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SENATE GRADUATE STUDIES COMMITTEE 

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GRADUATE CALENDAR CHANGES 

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NOVEMBER 14, 1974 

DEPART)NT OF HISTORY 

ttOTION ? 

"That Senate approve the following changes in the 

Department of History Graduate Calendar submission: 

Admission Graduate Students 

Change of Requirement: From "Admission will normally 

be in the Fall Semester only." 

To: "Admission will be in the Fall or Spring Semester. 

Applications for the Spring must be completed by 

November 1, and for the Fall by March 1." 

M.A. Program 

Change in Admission Requirements: From "Candidates for the 

M.A. degree must satisfy the minimum entrance requirements 

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set by the University; namely, at least a 3.0 average or 

its equivalent." 

To: "Candidates for the M.A. degree must satisfy the minimum 

entrance requirements set by the University; namely, at least 

a 3.0 average or its equivalent. In addition, the Department 

requires a 3.25 average or its equivalent in the Major Subject 

over the last two years of the Undergraduate Program." 

Change in Requirements: From "In unusual circumstances, and 

where the student's professional development would benefit 

thereby, the Department may consent to the awarding of an M.A. 

degree on course work alone. In place of the thesis, two 

additional courses will be taken and three research papers 

will be submitted to the Examining Committee." 

To: "In place of the thesis, three extended essays in the 

form of research papers will be submitted to the Examining 

Committee." 

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 

To: Members of Senate 

Subject: Graduate Calendar Changes - 

Department of History 

From: Office of the 

Dean of Graduate 

Studies 

Date: NovenIber 6, 1974 

MOTION: ? 

That Senate approve the following changes in the 

Department of History Graduate Calendar submission: 

Admission Graduate Students 

Change of Requirement: From "Admission will normally 

be in the Fall Semester only." 

To: "Admission will be in the Fall or Spring Semester.. 

Applications for the Spring must be completed by November 1, 

and for the Fall by March 1." 

M.A. Program 

Change in Admission Requirements: From "Candidates for 

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the M.A. degree must satisfy the minimum entrance require- 

ments set by the University; namely, at least a 3.0 average 

or its equivalent." 

To: "Candidates for the M.A. degree must satisfy the minimum 

entrance requirements set by the University; namely, at least 

a 3.0 average or its equivalent. In addition, the Department 

requires a 3.25 average or its equivalent in the Major Subject 

over the last two years of the Undergraduate Program." 

Change in Requirements: From "In unusual circumstances, and 

where the, student's professional development would benefit 

thereby, the Department may consent to the awarding of an M.A. 

degree on course work alone. In place of the thesis, two 

additional courses will be taken and three research papers 

will be submitted to the Examining Committee." 

To: "In place of the thesis, three extended essays in the 

form of research papers will be submitted to the Examining 

Committee." 

This motion was approved by the Senate Graduate Studies 

Committee on November 4, 1974. 

Jon Whe 

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Dean of Graduate Studies. 

HISTORY 

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Admission  

Change of Requirement: ? 

From "Admission will 

Graduate 

normally be in the Fall Semester only. 

Students 

Students 

to "Admission will be in the Fail or Spring 

Semester. 

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Applications for the Spring must 

be completed by November 1, and for the 

March 1. 

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M. A. 

Change in Admission Requirements: 

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From 

Program 

"Candidatesi for the M.A. degree must satisfy 

the minimum entrance requirements set by the 

University; namely, at least a 3.0 average 

or its equivalent." 

to "Candidates for the M.A. degree must 

satisfy the minimum entrance requirements 

set by the University; namely, at least a 

3.0 average or its equivalent. In addition, 

the Department requires a 

3.25 

average or 

its equivalent in the Major Subject over the 

last two years of the Undergraduate Program." 

Rationale: 

This change, is in part, a response to comments 

by the Departmental Reviewers and, in part, 

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an effort to make clear to applicants the 

criteria by which they will be judged. The 

departmental Graduate Studies Corr'mittee 

has, as a rule, not admitted students with 

less than a 3.25 average and the present 

statement in the calendar encourages appli- 

cations which are unlikely to be successful. 

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M.A. ? 

Change in Requirements: From " In unusual 

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circumstances, and where the student's pro- 

fessional development would benefit thereby, 

the Department may consent to the awarding 

of an M.A. degree on course work alone. In 

place of the thesis, two additional courses 

will be taken and three research papers will 

be submitted to the Examining Committee." 

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t*'om1tea to the Examining Committee." 

Rationale: 

The requirement for the completion of M.A. 

by course will bring the History Department 

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in

line 

with university regulations (refer to 

sub-section 7.1 (b) of the Graduate Studi.e 

General Regulations). 