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CO-OP EDUCATION AND TRANSFER STUDENTS 

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Date. NOVEMBE...8.j981 

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies 

at its meeting of November 17, 1981 gives rise to the following motion. 

MOTION: ? 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the 

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.81-168, 

change of regulation for Item 11, Motion 2, Paper 

S.78-73 to the following:- 

Transfer students should normally start with one 

semester on campus in order both to take part in the job 

competition as well as getting to know and be known by 

their department coordinator. Transfer students should 

be admitted to the program appropriate to their standing 

usually subject to the requirements of compl 

. eting four 

successful work semesters normally concluding with a 

study semester; however, students transferring from an 

approved co-op program elsewhere who have successfully 

completed a first work semester, or a first and 

second work semester, on the recommendation of the 

appropriate SFU co-op coordinator may be exempted 

from the first, or the first and second, work semester 

of the SFU program. Appropriate entry will be made 

on transcript." 

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1981-11-06 . 

PROPOSED REGULATIONS CHANGE 

BACKGROUND 

Up to the present time we have admitted a small number of transfer 

students from regional colleges into one or other of our co-op programs. The 

colleges are showing more interest in co-op education, and if, as I expect, 

the federal government re-introduces incentive grants ftr co-op programs, the 

colleges will move faster. We can expect a faster flow of students for degree 

completion and some will have had co-op job practicum experience. 

Cariboo College currently operates a successful co-op job practicum 

program in Sciences. Both U. Victoria and UBC have agreed to accept first 

practicum equivalency. The Cariboo Chemistry Department wishes SFU to consider 

doing likewise. For this specific reason and for the general reason 

propose change in our present co-op regulations to accommodate the known B.C. 

college situation as well as students who may transfer here from other university 

co-op programs. 

Senate Paper S.78-73, Motion 2, Item 11 gives the present regulation. 

A recommendation is made for change of regulation to the following:- 

"Transfer students should normally start with one semester 

on campus in order both to take part in the job competition 

as well as getting to know and be known by their department 

coordinator. Transfer students should be admitted to the 

program appropriate to their standing usually subject to the 

requirements of completing four successful work semesters 

normally concluding with a study semester; however, students 

transferring from an approved co-op program elsewhere who 

have successfully completed a first work semester, or a first 

and second work semester, on the recommendation of the appro- 

priate SFU co-op coordinator may be exempted from the first, 

or the first and second, work semester of the SFU program. 

Appropriate entry will be made on transcript." 