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- FACULTY OF EDUCATION 

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate 

Studies at its meeting of January 27, 1981 gives rise to the following 

motion: 

MOTION: ? 

"That Senate approve, and recommend approval to the 

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.81-32, the pro- 

posed changes in general regulations related to the 

PDP : - 

Items (2) (a) (1); (2) (d) ; (4) (b) ; (5)." 

SIMON FHA5ER UNIVERSITY

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Harry Evans 

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On the attached page (//40-2) the followin 

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are proposed changes to the 

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that I request you to bring forward through the appropriate 

channels for approval: 

Admissions and Genera 

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112a (1) 

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- This change was apprpyed at the Meeting of the Faculty of 

Education, November 24, 1980; 

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- these changes were viewed as editorial and were approved at 

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the Meeting of the Professional Programs Committee, November 

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3, 1980; 

Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter. 

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cc. Dr. Ivany, Dean of Education 

Admission and General Regulations

(1) Applicants to the Professional Development Program must be attending

Simon Fraser University or be admissible to SFU. (See

Admission Require-

ments, Section 2.4.)

(a)

Candidates who have attended SFU in one or more of the 3 semesters

prior to the intended registration in the Professional Development Pro-

gram are required to submit the "Professional Development Program

Application" to the Office of Admissions, Registrar's Office.

(b)

Candidates who have not attended SFU previously, or who have not

attended SFU in any of the 3 semesters prior to their intended registra-

tion in the Professional Development Program, must submit

the

"Pro-

fessional Development Program Application" and the "Application for

Admission to Simon Fraser University" to the Office of Admissions,

Registrar's Office.

(c)

All applications should be submitted to the Office of Admissions, Regis-

trar's Office, approxinuttely 105 days before commencment of classes,

hence the deadlines are:

May 15 for the Fall Semester and

September 15 for the Spring Semester.

Late applications will be considered only if space is available.

(2) (a) Students arc admitted to th Professional Development Program on

completion of a minimum of 60 semester hours of courses acceptable for

credit at SFU.

—4a)

Students must complete a minimum of 60 semester hours by the end

of August prior to entry into the following Spring Semester.

(b)

Before admission to the program, applicants may be required to demon-

strate competence in written and oral English.

(c)

Students may be asked to submit evidence of good health before being

considered for admission to the program.

—(d) Students may be required to have an interview before being considered

for admission to the program.

(e) In the event that the number of applicants to the Professional Develop-

ment Program exceeds facilities and staffing capabilities, the Admissions

Committee will select those candidates considered to be best qualified.

(3) Students must complete normal SFU registration procedures before com-

mencing studies in any semester of the Professional Development Program.

(4) (a) Students normally complete the program in three consecutive semesters,

However, students with valid reasons may be given permission by the

Director of Professional Programs to interrupt their participation in the

program. A formal request from the student must be submitted in writ-

ing to the Director. Re-admission to the program may be achieved only

after compL'ting a re-entry application to the Faculty of Education sub-

mitted THREE months prior to the start of the semester in which the

student proposes to resume his studies.

—.-------....__(b) An interruption from the program requested by a student may normally

last no longer than a maximum of four semesters.

ter of the Professional Development Program and who do not honor

this commitment are considered to have withdrawn from the program.

Permission to re-enter is not given automatically (see (4Xa) above).

- (5) Students who are required to withdraw from the program must wait for a

period of two years to have their case reviewed for re-entry, unless otherwise

stated in writing at the time of the withdrawal.

(6)

The academic and professional records of all students who have completed

the three semesters of the Professional Development Program will be sub-

ject to review by the Faculty before a recommendation for certification is

forwarded to the Department of Education.

(7)

EDUC 401, 402, 405 arc to be regarded as full-time professional studies and

may not be taken in conjunction with other academic or professional

Courses.

(8) Course Challenge - EDUC 405:

Students with a minimum of one year's approved teaching experience at a

level corresponding to grades taught in the B.C. public school system, may

challenge EDUC 405 subject to the following:

(a)

Applications for Course Challenge will be considered according to the

generally established requirements and procedures. See

Registration,

Section 5.5 and General

Regulations,

Section 6.2.

(b)

Students will be allowed to register in Course Challenge for EDUC 405,

normally only while registered in EDUC 401/402. Additional full fees will

be levied for challenging EDUC 405 regardless of whether the challenge

is sucecssful.

(C)

Course Challenge credit for EDUC 405 will not be granted before sue-

ecssful completion of EDUC 401/402.

(d)

For those who are successful in challenging EDIJC 405, the maximum

amount of credit allowable through a combination of Course Challenge

and Transfer Credit shall be 75 hours rather than the normal 60 hours.

(e)

Further information on the 405 challenge practicum is available at the

office of the Director of Professional Programs.

Requirements

The applicant should:

(1)

have taught in a public school or other context closely related to a public

school with a regular teaching assignment, i.e. carolled in a class for at least

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ten continuous months;

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ludcots at the ae/gradc level equivalent to the level requested

and complementary to the candidate's academic preparation;

(3)

have teaching experience in the coniext of subject field taught in British

Columbia public schools;

(4)

have relatively recent teaching experience (i.e. should have occurred not

more than five years prior to the application for challenge);

(5)

have taught at least in a school setting where English was the normal

language of instruction and where the curriculum was reasonably similar to

a North American public school curriculum;

(6)

apply for course challenge for EDUC 405

the first week of EDIJC 401;

(7)

submit letters of recommendation from at least two persons able to make

inlbrnied judgments about the quality of the student's prior teaching experi-

ence;

(8)

have strong recommendations from school and faculty associates during

EDUC 401;

(9)

have approval of the Director of Professional Programs.

EXTRACT FROM MINUTES OF MEETING OF FACULTY OF EDUCATION 

Monday, November 24, 1980 

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B. Professional Programs 

1.. 1981/1982 calendar changes 

MOTION: Shapson/Kazepides 

"that the Faculty of Education approve the change in the calendar 

description of EDUC 406 as outlined in EX 80-27." 

CARL LED 

MOTION: Shapson/Kazepides 

"that the Faculty of Education approve for 1982/11983 the following 

change as described in FE 80-28 to item two of the Professional 

Development Program's admissions and general regulations specified on 

page 266 of the University's 1981/82 undergraduate calendar: 

(2)(a) Students are admitted to the Professional Development Program 

on completion of a minimum of 60 semester hours of courses 

acceptable for credit at S.F.U. 

(i) Students must complete a minimum-of 60 semester hours by 

the end of August prior to entry into the following 

Spring Semester. 

(h) Before admission to the program, applicants may be required to 

demonstrate competence in written and oral English. 

(c)

Students may be asked to submit evidence of good health before 

being considered for admission to the program. 

(d)

Students may be required to have an interview before being 

considered for admission to the program. 

(e)

In the event that the number of applicants to the Professional 

Development Program exceeds facilities and staffing capabilities, 

the Admissions Committee will select those candidates considered 

to be best qualified." 

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