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For Information

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

S.98-29

Senate Graduate Studies Committee

1997 REPORT TO SENATE

The Dean of Graduate Studies is responsible for the general supervision of graduate work at the

University. This report outlines the position of graduate studies at Simon Fraser University,

describes some changes made in 1997 and makes suggestions of future directions. It is very clear

that the future will not merely be an extrapolation of the past. Reductions in Provincial funding

for at least the next two fiscal years will put serious pressure on all the University's programs. In

addition, the three-year planning process which is now underway and the government's increased

emphasis on accountability has prompted critical examination of all we are doing.

In January 1994, the combination of the positions of Dean of Graduate Studies and Vice-

President, Research was formalized by the President and Board of Governors and re-established

the position of Associate Dean of Graduate Studies. The Associate Dean has primary

responsibility for matters related to individual student and individual programs, and chairs the

Senate Graduate Awards Adjudication Committee and the Assessment Committee for New

Graduate Programs. The Dean is responsible for policy matters and external relations, sits on

Senate and chairs the Senate Graduate Studies Committee. In fall 1997, Dr. Jack Martin of the

Faculty of Education was appointed to a three-year term as Associate Dean, on my

recommendation.

The January 1997 edition of the S.F.U. Graduate Studies Fact Book describes, in quantitative

terms, the graduate student body in Fall 1996 and provides some retrospective data on completion

rates. It is the sixth edition, designed to complement information in the Simon Fraser University

Fact Book, produced by the Office of Analytical Studies. Copies are available for perusal from

the Secretary of Senate. The Fact Book has moved to biennial production due to budget

shortfalls, workload pressures and the fact that the cumulative data change rather slowly.

L Enrolments and Degrees

The first section of the Graduate Studies Fact Book shows the recent history of graduate

enrolments and degrees granted; a brief version is attached to this report as Appendix A. The

FTh enrolment figures should be treated with caution on two grounds. Prior to the Fall 1989,

they were determined through a reporting process which was subject to considerable variation

between departments. Starting in the Fall 1989, a new, rigorous definition of Part-Time status

was adopted; this was primarily responsible for the change in the (Head Count)IFTE ratio

between 88/89 and 89/90. The official recognition of Part-Time status and the introduction of a

reduced semester tuition fee for Part-Time students were major advances in improving the

accessibility of our graduate programs. Programs currently approved for Part-Time study are

listed in Appendix B.

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IL Degree Completion/Withdrawal

Degree completion times are presented in the Graduate Studies Fact Book. It should be noted

that these data do not take into account the possibility that a student may have been enrolled Part-

Time for all or part of the program and thus overstate completion times, especially for programs

with large numbers of Part-Time students.

Although a trend to longer completion times has been arrested and Master's degree completion

times reduced, I remain concerned by what appear in many cases to be excessive times for degree

completion. When resources are limited, it is especially important that they be used effectively

and efficiently. I am actively encouraging departments to ensure both that their degree

requirements are realistic and that their students make satisfactory progress, as required by Senate

regulations, toward meeting those requirements. To this end, in early 1996, I requested reports

from all

departments on the status of each of their students, with respect to the currency of

progress reports. I am pleased to report that most students in most departments have current

completion reports on file. Departments found not to be in full compliance have been urged to

improve their practices.

I am also pressing for timely appointment of supervisory committees. In establishing the

Graduate Studies Database, I encountered many students who had been here for several years, yet

apparently had no supervisory committees. This situation has largely been remedied; regularly,

reminders about 'delinquent' students are sent to departments by my office; a minor flood of

committee recommendations typically follows. Information on supervision is forwarded to the

Office of the Vice-President, Academic for inclusion in the annual CV update process.

The Graduate Studies Handbook, first published in 1991 and updated annually through 1997,

contains guidelines for supervisors and students that (if followed) should improve prospects for

expeditious degree completion. I have provided Graduate Program Chairs with samples of forms

used at SFU and elsewhere for reporting on student progress. The Handbook is now available on

SFU' s WWW site http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/gradhandbk/

Withdrawal rates are also presented in the Graduate Studies Fact Book. There are tremendous

variations in rates between programs. The overall rates for the University as a whole are in line

with the results of similar studies performed in the U.S. and with a similar study performed by the

Canadian Association for Graduate Studies.

Nonetheless, I am very concerned about low completion rates in some of our graduate programs.

Withdrawal may be due to any one of or a combination of factors including: lack of ability, lack of

motivation, lack of financial resources, health problems, and deficiencies in the graduate programs

and/or their implementation. As of January 1, 1993, I have instituted an exit questionnaire to

gather information about many aspects of our graduate programs from students who successfully

complete their degrees and from those who withdraw. Because of the need for confidentiality, the

results are analyzed only statistically, once enough students respond; analysis of the second data-

set is now underway, as is data obtained from similar questionnaires sent to students who

withdrew from their programs without completing the degree. Unfortunately, return rates from

students who withdrew are very low. Delivery methods other than mail are being explored.

Another serious concern is the 'climate' that graduate students experience at SFU. To learn more

and to attempt to identify the most pressing problems, I am instituting a major study. This was

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based in part on the study recently completed at UBC. A task force, under the leadership of Dr.

Ellen Gee, with representation from the SFSS/GIC and TSSU, has been working on the survey

and a report should be complete by the time this report is presented to Senate.

M. Grades

The Graduate Studies Fact Book gives information on the S.F.U. graduate grades of the end of

the Summer 1996 semester; it excludes students who had not yet taken an S.F.U. graduate

course. Data were taken from the Registrar's data files and incorporated into and processed

within the Graduate Studies Database system.

There is a tremendous range in the grade distributions among departments that may stem from

two causes: (1) differences in grading practices and (2) differences in the abilities of students. I

believe that, most likely, it is a mixture of these with the former a larger contributor than the

latter. This range is one of the reasons that I moved away from interdepartmental comparisons of

- - CGPA in the ranking of applicants for S.F.U. graduate scholarships.

1V. Special Arrangements

The Senate Graduate Studies Committee serves as the Graduate Program Committee of students

enrolled under Special Arrangements. Special Arrangements provide opportunities for students

who are 'exceptionally able' to pursue graduate programs of their own design, outside the

existing departmental boundaries. Dr. Martin and I have given special attention to these students.

With the goal of ensuring their satisfactory progress, we have brought all their supervisory

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committees into compliance with Senate's regulations and require up-to-date progress reports as a

condition of registration. The response of students and supervisors has been excellent.

I am pleased to report that the defences of theses completed under Special Arrangements, which

Dr. Martin chairs, have all been quite successful. Historically, Special Arrangements has been a

high risk area; students either succeed or fail spectacularly. The number of students enrolled have

remained roughly constant around 20 - 30. Degree completion has been highly variable; see

Appendix C and the table below (degrees completed in each year):

Some other students have dropped out and others encountered health problems. By the steps

outlined above and by continued rigorous adherence to the criteria for entrance into Special

Arrangements, we hope to improve the success rate. We have also moved to an annual admission

cycle and have decided to reject incomplete applications in an effort to reduce the very heavy

workload presented by these applications.

V. Administration

In September 1993, a graduate application fee was introduced. The fee is currently $55.

Revenues are directed to General University Revenues and to- my- office in- the proportion of

30:70. Most of the funds directed to my office are transferred to departments to assist in meeting

the costs of recruiting, processing of the applications, and student travel for research and

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conference attendance.

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In view of current and anticipated financial difficulties, it will be essential to make the most

effective use of our limited resources. To this end, I have instituted a review of administrative

procedures, in both the academic and scholarships areas, with the goal of eliminating approvals

and other administrative actions that may had been of value at one point in the history of the-

university, but are no longer necessary. Examples may be the approval of examining committees

by Faculty Graduate Studies Committees and the provision of official transcripts with all

applications for scholarships. It has been necessary to reduce the number of in-person

examinations of doctoral theses by making

in absentia

examination the preferred option..

VI.

S.G.S.C. Motions

A summary of the motions passed by the S.G.S.C. in 1997, prepared by the Office of the

Registrar, is presented in Appendix

VII.

The Future

I remain cautiously optimistic about the future of graduate studies at SFU. Over the last several

years, we introduced a number of new programs which are in the process of implementation.

Other exciting new program initiatives are presently in the planning/approval process. It will be

essential to ensure that sufficient resources are allocated to support present and future programs,

while maintaining high quality. New programs should be mounted only if there is demonstrated

demand and adequate resources provided; this may imply the discontinuation of other, less

successful programs. The current three-year planning process should be helpful in determining

the priorities that should be assigned by departments and by the University to our graduate

programs.

The introduction of a Provincial Degree Approval Process has delayed implementation of some of

the new programs. It is hoped that the thorough review that they undergo in our own assessment

process will improve their chances of success at the Provincial level.

The quality of most of our existing programs is high, as is the quality of most of the thesis

defences which I have attended. With rare exception, applicants recommended by departments

for entry into Ph.D. programs have been very strong. Through aggressive recruiting of excellent

applicants with the aid of entrance scholarships, rigorous enforcement of the requirements for

satisfactory progress, improved financial aid and careful monitoring of student supervision, it

should be possible to improve further the quality of our graduate programs, reduce withdrawal

rates and decrease degree completion times.

B.P. Clayman

Dean of Graduate Studies

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Appendix

Annualized

Graduate Enrolments

Years:

96/97

1,594

1,500

00 ?

00 ?

(projected)

Degrees Awarded in Fiscal Years:

85/86 86/87 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95

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Appendix B

Programs approved for part-time study, as of December 1997:

Archaeology (M.A., Ph.D.)

Biological Sciences (MPM)

Business Administration (Exec MBA)

Communication (M.A., Ph.D.)

Economics (M.A., Ph.D.)

Education (M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed.)

Engineering Science (M.Eng.)

English (M.A., Ph.D.)

French (M.A.)

History (M.A., Ph.D.)

Liberal Studies (M.A.)

Mathematics and Statistics (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

Political Science (M.A.)

Physics (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

Publishing (M.PubI)

Resource and Environment Management (REM)

Latin American Studies (M.A.)

Special Arrangements (M.A., Ph.D.)

Women's Studies (M.A.)

1997

S.G.S.C. Report

to Senate ?

Page

Appendix

Degree

Completion by Special Arrangements - 85

3 through 97-2

Degree

Semester

Semesters

program

Started ?

Completed

in Pro2ram

MA ?

88-3 ?

88-3 ?

Max. = 27; Mm. = 5; Median = 11; Average = 12.4 semesters

9; Average = 9.3 semesters

88-3 ?

8; Median = 16; Average = 16.9 semesters

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1997 S.G.S.C. Report to Senate ?

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Appendix D

Report to Senate of the Activities of the Senate Graduate Studies Committee

from January 1997 to December 1997.

Number of Meetings - 4

Proposed New Graduate Programs:

Ed.D. in Educational Leadership

Masters in Environmental Toxicology

Graduate Diploma in Business Administration

Graduate Curriculum Changes in English, Geography, Political Science,

Communication, MRM, Business, Engineering Science, Psychology,

Sociology/Anthropology, History, Biological Sciences, Mathematics and

Statistics, Education and Earth Sciences

Four Recommendations for

Admission under Special Arrangements.

One was denied and three were approved.

Approved Terms of Reference for new courses.

Approved new Terms of Reference for the Assessment Committee for

New Graduate Programs.

Approved a Cohort Option for the Masters Degree under Special

Arrangements.

Approved the auditing of graduate level courses.

Agreed informally to have all departments implement Telephone

Registration for graduate students by the Fall Semester 1998.

10.

Approved changes to the Intermediate and Elementary Mathematics

Education Program.

11.

Change to General Regulations:

1.3.1 General

12.

Approved new General Regulations:

1.3.2 Admission to a Graduate Diploma Program

1.7.2 Course Requirements for the Graduate Diploma

13.

Approved changes to the administration of the

MBB

Graduate Program.

Simon Fraser University

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Graduate Studies Fact Book

January 1997

Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies

Simon Fraser University ?

Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1 S6

Canada

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Simon Fraser University

Graduate Studies Fact Book

1996

The Graduate Studies Fact Book provides a snap-shot of the graduate student population of

Simon Fraser University in the Fall Semester of 1996, as well as retrospective data based on

information gathered and processed in this office. It is largely complementary to the S.F.U.

Fact Book prepared by the Office of Analytical Studies. Minor differences in enrollment figures

exist between the two publications due to differences in data collection intervals. For the same

reason, the data should not be used for inter-year comparisons. Note also that the program in

Languages and Linguistics was separated into the Departments of French and Linguistics in

1994.

Each section is headed by a graphical summary. In some cases, the summaries omit programs

where the numbers reported are too small to be significant; the tabular data are complete.

It is hoped that this Fact Book will be a useful source of information for the campus commu-

nity and others. This office can provide additional more specialized reports, if these are re-

quired. Note also that the S.F.U. Fact Book is available at http://www.sfu.calanalytical-

studies/FactBook/factbook.html

and that additional information on Simon Fraser University is

available at

http://www.sfu.ca

Information on graduate awards maybe found in the report of

the Senate Graduate Awards Adjudication Committee, which is included in the report to Sen-

ate of the Senate Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries.

Bruce P. Clayman

Dean of Graduate Studies

Room AQ6046

Phone: (604) 291-

4255

Fax: (604) 291- 3080

Internet: sfu-dgssfu.ca

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Simon Fraser University

Graduate Studies Fact Book

1996 ?

Degree Completion Time

Degree Completion by Cohorts ?

Simon Fraser University

Annualized Graduate Enrolments for Fiscal Years:

85/86 86/87 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94

94/95 95/96

96/97*

Head Count

1,377 1,366 1,426 1,444 1,486 1,623 1,864 2,008 2,071 2,128 2,225 2,272

FTE

1,125

1,084 1,147 1,169

1,256

1,404

1,594

1,720 1,779 1,844 1,914 1,949

2,500

- ....................................................................-.

1,000

500

--—-----——--——-------—-

Degrees Awarded in Fiscal Years:

85/86 86/87 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95

95/96

Simon Fraser University

Graduate Students Registered in Semester 96-3

December 29, 1996

All Students

Status

Masters

PhD

Qualifying

Special

Other

Total

235 ?

Status

Masters

PhD

Qualifying

Special

Other

Total

FT ?

644

225

885

80.8%

FT ?

5.8%

Male Students

Status

Masters

PhD

Qualifying

Special

Other

Total

88.7%

Registered on Student Visas

Status

Masters

PhD

Qualifying

Special

Other

Total

FT ?

Sp. & Lat. Am. Studies

Engineering Sci. MEng

Engineering Sci. MApSc

Simon Fraser University ?

Master's Enrollments ?

Fall 1996

•io

250 ?

DGSWDREP Chart 1 12/30/96

Simon Fraser University ?

Doctoral Enrollments ?

Fall 1996

80?

6 ?

ixswiip

Chan 2 250/96

All S.F.U. Students by Time in Program - Enrollment Status: All 

?

Date: December 29, 1996 

?

Semester of Interest: 96-3 

Year in Program 

Department ? 

Level ? 

1 2 ? 

3 ?

4 ?

5 6 >6 Tot 

Archaeology   

Master's 

7

5  8  

1  0  0  

0  21 

Biological Sci. 

Master's 

21 38 36 10 

0  0  0 105 

Bus. Admin.   

Master's 

138

106 45 9  

0  0  

1

299

Chemistry    

Master's 

7  5  

5

2  1  0  

0  20 

Communication  

Master's 

11

8  5  5  

2  3  0  

34

Computing Sci. 

Master's 

14

21 10 

4

0

0  0  49 

Contemp. Arts  

Master's 

4

3

2  0  0  

0  0   9 

Criminology   

Master's 

17 11 

7

4

1  0  

0  40 

Earth Sciences 

Master's 

1

0  0  

0

0

0  0   

1

Economics    

Master's 

12 13  5  0  

0  0  0  30 

Education    

Master's 

162

129

66 45 13 15 

0 430 

Engineering Sd. 

Master's 

23

27 15 

12

4

3

2  86 

English     

Master's 

13

7  7  

3

0

1

0  31 

French     

Master's 

4  5  

0

0

0  0  0   9 

Geography    

Master's 

11 8 10 5  

3  0  0  

37

Gerontology   

Master's 8  

0  0  

0

0  0  

0

8

History     

Master's 11 9  

3

2  0  0  

0  25 

Interdiscip. St. 

Master's 0  0  0  

0  0  0  

0   0 

Kinesiology   

Master's 

8

7

6  3  0  

0  0  24 

Liberal Studies 

Master's 18 18 

13 12 5  5  

0  71 

Linguistics   

Master's 5  

1  0  1  1  

0

0   8 

Math. ? 

& Stats. 

Master's 

10 9  

6

1

0

1

0

27

Philosophy   

Master's 

2  2  2  

1

0  0  

0   7 

Physics     

Master's 

9

7  5  1  1  

0

0  23 

Political Sci. 

Master's 18 

14

6  2  

1

1

0  42 

Psychology   

Master's 10 

11

3

2

1

0

0  27 

Publishing   

Master's 13 9  0  

0  0  0  

0  22 

Res. & Env. Mgmt 

Master's 

24 22 11 

9

4

2  1  

73

Soc. & Anth.  

Master's 6  

6  8  

7  4  0  0  31 

Sp. & Lat. Am. SMaster's 

1

5  2  3  

0  0  0  

11

Spi. Arrangemnts 

Master's 0  

1

0  0  0  

0  0   1 

Women's Studies 

Master's 1  

4

2

1

2

0  0  10 

Totals     

Master's 589 

511

288

145

43

31 4 1611 

7

All S.F.U. Students by 

Time in 

Program - 

Enrollment 

Status: 

All

Date: December 29, 

1996

Semester 

of

Interest: 

96-3 

Year in 

Program 

Department   

Level   

1

2

3

4  5  

6

7

8  9 >9 Tot 

Archaeology   

Doctoral 3  3  

2

2

1  1  0  

1

0  0  13 

Biological Sci. 

Doctoral 

10 10 

14

15

9

7  2  3  0  0  70 

Chemistry    

Doctoral 8  

4

11

7  9  

5

0

0  0  0  

44

Communication  

Doctoral 

8  6  

6

3

3

5  3  2  4  0  40 

Computing Sci. 

Doctoral 

4  7  6  

6

5

5  1  

0

0  0  

34

Criminology   

Doctoral 

3  5  

4

1  1  

0

1

2  0  0  

17

Economics-    

Doctoral 

4  6  

7  4  

5  3  

3

2

1

0

35

Education    

Doctoral 

14 12 

22 5  6  

3

4

2  0  1  

69

Engineering Sci. 

Doctoral 

8

2  5  3  

1

2  2  0  0  0  23 

English     

Doctoral 

1  4  3  1  

3  6  

0  1  0  0  19 

Geography    

Doctoral 

3  3  

5  4  

0  2  1  0  0  0  

18

History     

Doctoral 

1  1  

2  1  0  

3  1  0  0  0   

9

Kinesiology   

Doctoral 

4  1  4  

3

3  1  0  0  0  0  

16

Linguistics   

Doctoral 

5  2  0  

3

5

2  0  0  0  0  

17

Math. & Stats. 

Doctoral 

2 11 

7  4  

4  0  

0  1  1  0  

30

Philosophy   

Doctoral 5  0  

0  2  

0  0  0  0  0  

0

7

Physics     

Doctoral 2  6  

4  7  5  

2  2  0  0  0  

28

Political Sci. 

Doctoral 

0

0  0  0  

0

0  0  0  0  0   

0

Psychology   

Doctoral 

8

17

8

11 9  

4

8  6  0  0  

71

Res. & Env. MgmtDoctoral 

2  1  

2

0

0

1

0  0  0  0   

6

Soc. & Anth.  

Doctoral 

4  4  4  

1  1  0  

2

1  0  

0

17

Spi. Arrangemrits 

Doctoral 3  3  

4  5  

1  3  0  1  1  0  

21

Totals     

Doctoral 102 108 120 

88

71

55

30 22 7  1 604 

8

Business Administration

Resource & Environ. Mgmt.

Sociology & Anthropology

Education

Span. & Lat. Am. Studies

Special Arrangements

Publishing

Communication

Mathematics & Statistics

Simon Fraser University ?

Grades of All Students ?

Fall 1996

3.2 ?

University Median: 3.78 Average: 3.69

DGs.D.)as 1/24197

Simon Fraser University 

Cumulative Grade Point Averages at the End of Semester 96-2 

Date of Report: December 29, 1996 

All Graduate Students 

# of CGPA CGPA CGPA CGPA CGPA CGPA 

Department ? 

Stu. ? 

25% ? 

20%

?

1001 Aver. Med. Wted. 

.

Archaeology 

Biological Sciences 

Business Administration 

Chemistry 

Communication 

Computing Science 

Contemporary Arts 

Criminology 

Earth Sciences 

Economics 

Education 

Engineering Science 

English 

French 

Geography 

History 

Kinesiology 

Liberal Studies 

Linguistics 

Mathematics & Statistics 

Philosophy 

Physics 

Political Science 

Psychology 

Publishing Studies 

Resource & Environ. Mgmt. 

Sociology & Anthropology 

Span. & Lat. Am. Studies 

Special Arrangements 

Women's Studies 

Totals 

23

4.00 

4.00 

4.00 

3.85 3.89 

3.85 

154

3.91 3.92 4.00 

3.71 3.74 

3.68 

179 3.67 

3.68 3.78 3.48 

3.48 

3.48 

54 3.78 3.78 

3.85 

3.57 

3.64 3.58 

55 4.00 4.00 4.00 

3.83 3.89 

3.84 

72

3.92 

4.00 4.00 

3.76 

3.83 3.75 

5 3.83 

3.83 4.00 

3.60 

3.47 

3.56 

39 4.00 

4.00 4.00 

3.90 3.95 

3.90 

0  no 

students 

meet 

search criteria 

54 3.75 

3.76 

3.89 

3.44 3.48 

3.49 

348

3.95 4.00 4.00 

3.78 

3.83 

3.79 

88 3.84 

3.84 4.00 

3.63 3.67 

3.62 

34

4.00 4.00 

4.00 

3.86 

4.00 

3.87 

6

3.67 

3.67 3.67 

3.52 

3.56 

3.52 

33 4.00 

4.00 4.00 

3.78 

3.89 3.74 

18 3.73 

3.73 

3.89 

3.64 3.67 

3.66 

21 3.90 

3.92 

4.00 

3.74 

3.84 

3.73 

54 3.92 

3.95 

4.00 

3.67 3.67 

3.70 

17

4.00 

4.00 

4.00 

3.93 

4.00 

3.93 

46 4.00 

4.00 

4.00 

3.86 

3.91 

3.84 

7

3.75 

3.93 

3.93 

3.61 3.72 

3.61 

38

3.92 4.00 

4.00 

3.64 

3.76 

3.62 

26

3.83 

3.83 3.89 

3.63 3.58 

3.63 

81 4.00 

4.00 

4.00 

3.88 4.00 

3.84 

9 3.89 

3.89 

3.95 

3.81 

3.83 3.83 

54 3.82 

3.83 3.88 

3.67 

3.70 

3.67 

39

4.00 

4.00 4.00 

3.79 

3.83 3.78 

12

4.00 

4.00 4.00 

3.83 3.87 

3.79 

19

3.95 

3.95 4.00 

3.82 

3.88 3.82 

9 4.00 

4.00 

4.00 

3.86 

3.92 3.85 

1594

3.93 

4.00 

4.00 

3.71 3.78 

3.69 

CGPA 25% = Lowest CGPA of the top 25 

0

of students 

CGPA Wted. = Average CGPA weighted by semester hours completed 

CGPA Aver. = Average CGPA unweighted by semester hours completed 

CGPA Med. = Median CGPA 

10

Simon Fraser University 

Cumulative Grade Point Averages at the End of Semester 96-2 

Date of Report: December 29, 1996 

Female Graduate Students 

# of CGPA CGPA CGPA CGPA CGPA CGPA 

Department ? 

Stu. ? 

2501 ? 

20% ? 

10% Aver. Med. Wted. 

.

Archaeology 

Biological Sciences 

Business Administration 

Chemistry 

Communication 

Coniputing Science 

Contemporary Arts 

Criminology 

Earth Sciences 

Economics 

Education 

Engineering Science 

English 

French 

Geography 

History 

Kinesiology 

Liberal Studies 

Linguistics 

Mathematics & Statistics 

Philosophy 

Physics 

Political Science 

Psychology 

Publishing Studies 

Resource & Environ. Mgmt. 

Sociology & Anthropology 

Span. & Lat. Am. Studies 

Special Arrangements 

Women's Studies 

Totals 

11 3.95 

4.00 4.00 3.83 

3.78 3.82 

49 3.88 

3.89 4.00 3.65 

3.67 3.64 

60

3.67 

3.68 

3.77 

3.49 3.48 

3.47 

23

3.67 

3.72 3.82 3.54 3.64 3.55 

29 4.00 

4.00 4.00 3.83 

3.93 3.84 

17 4.00 

4.00 4.00 

3.82 

3.84 

3.81 

4

3.47 3.47 4.00 

3.54 3.45 3.50 

24 4.00 4.00 

4.00 3.91 3.93 3.91 

0

no students 

meet search criteria 

11

3.76 3.89 3.89 

3.58 3.55 3.62 

249 3.95 

4.00 4.00 

3.79 

3.86 

3.80 

13 3.75 

3.75 4.00 3.62 3.67 3.58 

17

4.00 4.00 

4.00 3.82 3.92 3.85 

5

3.67 3.67 

4.00 3.56 3.58 3.56 

18

4.00 4.00 4.00 

3.80 3.84 3.81 

10

3.73 

3.73 3.89 

3.64 3.67 3.68 

10 4.00 4.00 

4.00 3.69 

3.67 3.67 

30

4.00 4.00 

4.00 3.75 3.73 

3.75 

9 4.00 

4.00 4.00 

3.93 

4.00 

3.95 

13 4.00 

4.00 4.00 

3.84 3.95 

3.82 

3

3.72 

3.72 3.95 3.61 3.72 

3.69 

5 4.00 

4.00 

4.00 3.76 

3.82 

3.75 

10

3.83 3.83 

3.83 3.51 3.44 

3.52 

54 4.00 

4.00 4.00 3.89 

4.00 3.86 

7

3.83 

3.83 3.83 

3.78 3.83 

3.79 

21 3.83 3.85 

3.87 

3.64 

3.69 

3.63 

19

4.00 4.00 

4.00 3.79 3.89 

3.78 

8

3.89 

3.89 

4.00 3.77 3.78 

3.71 

15 3.95 

3.95 

4.00 3.85 3.91 3.86 

9

4.00 

4.00 4.00 

3.86 3.92 3.85 

753 3.96 4.00 

4.00 

3.75 

3.80 

3.73 

CGPA 25 

0

= Lowest CGPA of the top 25 

1

of students 

CGPA Wted. = Average CGPA weighted by semester hours completed 

CGPA Aver. = Average CGPA unweighted by semester hours completed 

CGPA Med. = Median CGPA 

.

11

Simon Fraser University 

Cumulative Grade Point Averages at the End of Semester 96-2 

Date of Report: December 29, 1996 

Male Graduate Students 

# of CGPA CGPA CGPA CGPA CGPA CGPA 

Department ? 

Stu. ? 

25% ? 

20% ? 

100i Aver. Med. Wted. 

Archaeology        

12 4.00 4.00 4.00 

3.87 3.92 3.87 

Biological Sciences    

105 3.92 3.95 

4.00 

3.74 3.78 

3.70 

Business Administration  

119 3.62 

3.67 3.78 3.48 3.48 3.49 

Chemistry         

31

3.78 3.82 3.85 3.59 

3.67 

3.60 

Communication       

26 4.00 

4.00 4.00 3.83 3.87 3.83 

Computing Science     

55

3.92 3.93 4.00 

3.75 3.80 3.74 

Contemporary Arts      

1

3.83 

3.83 3.83 3.83 3.83 3.83 

Criminology        

15

4.00 4.00 4.00 3.90 3.96 

3.90 

Earth Sciences       

0  no 

students meet search 

criteria 

Economics         

43

3.70 

3.75 

3.82 3.40 3.48 

3.45 

Education         

99 3.93 

3.95 

4.00 3.77 3.82 3.77 

Engineering Science    

75 3.84 

3.87 

4.00 

3.63 

3.67 3.63 

English          

17 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.90 

4.00 

3.89 

French            

1 3.33 

3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 

Geography         

15 4.00 4.00 4.00 

3.76 

3.89 3.65 

History           

8

3.67 3.67 

3.83 

3.64 3.58 3.65 

Kinesiology        

11 3.84 3.89 3.90 

3.78 

3.84 

3.77 

Liberal Studies      

24 3.75 3.76 3.95 3.58 3.58 

3.64 

Linguistics         

8 4.00 4.00 

4.00 3.94 3.92 3.91 

Mathematics & Statistics  

33 4.00 4.00 4.00 

3.87 3.91 3.85 

Philosophy         

4

3.75 3.75 3.93 3.60 3.56 

3.54 

Physics           

33 3.89 

3.92 4.00 3.63 

3.76 

3.60 

Political Science     

16 3.89 3.89 

3.92 3.69 3.73 

3.71 

Psychology         

27 4.00 4.00 4.00 

3.87 3.94 3.80 

Publishing Studies     

2

3.95 3.95 

3.95 3.92 3.89 

3.92 

Resource & Environ. Mgmt. 33 

3.80 

3.82 3.88 3.69 

3.71 3.69 

Sociology & Anthropology  

20 3.92 4.00 4.00 

3.79 3.83 

3.78 

Span. & Lat. Am. Studies  

4 4.00 

4.00 4.00 

3.95 

3.92 3.93 

Special Arrangements    

4 3.88 3.88 4.00 

3.72 3.76 3.70 

Women's Studies       

0

no

students 

meet search 

criteria 

Totals           

841

3.91 3.95 

4.00 3.69 3.75 3.65 

CGPA 25% = Lowest CGPA of the top 25% of students 

CGPA Wted. = Average CGPA weighted by semester hours completed 

CGPA Aver. = Average CGPA unweighted by semester hours completed 

CGPA Med. = Median CGPA 

.

.

12

Simon Fraser University?

Immigration Status of Graduate Students

Fall 1996

Citizenship of Visa Graduate Students

Fall 1996

Simon Fraser University

Citizenship of Non-Canadian Students, including Permanent Residents

Students Enrolled in Semester 96-3 Report Date: December 29, 1996

Admitted

% of all

Country of Citizenship

Country of Citizenship

People's Republic of China

United States of America

Soviet Union (former)

All Citizenships & Visas

Simon Fraser University

Citizenship of Non-Canadian Students, including Permanent Residents

Students Enrolled in Semester

96-3

Report Date: December

96-1 -> 96-3 New Admits

5 ?

Simon Fraser University

Citizenship of Non-Canadian, Non-Permanent Resident Students

Students Enrolled in Semester 96-3 Report Date: December 29, 1996

of ?

Admitted

% of all

Country of Citizenship

Current

Total ?

96-1 -> 96-3 New Admits

0.5 ?

Simon Fraser University?

Citizenship of Non-Canadian, Non-Permanent Resident Students

Students Enrolled in Semester 96-3 Report Date: December 29, 1996

Country of Citizenship

People's Republic of China

United States of America

Soviet Union (former)

All Citizenships & Visas:

Simon Fraser University

Ages of Master's Students

Fall 1996

Sp. & Lat. Am. Studies

University Median: 32 Average: 34.1

Simon Fraser University ?

Ages of Doctoral Students ?

Fall 1996

University Median: 33 Average: 35.6

19 ?

DOSAGES Chart

4 12/29/96

S.F.U. Graduate Student Age Distributions 

All Master's Students December 29, 1996 

#of ? 

Age

Department ? 

Pgm Stu. <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 >64 Median Ave. 

Archaeology   

MA 21  0   14   

4   3    0  

0   28 

29.6 

Biological Sci. 

MAO 6   

0   4   

2

0

0

0   25 

27.6 

Biological Sci. 

MPM

26

0   19   

6   0    1  

0

27

29.9 

Biological Sci. 

MSC

73   0   50  18   5   0  0   28 

29.2 

Bus. Admin.   

MBA

145

0  118  23   

4

0  0   26 

27.2 

Bus. Admin.   

MBE

86

0   2  56  

27

1

0

37

38.1 

Bus. Admin.   

MBW

68

0

4

40  22   

2

0   37 

38.0 

Chemistry    

MSC

20

0   14   

6   0   0  

0   26 28.1 

Communication  MA 34   0   13  15   

4

2

0

31 33.1 

Computing Sci. MSC 49  0   33  15   1   0  

0

27

28.5 

Contemp. Arts  MFA 9   0   2   6   1   0  0  

35 33.7 

Criminology   

MA 40  0   19  

17   2   

2  0   31 32.5 

Earth Sciences MSC 1   

0

1

0

0

0

0   26 26.3 

Economics    

MA 30  0   24   4   

2

0  0   26 28.1 

Education    

MA 120  0   22  56  33   9  

0   36 

37.1 

Education    

MED

274

0   16  

76

138  42 2  43 

42.6 

Education    

MSC 36   0   7  16   9   4  

0   36 37.5 

Engineering Sci. 

MAP

51   0   38  12   1   

0  0   27 28.3 

Engineering Sci. MEN 35   0   17  14   4   

0  0   30 31.4 

English     

MA 31  0   13  11   

6   1  0   31 

33.2 

French     

MA

9   0   3   3   3   0  0   

36 36.1 

Geography    

MA 25   0   13   

8   3   1  0   29 

32

Geography   

MSC 12   0   

11   1   0   0  

0   26 26. 

Gerontology   MA  

8   0   4   1   2   1  

0   28 

34.9 

History     

MA

25   0   14   6   4   

1  0   28 

31.3 

Kinesiology   

MSC 24   0   19   5   

0   0  0   27 

28.2 

Liberal Studies 

MAL 71   

0   1   20  34  

16

0   45 

44.1 

Linguistics   

MA

8   0   3   4   

0

1

0

32 33.2 

Math. 

?

& Stats. MSC 27  

0   19   7   1   

0

0   27 

28.4 

Philosophy   

MA

7

0

6

1

0    0  

0  26 27.2 

Physics     

MSC 23   0   21   

1

1

0

0   25 26.3 

Political Sd. 

MA 42   0   32   7   

2

1

0   26 28.1 

Psychology   

MA 27  

0   19   6   2   

0  0   27 

28.7 

Publishing   

MPU 22   

0   12   

6

4

0  0   30 32.7 

Res. & Env. Mgmt 

MRM

73

0

47

23   3   0  

0   29 30.0 

Soc. ? 

& Anth.  

MA

31  0   

10  12   

6   3  0   32 35.8 

Sp. & Lat. Am. SMA 

11

0   5   3   2   

1  0   31 

33.3 

Spl. ArrangemntsMAS 

1

0

0

0

0

1

0   56 55.7 

Women's Studies 

MA

10

0

6

1

3

0  0  27 31.5 

University:    

1611

0  675 512 

332  90 2  

32

34.1 

Ei

20

S.F.U. Graduate Student Age Distributions 

All Doctoral 

Students 

December 

29,

1996

#of

Age

Department   

Pgm Stu. 

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 

50-64 

>64 Median 

Ave. 

Archaeology   

PHD 13   

0

3

7

3

0

0   34 35.1 

Biological Sci. 

PHD 70   

0

19

44   4   3  

0   32 33.3 

Chemistry    

PHD

44  0   

21  21   

2

0

0

30 30.9 

Communication  

PHD 40  

0   6   

20

12

2  0   38 

37.6 

Computing Sci. 

PHD 34   

0

13  19   

2

0  0   

31 31.2 

Criminology   

PHD

17   0   2   11   

4

0  0   

35 35.8 

Economics    

PHD 35   0   

11  21   

2   1  

0

32 33.6 

Education    

PHD 69   0   

7  15  

36

11

0

44 42.4 

Engineering Sci. 

PHD 23   

0

7  14   

2

0  0   

33  33.2 

English     

PHD 19   

0

2

9

6

2  0   

33 38.4 

Geography    

PHD

18

0

6

7

4

1

0   33 

35.2 

History     

PHD 9   

0    1   

0    5   

3  0   

44 44.3 

Kinesiology   

PHD 16   

0

2   14   

0

0  0   

33

33.3 

Linguistics   

PHD

17

0

2

8

6

1  0   39 

39.7 

Math. ? 

& Stats. 

PHD 30   

0    8   

17   4   1  0   

32 33.7 

Philosophy   

PHD

7   0    

2   3   1   

1  0   

37 37.6 

Physics     

PHD

28

0

12  14   

1

1  0   30 32.2 

Psychology   

PHD

71   0   

20  39  10   

2  0   32 33.8 

Res. & Env. Mgmt 

PHD

6   0   

2   2   2   

0  0   32 

35.7 

Soc. ? 

& Anth.  

PHD

17   0   

4   8   2   3  

0   37 38.1 

•

Spl. 

Arrangemrlts 

PHS

21

0

0

8

9   4  

0   45 43.1 

University:     

604  0  

150 301 

117  36 0   33 35.6 

.

21

Simon Fraser University ?

Master's Degree Completion Times?

Fall 1985 - Summer 1996

Spi. Arrangemnts MA ?

Archaeology ?

Eng. Sci. MEng

Semesters to Completion - University Median: 9 Average: 9.75

OG5TIMD Chart

I2t29196

Simon Fraser University ?

Doctoral Degree Completion Times ?

Fall 1985 - Summer 1996

•

13.3

13.7

iiim 

i-=

Th7

al

Semesters to Completion

University Median: 16 Average: 17.06

DGSTIMD Chart 3

12129196

Simon Fraser University 

Time in Program - Completion by Graduation 

in 85-3 through 96-2 as of December 29, 1996 

Number of ? 

Semesters in Program 

Department 

?

Program 

Persons  

Min Max 

Average 

Median 

Archaeology   

MA

48

6   18   

12.83  

13

Archaeology   

PHD

19

9

27

19.26  

19

Biological Sci. 

MAQ

23

3   10   

6.39   

6

Biological Sci. 

MPM

107

5

17

10.21  

10

Biological Sd. 

MSC

126

5

19

10.76  

10

Biological Sci. 

PHD

114

10  28   

16.49  

16

Bus. Admin.   

MBA

299

3  18   

6.83   

6

Bus. Admin.   

MBE

320

4

31

9.76   

8

Bus. Admin.   

MBW

93

3   12   

6.29   

6

Contemp. Arts  

MFA

24

5  15   

7.83   

8

Chemistry    

MSC

62

4  18   

9.61   

9

Chemistry    

PHD

58

10  24   

16.83  

16

Communication  

MA

99

5  45   

12.43  

12

Communication  

PHD

18

11  26   

17.67  

17

Computing Sci. 

MSC

146

4  18   

8.79   

8

Computing Sci. 

PHD

32

6   25  

16.28  

15

Criminology   

MA

98

3

33

11.17  

10

Criminology   

PHD

14

9  27   

19.50  

19

Lang. and Ling. 

MA

17

3   17   

10.59  

11

Lang. and Ling. 

MAT

7

14

24

16.43  

15

Lang. and Ling. 

PHD

7

7

28

18.86  

24

Economics    

MA

181

2

24

6.73   

6

Economics    

PHD

50

11

42

18.80  

18

Education    

MA

290

2  27  

11.29  

11

Education    

MED

415

3

46

10.67  

10

Education    

MSC

31

5  16   

10.71  

11

Education    

PHD

39

8

31

17.51  

16

English     

MA

113

3   43   

12.12  

11

English     

PHD

13

12

29

17.31  

18

Engineering Sci. 

MAP

85

3  12   

6.78   

7

Engineering Sci. 

MEN

20

7

23

14.80  

15

Engineering Sci. 

PHD

8

8  17   

13.25  

12

French     

MA

1

12

12

12.00  

12

continued... 

24

Simon Fraser University 

Time in Program - Completion by Graduation 

in 85-3 through 96-2 as of December 29, 1996 

Number of   

Semesters 

in Program 

Department ? 

Program Persons  

Min

Max

Average ? 

Median 

Geography    

MA

43

7  21  

11.47  

11

Geography    

MSC

28

5

16

9.00   

9

Geography    

PHD

24

12  29   

19.67  

18

History     

MA

83

3

34

9.67   

8

History     

PHD

11

14  26   

20.00  

20

Kinesiology   

MSC

74

5

22

10.22  

10

Kinesiology   

PHD

29

7  40  

16.72  

15

Liberal Studies 

MAL

18

7  15   11.33  

11

Linguistics   

MA

4

7  16   

11.25   

7

Linguistics   

PHD

2

12

23

17.50  

12

Math. ? 

& Stats. 

MSC

114

3

21

7.97   7 

Math. 

?

& Stats. 

PHD

49

8

29   13.69  

13

Philosophy   

MA

19

3

19

8.37   

6

Physics     

MSC

60

4

17

8.98   

9

Physics     

PHD

56

7

24

14.39  

13

Political Sci. 

MA

68

3

56

10.82   

8

Psychology   

MA

116

4

26

8.69   

8

Psychology   

PHD

81

8

34

18.48  

19

Res. & Env. Mgmt 

MRI4    

163

5

43

11.58   

9

Soc. 

?

& Anth.  

MA

33

5

19

11.88  12 

Soc. ? 

& Anth.  PHD   

10

9

34   20.90  

23

Spi. Arrangemnts 

MAS

18

5

27

12.44  

11

Spi. Arrangemnts 

MPB

3

6

13

9.33   

9

Spi. Arrangemnts 

MSS

2

7  16   

11.50   

7

Spi. Arrangemnts 

PHS

24

8

34

17.13  

16

Sp. ? 

& Lat. Am. 

?

S

MA

5

4   9    

7.20   

8

Women's Studies 

MA

24

5

21   11.33  

12

Total Master's:     

3480

2

56

9.75   

9

Total Ph.D. :        

658

6

42

17.06  

16

These data are based on 

the total 

elapsed 

time in program and                                 

.

do not take into account 

part-time 

or on-leave status. 

25

Simon 

Fraser 

University 

Time in 

Program 

- Completion 

by Withdrawal 

in 85-3 

through 

96-2 ? 

as

of December 29, 

1996

Number of   

Semesters 

in Program 

Department ? 

Program ? 

Persons  Min Max 

Average 

?

Median 

Archaeology   

MA

18

1  16   

7.56   

5

Archaeology   

PHD

8

5  25  

18.38  

23

Biological Sci. 

MAQ

5

2

5

3.40   

4

Biological Sci. 

MPM

10

1  12   

5.50   

3

Biological Sci. 

MSC

37

1  16   

6.16   

4

Biological Sci. 

PHD

29

1

17

5.38   

4

Bus. Admin.   

MBA

52

1

16

3.29   

2

Bus. Admin.   

MBE

54

1  20   

6.72   

2

Bus. Admin.   

MBW

13

1  11   

5.15   

6

Contemp. Arts  

MFA

1

3

3

3.00   

3

Chemistry    

MSC

24

1

12

2.96   

2

Chemistry    

PHD

14

1

15

4.93   

4

Communication  MA   

28

1

17

9.79  

10

Communication  PHD    

8

1

25

12.25   

8

Computing Sd. 

MSC

35

1

15

6.06   

4

Computing Sci. 

PHD

30

1

25

7.37   

6

Criminology   

MA

54

1  17   

8.26   

8

Criminology   

PHD

7

1  20  

11.14  

12

Lang. and Ling. 

MA

11

1

16

6.82   

4

Lang. and Ling. MAT    

2

14

16

15.00  

14

Lang. and Ling. PHD    

5

1

17

7.20   

6

Economics    

MA

46

1  17   

4.30   

2

Economics    

PHD

43

1  27   

9.72   

6

Education    

MA

124

1

19

8.52   

8

Education    

MED

180

1

18

8.29   

8

Education    

MSC

12

1

15

8.75   

8

Education    

PHD

23

1

24

8.78   

6

English     

MA

47

1  17   

9.51  

11

English     

PHD

9

1

26

13.33  

12

Engineering Sci. 

MAP

12

1

9

2.50   

2

Engineering Sd. MEN   

43

1

20

4.00   

3

Engineering Sci. PHD   

10

1

5

2.30   

2

Geography    

MA

15

1

18

8.27   

5

Geography    

MSC

4

2

15

8.75   

3

continued... 

26

Simon 

Fraser University 

Time in 

Program 

- Completion by 

Withdrawal 

S

in 85-3 

through 

96-2 ? 

as of December 29, 

1996

Number of   

Semesters 

in Program 

Department ? 

Program 

?

Persons  

Min Max 

Average 

?

Median 

Geography    

PHD

11

2   23   

7.27   

5

History     

MA

41

1

17

7.29   

7

History     

PHD

11

3

24

9.55   

7

Kinesiology   

MSC

16

1

16

7.19   

6

Kinesiology   

PHD

10

1

21

6.40   

4

Liberal Studies 

MAL

17

1

8

3.47   

2

Linguistics   

MA

1

10

10

10.00  

10

Linguistics   

PHD

4

1

24   11.00  

-

?

9

Math. ? 

& Stats. 

MSC

24

1  15   

5.92   3 

Math. ? 

& Stats. 

PHD

13

1

27   8.00   5 

Philosophy   

MA

19

1

15

5.79   

3

Physics     

MSC

20

1

16

2.95   

2

Physics     

PHD

11

1

15

6.55   

5

Political Sci. 

MA

32

1  16   

7.63   

7

Psychology   

MA

15

1

17

7.00   

4

Psychology   

PHD

16

2   33   

17.06  

23

Res. & Env. Mgmt 

MRM

43

1

17

6.74   

4

Res. & Env. Mgmt 

PHD

2

2

5

3.50   

2

Soc. ? 

& Anth.  

MA

22

2

17

7.82   6 

Soc. 

?

& Anth.  

PHD

11

1

25

11.45   

9

Spi. Arrangemnts MAS    

2

18

18

18.00  

18

Spl. Arrangemnts 

MSS

1

3

3

3.00   

3

Spl. Arrangemnts 

PHS

15

1   46   

18.87  

20

Sp. ? 

& Lat. Am. 

?

S

MA

4

1   5    

3.25   

3

Women's Studies 

MA

13

1

16

7.00   

7

Total Master's: ? 

1097 ? 

1 ?

20 ? 

6.89 ? 

5

Total Ph.D.: 

?

290 ? 

1 ?

46 ? 

9.40 ? 

6

These data are based on the total elapsed time in program and 

do not take into account part-time or on-leave status. 

27

Simon Fraser University ?

Graduate Completion Data

1990/91 Master's Registrants

50 ?

Number

DGSCRDEP Chart 1 12129/96

Simon Fraser University ?

Graduate Completion Data

1990/91 Doctoral Registrants

Number

12129/96 DGSCRDEP Chart 2

Simon Fraser University 

Degree Completion Rates by Department and Semester of Entry 

Entry in 90-3 

through 

Completed91-2 ? 

-

-

December 

?

29,

-

?

1996

?

Currently 

Department   

Pgm

Total 

Degree 

Withdrawn Transferred 

Enrolled 

Archaeology   

MA

5

4 80.0% 1 

20.0 0 

0  0.006  0  

0.0% 

Archaeology   

PHD

1

0  0.0% 1 100.0% 0  0.0% 

0

0.0% 

Biological Sci. 

MAQ

4

4 100.0% 0  0.006  0  0.006  0  

0.001 

Biological Sci. 

MPM 6  5 83.3% 0  0.006  

0  0.006  

1

16.7% 

Biological Sci. 

MSC 16 10 62.5% 

5 31.3% 

1

6.301  

0  0.0% 

Biological Sd. 

PHD

11 7 

63.6% 0  0.0% 

0

0.006  4 36.4% 

Bus. Admin.   

MBA

38 35 

92.1% 3  7.9% 

0  0.006  0  0.0% 

Bus. Admin.   

MBE 34 24 70.6% 

9 26.5% 0  0.0% 

1  2.9% 

Bus. Admin.   

MBW

1

1 100.0% 

0

0.0% 

0  0.006  0  0.0% 

Contem. Arts  

MFA

4

4 100.0% 0  

0.0% 0  0.006  0  0.0% 

Chemistry 

Chemistry 

Communication 

Communication 

Computing Sci. 

Computing Sci. 

Criminology 

Criminology 

Lang. and Ling. 

Economics 

Economics 

Education 

Education 

Education 

Education 

English 

English 

Engineering Sci. 

Engineering Sci. 

Engineering Sci. 

Geography 

Geography 

Geography 

History 

History 

MSC 15 10 66.7% 

5 33.3% 0  0.0% 

PHD 18  7 38.9% 

5

27.8% 

4 22.2% 

MA 16 14 87.5% 2 12.5% 

0  0.006 

PHD

7

1 14.3% 

2 28.6% 0  0.0% 

MSC 18 16 88.9% 

2 11.1% 0  0.0% 

PHD 8  2 25.0% 

2 25.0 0 

2

25.0% 

MA 10  

6 60.0 

0

3

30.0 0 

1

10.0% 

PHD 5  2 40.0% 2 

40.0% 0  0.0% 

MA

1  1 100.0% 

0  0.0% 0  0.00-S 

MA 37 

31 83.8% 

5

13.5% 

0  0.006 

PHD 9  1 11.1% 

5 55.6% 0  0.0% 

MA 40 25 62.5% 

11 27.5% 1  

2.501 

MED

60

38

63.3% 18 

30.0% 1  

1.706 

MSC

3

1

33.3% 1 33.3% 0  0.006 

PHD

9  3 33.3% 1 11.1% 

0  0.0% 

MA 14 12 85.7 

0

1

7.1% 

0  0.006 

PHD 4  

2 50.0% 1 25.0% 

0  0.0% 

MAP 24 

21

87.5% 

1

4.2% 2  8.306 

MEN

5  0  0.0% 

2

40.0 0 

0  0.001 

PHD 6  3 50.0% 

1 16.7 

0

0  0.006 

MA  3  2 66.7% 

1 33.3% 0  0.0% 

MSC 1  1 100.0% 

0

0.0% 0  0.001 

PHD

1

0

0.0% 

0

0.0% 0  0.0% 

MA

6

3 50.0% 

3 50.0% 

0  0.0% 

PHD 3  1 33.3% 

0  0.006  

0  0.0% 

0

?

0.0% 

2 11.1% 

0 ?

0.0% 

4 57.1% 

0

?

0.0% 

2 25.00k 

0

?

0.0% 

1 20.0% 

1 ?

2.7% 

3 33.3% 

3 ?

7.5% 

3 ?

5.0% 

1 33.3% 

5 55.6% 

1 ?

7.1% 

1 25.0% 

0

?

0.0% 

3 60.0% 

2 33.3% 

0

?

0.0% 

0 ?

0.0% 

1 100.0% 

0

0.0% 

2 66.7% 

Simon Fraser University 

?

Degree Completion Rates by Department and Semester of Entry 

Completed 

in 90-3 through 91-2 - December 29, 1996 

Completed 

?

Currently 

Department ? 

Pgm Total Degree Withdrawn Transferred Enrolled 

Kinesiology   

MSC 8  

3

37.5% 

1 12.5 

0

4

50.0% 

0

0.0% 

Kinesiology   

PHD 7  

6 85.7% 

1 14.3% 

0  0.006  

0

0.0% 

Linguistics   

PHD 1  

0

0.0% 

0  0.0% 

0  0.0% 

1

100.0% 

Math. 

?

& Stats.  

MSC

10 7 70.0% 

2 20.0% 

1 10.0% 

0

0.090S

Math. 

?

& Stats.  PHD 4  

2 50.0% 

1 25.0% 

1 25.0% 

0

0.001 

Philosophy    

MA.  5  3 60.0% 

2 40.0% 

0  0.0% 

0

0.0% 

Physics     

MSC

7

3 42.9% 

1 14.3% 

3 42.9% 

0  0.001 

Physics     

PHD 7  

4

57.1% 

0

0.0% 

0  0.0% 

3 42.9% 

Political Sci.  

MA 13  

8 61.5% 5 38.5% 

0  0.0% 

0

0.0% 

Psychology    

MA

15

14 93.3% 1  6.701  

0

0.0% 

0  0.001 

Psychology    

PHD

7

1 14.3 

0

2 28.6% 

0

0.001  

4 57.1% 

Res. &Env. Mgmt 

MRM

24

21 87.5% 2  

8.3% 

0

0.0% 

1  4.2% 

Res. & Env. Mgmt 

PHD

1

0

0.001  

0

0.006  0  0.0% 

1

100.0% 

Soc. ? 

& Anth.   

MA.  7  

5 71.4 0 

1 14.3% 

0  0.0% 

1

14.3% 

Soc. ? 

& Anth.   

PHD 1  

0  0.0% 1 100.0% 

0  0.0% 

0

0.001 

Spl. Arrangemnts 

PHD 4  1 25.0% 

0  0.0% 

1

25.0% 

2

50.0% 

Women's Studies 

MA  6  

5 83.3% 1 16.7% 

0  0.0% 

0

0.0% 

All Master's     

456 337 73.9 

0

89

19.5% 

14 3.1% 

16 3.5% 

All Doctoral     

114

43

37.7 

1

25 21.9% 

8  7.0% 

38 33.3% 

31

Engineering Sci. MEng

Chemistry ?

Spi. Arrangemnts MPub ?

Biological Sci. MPM ?

Engineering Sci. MApSc ?

Simon Fraser University ?

Graduate Completion Data?

1991/92 Master's Registrants

5 ?

25 ?

Number

Simon Fraser University ?

Graduate Completion Data ?

1991/92 Doctoral Registrants

Number

DGSCRDEP Chart 4 1/4/97

Simon Fraser University- 

Degree Completion 

Rates by Department and 

Semester of 

Entry 

Entry 

in 91-3 

Completedthrough 

92-1 - January 

4, ? 

1997

Currently 

Department   

Pgm Total 

Degree 

Withdrawn 

Transferred 

Enrolled 

Archaeology   

MA

4

4 100.0% 

0

0.006  

0

0.0% 

0

0.0% 

Archaeology   

PHD

1

0

0.0% 

0

0.0% 0  

0.001  

1

100.0% 

Biological 

Biological 

Sci.Sci. 

MPMMAQ 

11

8

8

7

72.7%87.5% 

11

12.5% 

9.109  1 

0

0.001 

9.1% 

0

1

9.1% 

0.001 

Biological Sci. 

MSC

19

12

63.2% 

3

15.8% 4 

21.1% 

0

0.0% 

Biological Sci. 

PHD

16

3 18.8% 

5

31.3% 0  

0.006  

8

50.0% 

Bus. Admin.   

MBA

43

37

86.0% 

6

14.0% 

0

0.006  

0

0.0% 

Bus. Admin.   

MBE

33 29 

87.9% 

3

9.1% 

0  0.001  

1

3.0% 

Bus. Admin.   

MBW

29

26

89.7% 

3

10.3% 

0

0.0% 

0

0.0% 

Contemp. Arts  

MFA

8

8 100.0% 

0

0.0% 

0  0.001  

0

0.001 

Chemistry    

MSC

5

2

40.0% 

1 20.0% 

2

40.0% 

0

0.006 

Chemistry    

PHD

3

0

0.006  

0

0.006  

0

0.006  

3

100.0% 

Communication  

MA

12

7

58.3% 

2 16.7% 

0  0.001  

3 25.0% 

Communication  

PHD

5

1

20.0% 

0

0.006  

0

0.0% 

4

80.001 

Computing Sci.  

MSC

22

16

72.7% 

4

18.2 

0

2

9.1% 

0  0.0% 

Computing Sci.  

PHD

8

3 37.5% 

0

0.0% 

0

0.001  

5

62.5 * 

Criminology   

MA 11 

9

81.8% 

2 18.2 0 

0  0.0% 

0

0.001 

Criminology   

PHD

2

2

100.0% 

0

0.0% 

0

0.0% 

0

0.006 

Lang. and Ling. 

MA

2

1 50.0% 

0  0.0% 

1 50.0% 

0

0.0% 

Lang. and Ling. 

PHD

1

1 100.0% 

0

0.0% 

0

0.006  

0

0.0% 

Economics    

MA

18

13

72.21 1   

5 27.8% 

0

0.0% 

0

0.001 

Economics    

PHD

8

0

0.0% 

4 50.0% 

1 12.5% 

3

37.5% 

Education    

MA

36

18

53.0% 

10

27.8% 

1

2.8% 

7

19.4% 

Education    

MED

21

12 57.1 

0

4

19.0% 

0

0.006  

5 23.8% 

Education    

MSC

8

4

50.0% 

2 25.0% 

1 12.5% 

1

12.5% 

Education    

PHD

8  1 

12.51 

0

1

12.5% 

0  0.0% 

6

75.001 

English     

MA

14 11 

78.6% 

2

14.3 0 

1  7.106  

0  0.0% 

English     

PHD

8

1 12.5% 

0

0.0% 

0

0.006  

7 87.5% 

Engineering Sci. 

MAP

14

12

85.7% 

2

14.3% 

0

0.006  

0  0.006 

Engineering Sd. 

MEN

8

1 12.5% 

4

50.0% 

0  0.0% 

3 37.5% 

Engineering Sci. 

PHD

14

4

28.6% 

7

50.0% 

1  7.1% 

2 14.3% 

Geography    

MA

9  7 77.81 0    

0

0.0% 

0

0.0% 

2 22.2% 

Geography    

MSC

3

3 100.01 

0

0.0% 

0  0.001  

0  0.0% 

Geography    

PHD

3  0  0.0% 

1

33.3% 

0  0.001  

2 66.7k 

34

Simon 

Fraser 

University 

Degree Completion 

Rates by Department and Semester of 

Entry 

S

Entry 

in 91-3 

through 

92-1 

- January 

4, ? 

1997

Completed           

Currently 

Department   

Pgm

Total 

Degree Withdrawn 

Transferred 

Enrolled 

History     

MA

19

11

57.9 

0

7

36.8 0 

0  0.006  1  5.306 

History     

PHD 4  

0

0.0% 

2 50.0 

0

0

0.006  

2

50.001 

Kinesiology   

MSC 16 

12

75.0% 

3 18.8% 

1

6.301  

0

0.0% 

Kinesiology   

PHD 9  

5

55.6% 

1 11.1% 

0  0.006  3 33.3% 

Liberal Studies 

MAL 20 8 

40.0% 

4

20.0% 0  0.006  

8

40.0% 

Linguistics   

MA

1

0

0.006  

1

100.0% 

0  0.0% 0  0.0% 

Linguistics   

PHD 3  

0  0.001  

1

33.3% 0  0.001  2 

66.7% 

Math. ? 

& Stats.  MSC 20 

13 65.0% 6 30.0% 0  0.0% 

1

5.0% 

Math. ? 

& Stats.  PHD 6  5 

83.3% 0  0.006  0  0.0% 

1

16.7% 

Philosophy    

MA

3

3

100.0% 

0

0.006  0  0.0% 

0

0.0% 

Physics     

MSC

12 7 58.3% 2 

16.7% 

3

25.0% 0  0.0% 

Physics     

PHD 6  3 

50.0% 2 33.3 0 

0  0.0% 1 

16.7% 

Political Sci.  

MA 16 8 

50.0 0 

6

37.5 0 

0  0.006  2 12.5% 

Psychology    

MA

11 10 90.9% 1  9.106  0  0.0% 0  0.0% 

Psychology    

PHD 10 

3

30.0% 

2

20.0 

0

0  0.0% 5 50.0% 

Res. & Env. Mgmt 

MRN 22 16 

72.7 

0    4 18.21 0    0  0.001  2  9.1% 

Soc. & Anth.   

MA

7  4 

57.1% 

3 42.9 0 

0  0.0% 

0

0.0% 

Soc. & Anth.   

PHD 2  1 

50.0 

0

1 50.0% 0  0.0% 0  

0.0% 

Spl. Arrangemrlts 

MAS

2

2 100.0% 0  0.0% 0  0.0% 

0

0.005 

Spi. Arrangemnts MPB 3  3 

100.0 

0    0  

0.006  0  0.006  

0

0.006 

Spl. Arrangemnts 

PHD

3

1 33.31 0    

0

0.006  0  0.006  

2

66.7% 

Women's Studies 

MA  7  

5

71.4% 

2 28.6% 0  0.0% 

0

0.001 

All Master's     

497

349 70.2% 

94 18.9% 

17

3.4% 37 

7.4% 

All Doctoral     

120 34 

28.3% 27 22.5% 2  1.7% 

57

47.5% 

35

Simon Fraser University

Master's Program Withdrawals?

Fall 1985 - Fall 1996

NOW

—35

Fraction of Withdrawals

(%) ?

University Average: 23%

Engineering Sci. MApSc ?

Spl. Arrangemnts MSc ?

Sp. & Lat. Am. Studies ?

Philosophy

Liberal Studies ?

Engineering Sci. MEng

DGSWDREP Chart 3 12130/96

Simon Fraser University ?

Doctoral Program Withdrawals

Fall 1985 - Fall 1996

Fraction of Withdrawals

(%)

University Average: 30%

60 ?

DGSWDREP Chart 4 12/30/96

MBA

Simon Fraser University Completion Statistics

All Students since Fall 1985

Report Dated: December 30, 1996

DGSWDRE2.XLS

Simon Fraser University Completion Statistics

All Students since Fall 1985

Report Dated: December 30, 1996

Sp. & Lat. Am. Studies

DGSWDRE2.XLS

Simon Fraser University Completion Statistics

All Students since Fall 1985

Report Dated: December 30, 1996

Headcount enrolment in the most recent semester.

Degree =

Number of degrees completed.

Transfer = ?

Number of students who transferred to a different

degree program without completing the first.

W/D =

Number of students who withdrew without completing

a degree.

W/D Rate =

Ratio of WID to Total Completed.

DGswnRia.s