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Graduate Studies 

Sub led. 

Graduatç.

Date.........

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22,.

.1982 

Department of Biological Sciences 

Action undertaken by the Senate Graduate Studies Committee at its meeting 

on December 20, 1982, gives rise to the following motion:- 

MOTION: 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the 

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.83-25 

the proposed graduate curriculum changes in the De- 

partment of Biological 

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Dean of Graduate Studies 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

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H.M. Evans 

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From

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P. Dobud 

stràtfv..ssistánt 

Secretary to Senate 

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to the Dean of Science 

Dat........Wovembe..198. 

This Is to inform you that the following items have been 

approved by the Faculty of Science and therefore I would 

appreciate It very much if you would place them on the Agenda of 

the Senate Committee on Graduate Studies for consideration and 

approval 

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 

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Paper F-82-26 

1.) To approve the following insertion after the first 

sentence under "DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR M.SC. AND 

PH.D." (Page 241, SFU 1982-83 Calendar): 

The Ph.D. program In Biological Sciences requires a 

minimum of 3 courses totalling not less than 

semester hours of course work beyond any Master's 

degree to be taken while the student Is enrolled in a 

Ph.D. program at Simon Fraser University. Of these 8 

hours, at least 6 are to be in graduate courses 

numbered In the 800's, and the remaining hours may be 

chosen from courses at the graduate or upper division 

undergraduate level within the candidate's 

department, or in an ancillary department. Where 

approval Is obtained In advance, a Ph.D. student may 

take up to one-half of the above course requirements 

at another university for creàlt toward the Ph.D. 

degree at Simon Fraser University-* 

Paper F-82-27 

2.)

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To approve the calendar changes In the admission and program 

requirements in the Master of Pest Management Program 

as follows (Including title changes for BISC 435, 

603, 604 and 849). 

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(There are no changes In the 

course contents.) 

Master of Pest Management Program (M.P.M.) 

For detailed information on the M.P.M. Program 

contact the Director, Master of Pest Management 

Program, Department of Biological Sciences. 

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Admission Requirements

(M.P.M.)

As in the General Regulations section 

1.3.2.

In

addition, applicants holding a Bachelor's degree from 

a recognized university in the agricultural, 

biological, forest or other related life science 

disciplines are normally expected to have instruction 

equivalent to a total of 18 credit hours in 

entomology, plant pathology, parasitology, ecology, 

and chemical pesticides. 

Applicants who lack instruction in not more than 

three of these subjects, but are otherwise 

academically qualified, may be admitted with a 

requirement to take specified undergraduate courses 

from the following list, in addition to the normal 

program requirements. Applicants who lack 

instruction in more than three of these subjects may 

be admitted as Qualifying students. 

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(See sec. 

1.3.5). 

BISC 304-3

Animal Ecology 

BISC 317-3

Insect Biology 

BISC 

404-3

Plant Ecology 

BISC 

407-3

Population Dynamics 

BISC 

408-3

Parasitic Associations 

BISC 417-3

Entomology 

BISC 430-3

Plant Pathology 

BISC 

432-3

Chemical Pesticides & the Environment 

BISC 

435-3

Introduction to Pest Management 

Program Requirements (M.P.M.) 

The MPM Program will require successful completion of 

at least 

credit hours normally obtained as 

follows: 

credit hours from among the following courses 

supplemented periodically by selected Special Topics 

courses. 

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In special cases, up to 

credit hours may 

be obtained outside this list subject to approval by 

the student's Supervisory Committee and the Director: 

BISC 

816-3

Biology & Management of Forest Insects 

BISC 

840-3

Analyses of Insect Pest Situations 

BISC 

841-3

Plant Disease development & Control 

BISC 

842-3

Insect Development & Reproduction 

BISC 

843-3

Population Processes 

BISC 

844-3

Biological Controls 

BISC 

845-3

Physical Controls 

Thank you 

BISC 

BISC 

BISC 

Insecticide Chemistry & Toxicology 

Pest Management In Practice 

Plematol ogy 

Weed Biology & Control 

Vertebrate Pests 

Medical & Veterinary Entomology 

Plant Disease Vectors 

Plant Pathosystems 

and

credit hours from 

BISC 849-5

Professional Paper in Pest Management 

and the remaining 

credit hours which consist of 

the following professional courses in pest 

management. These courses are mandatory and are 

given only in the summer semester: 

BISC 601-5

Urban & Industrial Pest Management 

BISC 

602-5

Forest Pest Management 

BISC 603-5

Farm and Specialty Crop Pest Management 

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BISC 

604-5

Orchard Crop Pest Management 

BISC 

605-3

Management of Animal Disease Vectors 

Encls./ 

cc: Dr. Derek Sutton,thairman,Faculty of Science Graduate 

Curriculum Committee. 

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

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I attach the graduate calendar entry (MPM Program) as 

recommended by the MPH Faculty and subsequently as revised and 

approved at a DCSC meeting 29 June 1982. If approved by the 

Department, the MPM Calendar enty would read as the attached 

Section 6.2 indicates. 

Faculty may note the following changes from the existing 

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82-83 calendar entry: 

Under Admission Requirements 

1)

courses or their equivalents which applicants should have 

18 hrs credit 

in

their backgrounds have been partly grouped 

so that instruction in each of 

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areas is necessary. 

It was possible under the existing entry for applicants to 

meet the requirement by haying instruction equivalent to 

BISC 304, 317, 404, 407, 408 and 417, for example, without 

any instruction in pathology or pesticides. 

2)

applicants lacking Instruction in three 

or less 

of the subject 

areas may be recommended now for clear admission if they 

otherwise satisfy the minimum 

University 

requirements (Section 

1.3.2) Applicants lacking instruction 

in more 

than thre of 

the subject areas may be recommended for admission as Qualifying 

students even though 

their 

CGPA meets or exceeds the minimum 

University standard. 

These changes are consistent with 

recent 

practice of recommend- 

ing on the admission of MPH students with deficiencies in their 

background. 

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Under Program Requirements 

There are no changes in the total number of credits required 

for the MPM degree.. However, the proposed change in the 18 

credit hour component would now facilitate an MPM student 

taking up to 1/3 (6 credits) of course work in topics out- 

side this list - eg. a full-year course at UBC, or courses 

from other Departments or programs at SFU subject to approval 

as indicated. 

The comprehensive examination has been dropped, as in practice 

it was never done. 

Titles of the courses BISC 603 and 

604 have been changed. 

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Enclosure 

Changes of course title: 

BISC 603-5 from 

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Vegetable, Cereal and Forage Crop Pest Management 

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Farm and Specialty Crop Pest Management 

BISC 604-5 From ? 

Fruit Crop Pest Management 

to ? 

Orchard Crop Pest Management 

BISC 849-5 from 

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Professional paper in Pestology 

to ? 

Professional paper in Pest Management 