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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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MEMORANDUM

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Members of Senat. 

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Subject. . .

Gradute. .0 u.rri.c ulum. .Chan gs 

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Department of Psychology 

Action undertaken by the Senate Graduate Studies Committee at its 

Meeting on December 2, 1985, gives rise to the following motion: 

MOTION: 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board 

of Governors as set forth in S.86-48 

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, the proposed 

graduate curriculum changes in the Department of Psychology: 

i) From: Application for the General Program 

Applicants for the General Program are normally 

admitted in the Fall Semester. Only under ex- 

ceptional circumstances will applicants be admitted 

in the Spring or Summer Semester. Students seeking 

admission for the Fall Semester must submit all 

supporting documentation by October 1 or January 1 

respectively, The Department reserves the right to 

admit only those students for whom research space 

and an appropriate faculty supervisor are available. 

Application for the Clinical Program 

Applicants for the Clinical Program are admitted 

only in the Fall Semester. Students seeking ad- 

mission to the Clinical Program must submit all 

supporting documents by the preceding February 1st, 

The Department reserves the right to admit only 

those students for whom research space and an 

appropriate faculty supervisor are available. 

To: ? 

Application for the Experimental & Clinical Programs 

Applicants for both the Experimental and Clinical 

Programs are admitted only 

in

the Fall Semester. 

Students seeking admission to either program must 

submit all supporting documentation by the preceding 

February 1st, The Department reserves the right to 

admit only those students for whom research space and 

an appropriate faculty supervisor are available. 

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Graduate Curriculum Changes -. Department of Psychology Continued 

ii)

Application as a Qualifying Student 

Delete 

iii) 

From: M,A. Program in General Psychology 

Admission 

For admission requirements, refer to the General 

Regulations. 

Students must have accumulated at least 24 hours 

of courses in the experimental areas of Psychology 

and a course in Statistics in order to qualify for 

admission, Up to six (6) hours of related courses 

deemed acceptable by the Department may be counted 

toward the 24 hours in Psychology. 

To: ? 

M.A. Program in Experimental Psychology 

Admission 

For admission requirements, refer to the General 

Regulations. 

Students must have accumulated at least 24 hours 

of courses in the experimental areas of Psychology 

and a course in Statistics in order to qualify for 

admission. Up to six (6) hours of related courses 

deemed acceptable by the Department may be counted 

toward the 24 hours of Psychology. All applicants 

are required to submit scores on the Graduate Re- 

cord Examination (verbal, quantitative, analytical, 

advanced sections), official transcripts, three 

letters of academic reference and a statement of 

purpose. Students admitted with a Bachelor's 

degree will be expected to complete all program 

requirements. Students trnasferring from other 

graduate programs may petition the department for 

credit for equivalent courses. 

iv)

From: Ph.D. Program in General Psychology 

Admission 

For admission requirements refer to the General 

Regulations. 

All applicants are expected to have completed the 

requirements of the M.A. program at Simon Fraser 

University or their equivalent. Students admitted 

to the Ph.D, program without this background may be 

required to make up specified courses. 

To: ? 

Ph.D. Program in Experimental Psychology 

For admission requirements refer to the General 

Regulations, 

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Graduate Curriculum Changes - Department of Psychology Continued 

All applicants are expected to have completed the 

requirements of the M.A. program at Simon Fraser 

University or their equivalent, Students admitted 

to the Ph.D. program without this background may 

be required to make up specified courses. All 

applicants from other institutions are required 

to submit scores on Graduate Record Examination 

(verbal, quantitative, analytical, advanced sections), 

official transcripts, three letters of reference and 

a statement of purpose. 

v) From: Degree Requirements 

Required Courses for the General Program. 

To: ? 

Degree Requirements 

Required Courses for the Experimental Program." 

Rationale for these changes is outlined in the attached paper. 

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Bruce P. Clayman 

Dean of Graduate Studies 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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Date. 

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Please note that this is a revised copy of what was handed out on 

Friday, November 29.. The only changes from that paper-to this however, 

pertain to pages.3 and 4. 

Sorry for any confusion that this may have caused. 

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S. Roberts 

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Attached are some revisions to the Psychology Graduate Program. I have 

discussed these with Dr. Clayman who suggested that 1 distribute them 

today, so that with your consent, they can be added to the agenda of 

the Senate Graduate Studies Committee on Monday, December 

2,

1985. 

Thank you for your consideration 

PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE CURRICULUM REVISIONS 

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Ap

p1 j 

caj0 for the 

'

General Program 

Applicants for The General Program are normally admitted in the 

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be

Fall 

umentation

admitted 

Semester. 

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the

Only 

October

Fall 

Spring 

under 

Semester 

or

exceptional 

Summer 

January

must 

Semester. 

submit 

cir

resp 

cumstances 

all

ectively.

Students 

supporting 

will 

The

seeking 

Department

applicants 

eserves the right to admit only those students for whom research 

space and an 

appropriate 

faculty supervisor are available. 

Application for the Clinical. Program 

Applicants for the Clinical Program are admitted ONLY in the Fall 

S

emester. Students s 

eking 

a

dmission to the Clihi 

submit, all 

s

upporting docu 

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cal Program must 

ments by the Preceding FEBRUARY 1st. The 

De

sear 

partment 

,space 

reserves 

and an 

the

appropriate 

right to admit 

faculty 

only 

super 

those 

visor 

students 

are available. 

for

whom

Application 

for

the R- 

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pe

riMental 

Clinical Programs 

Applicants for both the 

Exp

erimental 

Clinical Programs are 

a

dmitted ONLY in the Fall Semester, Students seeking admission to 

only 

faculty 

Preceding 

either 

those 

program 

supervisor 

FEBRUARY 

students 

must 

are

1st. 

for

submit 

available. 

whom 

The

all

research 

D

epartment 

Supporting 

space 

reserves 

doc

and

umentation 

an

the

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right 

ropriate 

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to admit 

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ONALE: 

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aantage 

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Department 

as they 

has

can

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not be 

that 

compared 

students 

with 

applying 

the majority 

in the 

of

Spring 

applicants. 

have an 

In programs where enrolment presures are high it is extremely desirable to ensure 

equity, by having only one intake of students. 

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Ap

plication as a "Qualifying Student" 

St

udents who have demonstrated 

c

ompetence in 

P

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chology or in 

for

Traad 

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fields 

may

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but

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udents 

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niversity 

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meet 

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status. 

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equirements 

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the deneral 

(Admission, 

for

Regulations) 

regular 

requirements 

references from qualified. 

student 

entail 

the

time 

re

ferees, 

General 

of

any

into 

application 

and

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Program. 

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regular 

Application 

Admission 

on behalf 

letter 

Graduate 

as

or

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resume 

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Program. 

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De

partment 

must 

are

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be

the

Student 

submitted 

to

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accept 

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in the usual manner' after the 

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lifying work has 

SECTION DELETED

RATIONALE; 

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The considerabJ,e demand for' the Psychology graduate programs comb jne 

with the high number of fully qualified students who are not accepted into the pro- 

grams, has resulted in no qualifying students having been accepted for the past 

several years, and no prospect of them being accepted in the foreseeable future. The 

deletion of this section brings the calendar in line with current practice. 

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FR04: 

M.A. PROGRAM IN GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 

Admission 

For admission requirements, refer to the General Regulation's. 

Students must have accumulated at least 24 hours of courses in 

the experimental areas of Psychology and a course in statistics in 

order to qualify for admission. Up to 6 hours ofrelateci courses 

deemed acceptable by the Department- maybe counted toward the 24 

hours in Psychology. 

TO: ? 

M.A. PROGRAM IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY . 

Admission 

For admission requirements, ref èr to the General Regulations. 

Students must have 

.

Accumulated at least 24 hours of courses in 

the experimental areas of Psychology and a' course in statistics in 

order to qualify for admission. Up to 6 hours of related courses 

deemed acceptable by the Department may be counted toward the 24 

hours of Psychology. All applicants are required to submit scores on 

the Graduate Record Examination (verbal, quantitative, analytical, 

advanced sections), official trancripts, three letters of academic 

reference and a statement of purpose. Students admitted with a 

bachelor's degree will be expected to complete all program 

. requirements. Students transferring from other graduate programs may 

petition the department for credit for equivalent courses. 

FROM: 

PFI.D. PROGRAM IN GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 

Admission 

For admission requirements refer to the General Regulations. 

All

applicants are expected to have completed the requirements of the M.A. 

Program at Simon Fraser University or their equivalent. Students 

admitted to the Ph.D. Program without this background may be required 

to make up specified courses. 

TO:

PH.D. PROGRAM IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 

Admission 

For admission requirements refer to the General Regulations. All 

applicants are expected to have completed the requirements of the M.A. 

Program at Simon Fraser University or their equivalent. Students 

. admitted to the Ph.D. Program without this background may be required 

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to make up specified courses. All applicants from other institutions 

are required to submit scores on the Graduate Record Examination 

(verbal, quantitative, analytical, advanced Sections), official 

transcripts, three letters of acadeinc reference and a statement of 

pL1rpo;e 

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PROt'i 

Degree Requirements 

Required Courses for the General Program 

TO:

Degree Requirements 

Required Courses forthe Experimental Program 

Rationale: 

There is widespread dissatisfaction araohg the Department's 

faculty and graduate students with the term' General Program.. The 

term Experimental is used by the Canadian Psychological Association 

to describe, those 

areas 

represented in the current General Program 

and the Departmént judges this term to be preferable to the term 

General. 