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OFFICE OF THE
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Second BA Degrees (SCUS 08-341
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September 17, 2008
Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its
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meeting of September 9, 2008, gives rise to the following recommendation:
Motion:
"that Senate approve the new calendar language for Second BA
Degrees in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences."
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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FACULTY OF
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Jo Hinchliffe, Secretary
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
FROM: Mary Ann Gillies, Chair
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum Committee
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New Calendar Language: Second BA Degrees
DATE: August 7, 2008
At its meeting of July 17, 2008, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Curriculum Committee approved the attached new calendar language for
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Second BA Degrees.
Would you please place this item on the agenda of the next meeting of SCUS.
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FACULTY OF
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Office of the Dean
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum Committee
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New Calendar language for Second BA Degrees
MAILING ADDRESS
8888 University Drive
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DATE July 25, 2008
Burnaby BC Canada
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At a meeting of the Associate Deans for Students and the Faculty Advisors in the
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Office of the Dean on June 23, 2008, the attached new calendar language for Second
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www.sfu.ca/arts
(Web)
Would the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum please review and approve
this new Calendar language for Second BA Degrees at its next meeting.
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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NEW CALENDAR LANGUAGE ADDITION
• Second Bachelor of Arts Degree
Students who hold a bachelor's degree may complete a second Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.
Students are encouraged to determine whether a second BA degree is actually required for their
purposes (in many cases, post-degree studies may be more appropriate). For information regarding
second BA degrees and/or post-degree studies, students should seek advice from the Faculty
advisors in the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
A student may not enrol in a second BA degree in a subject in which they already hold a degree. A
student who has a minor in a particular subject may enroll in a second BA degree with a major or
honors program in that subject. Students may not complete a Bachelor of General Studies as a
second degree.
The minimum requirement for a second BA degree is completion of 60 units, including at least 45
upper division units. Prior completion of lower division requirements for the major program may be
required or may be waived at the discretion of the department.
Second degree students must complete one upper division writing (W) course and one quantitative
(Q) course.
In order to satisfy residency requirements for the second BA degree, students must complete at least
45 units in total at SFU, including a minimum of 30 upper division units.
Courses not used towards a previous degree (as determined by the institution awarding that degree)
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may be used to reduce the number of courses required in the second BA degree where applicable.
Courses extra to previous degrees may be counted towards the second BA degree if completed
before admission into the second BA degree, to a maximum of 15 units, in accordance with Faculty
regulations. Students must obtain written approval from the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences.
Second degree students may not complete courses at another institution through a Letter of
Permission.
RATIONALE
Students currently pursuing a second undergraduate degree are required to complete at least 45
upper division units. In practice, many students will routinely complete extra lower division courses,
as required by their major program, and will graduate having completed 60 units on average.
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences deems it necessary for students to complete at least 60 units,
including 45 upper division units, in order to earn a Second Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.
By adopting a more permissive practice in acknowledging courses extra to a previous first degree (up
to a maximum of 15 units), the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences recognizes the fact that many first
undergraduate degree holders have indeed completed more than the minimum required units for that
first degree. These students would still complete at least 45 units at SFU, including at least 30 upper
division units.
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PLACEMENT IN CALENDAR:
Please insert these new sections following "Graduation GPA Requirements" for the BA degree and
right before "Bachelor of General Studies Degree" (2008/2009 Calendar - page 135, column three).
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