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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC

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MEMORANDUM

To: ?

Senate

From:

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J. M. Munro, Chair

Senate Committee on Academic Planning

Subject:

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Faculty of Applied Sciences -

Curriculum revisions

(SCUS Reference: SCUS 99-24)

(SCAP Reference: SCAP 99-42)

Date:

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December 10, 1999

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies and the

Senate Committee on Academic Planning gives rise to the following motions:

Motions:

a)

"that Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors

as set forth in S.00 -4 approval of the proposed Bachelor of

General Studies (Applied Sciences)."

b)

"that Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors

as set forth in S.00 -4 approval of the proposed new entry model

for Computing Science Programs."

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"that Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors

as set forth in S.00 -4 approval of the proposed

change to admission requirements for Kinesiology Majors."

For Information

Acting under delegated authority, SCUS approved curriculum revisions in the

following School:

c)

School of Kinesiology

Change to Minor requirements

Any Senator wishing to consult the full report of curriculum revisions within the

Faculty of Arts should contact Bobbie Grant, Senate Assistant at 291-3168 or e-mail

bgrant@sfu.ca

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Proposal: Bachelor of General Studies (Applied Sciences)

SCAP 99-42 a

CA.SFU.FAS.UCCfPapers: 1999-3C

• Proposal: Bachelor of

Sciences)

General Studies (Applied

Robert D. Cameron

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Associate Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences

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Revision C - October 21, 1999

I.

Introduction

The Bachelor of General Studies (Applied Sciences) is a proposed generalist degree of the Faculty of Applied Sciences at Simon

Fraser University. It allows students to pursue a broad applied degree with advanced studies in Communication, Computing

Science, Engineering Science, Kinesiology and/or Resource and Environmental Management without specialized emphasis in any

one particular area. Alternatively, students may pursue a minor program in an Applied Science together with an appropriate minor

within another Faculty.

II. Draft Calendar Description

This is a nonspecialist degree program that offers students a broad education with an applied orientation. This

program may be satisfied either through the General Applied Sciences Option or through the Double Minor

Option.

General Applied Sciences Option

Students must complete 30 credit hours of upper division Science and Applied Sciences courses subject to the

following constraints.

• No more than 9 credit hours of these courses may be from the Faculty of Science.

• No more than 12 credit hours of these courses may be taken from any one School in Applied Sciences.

• No more than 9 of these 30 credit hours may be satisfied by transfer credit.

• A GPA of 2.00 is required on the courses used for the General Applied Sciences Option.

For the purposes of this requirement, MACM courses are counted as courses of the School of Computing Science.

Double Minor Option

Students may satisfy the double minor option by taking two minors (or extended minors), at least one of which

must be in the Faculty of Applied Sciences. If the only minor from Applied Sciences is in Communication, the

second minor must be from the Faculty of Science.

Overall Degree Requirements

Students must complete 120 credit hours overall for the degree, including 45 upper division credit hours. A 2.00

graduation GPA is required as described under

Graduation Requirements

in the

General Information

section of

this calendar.

Admission

Students in the Faculty of Applied Sciences may apply for admission to either the General Applied Sciences

Option or the Double Minor Option at any time.

Students in Faculties other than Applied Sciences may apply for admission the Double Minor option upon

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acceptance into two qualifying Minor programs by the schools or departments concerned.

In addition, a limited number of spaces will be made available each year for students transferring to the General

Applied Sciences Option from other Faculties. Admission is competitive based on GPA in upper division Applied

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upper division Applied Sciences courses with a GPA of 2.25.

Enrolment in the upper division courses of a particular School may be limited to those BGS students who also

meet the admission standards of that School. Admission to the BGS program may not be used to bypass the

enrolment limitations of any other Applied Sciences program.

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III. Rationale

With the recent introduction at SFU of direct entry by Faculty, there is now a need to add a general studies degree in the Faculty of

Applied Sciences to complement the Bachelor of General Studies in the Faculty of Arts and the General Science program in the

Faculty of Science. The Bachelor of General Studies (Applied Sciences) allows students enrolled in the Faculty of Applied

Sciences to have an option for generalist education in the event that they do not wish to pursue, or do not qualify for, a specialist

program.

The program design meets University norms for general degree requirements and is comparable to the double minor structure of

other general degrees. In addition, the 30-credit General Applied Sciences Option, without restriction to two minors, allows

participation by Engineering Science and by Resource and Environmental Management, neither of which offer a traditional

15-credit minor credential. Furthermore, this approach is somewhat more flexible than the two minors approach.

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• New Entry

New Entry

Model for Computing Science Programs

Model for Computing Science

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Revision B - November

25,

1999

SCM' 99-42

CA.SFU.FAS.UCCfPapers: 1999-5B

Programs

Admission of students into Computing Science programs presently occurs through a 5-track system with many substantive issues of

equity and appropriateness. A simplified and unified approach is proposed.

I. Introduction

1.1 The Present System

Students are admitted to Computing Science programs in the following ways.

Grade 12 Direct Entry

Based on an average over 4 Grade 12 subjects (Math 12, English 12, and two others from the following AP Calculus AB,

Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Comparative Civilizations 12, English Literature 12, French 12, Geography 12, Geology 12,

German 12, History 12, lB Russian, Japanese 12, Latin 12, Mandarin 12, Principles of Math 12, Physics 12, Punjabi 12,

Spanish 12, Survey Math 12, lB Western Civilization, Writing 12).

College/Post-secondary Direct Entry

Based on CGPA over a 10 course minimum with no subject constraints.

Internal Transfer

Three Categories:

1.

Internal transfer from SFU at 30-44 total credits including CMPT 101,

150

and MACM 101, based on

Computing-Related GPA (CRGPA) and CGPA.

2.

Internal transfer from SFU at

45-56

total credits including CMPT 101, 150, 201 and MACM 101, based on

CRGPA and CGPA.

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3. Internal transfer from SFU at

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credits including all required lower division courses, based on CRGPA and

CGPA.

These total credit numbers may include transfer credits, but GPAs are calculated over SFIJ credits only, with at least 12

credits taken at SFIJ.

1.2 Problems with the Present System

Grade 12 Direct Entry

• The two elective courses used for admission average have a strong influence on the admission average yet vary

widely in their relevance to computing science.

• The grades in foreign language 12 courses may select more for exposure to that language from early childhood than

for computing aptitude.

• The set of courses specified for admission does not help direct students to identify an appropriate mix of courses

relevant to preparation for computing science.

• On the current mix of courses, a preposterously high admission average of 94% is projected to be necessary to keep

direct admissions within enrolment targets.

College/Post-secondary Direct Entry.

• There are no specific subject requirements, creating a significant imbalance in comparison to high school admission

and internal transfer.

• The admission standards provide no guidance to appropriate versus inappropriate preparation for computing science

and no selection pressure in favor of students who do prepare appropriately.

Internal Transfer

• The three-track system is complex and involves a number of arbitrary cutoffs.

• The strong structure of the requirements in comparison to weakly structured high school and college requirements

creates severe equity anomalies.

• Very good high school students who don't quite meet the direct entry GPA will typically require at least three

semesters to amass the 30 credits necessary for "early" internal transfer. On the other hand, college students who

do not qualify for direct entry may be evaluated for internal transfer on as little as a single semester (12 credits).

• Students pursuing the "normal" entry based on

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credit hours may find it difficult to choose an alternative

academic path if they fail to meet CMPT admission standard.

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The requirements provide too many opportunities for students to prolong the effort to reach the appropriate

admission GPA. These opportunities include taking as many courses as necessary to raise CGPA, taking as many

CMPT courses are as available to raise CRGPA and duplicating up to five courses to raise both.

• Raising GPA by course duplication can be dramatically more effective than by taking new courses, creating equity

Entry into computing science programs is possible via

• direct admission from high school,

• direct transfer from a recognized post-secondary

institution, or

• internal transfer from within Simon Fraser

University.

Admission is competitive. A separate admission average

for each of the three entry routes is established each

semester, depending on the number of spaces available

and subject to the approval of the Dean of Applied

Sciences. Admission averages are calculated over a set of

five to seven courses satisfying particular breadth

constraints. For the provisions governing direct entry from

high school or direct transfer from another post-secondary

institution, see the appropriate Computing Science entry in

the Admissions and Readmissions

section of this

calendar.

nternal Transfer

FU students applying for admission to the School of

omputing Science are selected on the basis of an

imission GPA calculated over seven courses chosen to

itisfy the following breadth constraints.

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II. Proposed New Model

A unified approach to Computing Science admissions is proposed based on an average over a small set of courses

(5

to 7) that

satisfy particular breadth constraints. High School admissions are based on a 5-course model in line with recent recommendations of is

the Director of Admissions. A comparable 5-course model could be used for college direct entry and internal transfer, but a 7-course

model has a number of advantages.

The breadth models are described by proposed new calendar text as outlined in the following subsections.

11.1 Admission Requirements Calendar Section

A new

Admission Requirements

calendar section replaces the

Enrolment Limitations

section of the Computing Science calendar

entry. This section refers to the

Admission and Readmission

section, described subsequently.

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Proposed

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IlAdmission Requirements

Enrolment Limitations

gistration in the upper division courses for major,

nor, honors and related joint programs is limited.

ace in upper division computing science courses

primarily reserved for students who have been

mally accepted into such a program; only such

idents will be generally able to obtain the upper

iision courses necessary to complete the program

Normally, students apply for acceptance upon

completion of 57 credit hours including the lower

division requirements for the program. Early

acceptance is available for Simon Fraser University

students and transfer students with high CGPAs and

computer related GPAs (CRGPA). Direct acceptance

is also possible for secondary schools students with

strong university admission GPAs.

Approval into a computing science program is based

both on overall academic performance as measured

by the CGPA and on specific academic performance

in computing related material as measured by the

CRGPA. The CRGPA for a given program is the GPA

calculated on all courses used for the lower division

requirements for that program and any other Simon

Fraser University CMPT courses taken.

For early acceptance into a program, students are

required to fulfil the following requirements

depending on the number of credit hours completed

at Simon Fraser University (or equivalent):

• 30-44 credit hours completed: students are

required to have completed CMPT 101, 150

(or 105) and MACM 101 (or equivalent

courses taken elsewhere)

• 45 or more credit hours completed: students

must have completed CMPT 201, in addition

to the courses listed for 30 credit hours

A student can be formally approved into any of the

programs involving computing science if their CGPA

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• One writing course: PHIL 001-3 or any 100-level

ENGL course.

• Two mathematics courses chosen from: MACM

101-3, MACM 201-3, MATH 151-3, MATH 152-3,

and MATH 232-3.

• Two computing courses chosen from: CMPT 101-4,

CMPT 150-3, CMPT 201-4, CMPT 250-3, and

CMPT 275-4.

• One physical sciences course: BISC 101-4, BISC

102-4, CHEM 120-3, CHEM 121-4, KIN 142-3,

PHYS 101-3, PHYS 102-3, PHYS 120-3, or PHYS

121-3.

• One social sciences course: ARCH 105-3, CMNS

110-3, CMNS 130-3, CNS 160-3, CRIM 101-3,

ECON 100-3, HIST 106-3, POL 100-3, PSYC

100-3, SA 101-4, SA 150-4, or WS 101-3.

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computing science acceptance GPA. The acceptance

6PA is higher for early approval and decreases as

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students near completion of lower division

requirements. The actual values may vary from

semester to semester depending on the number of

available spaces and the number of qualified

applications, and are subject to the dean's approval.

In previous semesters, the acceptance GPA of 57

credit hours was 2.60. Applications for formal

approval must be received by the fifth day of classes

For consideration in that semester.

For direct acceptance on the basis of BC secondary

school achievement, students are required to fulfil the

general university admission requirements and to

include mathematics 12 in the courses they use for

the admission GPA calculation. Students with strong

admission GPAs are encouraged to apply for direct

acceptance into the computing science program. To

remain in a program in computing science, a student

will be expected to maintain at least the minimum

CGPA of 2.25.

All seven courses used for this calculation must have been

taken at Simon Fraser University. At least five of the seven

courses must have been taken in the one-year period

preceding the admission application. No course may be

included in the average if it is considered a duplicate of

any previous course taken at Simon Fraser University or

elsewhere. However, students are free to take additional

courses in each breadth area; the admission GPA is

calculated over the best seven courses that satisfy the

constraints.

ontinuation Requirements

:udents in computing science programs are expected to

aintain a CGPA of 2.4 or better. Students whose CGPA

Ils below 2.4 will be placed on probationary standing with

e School. The number of courses available to

obationary students may be limited. Each semester,

obationary students are required to consult an advisor

ior to course registration and must achieve either a

mester GPA of at least 2.4 or an improvement in CGPA

at least 2.4. Reinstatement from probationary standing

;curs when CGPA improves to 2.4 or better.

11.2 Admission and Readmission - Secondary Schools

Within the

Admission and Readmission lAdmission to Faculty IBritish Columbia - Secondary Schools

section of the calendar the

following changes

are made under the heading

Faculty of

Applied Sciences - Computing Science

idents applying for the Computing Science program may

admitted directly based on excellent high school grades

may be offered general University admission with the

portunity to apply for later admission based on SFU

des. Admission is highly competitive.

direct admission target for Fall semester 2000 is 30 new

ants.

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Direct admission requires secondary school graduation,

English 12, and four or five additional courses at the Grade

12 level or beyond (that is, including AP or lB courses)

satisfying the following breadth constraints.

• One writing course: English 12.

• One mathematics course: Principles of Mathematics

12, lB Algebra, lB Mathematics, AP Calculus AB or AP

Calculus BC.

• Two science or applied sciences courses in different

subjects, with at least one course chosen from

biology, chemistry or physics. The following courses

qualify: Biology 12, AP General Biology, lB Biology,

Chemistry 12, AP General Chemistry, lB Chemistry,

Physics 12, AP Physics B, lB Physics, Geology 12, AP

Computer Science A, AP Computer Science AB, lB

Computer Science, AP Environmental Science 12.

• One social sciences course: Comparative

Civilizations 12, Geography 12, lB Geography,

History 12, AP European History, lB History lB

Western Civilization, AP Psychology 12, lB

Psychology 12, AP Economics 12, or AP Comparative

admission target for Fall semester 1999 is 20

students.

Students planning to enter the BSc degree

rogram must satisfy the same requirements as for

he faculty of arts except that principles of

nathematics 12 (or lB mathematics) must be

ncluded among the grade 12 courses.

dmission is highly competitive. Selection will be

ased on the average achieved in English 12 and

rinciples of mathematics 12, in addition to the

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Government and Politics 12.

Admission will be based on an average computed over the

best five courses satisfying these constraints.

11.3 Admission and Readmission - Colleges

Within the

Admission and Readmission /Admission to Faculty IBritish Columbia - Community and University Colleges

section of

the calendar the following changes are made under the heading

Faculty of

Applied Sciences - Computing Science

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Proposed

Students applying for the Computing Science program

may be admitted directly based on excellent college

grades or may be offered general University admission

with the opportunity to apply for later admission based on

Students planning to enter the BSc degree program

SFU grades. Admission is highly competitive.

must satisfy the same requirements as for the faculty

For direct entry from college, students must complete at

of arts and the following requirements depending on

least seven courses that receive the following transfer

the number of credit hours completed:

credit assignments.

• have completed at least 30 credit hours of

transfer credit, including CMPT 101, 150 (or

• One writing course awarded PHIL 001-3 or 3

105) and MACM 101 and

credits in English.

• Mathematics course receiving credit for two of the

• have

transfer

105),

completed

MACM

credit

101

including

at

and

least

CMPT

CMPT

45 credit

201

101,

hours

or

150

of(or

. Computing

following:

151-3, MATH

MACM

courses

152-3,

101-3,

receiving

and

MACM

MATH

credit

201-3,

232-3.

for two

MATH

of the

• have completed at least 57 credit hours

following: CMPT 101-4, CMPT 150-3, CMPT 201-4,

discussed

including the

in the

lower

School

division

of Computingrequirements

as

• One

CMPT

physical

250-3,

sciences

and CMPT

course

275-4.

awarded at least 3

Science section.

credits in Biological Sciences, Chemistry,

Admission is highly competitive. Acceptance as an

Kinesiology or Physics.

• One social sciences course awarded at least 3

approved computing science student is based both

credits in Archaeology, Communications, Canadian

the

on overall

CGPA

academic

and on specific

performance

academic

as

performance

measured byin

Studies,

Political Science,

Crimionology,

Psychology,

Economics,

Sociology

History,

and

computing-related courses as measured by the

Anthropology or Women's Studies.

computing-related GPA (CRGPA). The CRGPA for a

program is the GPA calculated on all courses used for

Admission will be based on a grade point average

the lower division requirements for that program.

computed over the best seven courses satisfying these

constraints. All seven courses must have been taken from

a single institution within a two-year period. No course may

be included in the average if it is considered a duplicate of

any previous course taken.

11.4 Additional Deletions

The following text is to be deleted from the

Lower Division Requirements

section of the

Computing Science/Major and Honors

Programs

calendar entry.

The GPA calculated over all Simon Fraser University courses used to fulfil the above requirements plus any other

CMPT courses taken is called the computing-related GPA for declaration of a computing science major or honors

and is used in determining admission to these programs.

The following text is to be deleted from the

Lower Division Requirements

section of the

Computing Science/Minor Program

calendar entry.

The GPA calculated over all the Simon Fraser University courses used to fulfill the above requirements plus any

other CMPT courses taken is called the computing related GPA for declaration of a minor in computing science and

is used in determining admissions to the computing science minor program.

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In the

Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Computing Science

subsection of the Computing Science calendar entry, the following

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changes to admission requirements are made.

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Proposed

Admission to a post baccalaureate diploma in

computing science is available for students who have

already completed a bachelor's degree. For

information about the program's general regulations,

refer to

Continuing Studies

III. Benefits of The Proposed Model

Admission to the post baccalaureate diploma in

computing science is available to students who have a

bachelor's degree with outstanding academic

achievement. An admission grade point average will be

established each semester, depending on the number of

spaces available and subject to the approval of the Dean

of Applied Sciences. The School reserves the right to

use either the CGPA of the previous bachelor's degree or

an average computed over a set of courses chosen by

the School to most closely match the breadth constraints

for its general admission requirements. For information

about the program's general regulations, refer to

Continuing Studies

The proposed model addresses many problems with the current system. It has other specific benefits as well.

Grade 12 Direct Entry

• The set of Grade 12 courses identified may help counter the impression that computing science is a narrow program

for technonerds, suggesting instead that it is a science-based program in which strong communication skills and

ability to deal with social consequences are considered important.

• With more strongly structured high school admission requirements, the program may help high school teachers and

counsellors motivate students by identifying the relevance of specific high school courses to computing technology.

College Direct Entry.

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• The 7-course breadth model fits nicely within the structure of a 10-course, one-year, college program. With the

flexibility of courses that may be used to satisfy each breadth area, it ought to be reasonably easy for most colleges

to offer well-structured programs that both provide good preparation for Computing at SFU and additionally

prepare for other programs as well.

• The 7-course breadth model should allow designers of college computing curricula the ability to demonstrate the

relevance of their programs to their students from the perspective of further study in Computing.

• The 7-course model should encourage students to complete a well-structured program of courses in college in

hopes of obtaining direct admission to Computing Science.

Internal Transfer

• The 7-course model should allow all students who wish to pursue Computing a reasonable chance to be evaluated

for admission after two semesters at SFU.

• The flexibility in the number of courses available to satisfy individual breadth requirements allows students to

recover from poor performances by good performance on alternative material in the breadth area.

• The restriction that 5 of the breadth courses must have been completed in the one-year period prior to the admission

application:

a ensures that students are competing for admission on courses taken over reasonably comparable time

frames,

a allows students who switch to CMPT from other disciplines to use 2 older breadth courses from the years

prior to their first year of CMPT study, and

a discourages students from fruitlessly pursuing CMPT admission over prolonged time periods.

• With a strong breadth orientation in the admission requirements, student efforts to raise their grades for computing

admission are directed to courses that may also serve as good preparation for other programs.

Although a 5-course model could be considered for post-secondary transfer as well as high school courses, it may have the

disadvantage of encouraging students to attempt what might otherwise be considered unwise: a 16-credit load in their initial semester

of post-secondary work. In addition, dropping 2 courses from the 7-course model would either weaken breadth or weaken the

evaluation of computing/math aptitude. If we accept the idea that the first evaluation for internal transfer should occur after two

semesters, the 7-course model is quite reasonable.

The 7-course model outlined above should in fact provide good preparation for many fields of study. Thus the model can have the

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twin benefits of providing a reasonable basis for selecting students with good aptitude for computing as well as ensuring that

unsuccessful students have not limited themselves unduly in the effort.

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Starting September 2000, these changes will be phased-in over a two-year period. The provisions for direct entry either from high

school or from college will be effective for new admissions for September 2001. For internal transfer, both the current and proposed

admission systems will operate for a two-year period commencing September 2000. During this period the internal transfer quotas

will be split between the two admission systems in a structure that gradually shifts the admission basis from the current to the

proposed system.

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SCAF 99-42

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CA.SFU.FAS.

UCC/Papers: 1999-15

• Additional 2000/2001 Calendar Changes: Kinesiology

Tony Leyland, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Chair, Kinesiology

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Sophie Dunbar, Departmental Assistant, Kinesiology ?

Robert D. Cameron, Associate Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences

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October 28, 1999

1. Change to Minor Requirements

The requirements for a KIN minor are modified to lower the minimum grade in lower division courses from C to C-, and to add a

compensating overall 2.0 GPA requirement for KIN courses, as follows.

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Current

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Proposed

Application Requirements

Application

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Requirements

Application for a minor in kinesiology requires the following.

Application for a minor in kinesiology requires the following.

• completion of KIN 105 (or 205) and KIN 142 with a

• completion of KIN 105 (or 205) and KIN 142 with a

minimum grade of C-

minimum grade of C

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submission of a program approval form to the

• submission of a program approval form to the

undergraduate advisor.

undergraduate advisor.

Program Requirements

Program Requirements

Students must complete the following for a minor in

Students must complete the following for a minor in

kinesiology.

kinesiology.

• KIN 142 and 105 (or 205)

• KIN 142 and 105 (or 205)

• 15 credit hours of upper division kinesiology

• 15 credit hours of upper division kinesiology

5

3 credit hours of other kinesiology work (upper or

• 3 credit hours of other kinesiology work (upper or

lower division)

lower division)

• a minimum GPA of 2.00 calculated over all

• a minimum GPA of 2.00 calculated from those upper

kinesiology courses used to satisfy the requirements

division kinesiology courses used to satisfy the

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a minimum GPA of 2.00 calculated from those upper

requirements

division kinesiology courses used to satisfy the

requirements

At least seven credit hours of upper division kinesiology

courses used toward the minor must have been completed

At least seven credit hours of upper division kinesiology

at Simon Fraser University.

courses used toward the minor must have been completed

Pt Simon Fraser University.

Rationale

This lowers the required grade in lower division courses to C-, to be consistent with the majors program. With this lowering, it becomes

technically possible to have a lower division GPA of less than 2.0 in KIN courses, so wording as added to ensure that an overall 2.0 on all

KIN courses is maintained. (Previously, this was automatically true because of the minimum C grade on all lower division courses, together

with the minimum 2.00 over upper division courses).

2. Admission Requirements for KIN Majors

The admission requirements for the KIN Majors program are changed to introduce the following rules.

• If one or more of the required post-secondary courses have been duplicated (repeated), the grades from all course attempts will be

used equally in calculating the Kinesiology admission GPA.

• For students transferring some of the required core courses from another post-secondary institution: At least 15 credit hours of

required core courses must have been completed at SFU. An admission average will be calculated based on the required core courses

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taken at Simon Fraser University. (These 15 credit hours may include any of the required math and science courses, the two hundred

level required kinesiology courses & Stat 301.)

These changes result in the following modified calendar description.

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dmission Requirements

Entry to the bachelor of science (kinesiology) program is

oossible via

• direct admission from high school

• transfer from a recognized post-secondary institution

• internal transfer from within Simon Fraser University

Admission requirements for high schools and transfer from

post-secondary institutions are described in the

Admission

and Readmission

section.

current Simon Fraser University students will be eligible for

ormal acceptance into the kinesiology major program (BSc)

they

Admission Requirements

Entry to the bachelor of science (kinesiology) program is

possible via

• direct admission from high school

• transfer from a recognized post-secondary institution

• internal transfer from within Simon Fraser University

Admission is competitive. A separate admission average for

each of the three entry routes is established each semester,

depending on the number of spaces available and subject to

the approval of the Dean of Applied Sciences. Admission

averages are calculated over four required courses from

high school or eleven or more required post-secondary

courses. If one or more courses have been duplicated

(repeated), the grades from all course attempts will be used

equally in calculating the Kinesiology admission GPA.

Direct Admission - High School and Direct Transfer

- Post-secondary Institution

For the provisions governing direct entry from high school or

direct transfer from another post-secondary institution, see

the appropriate Kinesiology entry in the

Admission and

Readmission

section of this calendar.

Internal Transfer

Simon Fraser University students applying for admission to

the School of Kinesiology must complete the following

courses:

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• fill out a program approval form (available at Student

Academic Resources or the kinesiology general

office) and submit it to the kinesiology general office

by August 1 (for fall semester approval), December 1

(for spring semester approval), or April 1 (for summer

semester approval)

• have completed biology 12 and mathematics 12 (or

equivalents), and at least one of chemistry 12 and

physics 12 (or equivalents)

• have completed the following courses:

• BICH 221-3 Cellular Biology and Biochemistry

• BISC 101-4 General Biology

• CHEM 121-4 General Chemistry and Laboratory I

• CHEM 122-2 General Chemistry II

• CHEM 281-4 Organic Chemistry I

• KIN 142-3 Introduction to Kinesiology

• BICH 221-3 Cellular Biology and Biochemistry

• BISC 101-4 General Biology

• CHEM 121-4 General Chemistry and Laboratory I

• CHEM 122-2 General Chemistry II

• CHEM 281-4 Organic Chemistry I

• KIN 142-3 Introduction to Kinesiology

one of

• MATH 151-3 Calculus I

• MATH 154-3 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences

one of

• MATH 152-3 Calculus II

• MATH 155-3 Calculus II for the Biological Sciences

one of

• PHYS 101-3 General Physics I

• PHYS 120-3 Modern Physics and Mechanics

ne of

• PHYS 102-3 General Physics II

• PHYS 121-3 Optics, Electricity and Magnetism

ne of

• PHYS 130-2 General Physics Laboratory A

• PHYS 131-2 General Physics Laboratory B

one of

• MATH 151-3 Calculus I

• MATH 154-3 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences

one of

• MATH 152-3 Calculus Il

• MATH 155-3 Calculus II for the Biological Sciences

one of

• PHYS 101-3 General Physics I

• PHYS 120-3 Modern Physics and Mechanics

Applicants are selected based on an admission GPA

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• PHYS 102-3 General Physics II

• PHYS 121-3 Optics, Electricity and Magnetism

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• PHYS 130-2 General Physics Laboratory A

• PHYS 131-2 General Physics Laboratory B

proval into the kinesiology program is based on

ademic performance in the courses listed above. The

nimum GPA for acceptance may vary from semester to

mester depending on the number of available spaces

number of qualified applicants. Admission is

mDetitive.

• KIN 201-3 Basic Biomechanics

• KIN 205-3 Introduction to Human Physiology

• KIN 207-3 Information Processing in Human Motor

Systems

• STAT 301-3 Statistics for the Life Sciences

Students may apply for admission as soon as the eleven

required courses have been completed. Unsuccessful

applicants may take any of the four additional courses to

improve the admission GPA. Students who do not meet the

Kinesiology admission GPA upon completion of all four

additional courses will be advised regarding alternative

degree options.

For students transferring some of the core courses

from another post-secondary institution: only courses

completed at SFU (and not previously taken elsewhere) are

used in the Kinesiology admission GPA. Normally, at least

15 credits from core courses are required to establish a

basis for the GPA calculation: exceptions must be approved

b

y

the School.

plication Procedure

Students should complete a program approval form

available at the Kinesiology general office and submit it to

the kinesiology advisor by July 1 (for fall semester approval),

November 1 (for spring semester approval), or March 1 (for

summer semester approval).

Rationale

.

The

change in how the Kinesiology admission GPA is calculated with respect to duplicate courses is designed to improve the fairness of the

competitive admission process. At present, the system discriminates against a student who has for example a 2.5 GPA with no duplicates vs.

a student who has a 2.6 GPA with

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duplicates. In addition, the GPA benefits of the standard course duplication rule make duplication (of

even C or C+ courses) a better strategy for admission than getting good grades in new courses. The new rule will mean that the GPA benefit

of getting a B in a duplicated course will have precisely the same benefit (for KIN admission purposes) of getting a B in a new course.

New language is also added to explicitly define how the admission process works for students who have transfer credit for some of the

courses required for KIN admission. At least 15 credits must be taken (for the first time) at SFIJ in order to establish an admission GPA. An

alternative would be to discount college GPA's by 0.3, but this seems arbitrary and contentious.

In addition, the possibility of using KIN 201, 205, 207 and STAT 301 grades to improve admission GPAs gives both SFU students and

college transfer students some flexibility.

This will not affect good students transferring from other post-secondary institutions. Those who have completed all of the required courses

and who meet our direct admission GPA will be approved outright. Those who meet the direct admission GPA but are short of some of the

required courses won't have any trouble completing those courses with the required GPA. This will only affect those college students whose

transfer GPA is borderline. They will have to demonstrate that they can do well in required courses at SRi and thus have a chance to succeed

in the Kinesiology program under the current competitive climate.