MEMORANDUM
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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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MEMORANDUM

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO 

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2.8/..19.83 

BGS DEGREE REGULATIONS 

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on undergraduate Studies 

at its ieeting of October 18, 1983 gives rise to the following motion: 

MOTION: 

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"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of 

Go,ernors, as set forth. in S.83-76, the proposed modifications 

to the B.G.S. degree regulations." 

If approved the modifications would permit students who have been 

awarded at least 90 semester hours credit, including thirty upper division 

hours, at Simon Fraser University who are accepted into a professional program 

in law, medicine, dentistry, or veterinary medicine to receive a Bachelor of 

General Studies degree from Simon Fraser University after successful completion 

of the first year of professional study. The usual regulations would apply 

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restricting total transfer/challenge credits to sixty, unless taken at UBC or 

TJ.Vic. or OLI in which event the restruction is ninety. 

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These restrictions 

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include the work transferred from the professional program. The other general 

regulations covering the BGS would continue to apply. 

Background Information 

Provisions exist for the awarding of the Bachelor of Science degree 

through. the Faculty of Science, and for the award of the Bachelor of Science 

(Kinesioloqy) degree through the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies utilizing 

one year of certain professional programs. The specific regulations are provided 

in the accompanying papers herewith. 

In the Fall of 1981 a proposal generally similar to the present one, 

but with more complex overtones, was debated intensively at the Senate Committee 

on Undergraduate Studies and was not approved. The overall provisions then being 

discussed for transfer credit would have been greater than at present. 

The present proposal was discussed at the recent SCUS meeting with a 

number of concerns expressed and some counter arguments. 

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It was observed that 

there is some structure in the provisions for the B.Sc. degree and some relationship 

to the professional program with requirement of transfer credit in a Major or 

Honors program; similarly there is some defined structure of courses in the 

B.Sc. (Kinesiology) provision and relationship to the professional program. The 

nature of the' BGS degree does not require such structure nor would there be 

. ' necessarily relationship to the professional program although admission to such a 

professional program may indicate relationship. There was some concern that the 

qualification could arise on "credit counting" alone, with some double counting. 

Some members perceived that this might avoid some difficulties encountered under 

the B.Sc. procedures. 

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There was some concern that the provisions could cause students in 

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other major/honors programs to transfer to the BGS to obtain that degree through, 

this method as there is not general opportunity in the various faculties for such 

procedures. There was argument that the provision is not greatly different from 

current practice in two areas (B.Sc., B.Sc. Kinesiology). ? 

The proposal 

submitted notes that some of the best undergraduate students transfer to 

professional schools elsewhere and that they could be among our distinguished 

alumni but without this provision they would not earn an SFU degree. 

As the recent decision by SCUS showed some divergence of opinion it 

is desirable that Senate address the issue with some care. The proposal was 

approved with vote 4 in favour, 3 opposed, 3 abstained. 

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At its meeting on Tuesday, September 13, the FIDS 

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee approved a motion recommending 

that the provision set out below be added to the regulations for 

the Bachelor of General Studies Degree. 

"StUdeWtS who have completed at least 90 seimester -hours - - 

credit, inicuding 30 upper division hours, at Simon Fraser and 

are accepted into an accredited professional program in law, 

medicine, dentistry, or veterinary medicine are eligible to 

receive a Bachelor of General Studies degree from Simon Fraser 

University after successful completion of the first year of 

professional study. To be acceptable, the coures taken in the 

professional program must not duplicate courses already taken at 

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SFU and must be acceptable for transfer credit. Candidates must 

apply for transfer credit and for receipt of the Bachelor's 

degree through the Registrar's Office, Simon Fraser University. 

Since official transcripts of the work completed in the first, year 

of the professional program are required for tansfer credit 

purposes, application for graduation should be delayed unto the 

summer semester following the completion of requirements." 

"See Department of Kinesiology, page 96, for regulations 

covering students in the Bachelor of Science (Kinesiology) 

program transferring into accredited professional schools in 

dentistry, medicine or veterinary medicine, without completing a 

degree at Simon Fraser University.?? 

The rationale for this proposal is that some of our best 

undergraduate students transfer to professional schools at other 

universities (principally to Law at UBC) after completing 3 years 

(90 credits) of work at SFU. Under present circumstances, these 

students do not earn a degree from SF11 although the 

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are among 

our more distinguished alumni. This proposal involves allowing 

transfer credit of upto 30 hours to be given for work in the 

professional program in question. 

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We recognize that this proposal would allow students to get 

"double credit" for the work transferred from their professional 

program. However, we note that there is a well established 

precedent for this in the regulations which allow the award of 

the BSc (or BSc (Kines))degree to students transferring to 

Medicine or Dentistry (see page 105 of 1983/84 Calendar). 

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REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS WISHING TO

TRANSFER INTO PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS

Transfer credit end Bachelor of

Science degrees for students who

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cessfully complete

first year medical science professional training:

Students who have completed at least 90 semester hours, credit in a

science degree program and are accepted into an accredited profes-

sional program in medicine, dentistry, or veterinary medicine are eligi-

ble to receive a Bachelor of Science degree from Simon Fraser Univer-

sity after successful completion of the first year of professional study.

To be acceptable, the courses taken in the professional program must

not duplicate courses already taken at SFU and must be acceptable for

transfer credit in a Major or Honors degree program. Candidates must

apply for transfer credit and for receipt of the Bachelor's degree through

the Registrar's Office, Simon Fraser University. Since official transcripts

of the work completed in the first year of the professional program are

required for transfer credit purposes, application for graduation should

be delayed until the summer semester following the completion of

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end of the Spring Semester preceding the proposed..

date of entry to a professional school.:• .

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Requirements for Students wishing to Transfer into

Professional

Students who

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at least 90 semester hours of credit

comprising the science core courses 30 upper division hours in

Kinesiology including KIN. 305, 306,326, 401 and 407, and are accepted

into an accredited professional program in dentistry, medicine or veteri-

nary medicine, are eligible to receive a Bachelor of Science (Kinesiol-

ogy) degree from Simon Fraser University after successful completion

of the second year of Professional study. To be acceptable, the courses

not

in the Professional Program-must ot duplicate courses already

taken at Simon Fraser University and must-be acceptable for transfer

credit. Candidates must apply for transfer credit and for receipt of the

B.Sc. (Kinesiology) degree through the Registrar's Office. Simon Fraser -

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