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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
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7S47
From .
Senate Committeeon
raduate Studies
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Senate
Subject
Program,
Regulations for Philosophy
Action taken by the Senate Committee on Under-
graduate Studies at its meeting of Tuesday 11 April 1.978
gives rise to the following motion:
MOTION:
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That Senate approve, and recommend approval.
to the Board of Governors, the proposed new
Honours Program regulations for Philosophy
as set forth in Paper S78-47.
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D. R. Birch
cc: J. M. Munro, Dean, Faculty of Arts
W. Roberts, Chairman, Faculty of. Arts Curriculum Committee
R. Bradley, Chairman, Department of Philosophy
3. Tietz, Chairman, Undergraduate Studies Committee,
Department of Philosophy
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FOR PHILOSOPHY
The Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee at its meeting of March
16, 1978 passed the attached regulations for the Honors Program
for the Department of Philosophy.
Would you please put this item on the agenda of the next SCUS
meeting.
S. Roberts
cc. J. Tietz
D. Birch
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Piopo4ed CatendaA
En.t'Ly:
Students proposing to enter the Honors Program in Philosophy must first
complete 60 hours of University coursework including 12 hours of Philosophy
and fulfil the lower division requirements listed in the section 'Requirements
for Minor, Major and Honors'.
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A grade point average of 3.0 or higher for all
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Philosophy courses is required for acceptance and continuation in the program,
but does not by itself guarantee either.
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Students proposing to enter the
Honors Program must submit an application (a form is available, in the depart-
ment office) and consult the department's undergraduate advisor.
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After one
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semester of course-work in the honors program a candidate must, in consultation
with the undergraduate advisor, devise a program of studies.
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Consideration of
the application and proposed program of studies will be based on the department's
assessment of the student's performance and potential as a scholar.
To be added to the Philosophy Department's calendar section: "Requirements for
Minor, Major and Honors"
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The honors candidate must achieve a grade of B or higher, in the Honors Tutorials
in order to receive the honors degree.
RatLo,ta2e.
Most Honors students in philosophy plan to do graduate work in the field.
However, in recent years competition for places in good graduate programs has
made it all but impossible for any but the best students to go on in philosophy.
This has led us. to reassess the "open admissions" policy which presently exists
for our program.. In some cases It is decidedly not in the student's best
interest to undertake an Honors program, but we do not now have
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any formal way
to prevent students from doing so.
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In philosophy each honors student gets a
tutorial 'specially designed for his individual interest.
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This method takes
up a considerable amount of faculty time (it is essentially a course given just
for this 'student), and there have been cases where the student's time could have
been better spent in the majors program. Our hope isto make the honors program
more selective and to encourage more students to make use of our majors program.
With this proposal we are following the practice of having an admissions procedure
to. the Honors Program similartQ'that wh.ich'41ready exists in the following Arts
departments: English, History, Political Science and Psychology.
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Attachment :
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MAR 10 1978
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DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
Application for entrance to Philosophy Honors Program
STUDENT NAME
STUDENT NO
Hours of University course-work
completed
Hours of SF1J Philosophy course-
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12
work completed
SF1J Philosophy course Grade
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Point Average
1 heILewAJth maize appLLaa.tLon
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the PhA2o4ophy Hono Pug/t= and andeittand
that i6
my wna&tt.ve pjtctde point a.ve'uzge d'top4 below 3.0, 1 may be n.e.quiJted
to /teveA.t to the geneiiaL p/wgn.arn.
(Signature of applicant)
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To be accepted into the Honors Program,
students must meet the following minimums
60
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