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OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC
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Curriculum revisions
(Reference: SCAP 97-51)
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November 12, 1997
Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies and the
Senate Committee on Academic Planning gives rise to the following motion:
Motion:
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'That Senate approve the4eul11nrrevis*ois for the Faculty of
Business Administration as set forth in S. 97
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Acting under delegated authority SCUS approved the following curriculum
revisions:
i)
Changes to upper division core courses
ii)
Change in Human Resource Management concentration
requirements
iii)
Prerequisite changes: BUEC 232, BUS 272, 484, 487, 488
Change in title and description: BUS 303, 416
iv)
Course deletions:
BUS 304-3 Introduction to Business Ethics
BUS 388-3 Teamwork in Organizations
Any Senator wishing to consult the full report of curriculum revisions within the
Faculty of Business Administration should contact Bobbie Grant, Senate Assistant at
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291-3168 or e-mail bgrant@sfu.ca
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FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
NEW ADMISSION CRITERIA
Admission Information
Criteria
Students will be selected competitively from one of four streams:
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Category 1 -
Direct from Secondary School:
A portion of the annual admission
will be selected from secondary school graduates based
on the general SFU admission requirements plus Mathematics 12*.
Category 2 - Direct from College:
A portion of the annual admission will be selected from students transferring from
community colleges or technical institutes. These students must have completed all of the
lower division requirement courses (except BUS 207 and
254
which may be completed
after Faculty
admission**).
Students will be selected competitively based on the SFU
admission grade point average.
Category 3 -
All
courses at SFU:
A portion
of the annual admission will be selected from students who have completed all of
their courses at SFU including the lower division requirement courses (except BUS 207
and
254
which may be completed after Faculty
admission**).
Students will be selected
competitively based on the cumulative grade
point average.
Category
4-
Some courses at SFU and some courses at other post-secondary institutions:
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A portion of the annual admission will be selected from students who have completed some
courses at SFU and some courses at other post-secondary institutions including the lower
division requirement courses (except BUS 207 and 254 which may be completed after
Faculty
admission**).
Students will be selected based on a grade point average which will
be a combination of grades earned at SFU and at other institutions.
To be considered for admission to the Faculty, students in Categories 2,3 and 4 must have
completed each lower division requirement course with a minimum C- (C minus) grade.
The number of undergraduate students granted entry to the Faculty is limited to 400 to 600
new students per academic year.
*or equivalent Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses as listed under
General Admission Requirements
for British Columbia Secondary Schools.
**if
BUS
207 and/or 254
have
been taken, they will be calculated into the GPA used for
admission to the Faculty.
Application Procedures
Students applying under Category 1 or 2, should apply to the Faculty at the same time that
they apply for admission to SFU.
Students applying under Category 3 or 4, should apply to the Faculty after completing their
thirtieth semester hour and before completing the sixtieth hour. Students should apply
during the semester in which the lower division requirements, as listed below (except BUS
207 and
254)
are completed. Students not accepted upon initial application may re-apply.
Unsuccessful applicants may appeal through the Faculty Appeals Committee.
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Rationale:
Currently the Faculty of Business Administration admits students after they have completed
the lower division courses. Their admission is based solely on their cumulative GPA with
the CGPA for SF0 courses taking precedence over the CGPA of transferred in courses.
Grades earned on courses taken via Letters of Permission are not included in either the
SF0 CGPA or the transferred in CGPA. This criteria for admission has resulted in some
inequities that we want to correct.
The Faculty used the facilities of the Analytical Studies department to better understand the
educational background of our admitted students. That research determined that students
who came to SF0 directly from Secondary School did better on average in our Program
than those who came from Colleges. We therefore want to capture the Secondary School
students quicker by admitting them directly to the Faculty. We think that this change will
allow us to attract more Secondary School students who will be scholarship winners.
The research also revealed that the grades earned in courses at the colleges tended to be
higher than the grades earned in the equivalent courses taken at SF0. This created an
inequity in our admission criteria. Students who take all of their courses at SF0 recognize
that students who have taken some courses at a college have a better chance of being
admitted into the Faculty. To help control this inequity, we are allocating a segment of our
admissions to students who have taken
all
of their courses at SF0.
For those students who have taken some courses at SF0 and some at a college we want to
calculate a GPA which will include all of the courses taken at the various institutions.
Because of the higher grades from the colleges we want to reduce each college grade
slightly before calculating the global GPA. This will bring the two sets of grades closer
into alignment. The GPA used for admission will include grades earned on courses taken
at SFU, those transferred in from other institutions and those taken under Letters of
Permission.
We also want to attract students from the colleges who have completed all of the required
lower division courses. A portion of the annual admission will, therefore, be reserved for
these students. Most students who start at a college do not complete
all
of the required
courses before coming to SF0. The number of students who would fall into this category
is therefore not very large.
The approximate percentages suggested for each group will be adjusted over time as the
pool of students from which the selection is made changes. These percentages as well as
other information with respect to application criteria will be made available to students via a
web page and information brochures.
