will make

them a better Business student or Business leader and what official recognition or awards

they have received for their achievements. References will also be required.

Students who qualify for admission under this program will be selected by the Faculty of

Business Administration.

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