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SENATE COMMITFE ON ACADEMIC PLANNING

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ANNUAL

REPORT - 1991

INTRODUCTION

This report covers the activities of the Senate Committee on Academic Planning

for the calendar year 1991. Most recommendations of SCAP go forward to Senate

for information or further action. Therefore this report presents in summary

form the major actions of the Committee.

PROGRAMS APPROVED FOR FURTHER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

When a new program is being considered, it is expected to be forwarded to SCAP for

review at an early stage so that information about the program can assist in the

planning process. This 'can also prevent the development of program plans which are

considered beyond the scope and mission of the University. This initial approval

process is entitled "approval for further planning and development".

Master of Arts in Gerontology - Faculty of Arts

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NEW PROGRAMS APPROVED

B.F.A. in Music, Theatre, Visual Arts

Major in Critical Studies in the Arts

Co-op Program in History

Certificate and PBD in Urban Studies

Joint Major in Women's Studies and Psychology

Joint PBD in English as a Second Language (Department of Linguistics and

Faculty of Education)

Minor in Environmental Chemistry

Non-Credit Certificate in Cross-Cultural Management and Communication

APPROVED PROGRAMS NOT YET STARTED

Master of Publishing - awaiting the allocation of resources before being implemented.

Department of Earth Sciences - at the end of 1991, tentative plans were to begin

recruiting in 1992/93 with the program planned to start in September 1993.

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CURRICULUM REVISIONS

SCAP received and forwarded material on a variety of curriculum revisions which had

been thoroughly reviewed and approved by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate

Studies and the Senate Graduate Studies Committee.

Faculty of Applied Sciences: 4 sets of submissions from SCUS, and 4 from SGSC

Faculty of Arts: 16 sets of submissions from SCUS, and 5 from SGSC

Faculty of Business Administration: 2 sets of submissions from SCUS, and 2 from SGCS

Faculty of Education: 1 submission from SCUS, and 3 from SGSC

Faculty of Science: 4

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of submissions from SCUS, and 3 from SGSC

SCAP also approved the removal of the degree designations which had previously been

attached in parentheses to the title of some Masters degrees.

ENROLMENT MANAGEMENT (SCEMP)

Undergraduate Admission Targets 91/92 and revisions

SCEMP recommended targets for enrolments for 1991/92 based on the Access program

projections, and in the Fall revisions to the enrolment targets for the summer semester

1992 were made, based on enrolment trends in the summer and fall 1991.

PLANNI NG

Challenge 2001

President Saywell met with SCAP in February 1991 to present The President's Strategic

Plan: Challenge 2001. SCAP endorsed the general directions for the University's

development contained in the document.

Environmental Studies Task Force

The Task Force examining the possible development of an Environmental Studies

program reported in October. After discussion and consultation with the chairs of the

departments/ schools most closely related to this initiative, SCAP recommended that

the School of Resource and Environmental Management be charged with developing

an undergraduate program proposal.

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Applied Health Sciences Task Force

A Task Force will be established to advise the University on program directions and

strategies.

Partnership with the Universit

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College of the Fraser Valley

In October, Fraser Valley College invited the University to be its partner in the

development of degree completion programs in Arts starting in September 1992, and

Science starting in September 1993. Since then, planning work has been undertaken

in connection with this partnership and the basic framework of the partnership

agreement has been developed and approved by SCAP and Senate. Additional

agreements covering other aspects of the partnership are to be forwarded for approval

as they are completed.

Organizational Changes of Units

The Natural Resource Management Program was changed to the School of Resource

and Environmental Management, and the Women's Studies Program was changed to

the Department of Women's Studies, in both cases to reflect the maturity of the

disciplines and the units.

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EXTERNAL REVIEWS

Reports were received on the following external reviews.

Faculty of Business Administration (June 1991)

Department of French (September 1991)

Department of Geography (September 1991)

Continuing Studies (December 1991)

University Library (December 1991)

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