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Jon Wheatley 

From

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Dean of Graduate Studies 

Date. April 12, 197' 

MOTION: That Senate approve the following change in the Ph.D. Admission 

Requirements 

PH.D. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

The minimum University requirements for admission to a Doctoral Program are as 

follows: 

(a) either i) a Master's Degree from a recognized University, or the 

equivalent, or 

ii) a Bachelor's Degree, with a Cumulative Grade Point 

Average of at least 3.5, from a recognized 

University, or the equivalent, or 

iii) 

at least two semesters in a Master's Program at this 

University with a Cumulative Grade Point 

Average of 3.5 in 75% of the graduate coursework 

required for the degree. All graduate courses for 

t he 

Master's degree, whether taken at this University 

or another, shall be considered in the calculation. 

(b) Submitted evidence that the applicant is capable of undertaking 

substantial original research. Such capability will normally 

be judged from letters of reference from qualified referees and 

the completion of a Master's thesis or other scholarly work. 

In addition, the student must satisfy any further requirements set by the 

Graduate Program Committee in his area of interest. If his native language is 

not English, he may be required to satisfy the University and his Graduate 

Program Committee as to his command of English. 

This was approved by the Senate Graduate Studies Committee on March 29, 1976. 

Jon Wheatley 

Dean of Gradue Studies 

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MOTION: 

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"That Senate approve the following change in the 

Ph.D. Admission Requirements: 

P}L.D. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

The minimum University requirements for admission 

to a Doctoral Program are as follows: 

(a)

either 1) a Master's Degree from a recognized 

University, or the equivalent, or 

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ii) a Bachelor's Degree, with a Cumulative 

Grade Point Average of at least 3.5, 

from a recognized University, or the 

equivalent, or 

iii) at least two semesters in a Master's 

Program at this University with a 

Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.5 

in 75% of the graduate course work 

required for the degree. All graduate 

courses for the Master's degree, whether 

taken at this University or another, 

shall be considered in the calculation. 

(b)

submitted evidence that the applicant is capable of 

undertaking substantial original research. Such 

capability will normally be judged from letters of 

reference from qualified referees and the completion 

of a Master's thesis or other scholarly work. 

In addition, the student must satisfy any further require- 

ments set by the Graduate Program Committee in his area of 

interest. If his native language is not English, he may 

be required to satisfy the University and his Graduate 

Program Committee as to his command of English." 

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