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S.97-27
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF TIlE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC
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MEMORANDUM
To:
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Senate
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D. Gagan, Chair /t,i'i4(
Senate Committee
Committee on Academic Plai{rting
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School of Computing Science -
Revised Admission Requirements
(SCUS Reference: SCUS
97-5)
(SCAP Reference: SCAP
97-7)
Date:
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February 11, 1997
Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies and the Senate
Committee on Academic Planning gives rise to the following motion:
Motion:
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of Governors,
as set forth in S.97 -27 / the revised requirements for admission to
Computing Science Programs."
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Simon Fraser University
MEMORANDUM
To: Alison Watt
Director of Secretariat Services
Subject: Calendar Changes concerning Ad-
mission
From: Fred Popowicl
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Director, Undergraduate Programs
Computing Science
Date: January 7, 1997
At a School Meeting on Thursday October 31st 1996, we approved changes to our admissions
policy to make provisions for earlier declaration and direct entry into the computing science degree
programs.
Currently, computing science students are allowed to declare only after completion of 57 credit
hours. In some special cases, relating to transfer students, direct entry is possible, but transfer
students often have to take 12 credits of computing courses at Simon Fraser University before being
accepted as a declared student. Our school has decided to make changes in our enrollment policy
which will allow early declaration and direct entry into the computing science degree programs.
The proposed changes
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1. will allow for greater enrollment control and predictability
2. will
attract high quality students (we will be able to guarantee these students a place in the
program sooner)
3.
will allow timely completion (since it will be easier for students in the program to get the
courses they need)
4.
will allow flexibility (students will still have various entry points into the program)
Note that once students have been accepted as a declared student, they will not be re-evaluated.
They will still have to maintain the current 2.25 GPA requirement though.
Based on some interaction between our School and the Registrar's Office, we have come up with
the following calendar changes that we would like to have in effect for September 1997.
cc: Nick Heath, Director of Admissions; Wo-Shun Luk, Director of School of Computing Science
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Computing Science Admission Arrangements Changes require the following additions to the
Admission and Readmission section of the Calendar
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Page 26 Admission Process - British Columbia
- Secondary Schools
Computing Science Admission Requirements
Secondary school students who wish to enter a Computing Science Program directly
are required to fulfill the general admission requirements, and to include
Mathematics 12*. Admission is highly competitive.
* or Principles of Mathematics 12, or equivalent Advanced Placement or
International Baccalaureate courses as listed above under
General Admission
Requirements
for British Columbia Secondary Schools.
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Page 27 Admission Process - Communit
y
Colleges
Computing Science Admission Requirements
Transfer students who wish to enter the Computing Science program directly are
required to fulfill the general University admission requirements and the following
requirements depending on the number of semester hours completed:
have completed at least 30 semester hours of transfer credit, including:
CMPT 101, CMPT 150 (or CMPT 105), and MACM 101, or
have completed at least 45 semester hours of transfer credit, including
CMPT 101, CMPT 150 (or CMPT
105),
MACM 101 and
CMPT 201, or
have completed at least
57
semester hours including the lower division
requirements as discussed in the School of Computing Science section (see pp
78-79).
Admission is highly competitive. Acceptance as an approved computing Science
student is based both on overall academic performance as measured by the CGPA
and on specific academic performance in computing-related courses as measured by
the computing-related GPA (CRGPA). The CRGPA for a program is the GPA
calculated on
all
courses used for the lower division requirements for that program.
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Page 78 (attached)
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Proposed Calendar Entr
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Enrollment Limitations
Registration in the upper division courses for major, minor, honors and related joint programs is
limited. Space in upper division Computing Science courses is primarily reserved for students who have
been formally accepted into such a program; only such students will be generally able to obtain the
upper division courses necessary to complete the program.
Normally, students apply for acceptance upon completion of
57
semester hours including the
lower division requirements for the program. Early acceptance is available for SFU students and
transfer students with high CGPAs and computing-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 SFU CMPT courses
taken.
For early acceptance into a program, students are required to fulfill the following requirements
depending on the number of semester hours completed at SFU (or equivalent):
30-44 semester hours completed: Students are required to have completed CMPT 101, CMPT
150
(or CMPT 105), and MACM 101 (or equivalent courses taken elsewhere).
45
or more semester hours completed: Students are required to have completed CMPT 201, in
addition to the courses listed for 30 semester hours.
A student can be formally approved into any of the programs involving Computing Science if
their CGPA and CRGPA are both greater than or equal to the computing science acceptance
GPA. The acceptance GPA is higher for early approval and decreases as 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 at
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
fulfill 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.
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3.
Existing Calendar Entr
y page 78
Enrollment Limitations
Admission to the upper division courses for major, minor, honors and related joint programs is limited.
Space in upper division Computing Science courses is primarily reserved for students who have been
formally accepted into such a program; only such students will be generally able to obtain the upper
division courses necessary to complete the program.
Program admission 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 computing-related
GPA for declaration in the given program. The CGPA is calculated on all Simon Fraser University
work as described in the General Regulations. The computing-related GPA for a given program is the
GPA calculated on all courses used for the lower division requirements of that program and any other
CMPT courses taken. Only courses taken at Simon Fraser University are used in these calculations.
A student may apply for formal acceptance as a declared student in any of these programs involving
Computing Science upon completion of 57 semester hours including the lower division requirements
for the program. For direct admission based on CGPA and on computing-related GPA the student must
have completed at least 12 semester hours of the computing related courses at Simon Fraser University.
Applications must be submitted by the fifth day of classes for admission consideration in that semester.
The school admits a limited number. After the closing date for admissions each semester, the school
determines a semester admission GPA based on the number of places available and subject to the
Dean's approval. (In previous semesters the admission CGPA was 2.60.) Every applicant for a
Computing program whose CGPA and computing-related GPA are both greater than or equal to the
admission GPA will be admitted. Admission to a program will not be granted to any applicant who has
either a CGPA or a computing-related GPA for the program which is less than the semester admission
GPA.
A transfer or second degree student who has not completed at least 12 credits of computing-related
courses, but who has at least 57 hours of overall credit and all lower division program requirements
may apply for special admission consideration based on transcripts from other post-secondary
institutions.
To remain in a program in Computing Science a student will be expected to maintain at least the
minimum CGPA of
2.25.
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