S.07-133
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OFFICE OF THE
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT ACADEMIC AND ASSOCIATE PROVOST
MEMO
ATTENTION Senate
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FROM Bill Krane, Chair
Senate Committee on Underqraduate Studies
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Admission Requirements (SCUS 07-361
DATE October 3. 2007
Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its
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meeting held September 11, 2007 gave rise to the following recommendations:
Motion 1:
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"That Senate approvejwnciple that the maximum allowable difference
between a final Bnglish 12 high school mark and provincial exam be set on
an annual basis)Trelation to the standard deviation of the differences. SCUS will
determine
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annual maximum allowable difference upon receiving a
recommdation from Student Services."
Rationale:
There have been a number of BC 12 students (both in-province and Offshore
School BC Programs) where the discrepancy between their high school marks
and provincial exam marks have been substantial.
For example, in the Fall 2007 Term there were a number of potentially
admissible BC 12 students with a discrepancy of 30 to 54 points between their
English 12 high school mark and provincial exam mark.
Establishing an allowable difference would identify students who are potentially
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at risk and permit interventions to help students become better prepared for their
academic studies at SFU.
StMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?
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OFFICE OF THE
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT ACADEMIC AND ASSOCIATE PROVOST
Motion
2:
"That the admission criteria for applicants transferring from
all
recognized
colleges and universities be as follows: Applicants in good standing from other
recognized universities and colleges may be admitted upon completion of at least
24 credit hours of transferable work with a minimum 60% (2.0) average."
This change will also apply to visiting applicants (VIS) who are evaluated as
University transfer students.
Rationale:
With the recent Senate change to the BC College transfer and BC University
transfer requirements to a minimum of 24 credit hours of transferable work, weS
are complicating the issue of college and university transfer by requiring 24
credits from institutions within BC and 30 from others outside of BC.
Many transfer applicants attend a variety of post-secondary institutions across
provincial, as well as national boundaries. Thus they cannot simply be classified as
BC college transfer or BC university transfer students.
This proposal will simplify the transfer process for prospective students, reduce
complexity, and strategically keep us competitive within BC and across the
country.
SIM(I)N FJZASEP UNIVERSITY
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