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PROPOSED CHANGE IN REGULATIONS - 

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CONTINUATION IN MINOR, MAJOR AND 

HONORS PROGRAMS AND '10 UPPER DIVISION 

COURSES IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, 

OR TO RELATED JOINT PROGRAMS OR COURSES. 

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at 

its meeting of November 1, November 8 and November 15, 1983 and following discussions 

by the Senate Committee on Academic Planning at its meeting of November 9, 1983 gives 

rise to the following motion: 

MOTION: 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board 

of Governors, as set forth in S.83-101, the proposed 

changes in regulations covering enrollment limitations 

in the Faculty of Business Administration." 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION 

I.

Following intensive discussions between the School of Business 

Administration and the university administration and after significant debate at 

SCUS, SCAP and Senate - on October 6, 1980 Senate amended and approved 

paper S.80-117 covering the initial regulations on enrollment limitations 

in Business Administration. ? 

Regulations on this type of topic require action 

by the Board of Governors and the Board did approve the regulations. 

Significant changes would still require Senate/Board action. 

II.

The paper at that time made clear that the new regulations were in addition to 

the general University and Faculty of Arts regulations covering such matters as 

admission to the University, acceptance into and continuance in minor, major, 

honors programs, requirements for graduation. Except as specifically described 

in the documents they did not apply to BUEC courses; that general principle 

still pertains, unless there is specific data otherwise. 

Since that time Senate and the Board have approved a number of curricular 

and other changes, through the normal on-going activities of Business 

Administration, including establishment of Faculty status with separation from 

the Faculty of Arts. 

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There have been certain program revisions, curricular 

changes and like matters, but these have not changed the basic regulations 

adopted in October, 1980 (effective for September 1981) on enrollment limitations, 

with the exception of actions undertaken through SCUS/SCAP and then Senate on 

October 5, 1981 (effective for September 1982) via paper S.81-126. 

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That paper 

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also was approved by the Board. Specifically the pertinent papers are S.80-117 

and S.81-126. A brief indication of major points and changes follows 

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understanding that the technical language of the papers and minutes of the bodies 

prevail where the summary is abbreviated, incomplete, unclear, or possibly in ., 

error). 

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III. The 1980 proposal which was to affect entries for Fall 81-3 and later 

(with some grandfather clauses) - Forsixnmary see S.80-l17 attached as 

Appendix I hereto. These regulations were later changed in items 3 and 4 

by S.81-126, and now are to be changed, if approved, by the actions now 

proposed. 

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Unless specifically changed, or clearly changed by the thrust 

of the new regulations, the regulation or general practice remains in effect. 

Examples:- S.80-117 Appendix I 

1. Continues 

2.

Changes - The basic procedure for being first accepted into minor/ 

major/honors programs may commence after the 30th semester hour and 

normally will be in place by completion of the 60th hour. Other cases 

will be reviewed and determined by the Faculty. 

3.) These items were changed by S.81-126, October 1981 (effective for entry 

4.)

for Fall 82-3). 

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See explanation below, and Appendix II. 

5.

5(a) continues. ? 

5(b) changes'as the present value of 2.25 will be 

the ranked average value determined each semester on the new quota base. 

6. Continues 

7. Continues - (subject to decision on entry averages from colleges). 

8.

Continues (2.25 or higher normally required). 

9. Continues. 

10. changes, relative to date, with new regulations to apply to new 

students for entry acceptance in Fall, 1984. 

a)

has expired 

b)

continues. 

IV. The 1981 proposal which was to affect entries for Fall 82-3 and thereafter - 

For summary see S.81-126 excerpts attached as Appendix II hereto. The 

pertinent paper had significant impact, but was not to chang&a number of 

prime-thrusts of S.80-117, but was to augment them. 

The effect of these regulations was to recognize that the controls on 

limiting enrollment, desired under S.80-117, were not being achieved, but to 

attempt solution through a middle-of-the-road position, utilizing a sliding 

(upward) minimum CGPA for entry to achieve the desired balance. 

The Faculty notes some temporary gains in the early stages, but it 

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perceives as significant the failure in attempting to respond adequately and 

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fairly to its responsibilities to students admitted to its programs/courses. 

That paper, S.81-126 in item 4, set conditions generally stringent on 

those seeking other than minor/major/honor programs in Business Administration 

but relative to those directly in Business the stringency undoubtedly is 

appropriate as the same cgpa entry values are being applied for major/minor 

and other applicants. ? 

Reasonable efforts are needed to ensure that all 

groups are apprised clearly of expectations and requirements. 

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that senior priority likely would go to minor/major/honour candidates, with 

lower priority to extended studies diplomas, multiple de 

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rees, incidental 

courses and others. 

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Some special regulations were approved restricting 

the ESD. ? 

(The new proposals make reference to "space availability" 

conditions for non major/minor/honours applicants.) 

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The situation under present regulations. 

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In order to better control 

enrollments in the Faculty of Business Administration the regulations 

approved in 1980 structured mechanisms to require that individuals make 

formal declaration of minors/majors/honours and be formally accepted at 

approximately the 60th hour. To be accepted the student would be required 

to have a cumulative g.p.a. of 2.25 or higher at the time of acceptance 

with the usual higher average for honours entry continuing to be applied. 

There was further provision that to remain in a minor/major program the 

student would be required to maintain a cumulative g.p.a. of 2.25 or 

higher with the usual higher average to continue in an honours program. 

Those undertaking a minor program through use of BUEC courses were required 

to obtain a cumulative g.p.a. of 2.25 or higher. 

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Similarly for any student 

to take any upper division Business Administration course the minimum 2.25 

average normally would be applied. There was some provisions for 

grandfather clauses. 

The details covering preregistration and like matters were outlined 

under regulation 6, which generally continues. 

Students entering from elsewhere were to meet the new entry average of 

2.25. 

In Fall 1981 it was recognized that the controls were not sufficient 

and regulations 3 and 4 were amended to give Business the right to determine 

on an annual basis, prior to the publication of the preregistration booklet 

for Fall the minimum cumulative g.p.a. needed for acceptance into its 

minor/major/honours or other programs or the department's upper division 

courses. ? 

The value was to lie between 2.25 and 2.60. The value was to be 

selected on the basis of providing between 400-500 new students annually into 

the department's programs. 

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Those with a c.g.p.a. of 2.6 or higher would be 

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guaranteed acceptance into programs whilst those with averages below 2.25 

would not be accepted. 

To remain in a minor/major or similar program the student would require 

a c.g.p.a. of at least 2.25 with the usual higher average to continue in an 

honours program. If, after acceptance the student became discontinued in a 

program, then for re-entry the student must meet applicable new entry 

standards. 

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The c.g.p.a. determined for acceptance for minors/majors would 

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also apply to those taking courses in the department not in designated 

programs. 

VI. The New Proposals 

i) The Faculty indicates that experience shows that attempt to 

predetermine the average needed for adequate control has not been 

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satisfactory. Its desire is to have annually some 500 new students, 

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with the Vice-President Academic having authority to adjust the 

number subject to availability of resources. This proposal would 

parallel to some degree the enrollment limitation processes in the 

PDP program although direct comparison is not possible and in addition 

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the structure of Business Administration is much like that of a 

professional school with the majority of courses nuithered 300 and 

400. There are no 100 division courses and very few 200 division 

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courses. 

ii)

In the proposal individuals may seek entry to minor/major and other 

programs of the faculty after completion of 30 hours and preferably 

by completion of the 60th hour. 

iii) 

Students would be permitted to undertake the lower division courses 

of the faculty in the usual flow procedures specifically without 

having been ranked academically for program entry, but for first 

entry to upper division courses usually would have to have made 

program application, and be selected by being ranked in terms of 

cumulative g.p.a. with the value selected dependent on the rankings, 

to produce the figure of some 500 new for the year. Whatever 

value of c.g.p.a. is determined through that ranking would apply 

to those seeking entry to minor/major or other programs or to 

individual courses, with some further restriction on the individual 

course processes. 

iv)

Those already granted entry who maintain a c.g.p.a. of not less 

than 2.25 can continue in the program. 

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In exceptional 

circumstances the Faculty can grant waiver. 

v)

Those whose c.g.p.a. drops below 2.25 will be discontinued in the 

program at the end of the next following semester, will be required 

to apply for re-entry if they wish to proceed, and must meet the 

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new entry c.g.p.a. standards determined in the ranking process 

applicable for that. time. Those with 90 credit hours or more 

whose c.g.p.a. drops below 2.25 similarly will be discontinued 

and will be required to apply for re-entry but will need to meet 

either the lower of the c.g.p.a. requirement of the semester of 

their original acceptance or the c.g.p.a. requirement applicable 

for the semester for which re-entry is sought. 

vi)

Attention is drawn to current regulation 6 of S.80-117. 

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It is 

intended that this continue particularly for SFU students. 

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For

new students transferring from other universities and colleges, 

particularly with a significant amount of transfer credit, the 

Faculty may find it necessary to grant "conditional" entry on the 

basis of known data for its quota ranking purposes, with final 

documentation required for completion purposes through in-person 

registration. The principles of item 7 are involved and that item 

is continued. 

vii) 

The Faculty has indicated intent to permit entry of some 175 students 

for each of the Fall and Spring semesters and some 150 for the 

Summer semester. This is to be taken as intent of guideline. 

rather than regulation, with appropriate adjustments to be based 

on experience. 

viii) 

In placing students in the general competition for entry an 

applicant must have completed at least 30 semester hours with a 

number of specified courses (or waiver from the Faculty), usually 

by completion of the sixtieth hour. There is not direct 

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restriction on the number of times an individual may apply but it 

is expected that potentially futile applicants effectively will 

be dissuaded fran continual application frustration. 

ix)

Students who are competing for first entry to Business programs 

will range from those with 30 hours minimum and specified subjects 

to those with sixty hours, or more, and specified subjects. 

There also will be those seeking special programs or individual 

courses. ? 

In all of this the primary thrust is to establish 

reasonable equitability on academic average, with some concerns 

on appropriate balance between minor/major/honours programs, 

and other programs, or service or individual courses. The present 

proposal gives ,   

some priority to minor/major /honours(applicants 

using a space availability factor for other students). 

At any time, within reasonable limits, the Faculty may grant 

waiver and reasonably could be expected to assure students with 

high academic averages of entry to the programs. 

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It must, 

however, ensure that any such authorizations are accounted 

properly in the competition and are beyond the minimum selection 

point. 

x)

The Faculty will have an Admissions Committee to select students 

for entry. At least 30 hours, with specified subjects, must have 

been completed (unless special waiver is granted), the subjects 

being MATH 100, MATH 157, a 100 level Economics course, ECON 200 

or 205, BUS. 251 and any one of ENGL 101, 102, 103, 104, PHIL 001, 

110. 

xi)

There will be the right of appeal to a Faculty Appeals Committee. 

xii) 

The Faculty proposes that transfer students from colleges will be 

required to have a minimum c.g.p.a. of 3.00 to be accepted as 

minor/major or other program students or for individual upper 

division courses in Business Administration. ? 

(Current general 

university requirements set this value at 2.00, and under the most 

recent regulations for Business at 2.25). 

xiii) 

The Faculty document indicates a series of proposed procedures 

relative to application for entry, selection, authorization to 

preregister/register and the like. These basically are proposed 

guidelines, not to be taken as rigid regulations incapable of 

reasonable adjustment, but the general principles should pertain. 

xiv) 

Specific procedures have been identified for those undertaking 

work at SFU up to and including Summer 84-2 for entry for Fall 84-3. 

Those who will complete by the end of 1984-2 a total of 45-60 

semester hours or more, who have a c.g.p.a. of 2.50 or more and 

have completed the required courses will be granted entry to 

Faculty programs/courses for 1984-3. 

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Those who will have completed, by the end of 1984-2 at least 

30 credit hours, but not more than 44 credit hours will be required 

to follow the entry procedures described in the documents. 

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xv) With permission of the Faculty students who are not in designated 

programs but who have a c.g.p.a. equal to or greater than students 

being accepted as minor/major students may be admitted to 

particular courses. ? 

Such entries normally will be approved only 

on a space available basis, likely after in-person registration, 

unless there has been waiver with recognition of the general impact. 

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As amended and approved 

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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate 

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meetings of August 5, September 9, September 16, and 

following discussions by the Senate Committee on Academic Planning at 

its meeting of September 10, 1980, gives tise to the following motion: 

"That Senate approve and recomnend approval to the 

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.80-117, 

regulations as follow: 

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SCUS 80-43B, as approved by 

SCUS September 16, 1980 

REGULATIONS - RESTRICTIONS ON ENTRY TO AND CONTINUATION IN MINOR, MAJOR 

AND HONORS PROGRAMS AND TO UPPER DIVISION COURSES IN BUSINESS 

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(These regulations are in addition to the general University and Faculty 

of Arts regulations covering such matters as admission to the University, 

acceptance into and continuance in minor, major, honors programs, require- 

ments for graduation. Except as described herein they do not apply to 

BUEC courses.) 

1.

A student desiring to take a minor, or a major, or an honors program 

in

Business Administration, or a combined major or honors program in 

Business Administration and Economics, may continue to indicate on 

registration forms the intended program as under current regulations 

and practice. 

2.

For formal declaration and formal acceptance into any one of 

these 

programs involving Business Administration a student must be regis- 

tering for a semester in which the 61st or higher credit hour is to 

be taken and normally will be expected to have completed or be 

registered in a semester completing the 57th credit hour. Other 

cases will be reviewed and determined by the Department. 

3.

To be formally accepted into a minor or major program the student 

will be required to have a cumulative grade point average of 2.25 

or higher at the time of acceptance. The usual higher average for 

honors entry will continue to be applied. 

4.

To remain in a minor or major program the student will be required 

to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.25 or higher. The 

usual higher average required to continue in an honors program will 

continue to be applied. (Students undertaking a minor program 

in

Business Administration 

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this regulation of a cumulating grade point average of 2.25 or 

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5. Entry to and registration 

in

any upper division Business Administration 

course requires ? 

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That the student be or have been formally accepted into one of 

these minor or major or honors programs. involving Business 

Administration and be eligible to continue in the program, or 

(b)

That the student have completed or be registered in a semester 

completing the 57th or higher credit hour and have a cumulative 

grade point average of 2.25 or higher. Other cases may be reviewed 

and determined by the Department. 

For entry and registration in subsequent Business Administration upper 

division courses the student will be required to maintain a cumulative 

grade point average of 2.25 or higher. 

6. If during a semester (for example during preregistration), Departmental 

assessment is made on the basis of student record 

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then available and 

decision is to formally accept the student into one of these programs, 

or to permit the student to register for one or more upper division courses 

in Business Administration, that decision shall stand 'for the immediately 

approaching (or just commenced) semester. It will not be cancelled because 

of results known at the end of term, other than for failure to complete 

prerequisites, or action under general University regulations resulting 

in Required to Withdraw or Permanent Withdrawal status, or other general 

regulations. It will not automatically stand for later semesters; updated 

data would apply. 

If the academic record at the time of review was too 'low for a student to 

be authorized for acceptance to a program or to take upper division courses 

but the end of term record for the semester just completed is adequate, the 

student then may seek adjustment through the Department and following general 

regulations either 

(a)

proceed through In-Person registration if not already registered, or 

(b)

proceed through adjustment through the Course-Change period, if 

already registered. 

7. For students entering Simon Fraser University on the basis of work elsewhere 

the cumulative grade point average will be taken to be that determined 

under admissions regulations, normally on courses which can be considered 

for transfer. After 

transfer the cumulative grade point average is based 

on Simon Fraser University courses. Exceptional cases may be considered 

by the Department. 

S. Where the average of a student accepted into a program drops below that 

required the earlier formal acceptance is no longer valid unless reviewed 

by the Department and waiver granted for continuance. 

Prerequisites for any course may be waived for individual students by the 

School. In order for a course to be accepted as fulfilling a prerequiste 

a student must have a grade of C- or higher. 

O 10. The effective date for commencement of these regulations will be to affect 

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registrations for and after the Fall semester 1981. They will apply 

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generally to all students for then and thereafter granted or being 

granted formal acceptance into these programsor, if 

not in a Business 

Administration 

program, to students desiring to undertake one or more 

upper division 

courses in Business Administration (unless waiver is 

granted by the Department). 

As' it isnot"desired to impose hardship on students who already are 

well advanced in their Business Administration programs, the following 

provisions will apply to such students whose records would indicate as 

at September 1, 1981, that they would require not more than sixty credit 

hours to complete the degree: 

(a)

A student who lacks 'thirty or fewer credit hours needed to complete 

degree requirements will have one year to complete without impact 

from these new regulations 

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two years to complete 

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The Department may consider further these or other exceptional cases 

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Its meeting of September 10, 1980, gives rise to the following motion 

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acceptance into and continuance in minor, major, honors programs, require- 

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Changes to 3. and 4. 

3.

Prior to the publication of the pre-registration booklet for each. Fall 

semester the Department of Business' Administration will establish the 

minimum CUM. C.P.A. level required for acceptance into its minor, major, 

honors or other programs or into the Department's Upper Division courses 

for the academic year - Fall, Spring, Summer. ? 

This criterion will be that 

CUM. G.P.A. between 2.25 and 2.60 which is predicted to result in a total 

of between 400 to 500 new students accepted annually into the Department's 

programs. 

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(Students having a 

CUM.

C.P.A. of 2.6 or higher will be accepted 

into the Department's programs regardless of total number of applications; 

students below 2.25 will not be accepted under any circumstances.) 

4.

To remain in a Minor or Major or similar program in Business Administration, 

a student will be expected to maintain a CGPA of at least 2.25. ? 

The usual 

higher average requirement to continue in an Honors program will continue 

to be applied. 

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If, after acceptance, the student is discontinued in a 

program then for re-entry the student must meet applicable new entry standards. 

Students who wish to take courses in the Department but who are not in 

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designated programs will be 'governed by the CUM. G.P.A. in effect at the 

time of their course registratiof. 

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Attached are.papers explaining the reasons for the change in 

our enrolment 

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limitation system in the Faculty of Business 

Administration, and an outline of the system that we propose 

to put into place. 

Perhaps I can briefly explain the situation we are in. 

As of the Fall semester of 1981, we put into place an enrolment 

limitation system which basicaly required the students entering 

our program as a declared major at the 60th hour to have a 

cumulative grade point average of 2.25. We felt, at the time, 

that this was the fairest syst 

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in terms of reducing uncertainty 

for the student - the student would know if their grade point 

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average was adequate to enter the program as they took the pre- 

requisite steps and academic preparation for their major. This 

system seemed to have the desired effect initially in curtailing 

entry into our program and in reducing our course enrolments and 

our class sizes. However, this was a temporary phenomenon, end, 

as a result, as of the Fall of 1983, we sought and gained pe'mission 

to raise the grade point average required for entry to 2.5. As 

the accompanying data show, this has again been insufficient to 

control our problem.. Of equal importance, the desire to reduce 

student uncertainty has also not achieved its objective. We find 

that we admit the qualified students to the program, but still have 

no space for many of them in our classes. Consequently, many of 

them are delayed in their programs due to the inability to take 

the necessary courses in any proper sequence.. This situation is 

clearly unfair to the student and is unhealthy for the morale of 

students and faculty alike. 

It should also be noted that initially we anticipated that as we 

gradually reduced undergraduate course enrolments, the faculty 

complement would he increased c"rer a period of years. Because of 

the restraint program, we can no longer look forward to significant 

increases in the faculty complement. 

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We propose moving the admission point into our program to the 

30th hour. At the 30th hour, we will admit a predetermined number 

of students into our progr 

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each year. This number will aim at 

500, but may vary from 400 to 600 (with. the approval of the Vice- 

President, Academic) as resources permit. Students will be 1mitted 

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upon application based solely upon their cumulative grade point 

average. Students not accepted upon initial application may re- 

apply one additional time but before the 60th hour. There will 

also be the right of appeal. through a Faculty appointed committee. 

The attached documentation, I believe, shows our situation adequately 

and also outlines our proposed solution to the problem. 

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Controlling Enrolment in the Undergraduate 

Program in the Faculty of Business Administration 

Proposal 

The Problem 

There is considerable enrolment pressure in the Faculty of Business Administration: 

1.

Students intending to enrol in Business Administration, plus intended 

majors plus majors: up 31%, 1982-3 to 1983-3. 

2.

Business Administration majors: up 12%, 1982-3 to 1983-3. 

3.. Average class sizes at the 300 and 400 levels in Business Administration 

are well above the average for the rest of the University. 

4. Long lineups of frustrated students sought courses this fall. 

It is obvious that the use of the CGPA mechanism to curb enrolment in the 

Faculty has not worked. 

A. Enrolment Limitation - Proposal 

1.

The number of undergraduate students granted entry to major/minor/honours 

or other program in the Faculty will be limited to approximately 500 new 

students per academic year beginning in 1984-3. 

2.

The Faculty will be permitted to vary entry to programs with permission 

of the Vice-President Academic, between 400 and 600 per academic year 

depending on experience (e.g., number of semester hours taken by students, 

attrition rates) and resources available. 

3.

It is planned that some one hundred and seventy-five students will be 

admitted in the fall and spring semesters and some one hundred and fifty 

students admitted in the summer semester. 

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Admission Procedures 

1. The Faculty will set up an Admissions Committee to select students on the 

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basis of their CGPA at 30 hours or more. This CGPA will be calculated on 

the basis of the most recent records. Students will be considered, after 

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having completed the following courses or their equivalents: MATH 100, 

MATH 157, a 100 level Economics course, ECON 200 or 205, Business 251, 

and any one of English 101, 102, 103, 104, Philosophy 001,110. 

2.

Transfer students from colleges will be required to have a minimum CGPA of 

3.00 to be admitted to the Faculty. 

3.

Applications will not be considered prior to completion of 30 hours. 

Applications are normally expected prior to the time when the 60th hour 

is being completed. 

4.

All applications for approval will be required to be filed with the 

Faculty Admissions Committee by the last day of classes of the semester 

preceding that in which approval will be granted. SFU students will sign 

a release allowing the Registrar's Office to provide a transcript of their 

grades to be forwarded to the Faculty Admissions Committee. Transfer 

students will be required to provide appropriate documentation. Under 

normal conditions the Admissions Committee will have the SFU grades of the 

applicants in hand by the end of the first week of each semester. Transfer 

students will be required to submit their documents to the Admissions 

Committee prior to the end of the first week of each semester. The 

Faculty Admissions Committee will notify applicants in writing as to whether 

or not they are approved to be majors, or minors in the Faculty of 

Business Administration, prior to the last day in the first month of each 

semester. Students who have been granted approval to enter the Faculty 

will be considered' majors or minors after having indicated acceptance of 

that offer. 

5.

Students' applying to the Faculty will follow the normal preregistration 

process. There will be no restriction on them from registering in 200 

level business courses or BUEC 232 and 333. 

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6.

SFTJ students who in 1984-2 will-have completed 45-60. credit hours or more, 

have a 2.50 CGPA or more and have completed the required lower division 

courses will be admitted to the Faculty for 1984_3. 

7. SFU studentswho inl9842 have completed at least 30- credit hours but not 

more than 44 credit hours will be required to follow the above described 

admission procedure. 

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(See 1,2, 3, 4 above). 

8.

To continue as minors/majors in Business Administration, students will be 

required to maintain a 2.25 cumulative grade point average. 

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Students 

dropped from the Faculty because their CGPA has fallen below 2.25 and who 

have less than 90 credit hours will normally be required to reapply for entry 

and meet the CGPA requirement as required of new applicants for the 

semester for which reentry is sought. 

Students dropped from the Faculty because their CGPA has fallen below 

2.25 and have 90 credit hours or more will normally be required to reapply 

for entry and meet the lower of the CGPA requirement in the semester of 

their original approval or the CGPA requirement applicable for the semester 

for which reentry is sought. 

9. Students not accepted upon initial application may reapply. However, 

applications are normally expected prior to the time when the 60th hour 

is completed. 

10.

There will be the right of appeal through a Faculty appointed committee. 

11.

With permission of the Faculty, students who are not in designated programs, 

who have a CGPA equal to or greater than students seeking entry as major/ 

minor students, may be admitted to particular courses. These will 

normally be approved only on a space available basis. 

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Background 

I. Intro duction1 

It is clear that using the CGP4 criterion as the mechanism to control 

entrance into the Faculty of Business Administration has not been sufficiently 

effective. The original 2.25 CGPA threshold set for the Fall semester 1981 

was raised to 2.50 for the Fall semester 1983.. Two results were expected: 

l.a) The number of students gaining entrance was expected to drop. 

This has not happened. While the number of declared majors fell 

from the fall of 1980 to the fall of 1982, the total rose again 

this fall: 

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80-3 ? 

1292

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81-3 ? 

.

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1197

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82-3 ? 

999

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83-3 ? 

1122

b) - This is reflected in course enrolments which peaked in the fall 

of 1981, fell in 82-3 and rose again this fall: 

Course Enrolments* 

80-3 ? 

81-3 ? 

82-3 ? 

83_3** 

300 level ? 

1511

1559

1593

1688

400 level ? 

* ?

3rd week data 

** ? 

2nd week data 

1 Unless 

otherwise noted, 

all data in 

this report were 

provided by 

Analytical Studies. 

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di

c) Increased 

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enrolments have resu    

large 

class sizes. 

In 82:3 section sizes in Business Administration 

200

level were three times 

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as those in the,iPatynt; 

at the 300 level they were Z times 

ee-arge 

nd at the 400 

/

level sizes in Business were 

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times large than those in .*z•. 

/

similar 

Average section sizes 82:3 

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(9kL4.

Bi.'sineS 

100 level 

NA

66V

6'.

200 level 

11 ? 

.4

7.

level 

69.9 

2-3

S

300

400 level 

/ 22.8 

d) As well, long lines of fru/trated students have sought seats in 

Business courses. Dunn the Drop/Add period in the fall of 1983, 

1392 signatures were p ced by students seeking places in Business 

Administration coursj. 

Signatures 

/

400

se

Places 83-3: 

level ? 

318

level ?

741

level ? 

331

1392

(Data from Faculty of 

Business Adminstration) 

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Increased ?

enrolments have resulted in large

class sizes. 

In 82:3 section sizes in Business Administration at the 200

level, were three times

LD'

1lo:e

i

f t

Z

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/je

at, the 300 level, they were

2

.

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t1et

and at the 400

level sizes in Business were

t7e., 

/4,7,&,,_1Los& !

rest

o f

Average sectionsizes 82:3 

'L.,e%JiaJas?

Business ?

U..^ev.ruy

9u.nstetZ

100 level ?

200 level ? 

118.4 ? 

37. S

300 level 

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69.9 

400 level

22.8 ?

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As well, long lines of frustrated students have sought seats in

Business courses. During the Drop/Add period in the fall of 1983,

1392 signatures were placed by students seeking places in Business 

Administration courses. 

Signatures for Course Places 83-3: 

200 level ? 

318 ? 

(Data from Faculty of 

300 level 

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741 ? 

Business Adminstration) 

400 level 

333

1392

.

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This has caused a pedagogically unsound situation. We are allowing 

students to declare a major in a program which does not have 

sufficient resources to meet their needs. 

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Students are 

unable to obtain places in courses they require and class 

sizes In too many-instances-are too large. 

2.

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It was expected that increasing the CGPA threshold would reduce 

the number of students attempting to gain entrance. This has 

not happened. In the fall semester 1982, 1816 individuals were 

declared majors, intended majors, or had indicated a desire to 

enter the Faculty. This semester (83-3) that number has jumped 

31% to 2379. 

Because of various forces it is not expected that changes in the 

method of enrolment control will result in a decrease in demand to 

enter the Faculty. 

II. Current Undergraduate Student Population 

1. ? 

The undergraduate pipeline. The flow of students through the Faculty's 

undergraduate program is represented in the diagram below. At the Introduction 

Stage, in an academic year, between 1500 - 1600 students are enrolled in 

Business 251 (Accounting). It is not known what proportion of these students 

intend to become Business majors and what proportion are taking the course for 

interest only. At the Sorting Out stage between 750 and 925 students are 

enrolled in BUEC. 232 and 333 (Statistics). Approximately 75% of these students 

are intended Business Administration majors. At the Core stagebetween 500 and 

Enrolments 

1500

1200

900

600

300

700 students are enrolled in core co :ses. The Faculty graduates. approximately 

375 individuals each year, about 350 of whom are majors: 

The Undergraduate Pipeline 

Introduction Sorting 

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Core 

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Graduands ? 

Out

2. Full-time and part-time students. Of the 1122 students taking upper division 

courses in the Faculty in 83-3, approximately 66% are enrolled in twelve 

or more hours and hence could be described as full-time. The table below 

indicates that more than half of the btudents enrolled in the summer semester 

1983 could be classified as part-tim students. 

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is

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1^1

Semester 

Credits per

1982-3

1983-1

1983-2

1983-3

Semester

1/

%

%

%

•

183

186

262

201

8-11

133

179

200

182

680

676

406

738

996 100%

1041

100%

888

100%

1121

100% 

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3. Full-time and part-time students by CGPA. If students are to be admitted 

to the Faculty by CGPA, 

and

no distinction is to be made between full-time and 

part-time students, it is important 

t

know whether this selection process 

will affect the proportions of full Pnd part-time students. Based on 

1983-1 data it does not appear that the proportion of full and part-time 

students will be changed by selecting a quota of students using a CGPA - 

criterion. 

Cumulative Hours at end of 1983-1 

Semester Hours 

1983-1 

< ?

12

'

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12

60-90 

Mean

CGPA ? 

N

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2.72 ?

(156)

?

2.72

(349)

91-120 

Mean 

CGPA 

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2.75 ?

(157)

?

2.74 ?

(231)

121+ 

Mean

CGPA ? 

N

284 ?

(41)

2.81 ? 

(17) 

Total

Mean •

CGPA ? 

N

2.75 (354)

2.73 (579) 

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4. Semesters of Study to Completion of BBA Degree 

Students who graduated in the 1982/83 academic year, on average, took 

nine semesters to complete their degrees after completion of Computer 103 

or Business 221. It may be assumed then, that they took ten or eleven 

semesters of study in total to complete their degree. The largest group of students 

took seven semesters after the introductory computer and accounting course, 

that is eight or nine semesters in total. These data are in accord with 

the information that two—thirds of the students take less than fifteen 

credit hours each semester. It 18 not Inownwhether this pattern of study 

is by design or is forced on the students by course availability. (Data from 

Faculty of Business Administration.) 

5. Number of, Business and BUEC Courses Taken 

An analysis of the transcripts of students who graduated during the 

1982/83 academic year indicates that students took eleven Business courses 

and two to three BUEC courses to complete their degree. 

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of ? 

Mean ? 

Median ? 

Mode ? 

Business 

Courses 

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10.45 

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11

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11

BUEC ? 

2.62 ? 

2 ?

2

(Data from Faculty of Business Administration) 

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6. Transfer Students 

Of the students enrolled in the fall semester 1983, one third have no 

transfer credits, 30% have less than 30 transfer credits and 38% have more 

than 30 transfer credits. It is Important, therefore, to have in place a 

mechanism for admitting transfer students on a basis equitable to both' 

SFU students and their transfer colleagues. 

The following table indicates that transfer students from colleges 

do not do as well, in terms of CGPA at the 90th hour, as do students who 

enter directly from British Columbia grade twelve or from other universities. 

Mean 

CGPA at 90 hours 

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N

B.C. Grade 12 

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2.74 ? 471 

College ? 

2.60 ? 

441

Universities 

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2.99 ? 

119

Sample: AllBusiness majors from 1980-1 to1983-2. CGPA'is for semester 

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during which they reached or exceeded 90 credit hours. 

7. CCPA at the 30th Hour 

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In order to have some idea of the CGPA's of students who may be 

applying for the Faculty at the 30th hour, an analysis was done of the CCPA. 

of students currently enrolled in the Faculty. (Transfer students with 

thirty or more transfer credit hours and those with less than ten SFU credits 

at the thirty hour point were excluded. These criteria exclude more than 

half the current Business Administration majors.) 

CGPA at 

30th Hour         

%

2.00         

4.3

22

2.00 

- 2.25         

11.0     

57

2.26 

- 2.50         

18.3     

94

2.51 

- 3.00         

38.8     

200

3.01 - 4.25         

27.6     

142

100.00    

515

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Current enrolment of majors is 1122. Given that 66% of this group had a 

CGPA greater than 2.50 at the 30th hour, i.e., 740, it seems clear that 

students will have to have a CGPA of more than 2.50 to be admitted in the 

future. 

III. The UBC Experience 

The Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration at the University 

of British Columbia admits students at the end of their first year. Students 

are required to submit grades from specified math, economics, English courses 

and two electives. 

Students from UBC, UVic, and SFU were admitted in the fall of 

• l983 if 

they had an average grade of at least 67% (or the UVic and SFU equivalents). 

Transfer students from colleges were required to have a B average. According 

to the Director of the Undergraduate Program in Commerce at UBC, their 

experience with the academic achievement of college transfer students 

requires this differential. 

This fall UBC admitted 414 studeits into their undergraduate Business 

program. The UBC Faculty of Commerce has 86 faculty members and 11 

instructors and lecturers, compared to 36 faculty members and 10 full 

and part time lecturers, in the Faculty of Business Administration at SFU. 

IV.

Estimate of Enrolment with Quota System 

The following estimates are based on a set of assumptions: 

a)

that admission is at the 30th hour; 

b)

that 175 students are admitted in the fall and spring semesters 

and 150 in the summer;

c)

that attrition is as follows 

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BUEC. 232, 10%; BUEC. 333, 5%; 

core courses, 5%; electives, 0%; 

d) that most students will take seven semesters after 30 hours to 

graduate; 

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e) that. some students entering in all semesters will attend in the 

summer semester; that students who enter in the summer semester 

will be more likely to attend summer semesters. 

Given this set of assumptions, admission of 500 majors each academic 

year will result, after four years, in approximately 650 majors each fall, 

850 each spring and 525 each summer at the 300 and 400 levels. This is a 

reduction of approximately 35% below current numbers of majors. 

Numbers of Majors 

Fall   

Spring   

Summer 

400 level ? 

350

470

275

300 level 

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300    380    250 

200 level ? 

420

335    200 

1070

1185

725

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This pattern of enrolment is quite similar to the present situation experienced 

by the Faculty. 

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