S.91-3

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

TO: Senate

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FROM:

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J. Munro

Chair, Senate

Cttee on Academic

Planning

SUBJECT: Graduate Curriculum Revision -

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DATE: ?

December 11, 1990

General Regulation 1.9.5

SGSC Reference: Mtg. of November 26, 1990

SCAP Reference: SCAP 90-58

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Academic Planning and the Senate

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Graduate Studies Committee, gives rise to the following motion:

MOTION: "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, changes to the Graduate Studies

General Regulation 1.9.5 regarding Ph.D. External

Examiners, as set forth in S.91-3"

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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Memorandum

DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES

TO: ?

Senate Graduate Studies

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FROM:

B. P.

Clayman

Committee

SUBJECT: Examiners

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DATE: October 2, 1990

of September 24, 1990, I

additions to the present

Following from the discussion at the SGSC meeting

am pleased to propose the following (underlined)

regulation describing the Ph.D. External Examiner: --

Present Regulation 1.9.5 (first two paragraphs):

The External Examiner shall be chosen as a distinguished scholar with

particular experience in the field of the thesis research. Whether the

External Examiner will participate in person or in absentia, including the

possibility of a conference telephone connection or similar means, will be

determined by the Dean of Graduate Studies who will take into account

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the departmental views.

The External Examiner shall be asked to submit a written report on the

thesis to the Dean of Graduate Studies before the examination. The report,

which should indicate whether the examiner believes the thesis is ready for

defence, shall be distributed before the examination to the members of the

Examining Committee. Once the examination has taken place, and if the

thesis is passed, the External Examiner shall send a brief report to the

Senior Supervisor which indicates the general quality of the thesis. That

report (which may be either a copy of the initial report to the Dean of

Graduate Studies or a report prepared after the thesis defence) shall

accompany the recommendation for award of the degree.

Proposed Regulation

1.9.5

(first two paragraphs):

The External Examiner shall be chosen as a distinguished scholar with

particular experience in the - field of the thesis research. The Examiner

employment of the student. Whether the External Examiner will participate

in person or in absentia, including the possibility of a conference

telephone connection or similar means, will be determined by the Dean of

Graduate Studies who will take into account the departmental views.

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Senate Graduate

Studies

Committee

October 2,

1990

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The External Examiner shall be asked to submit a written report on thesis to the Dean of

Graduate Studies before the examination. The report, which should indicate whether the

examiner believes the thesis is ready for defence, shall be distributed before the

examination to the members of the Examining Committee. In cases when the examiner

finds the thesis ready for defence. the report will be kept confidential to the members of the

Examining Committee until after the examination. Once the examination has taken place,

and if the thesis is passed, the External Examiner shall send a brief report to the Senior

supervisor which indicates the general quality of the thesis. That report (which may be

either a copy of the initial report to the Dean of Graduate Studies or a report prepared after

the thesis defence) shall accompany the recommendation for award of the degree.

This matter will be discussed at the next SGSC meeting.

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