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SENATE 

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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AttEnded, and as approved 

MEMORANDUM ?

Senate 

July 4, 1977

From

SENATE COMMITTEE ON.. 

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

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JUNE 16, 1977 ......... 

Subject

PROPOSED CERTIFICATE PROGRAM 

IN HEALTH AND FITNESS STUDIES 

MOTION: ? 

"That Senate approve, and recommend approval 

to the Board of Governors, the Certificate 

Program in Health and Fitness Studies as set forth 

in S.77-79." 

(Note: This program was developed in conjunction with the 

Department of Kinesiology and has been approved by the 

Senate Committee on Continuing Studies, SCAP and SCUS, and 

is recommended to Senate for approval.) 

D. Birch 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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MEMORANDUM

MR. H. M. EVANS, SECRETARY 

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From,

JOHN CHASE, SECRETARY 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE 

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC PLANNING 

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COMMUNITY EDUCATION . 

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MAY 13, 1977 

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN HEALTH AND 

The Senate Committee on Academic Planning at a meeting 

on May 4, 1977, approved the following motion: 

"That the community education - Certificate 

Program in Health and Fitness Studies, as 

outlined in SCAP 77-6, be approved and trans- 

mitted to SCUS for its consideration and 

recommendation to Senate for approval." 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

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Senate Committee on Continuing Studies 

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COMMUNITY 

PROGRAM IN 

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Date. 

April 20, 1977 

STUDIES 

The above-named program proposal has been approved by the Senate Committee on 

Continuing Studies and the Department of Kinesiology and is forwarded to SCAP 

for its consideration. 

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Enclosure 

CC: Members, Senate Committee on Continuing Studies 

Chairman, Department of Kinesiology 

Dean, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies 

Dr. D.R. Birch, Chairman, SCUS 

H. Evans, Registrar 

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Community Education - Certificate Program in Health and Fitness Studies 

The proposed community education Certificate Program in Health and Fitness Studies 

provides adults an opportunity to complete a coordinated and coherent program 

of university study in the area of health, physical fitness, and nutrition, 

drawing largely upon the resources of the Department of Kinesiology. The 

program will use established credit courses. It responds to the increased 

interest of Canadians in the areas of health, physical fitness, and nutrition, 

which is reflected in the growing enrolments at Simon Fraser University, 

particularly among evening, part-time students. In view of the evidence that 

the state of health of the Canadian population could be appreciably improved 

if the general public were better informed in these areas (Lalonde Report on 

the Health of Canadians, 1973; Nutrition Canada Report, 1974), this program 

provides a needed alternative to the rather haphazard and arbitrary selection 

of courses in this area currently available in the community. 

The program is intended to provide basic familiarity with the functioning 

of the healthy human body at rest and during physical exertion. It will 

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introduce the student to a variety of methods of exercise management; sources 

of accurate information on exercise; the role of nutrition in health and 

disease; the prevention and care of injuries arising from exercise and sports 

participation; 

and

some principles of the human health sciences. Students 

completing the program will be more informed about how their life styles or 

the life styles of others may be changed towards attaining better health and 

fitness. 

The community education Certificate Program in Health and Fitness Studies: 

1.

is designed expressly for adults who wish to pursue a program of study 

in the area of health and fitness for their own personal development. 

2.

despite its direction toward the general public, will also be useful to 

those supervising training or reconditioning programs at YM/YWCAS, 

health spas, etc., or to uncertified sports coaches. 

3.

will benefit Simon Fraser University through focussing greater public 

attention on the University's specialized faculty 

and

academic programs 

in Kinesiology. 

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Admission Requirements 

Admission to Simon Fraser University as an undergraduate requires high school 

completion with appropriate average or mature exemption. Current University 

admission requirements, as outlined in the University Calendar, would apply. 

It is anticipated that many applicants will have completes some university 

study. 

Program Requirements 

The program requires the successful completion of at least twenty-four credit 

hours. Fifteen of these twenty-four hours will be earned by completing five 

required Kinesiology courses; the additional nine or more hours will be chosen 

from designated optional courses. At least one of the optional courses, or at 

least three hours, will be in Kinesiology. A list of optional courses is 

appended. In part because some of the optional courses have prerequisites not 

included among the required courses, Certificate students must select their 

option in consultation with an advisor from the Department of Kinesiology. 

Credit for course work of appropriate content and level may be transferred from 

other approved university/college study, up to a maximum of nine hours. 

## A minimum grade-point average of 2.0 on Simon Fraser courses used fdrthe 

Curriculum 

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Certificate is required. 

Required core courses: 

KINES. 100-3. Introduction to Human Structure and Function 

KINES. 110-3. Current Topics in Human Nutrition 

KINES. 140-3. Contemporary Health Issues 

KINES. 142-3. Introduction to Kinesiology 

KINES. 143-3. Exercise Management 

It is anticipated that course work will normally be completed in two to three 

years of part-time study, although students will be allowed up to five years 

for program completion. 

An opportunity will be offered during the program to become certified in 

cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation 

will be provided by the St. John Ambulance Association under the direction 

of the Department of Kinesiology. 

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Maximimizing university Resources 

The program will be provided by appropriate scheduling of existing evening 

offerings, resulting in larger enrolments (possibly requiring more teaching 

assistants) but without increasing faculty loads, since the present frequency 

of offerings would allow for the completion of program requirements in two 

years of part-time study. 

Credit-Free Component 

Special credit-free activities will be organized at intervals during the 

program to provide opportunity for program enrichment; to contribute to 

a spirit of membership in the program; and to allow those in the program to 

come together with each other and with faculty and other specialists in the 

field. Participation in at least three of the specially-arranged credit-free 

activities will be required for completion of the Certificate Program. 

Location and Scheduling of Courses 

All core courses will be offered in the evening on the Simon Fraser University 

campus. Students also have the option of taking core courses in the daytime 

if they wish, as well as taking any Kinesiology courses appropriate to the 

program that may be located elsewhere in the community. 

Recognition of Accomplishment 

University regulations now provide guidelines for certificate and diploma 

programs. It is proposed that recognition for the attainment of the above- 

mentioned program requirements be a Certificate. Registration for a 

Certificate would improve motivation and selection of courses, as well as 

provide tangible evidence of achievement. 

(Notes: 

1.

Credits applied to one certificate may be applied also to major and 

minor programs and to a bachelor's degree under the normal regulations 

governing these programs, but cannot be applied to another Simon Fraser 

University certificate or diploma. 

2.

Although the program would be useful to some health professionals, it 

is not intended to provide professional certification. For such 

certification, a more rigorous, post-baccalaureate program would be 

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Program Management 

The program would be advised by a steering committee including representatives 

of the Department of Kinesiology, a representative of Continuing Studies, and 

any community person or persons deemed appropriate from time to time, with 

the Chairman appointed by the Vice President-Academic. Recommendations for 

the award of a Certificate in Health and Fitness Studies would be made through 

this committee to the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies and to Senate. 

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(•Optional Courses: Kinesiolg 

220-3. Human Foods and Nutrition 

241-3. Sports Injuries - Prevention and 

Rehabilitation 

303-3. Kinanthropometry 

320-3. Cultural Aspects of Human Movement 

326-3. Functional Anatomy 

330-3. Human Energy Metabolism 

336-3. Microscopic Anatomy (Histology) 

366-3. Components of Skills Performance 

401-4. Mechanics of Human Movement 

402-4. Mechanical Properties of Tissues 

405-3. Human Physiology I (Physiology 

of Motor Activity) 

•406-3. Human Physiology II (Principles 

of Physiological Regulation) 

407-3. Human Physiology Laboratory 

420-3. Seminar - Kinesiology 

442-3. Biomedical Systems 

466-3. Acquisition of Motor Skills 

480-3. Human Factors in Working 

Environments 

pptional Courses: Other Departments 

CHEM. 005-3. The Chemistry of Life 

FPA. 120-3. Aesthetic Forms of Human 

Movement 

FPA. 310-3. Dance History 

PSYC. 150-3. Psychological Factors in? 

Performance 

PSYC. 351-3. Child Psychology 

Other optional courses may be added from time to time, subject to approval by 

the normal University bodies. 

Calendar Entry for the 

Certificate Program in Health and Fitness Studies 

The program provides adults the opportunity to complete on a part-time basis 

a coordinated and coherent program of university study in the areas of health, 

physical fitness, and nutrition. The program is intended to provide basic 

familiarity with the functioning of the healthy human body at rest and during 

physical exertion. 

In addition to its direction toward the general public, the program will also 

be useful to those supervising training or reconditioning programs at YM/yWCAs, 

health spas, etc., or to uncertified sports coaches. An opportunity will be 

offered during the program to become certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 

Admission 

Admission to the program is governed by the regulations pertaining to admission 

to Simon Fraser University. (See "Admissions", Simon Fraser University Calendar.) 

Program Requirements 

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The successful completion of at least twenty-four credit hours, with fifteer 

of these twenty-four hours earned by completing KINES. 100-3, 110-3, 140-3, 

142-3, and 143-3; and with the remaining nine or more hours selected from 

designated options (list available from Kinesiology or Continuing Studies) 

with at least three of those credit hours in Kinesiology. 

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Participation in at least three credit-free events selected from among 

several to be organized in conjunction with the credit component of the 

program. 

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Program completion normally within five years of admission. 

Notes: 

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Credits applied to one certificate may be applied also to major 

programs or minor programs and to a bachelor's degree under the 

normal regulations governing these programs but cannot be applied 

to another Simon Fraser University certificate or diploma. 

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Fifteen of the required twenty-four credit hours must be completed 

at Simon Fraser University. ? 

Credit for a maximum of three courses 

(totalling not more than nine credit hours) of comparable content 

and level may be transferred from other approved university/college 

study towards the requirements of this program. 

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Academic advising may be obtained from the Academic Advice Centre 

or from the Department of Kinesiology. 

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iv. Although this program would be useful to some health professionals 

it is not intended to provide professional certification. For such 

certification, a more rigorous, past-baccalaureate program would be 

required. 

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