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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
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From:
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Nick Heath
Secretary, SUAB
Subject:
Senate Undergraduate Admissions
Date: ?
March 20, 1991
Board (SUAB)
Annual Report 1990
SUAB ANNUAL REPORT
During 1990, SUAB met on the following dates:
1990
Date
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Nature of Meeting
Attendance - voting members only
January 18, 1990
Regular
8
June
May 1,
11,
1990
1990
End-of-semester
Regular
8
6.
July 5, 1990
Regular
8
August 23, 1990
End-of-semester
6
October 9, 1990
Regular
9
November
December 20,
23,
19901990
End-of-semester
Regular
5
6
Membership:
Members joining SUAB were:
R. Hackett (Faculty member - Applied Sciences, Oct. 90 - Sept. 92)
P. Ho (Alternate faculty member - Applied Sciences, Oct. 90 - Sept. 92)
E. Gee (Faculty member - Arts, Oct. 90 - Sept. 92)
J.
Osborne (Alternate faculty member - Arts, Oct. 90 - Sept. 92)
P. Kirkpatrick (Alternate faculty member - Business Administration, Oct. 90 - Sept. 92)
C. Hamm (Faculty member - Education, Oct. 90 - Sept. 92)
P. Grimmett (Alternate faculty member - Education, Oct. 90 - Sept. 92)
K.
Heinrich (Alternate faculty member - Science, Oct. 90 - Sept. 92)
S. Bukovac (Student senator, Nov. 90 - Sept. 91)
S. Wade (Alternate student senator, Nov. 90 - Sept. 91)
T. Myers (Student senator, June 90 - Oct. 90)
Members leaving SUAB were:
A. Hadley (Faculty member - Applied Sciences)
A. Beale (Alternate faculty member - Applied Sciences)
J. Spagnolo (Faculty member - Arts)
R. Horsfall (Alternate faculty member - Arts)
J. Heaney (Alternate faculty member - Business Administration)
G. Sampson (Faculty member - Education)
A. Obadia (Alternate faculty member - Education)
R. Frindt (Alternate faculty member - Science)
T. Hendrickson (Student senator)
T. Myers (Student senator)
C. Green (Alternate student senator)
Elected to Senate Appeals Board from SUAB
A. Rogdw (Faculty member - Business Administration, Oct. 90 - Sept. 92)
J. Spagnolo (Faculty member - Arts, May 90 - Sept. 90)
SUAB Annual Report 1990
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The following actions were taken:
SUAB was very active in 1990. Much of this activity results from external initiatives in the Ministry of
Education and the recently formed B.C. Council on Admissions and Transfer, with some of the activity
arising from an increased level of politicization in the post-secondary education arena.
1)
Year 2000
Early in 1990, SUAB prepared a response to the B.C. Ministry of Education's
"Year 2000"
proposal for
a revised secondary school program. Later in the year SUAB received a revised document
concerning the proposed
"Graduation Program" which
is to replace current Grades 11 and 12. This
document was discussed by SUAB. A response to this will be issued in April 1991.
2)
SUAB 198 & 209 - B.C. Council on Admissions and Transfer
SUAB recommended changes to
"Draft Guidelines and Principles" concerning
transfer credit with
B.C. colleges, issued by the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer. Senate endorsed
these changes. This matter concerns university autonomy and the right of the University to limit its
enrolment. It is still under discussion at the B.C. Council on Admissions and Transfer.
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SUAB recommended that enrolment limits for international students in Business Administration,
Computing Science and related programs be extended for a further three years, until Spring 1993.
Senate approved this recommendation.
4)
SUAB 200 S. 87-4 Advanced Placement Program - proposed polIcy
SUAB recommended that recognition for the Advanced Placement Program, adopted by many B.C.
secondary schools, be made a regular policy at the University rather than an interim policy.
Senate approved this recommendation.
5)
SUAB 201
& 211
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DuDilcate Transfer Credit - Dr000sed policy
SUAB discussed possible alternate policies to govern duplicate credit, e.g., when a student takes a
course at SFU for which he/she already has transfer credit. A policy was recommended and this is still
being considered, prior to submission to Senate and the Senate Committees.
6)
SUAB 203 ?
Course Challen g
e from Other Institutions
SUAB, under delegated authority, voted to clarify the transfer credit regulations to disallow transfer
credit for courses which have been challenged at other institutions. Course challenges at SFU were
not affected by this change.
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SUAB 204 Admission from Quebec
SUAB, under delegated authority, revised the admission requirements for students from Quebec
secondary schools and CEGEP's. These changes placed greater emphasis on academic courses
and are more closely in line with the policies of other major Canadian universities.
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SUAB 205 Associate In Science Diolomp
SUAB recommended approval of a proposal from the Faculty of Science, guaranteeing admission to
college students from three local colleges who complete a two year Associate in Science Diploma,
under certain conditions.
Senate approved this recommendation.
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SUAB, under delegated authority, accepted this course as an 'academic' Grade 12 course, on the
recommendation of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
10) SUAB 207
&
210 Special Semester
SUAB approved readmitting to a Special Semester in 91-2, 40 selected direct-entry students who had
been 'Required to Withdraw' in 90-1 semester. The Special Semester is to be administered by the
Academic Advice Centre. SUAB discussed the impact of changes in the evaluation of new students,
introduced in 89-3.
11)
SUAB 212 - Associate Credentials
SUAB considered and discussed proposals from the B.C. Council on Admissions and Transfer that
institutions be enabled to grant Associate Degrees. The title of the credential appeared to give more
concern at other B.C. universities than the content of the proposal. These new credentials are
expected to be announced in 1991 by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Job Training.
12) SUAB 213
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Profile of B.C. College Students
SUAB received an internal report on the performance of B.C. college transfer students at SFU. This
report confirmed earlier reports from a variety of sources indicating differences in the levels of
performance of transfer students, compared with direct-entry students.
13) SUAB 214
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Locally-Developed Language 11 Courses
Acting under delegated authority, SUAB approved a proposal to permit the Director of Admissions
and Liaison to recognize locally-developed Language 11 courses for the purpose of admission to the
University. The procedure requires that a recommendation be obtained from the Department of
Linguistics.
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