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SENATE UNDERGRADUATE 

...ADM.LSSIONS............... 

BOARD 

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IST...DECEMB.ER 

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At a meeting held on November 19, 1981, the Senate 

Undergraduate Admissions Board reviewed two recommen- 

dations involving the admission and transfer standing 

policies of applicants from a number of European 

countries and all countries operating under the 

British and French educational systems. 

Approval of these recommendations gives rise to the 

following motions:-- 

MOTION I 

That applicants from Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, 

Denmark, Finland, France (including all countries 

under the French system), The Netherlands, Norway, 

Sweden and Yugoslavia continue to be admitted on 

the basis of acceptable standing on the maturity 

or leaving certificate in their country. 

MOTION II 

That applicants from the United Kingdom (including 

all countries following the U.K. Educational system) 

continue to be admitted on three "Advanced" or 

"Higher" level subjects and be considered for 

transfer credit to a maximum of 30 semester hours. 

That the average required for admission be raised 

from a "D" to a "C" based on a minimum passing 

grade of E on a scale of A to E. 

If approved, these changes to our admission require- 

ments can become effective immediately. They do not 

include major changes, nor do they conflict with any 

statements 

in

the calendar. 

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INTRODUCTION 

The current admission requirements for applicants from foreign 

countries were established prior to 1974. These requirements 

were developed from recommendations by several agencies which 

are involved in the. study and research of foreign education 

systems. These agencies include the American Association of 

College Registrars and Admissions Officers, the National Assoc- 

iation of Foreign Student Affairs and the Council on Evaluation 

of Foreign Student Credentials. At the time these recommenda- 

tions were made, .the secondary school curriculum in many European 

countries surpassed those in North America. As a result, many 

North American universities and colleges granted first year 

university credit for the final matriculation year.. Simon Fraser 

followed these recommendations. 

OBSERVATION I 

In recent years the Educational systems at the secondary level 

in countries such as Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, 

France, The Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have undergone change. 

In all cases these revisions have lowered the standards such that 

they equate more to the secondary school graduation levels in 

North America. As a result of these changes it is recommended 

that we revise our policy on the granting of transfer credit as 

follows:- 

RECOMMENDATION 

I

That applicants from Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, 

France (including all countries under the French system), The 

Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Yugoslavia continue to be ad- 

mitted on the basis of acceptable standing on the maturity or 

leaving certificate in their country. 

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RECOMMENDATION I CONT'D 

That transfer credit not be assigned for work completed at the 

secondary level but where appropriate, the student may consider 

applying for course challenge credit from the approved list of 

courses at SFU. 

OBSERVATION II 

The system in the United Kingdom and all countries following 

that Educational system involving the University of London 

General Certificate of Education, the Cambridge Higher School 

Certificate and the Scottish Certificate of Education has also 

undergone some revisions in recent years. The reports and 

placement recommendations made by the aforementioned agencies 

indicate that the advanced or higher level examinations con- 

tinue to equate to the freshman level in North America. It is 

felt, however, that the examinations are not at the same high 

level as in earlier years. 

The following recommentation addresses these changes. 

RECOMMENDATION II 

That applicants from the United Kingdom (including all countries 

following the U.K. Educational system) continue to be admitted 

on three "Advanced" or "Higher" level subjects and be considered 

for transfer credit to a maximum of 30 semester hours. That the 

average required for admission be raised from a "D" to a "C" 

based on a minimum passing grade of E on a scale of A to E. 

If approved, these changes to our admission requirements can be- 

come effective immediately. They do not include major changes, 

nor do they conflict with any statements in the calendar. 

APPENDIX 

• COUNTRY 

AUSTRIA 

CZECHOSLOVAKIA 

DENMARK 

FINLAND 

FRANICE - 

including all 

countries on 

French system 

(French Africa, 

Lebanon, Laos, 

Morocco) 

NETHERLANDS 

NORWAY 

FROM 

Credit on Reifezeugnis 

Credit on secondary 

school leaving 

certificate 

Credit on Gymnasium 

certificate 

Credit on matricu- 

lation certificate 

Baccalaureat 

Deuxieme Partie 

with credit 

TO

No credit on ? 

School leaving 

Reifezeugnis ? 

certificate 

No credit on 

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School leaving 

secondary school certificate 

leaving certif- 

icate 

No credit on 

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School leaving 

Gymnasium cert- certificate 

ificate 

No credit on 

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School leaving 

matriculation ? 

certificate 

certificate 

Baccalaureat ? 

School leaving 

(Series A through certificate 

E) with no credit 

RECOMMENDATION 

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EXPLANATION 

Leaving certificate 

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Leaving certifi- School leaving 

with credit ? 

cate with no 

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certificate 

credit 

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Examen Artium ? 

Examen Artium 

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School leaving 

with credit ? 

with no credit 

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certificate 

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Gymnasium with no 

credit. 

*Exception to this 

would be where an 

additional year is 

done (13th year) in 

Engineering Technology) 

where up to one year of 

credit can be given if 

relevant courses done. 

SWEDEN 

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Gymnasium with 

credit 

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COUNTRY ? 

RECOMMENDATION ? 

EXPLANATION 

FROM ? 

TO

UNITED KINGDOM ? 

University of London 

including all 

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General Certificate 

other countries ? 

of Education - three 

on British system advanced levels OR 

(Africa (Anglo- 

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University of Cambridge 

phone), Common- - three Principal passes 

wealth Caribbean, With credit "0" average 

Hong Kong,. Malay- required 

sia, Singapore 

YUGOSLAVIA ? 

Secondary school 

leaving certificate 

with credit 

Same except "C" 

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G.C.E. and Cambridge 

average required programs are judged 

to be at the school 

leaving level plus 

up to first year of 

university level study 

Secondary school School leaving level 

leaving certificate 

with no credit 