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2, 1984 

REPORT TO SENATE OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE 

CCM4TITEE, 

SENATE GRADUATE 

STUDIES COMITTEE FROM JANUARY 1983 TO DECEMBER 1983:- 

Number of Meetings - Eight 

The Executive Comittee acted with delegated power from the Senate Graduate Studies 

Camtittee to:- 

APPROVE: 

1. Recommendations for the award of graduate degrees in 1983: 226 graduate 

degrees were awarded. 

2. Reccrnendations for Admission involving substantial doubt. There were five 

recommendations considered; two were approved, one rejected and two referred 

back to the Departments. 

3.

New graduate courses. There were 19 new courses approved; two in Education, 

three in Marine Science, two in History, two in Corrrnunications, three in 

Chemistry, three in Mathematics and four in Natural Resources Managnt. 

There were ten (10) graduate courses deleted; three in Business Administration, 

two in History, two in Communications and three in Chemistry. 

4.

Graduate Curriculum Changes in the Faculty of Business Administration; in the 

Departments of Economics, History, Communications, Computing Science, Kinesiology, 

Chemistry, Mathematics, Criminology and Natural Resources Management. 

5.

No new programmes approved. 

6.

Approval of changes in the General Regulations - Graduate Studies. 

Authority delegated to the Dean of Graduate Studies by the Executive Carrnittee of the 

Senate Graduate Studies Committee:- 

APPROVE: 

1. Recommendations for Admission meeting University requirements. 

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2. Recommendations to approve credit for courses taken at another institution. 

3. Recommendations to complete courses at another institution for credit at SFU 

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REPORT W SENATE OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EXBCUTIVE C iIrru, SENATE GRADUATE 

STUDIES COMMITTEE FI1 JANUARY 1983 '10 DECEMBER 1983:- 

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4.

Approval of Master's Examining Committees. 

5. Ap proval 

of Ph.D. Examining Caniittees. 

6.

Approval of Supervisory Cairnittee membership and changes. 

7.

Approval of recamendations for extensions beyond the five ( Master's) 

and eight (Ph.D.) year time limit and for deferred grades. 