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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Senate ?
FROM: Senate Undergraduate
Admissions Board
SUBJECT: Enrolment
Limitations ?
DATE: October 8, 1987
- Business
Administration,
Computing Science, and related programs
Action arising from the SUAB meeting of 8 October gives rise to the following
motion:
MOTION:'That
Senate approve the continuation of
enrolment
limitations
for
the
admission of
International students to
Business
Administration,
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Computing Science and related programs in
accordance with document SUAB 175 (revised).
That these limitations be in effect for two years
until Spring Semester 1990, with review to occur in 1989."
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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To: SUAB ?
From: N. Heath
Secretary, SUAB
Subject: SUAB - 175
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Date: 87/10/14
Admission of International Students
to Limited Enrolment Programs
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In 1984, Senate approved policies for a three year period, limiting the
numbers of new visa students seeking admission to Business Administration,
Computing Science and related programs. These policies are due to expire in
Spring 1988. Senate Paper S.84.33 refers.
Limits were set as an annual quota, to be determined each Spring Semester.
The goal was to restrict visa students to a maximum of 10% of new majors
entering Business Administration or Computing programs each year.
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The quota has been administered by the Admissions Office, Office of the
Registrar, based on annual forecasts of major/honor approvals. International
students must specify their intended majors before entering the University
and may not subsequently change to a limited enrolment program if they
were not originally admitted to that program.
BUS. CMPT.
Approximate new majors per annum
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450 100
International Quota Goal ?
45
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10
Usual minimum gpa.
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3.0 ?
3.5
As a result of the quotas, approximately 40% of applicants to Business
Administration and 70% of applicants to Computing Science are unsuccessful
in gaining admission to pursue their program of first choice and must either
choose an alternative program at SFU or choose to attend another institution.
To allow for attrition, the numbers admitted each semester generally exceed
the quotas.
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Some students have been allowed into a limited enrolment program even
though they had not been admitted to pursue that program when first
admitted to the University. The attached tables give numbers of
international students in the various programs affected.
The Faculty of Business Administration, the Faculty of Science Management
and Systems Science coordinator, and the School of Computing Science have
indicated a wish to have the quotas continue while demand for places in
their programs by qualified students exceeds capacity.
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roved Pro2rams - Business Administration 87-3
To avoid double-counting, COOP and Minor programs have been omitted.
Hons.
10
2
12
Jt. ions.
3
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4
Jt. Maj.
65
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87
Maj.
701
93
794
779
118
897
Of the 118 international students, 19 were admitted to SFU before 85-1,
when quotas were implemented.
Remainder-99 (llScl'total)
All international students- 118 (13.2% of total)
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TABLE 1 CONTINUED.
AoDroved Pro
grams
- ComDutinR
Science 87-3
Canadian
International
Total
CMPTH0ns.
2
1
3
CMPTMaj.
185
25
210
MSSCIlons.
4
1
5
MSSCMaj.
17
6
23
DSDP Eons.
5
1
6
MACM Hons.
5
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5
MACMMaj.
1
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1
219
34
253
Of the 34 international students, 15 were admitted to SFU before 85-1, when
quotas were implemented.
Remainder 19 (7.5% of total)
All International students 34 (13.4% of total)
TABLE 2: APPROVED AND INTENDED MAJORS 87-3 Vs. 83-3
International Students in Program
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of all Majors
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87-3 ?
83-3 ?
87-3 ?
83-3
Bus. & Rel. Programs*
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206 ?
275
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11.7% ?
24.6%
Cmpt. & Rel. Programs*
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76 ?
92 ?
12.6%
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29.7%
'Includes Eons., Jt. Eons, Maj., Jt. Maj.
87-3 totals include all students in approved and intended programs.
83-3 totals include all students in approved programs and all students in
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intended programs who have completed 60 or more credit hours prior to
83-3.
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Minor, BUS. ?
31
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2 ?
33
International Students = 2 (6% of total)
Mm. CMPT.
&REL. PROGRAMS 32
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34
All International students = 2 (5.9% of total)
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