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PROPOSED UNIVERSITY HONOR ROLL -
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16 SEPTEMBER 1982.
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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate
Studies at its meeting of September 14, 1982 gives rise to the
following motion:
"That Senate approve, as forth in S.82-92,
1)
that a limited number of students be admitted
each semester to the University Honor Roll,
mainly on the basis of excellent work completed
in the previous semester,
2)
that this be shown on the student's permanent
record,
3)
that the criteria - University Honor Roll be
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Students must have completed a minimum of
30 semester hours at SFU by the end of the
semester being evaluated for Honor Roll
selections
ii)
Only students completing at least 12
semester hours of credit in the semester
are eligible
iii)
Minimum semester g.p.a. 4.00 calculated
on all normally graded courses completed
in the semester
iv)
Minimum cumulative g.p.a. 3.60"
S C U S 82-26A
as amended by
SCUS Sept. 14/82
and revised
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HONOR ROLL
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1.
The Senate Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries has
submitted comment on the above-mentioned proposal.
2.
It will be noted that there are a number of options from which
selection could be made to establish the ground rules for an
Honor Roll. SCUS with full input from SCSAB is being charged
with determining the recommendations to be made to Senate.
The SCSAB paper suggests
that
the Honor Roll criteria should
follow relatively closely the scholarship criteria. The paper
SCUS 82-26 (revised) uses different criteria but these do not
conflict. The proposed Honor Roll expects high quality results in
a given semester, with a reasonably high cum. GPA; it expects
the competition to be held each semester, with transcript notation
on each successful semester. It does not require continuous results
over each semester, unlike the scholarship requirements of SCSAB.
The SCUS paper represents a short race under load of at least 12
hours. The SCSAB paper allows for much longer races with possibility
of evaluation on different semester loads over a longer time period
and those awards generally relate to past success to be paid for
over the following three semesters.
A number of other comments
can
be made. There are certain
advantages and disadvantages to each system. The community must
decide.
Further data may be provided in discussion. Some data is
attached now for information, as SCUS 82-26 (revised).
It is intended that the provision of an Honor Roll provide
increased recognition of students and possible motivation without
significant increase in administrative procedures and costs.
SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
S C U S 82-26'
as amended by SCUS
Sep 14/82 and revise
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Preparations are under way for an Annual Awards Ceremony to be first
held in January, 1983 and subsequently in the Fall semester each year. At
the Ceremony, several existing awards will be presented to students, faculty
and staff. The intent is to include an additional recognition called the
University Honor Roll, for a limited number of our undergraduate students.
Discussions have taken place between the Registrar's staff and the
Director of Ceremonies on the criteria for the Honor Roll. The topic was
also raised at a meeting of Deans. On August 30, 1982 the Senate Committee
on Agenda and Rules considered the procedures required to set up the Honor
Roll. SCAR decided to refer the matter to the Senate Committee on Under-
graduate Studies, to ask the Senate Committee on Scholarships, Awards and
Bursaries to provide input, with recommendation to Senate to be made by
September 16, 1982 to allow consideration by Senate at its meeting of
October 4, 1982.
Principles
At present the University grants recognition of academic excellence to
those who graduate in Honors programs with g.p.a.s of 3.50 or higher (Honors
first class) but gives no general recognition to students during their
programs or, on graduation, to those in General degree programs, or diploma
programs.
It is proposed
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That a limited number of students be admitted each semester to
the University Honor Roll, mainly on the basis of excellent
work completed in the previous semester.
ii)
That this be shown on the student's Permanent Record.
iii)
That the specific selection criteria be approved by the Senate
Committee on Undergraduate Studies. Some proposed criteria
are given in the attached.
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CRITERIA - UNIVERSITY HONOR ROLL
In giving consideration to the introduction of a University Honor Roll
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at Simon Fraser University there has been general agreement that the numbers
who qualify in any given semester should not be large and that excellence should
be recognized. The following criteria are proposed:
i)
Students must have completed a minimum of 30 semester hours at SFtJ by
the end of the semester being evaluated for Honor Roll selections.
ii)
Only students completing at least 12 semester hours of credit in the
semester are eligible.
iii)
Minimum semester g.p.a. 4.00 calculated on all normally graded courses
completed in the semester.
iv)
Minimum cumulative g.p.a. 3.60.
RATIONALE
i)
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It would be undesirable for students to be admitted to the Honor Roll
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on the basis of only one semester of work. This provision would
require at least two semesters at SFU, enabling the cumulative average
to be calculated on the basis of 30 semester hours or more.
jj) Normal progress towards receiving a degree in 8 semesters or work demands
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that the semester load be 15 semester hours or greater. Many students
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take lighter loads and for some purposes the definition of "full-time"
is variously defined as 15 semester hours, or 12 semester hours, or, for
some purposes, 9 semester hours. The comparison of performance between
those students taking light loads and those taking heavier loads is
undesirable if it is accepted that it is more difficult to obtain excellent
grades in several courses then in a few courses. The selection of 15
semester hours would. conform to some defninitions of full-time student.
However, a number of universities, notably in the United States, use 12
semester hours for honor roll calculation.
iii) The semester g.p.a. of 4.00 is a measure of excellent performance, being
an 'A' standard. The semester g.p.a. is currently calculated and therefore
no new g.p.a. will be created by using this average.
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FOR INFORMATION
The following will indicate in greater detail the expected
nature of application of the criteria.
Experience may indicate the need for some changes. The
reviewing body may make adjustments in exceptional cases.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Students in any undergraduate program will be eligible (i.e. including
EXD, Certificate, P.D.P./Teaching Certificate, second or subsequent
undergraduate degree, Special students).
1.
Minimum total credit at SFU - 30 semester hours
All undergraduate students will be eligible for the honor roll
in any given semester provided that they have completed a minimum
of 30 semester hours of credit by the end of that semester. This
total credit will be as shown on the student's Permanent
Record and will not include transfer credit. If the student has
previously graduated in a degree program or completed a diploma
program, the credits accumulated during that earlier program may
not count toward the 30 semester hours.
2.
Minimum
The student
semester
must
g.p.a.
complete
and course
12 semester
load:
hours
4.00 over
or more
12 semester
of credit
hours
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a resulting semester g.p.a. of at least 4.00. Only courses receiving
grades which have numerical equivalents may be counted, i.e. excluding
courses which have received grades of CC, AE, CR, P. Calculations may
be made only on the basis of final grades received by the published
deadlines. Practicum courses which are assigned numerical equivalent
grades (e.g. CRIM 462-15) will be excluded from the s.g.p.a.
calculation. Duplicate courses will count in the semester g.p.a.
only if they resultin a higher grade being obtained than in any previous
attempt.
3.
Minimum cum. g.p.a. of 3.60
The student must have a minimum cumulative grade point average
of 3.60 at the end of the semester in which his/her record is reviewed
for honor roll eligibility.
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S C U S 82-26C (revised)
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TABLE 1
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Various criteria considered for University Honor Roll and resulting
totals of eligible students based on application of criteria to students
registered in semesters 1981-Summer, 1981-Fall, 1982-Spring.
Version
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81-2 ?
81-3 ?
82-1
Year/Total
1.
i)
no min total cr
39
41
38
118
ii)
s.g.p.a.
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4.00/15 cr hrs
iii)
no mm.
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c.g.p.a.
iv)
no other restrictions
2.
i)
mm. total 30 cr. hrs.
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29
30
77
ii)
mm. ?
s.g.p.a. ?
4.00/15 cr. hrs.
iii)
mm. ?
c.g.p.a. ?
3.00
iv)
excludes practicum courses from s.g.p.a.
3.
i)
mm. total 30 cr. hrs.
11
23
27
61
ii)
mm. ?
s.g.p.a. ?
4.00/15 cr. hrs.
iii)
mm. ?
c.g.p.a. ?
3.50
iv)
excludes practicum courses from s.g.p.a.
4.
i)
mm. total 30 cr. hrs.
10
20
27
57
ii)
mm. ?
s.g.p.a. ?
4.00/15 cr. hrs.
iii)
mm. ?
c.g.p.a. ?
3.60
iv)
excluded practicum courses from s.g.p.a.
5. i)
no mm. total cr.
66
84
83
233
ii)
mm. ?
s.g.p.a. ?
4.00/12 cr. hrs.
iii)
no mm. ?
c.g.p.a.
iv)
no other restrictions
6.
i)
mm. total 30 cr. hrs.
n/a
n/a
n/a
144
ii)
mm. ?
s.g.p.a. 4.00/12 Cr. hrs.
iii)
mm. ?
c.g.p.a. ?
3.50
iv)
excludes practicum courses from s.g.p.a.
7*
i)
mm. total 30 cr. hrs.
26
37
56
119
ii)
mm. s.g.p.a.
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4.00/12 cr. hrs.
iii)
mm. ?
c.g.p.a. ?
3.60
iv)
excludes practicum courses from s.g.p.a.
* Version 7 is that approved by SCUS at its meeting of September 14, 1982.
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