SUAB 138 

During 1983, SUAB met on the following dates:-- 

Attendance 

Date 

?

Nature of meeting 

?

Voting Members only 

•

?

19 January     

Regular 

meeting          

8

18 February    

Regular meeting          

6

27 April      

End of 

semester review       

3

16 May       

Regular meeting          

8

14 July      

Regular meeting          

6

24 August     

End of semester review       

3

17 October     

Regular 

meeting          

5

14 December    

Regular meeting          

6

21 December    

End of 

semester review       

4

•

? Action taken 

The following actions were 

taken leading to subsequent 

approval 

by Senate:-- 

Continuance, Withdrawal and 

Readmission (Jan. & Oct.) - 

Review periods shortened. ? 

Academic-Warning/Academic Probation 

clarified. 

Admission from Independent B.C. Secondary Schools (Jan, May & July)- 

Initial proposal was to admit only from Group II schools and grant 

waivers in other cases. Policy modified to include all schools on 

B.C. curriculum. Independent school students in other Canadian 

provinces must be eligible for entry to the leading universities 

in

the home province. 

Introduction of ESL program (Jan, Feb, May, July & Oct.) - 

Developed and implemented in 1983 in cooperation with Douglas 

College. 

B.C. Grade 11 requirements: Language 11 and Science 11 (Feb.) - 

Implementation date changed from 1985 to 1987. 

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B.G.S. Transfer Credit (May) - 

Open Learning Institute credit can be used as part of 90 semester 

hours transfer credit, as for U.S.C., U.Vic. 

Transfer Credit - Coguitlam College (Oct.) - 

New independent college granted transfer credit for some courses 

for trial period. 

Early Entry and Early Admission (Dec.) - 

Early Admission (entry in January of students Grade 12 year) 

abolished. Early Entry to continue for exceptional students 

only (From Grade 11). 

Independent B.C. Secondary Schools (Dec.) - 

Students from independent B.C. secondary schools will be expected 

to write provincial exams. 

The following actions did not require further approval by Senate:-- 

Locally-Developed Language 11 Course (May) - 

L.D. Italian 11 was accepted from a Vancouver school. 

End-of-Semester Review Procedures 

Agreed to not review Probation and Warning transcripts, only in 

categories involving withdrawal. 

International Student Quota for 1983-84 (July & Oct.) - 

Specific numbers were agreed upon for each of 83-3, 84-1 and 84-2, 

based on anticipated numbers of new students in those semesters. 

The figures were reviewed after the experience of the first, 

semester. 

Appeal Procedure - Limited Entry Programs (Oct.) - 

Appeals will go to the Faculty or Department rather than to S.A.B. 

Other topics dismissed - no action taken:-- 

Mature Students and EnrolmentLirnitations (Feb.) - 

In view of possible enrolment limitations, including raising the 

admission average for college transfer students, mature student 

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entry requirements were discussed. 

B.C. Grade 12 Visual & Performing Arts Courses (May, July, Oct. & Dec.)- 

These courses do not count in admission average at present. SUAB 

voted to include these courses, then reversed this decision. The 

matter is still under review. 

Beginners' Language 11 (May) - 

This is still accepted for admission and will satisfy the 1987 

Language and Science 11 requirements. Discussions took place on 

whether this one-year language course should still be accepted when 

regular language 11 courses require study to begin in Grade 8 or 9. 

Provincial Examinations (Oct.) - 

The impact of examinations on admissions process was discussed. 

Mature Student Entry - CRIM Certificate Programs (Dec.) - 

Decision on expanding the Mature category to include out-of-= 

students was deferred pending a review of this category of 

admission. 

End-of Semester Review meetings: 

These meetings reviewed the outcomes of evaluation of academic 

standing of students at the end of semesters 83-1, 83-2 and 83-3. 

The totals of students placed in discipline categories are given 

below:-- 

83-1 82-1 ? 

83-2 82-2 83-3 82-3 

Permanent Withdrawal     

12

(N/A) ? 

7

(8)

27

(10) 

Required To Withdraw     

74

(N/A) ? 

29

(34)  

207

(72) 

Academic Probation      

275

(N/A) ? 

168 (153) 

778

(324) 

Academic Warning       

239

(N/A) ? 

46

(36)  466 

(89) 

The large increase In numbers for 

83-3 reflects 

the change 

In

continuance and standing 

regulations approved by Senate 

in 1983. 