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S.93-2

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Senate Committee on Academic Planning

DATE: ?

December 15, 1992

SUBJECT:

Department of Communication -

Enrolment Limitations

SCUS Reference: SCUS 92-45

SCAP Reference: SCAP 92-50

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

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Governors, as set forth in S.93- 2 ?

the revised procedures for

limitation of enrolment in the Department of Communication"

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?

Registrar and Secretary of Senate

Subject:

Enrolment Limitations -

Date: December 15, 1992

Communication - Rationale

Senate has already granted approval to the Department of Communication to limit

enrolment in the programs offered by the Department; This has had the effect of

lowering enrolments in the Department by approximately 8%, but-under the procedure

approved, there is insufficent flexibility to allow the Department to adjust its admissions,

both in terms of numbers admitted and minimum CPA required in a timely manner. The

current practice has the total number of majors to be accommodated and the anticipated

minimum GPA set over a year in advance of application. Unfortunately actual

applications, available spaces and teaching (faculty and teaching assistants) resources can

only be estimated at that time with the consequence that students may not receive

appropriate information on minimum requirements for admission, and the Department

may not be able to exercise properly the management of available spaces.

SCUS and SCAP have approved, and now recommend to Senate, that the procedure for

limiting enrolment to majors in the Department of Communication be changed to

correspond with the procedures which Senate has approved for other departments and

schools (Computing Science, Criminology, Economics, Business Administration). Under

this procedure, the Department will establish a yearly quota in consultation with the

Dean, based on the projected available course spaces and department resources. The

Department will then establish and publish a minimum CGPA/admission GPA, taking

into account the overall quota and the number of potential applicants to the majors.

SCUS and SCAP have also approved the recommendation that the minimum continuance

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ga4ua n-standards be increased to 2.25. This also parallels the practice in

departments that have elevated admissions requirements.

This procedure has proved effective in other departments that have had to limit

enrolments to their majors, and in addition, brings consistency to the manner in which

enrolment limitations are established and administered across the University.

"Enrollment Limitations"

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The Department of Communication limits admission to the upper division of its major,

minor and honors programs and to related joint programs. Space in upper division

Communication courses is reserved for students who have been formally accepted into

such a program; only such students will be able to obtain the upper division courses

necessary to complete the program. Exceptions to this rule may be made by Instructors

in consultation with the Chair of the Department.

With the approval of the Office of the Dean of Applied Sciences, the Department will

establish a yearly quota -- the number of students that can be accommodated in the

major/honors, joint-majors or minors. This quota will be established on the basis of

projected available course space and school resources.

The Department will admit a limited number of students into its programs each semester,

consistent with thej)verall yearly quota, on the basis of minimum CPGA announced two

semesters in advance of the Fall semester each year. This announcement will appear in

the annual "Student Guide" to be published at the beginning of the calendar year. The

Department will determine this annual minimum requirement for "entry" on the basis of

the number of places available. Every applicant for a major, minor, or joint-major

program whose CPGA is greater than or equal to the annually announced requirement

will be admitted; under normal circumstances, no admission to a program will be granted

to any applicant who has a CPGA which is less than the admission CGPA set by the

Department.

These requirements apply equally to a transfer or second degree student.

To remain in good standing in a program in Communication, a student will be expected

to maintain the minimum CGPA of 2.25.

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"Graduation Requirements"

Once approved for a specialization in Communication, a student will be required to

maintain a minimum CGPA of 2.25 to maintain good standing in the program (that is, to

retain eligibility to continue in the program)

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[the rest of the calendar entry for "Graduation Requirements" is unchanged]

file: calendar.cq