SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
TO: Senate ?
FROM: ?
G. Ivany, Chair
SCAP
R. Saunders, Chair
SCUS
SUBJECT: ?
DATE: ?
Nov. 19, 1987
1)
Calculation of CGPA
2)
Minimum CGPA Requirements for Graduation
- Degree Programs
3)
Minimum GPA Requirements for Completion of
Certificate Programs
(Reference SCUS 87-5, 87-19; SCAP 87-4, 87-8)
Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Academic Planning/Senate
Committee on Undergraduate Studies gives rise to the following as set out
in S.87-66
MOTION 1: "that Senate approve and recommend approval
to ?
the
Board of Governors that the CGPA be "sealed off"
at the
time a degree or diploma is awarded by Senate:
grades
for ?
courses ?
completed ?
in ?
semesters ?
leading
to ?
the
completion of a degree or diploma will not count
toward
the CGPA in any program subsequently undertaken at SFU"
MOTION 2: "that Senate approve and recommend approval
to ?
the
Board ?
of ?
Governors ?
the ?
following ?
minimum
CGPA
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requirements for General and Honors Degrees
General Degree:
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The minimum requirement for graduation
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on the general degree program is a
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cumulative
grade
point average of 2.00.
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Individual ?
Faculties may
have
additional ?
requirements.
Honors Degree* The minimum requirement for graduation
on the honors program is a cumulative grade point
average of 3.00. If the grade point average is 3.50 or
higher for all upper division courses taken, the
designation "First Class" will apply. Individual Faculties
may have additional requirements"
MOTION 3: "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors the following minimum GPA
requirements for completion of Certificate Programs:
Successful completion of a Certificate requires a
minimum grade point average of 2.0, calculated on all
courses applied to the certificate taken at Simon Fraser
University. Duplicate courses are counted only once."
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF EDUCATION ?
MEMORANDUM
To; ?
Dr. Ross Saunders, Associate Vice-President. Academic
Chairman, SCUS
W. R. Heath, Registrar
From: ?
Stan Shapson, Associate Dean of Education
Subject:
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SCUS Subcommittee
Date: ?
May 25,
1987
In response to
your
terms of reference (March 9. 1987 memorandum), the
SCUS subcommittee met twice, reviewed sample transcripts and members
discussed draft recommendations with their constituent groups. I am
pleased to submit the attached recommendations on behalf of the SCUS
subcommittee.
The following comments provide background to our recommendations:
With Regard to the CGPA Recommendation:
The committee felt that students previous GPA histor
y
shouldn't unduly
have a positive or negative influence on their new program (eg. EXD, second
degree). This principle is especially true of students who are competing for
space in limited enrolment courses.
With Regard to the Graduation CPA Recommendations:
(i)
The Committee noted that the current "alternative calculations'
for graduation GPA are based on cumbersome manual
calculations which are subject to different interpretations and
which subsequently do not appear on any official record.
(ii)
The committee examined samples of transcripts in which SFU
degrees were conferred with the official record showing a final
CGPA <2.00: and first class honors
designated with CGPA <3.00.
May, 1987
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SCUS Subcommittee
RECOMMENDATIONS
1.Cumulative AGrade Point Average (CGEA)
It is recommended that:
The CGPA be 'sealed off
at the time a degree or diploma is awarded
by Senate: grades for courses completed in semesters leading to
the completion of a degree or diploma will
not count toward the
CGPA
in
any
program subsequently undertaken at
S.F.U.
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It is recommended that:
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General De
g
ree: The minimum requirement for graduation on the
general degree program is a cumulative
grade point average of, 2.00.
Individual Faculties may have additional require ments.
(Note: calendar change is required on
p.
25).
Honors De g
ree: The minimum requirement for graduation
on
the honors degree program is a cumulative grade point average
of 3.00. If the grade point average is 3.50 or higher for all upper
division
courses taken, the designation "First Class' will apply.
Individual Faculties may have additional requirements.
(Note: calendar change is required on
p.
26).
3. re: DISC
Courses
It is recommended that, where appropriate, individual departments or
Faculties work with the DISC office and Registrars Office to reserve
spots in distance education courses for students who do not have easy
access to the S.F.U. campus.
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
To: Dr. A. Saunders ?
From: R. Frindt, Chairman
Chairman, SCUS
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Faculty of Science
Undergraduate
Curriculum Committee
Subject: Revision of Graduation
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Date: October 29, 1987
Requirements
A short meeting of our Committee was held today to consider a SCUS
proposal to revise graduation requirements. In attendance: T. Wells, L. Druehi,
B. Sagar, M. Singh, A. Frindt (Chairman) and also by invitation: M. Cairns, E.
Kiehlmann.
Some members considered that the proposed changes were significant
and required further discussion, possibly at the department level. It was pointed
out that the revisions would decrease student flexibility, discourage students
from taking courses outside their discipline and permanently penalize students
who got off to a "bad start".
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It was also stated that the degree should be based on competence in a
given subject area which is best reflected in the Grad GPA, not the Cum GPA. It
was suggested that the Grad GPA should be shown on the transcript.
Alternately, some members felt that students graduating with a Cum GPA
of less than 2.0 have not demonstrated the minimum level of intellectual ability
expected of a university graduate. The use of the Cum GPA of 3.0 for honors is
more problematic than the 2.0.
M. Cairns stated that her analysis of records shows that only very few
science students would have been affected by the proposed changes to the
Cum 2.0 requirement.
So there was agreement to disagree among Committee members. No
votes were taken. There seemed to be a general concensus that further
discussions of the SCUS proposal were necessary.
R. Frindt
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c.c. Committee Members
M. Ca
irns ,
Academic Advice
/R. Heath, Registrar
E. Kiehlmnnn, Chemistry
(iii) The committee noted that the new' regulations on duplicate
courses were introduced after the current graduation GPA
regulations.
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The Committee felt that
the designation first class honors
should reflect some degree of specialization in one's program:
noted that lower division program requirements vary
considerably from department to department: felt that the
proposed first class honors' calculation would be fairer for
SFU students who might, under the current system, be at a
disadvantage compared to students transferring to SFU after
2 years at a community college.
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Attach.
cc: ?
Dr. C. Smart, Business Administration
Dr. R. Frindt, Science
Dr. J. Weinkarn, Applied Science
Dr. E. Alderson, Arts
M. Cairns, Academic Advice
H. Nagel, Records (Consultant)
S. Roberts, Arts (Consultant)
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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Office of the Dean
Faculty of Arts
MEMORANDUM
To: All Members
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From: Sheila Roberts
Faculty of Arts
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Secretary, FACC
Curriculum Committee
Subject: SPA/Certificate Programs
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Date: October £, 1987
A careful search of the calendar has revealed that no formal
criteria were set for graduation grade point requirements.
After discussions with Harry Evans and other involved
parties, we would like to propose that the following entry
be added to the general section of the calendar.
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Successful completion of a Certificate requires a minimum
grade point average of 2.0, calculated on all courses
applied to the certificate taken at Simon Fraser University.
Duplicate courses are counted only once"
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As all certificate programs are in the Faculty of Arts with
the exception of the largest, Health and Fitness, we propose
to ask the department of Kinesiology and the Faculty of Arts
to approve this motion prior to forwarding it to the Senate
Committee on Undergraduate Studies for consideration.
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SCHOOL OF KNESOLOGY
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memorandum ?
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OCT
TO:
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Sheila Roberts
Secretary, Faculty of Arts
FROM: ?
Dr. David Stirling, Chairman
Faculty of Applied Science Undergraduate Program
Committee
RE:
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Grad CPA/Certificate Programs
In response to your memo 07-10-87 our undergraduate
programs committee has approved the minimum grade point
average of 2.0 for all courses applied to .the certificate of
Health and Fitness Studies taken at Simon Fraser University.
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