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FACULTY OF ARTS - FACULTY 

AN ARTS DEPARTMENT 

From ?

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATL_ 

STUDIES 

Date ? 

NOVEMBER 15, 1972 

MOTION; ? 

"That Senate approve, as set forth in S.72-133, 

the general Faculty requirement of the Faculty 

of Arts for a Minor taken in a department in 

that Faculty, as follows: 

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To fulfil the Faculty of Arts requirement for a 

Minor in Arts, a student must complete the lower 

division requirements specified by the department 

in which the minor is pursued, and at least 15 

hours taken during the upper levels in courses 

numbered 300 and above as specified by the Minor 

department." 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

S-72-133

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FACULTY OF ARTS FACULTY 

Subject ?

REQUIREMENT FOR 

AMLNOTT 

AN ARTS DEPARTMENT 

MEMORANDUM

From

_SENATE COMMITTEE ONUNDERGRADUATE- 

STUDIES 

Date ? 

NOVEMBER 15. 1972 

On recommendation of the Faculty of Arts, the Senate Committee 

on Undergraduate Studies has approved the requirements of that Faculty 

for a Minor taken in a Department in that Faculty, as set forth in 

SCUS 72-28, and recommends approval to Senate, as follows: 

To fulfil the Faculty of Arts requirement for a Minor 

in Arts, a student must complete the lower division 

requirements specified by the department in which the 

minor is pursued, and at least 15 hours taken during 

the upper levels in courses numbered 300 and above as 

specified by the Minor department. 

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MEMORANDUM

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All Members of th..acuity 

From

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Dr.R. Saunders,.ç irman, 

Arts Curriculum Comittee. 

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Date ......

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FACULTY OF ARTS PROPOSAL FOR DOUBLE MAJOR AND MAJOR/MINOR PROGRAMS 

In December 1970, the Faculty of Arts put forward proposals to Senate for double 

major, major/minor, and joint major programs. At that time these were recommended 

for inclusion in the Bachelor of Arts degree only and Senate decided that these 

recommendations should be referred to the other two Faculties so that a 

University policy on double major, major/minor, and joint major degrees could be 

formulated. The University policy on Double Major and Major/Minor programs was 

finally approved in August 1972 by Senate. The policy on Joint Major programs 

has not yet been approved. 

The policy for the Faculty of Arts double major programs is included in the 

proposed calendar changes to be effective in the 73-74 edition of the Undergraduate 

calendar (ref. revisions on page 82 of the current calendar). The policy as 

outlined in the proposed calendar entry is a modification of that approved by the 

Faculty in 1970 to Indicate that 30 hours of upper division courses are required                             

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of

in

Arts 

each 

require 

major if 

at

two

least 

Arts 

30

majors 

hours 

are

numbered 

involved. 

300 and 

All

above 

departments 

in the 

in

upper 

the

levels 

Faculty 

for

their major. Should a double major program be pursued with majors in more. than 

one Faculty, the thirty hour requirement would apply to the Arts major; however, 

only twenty-eight may be required in a major in one of the other Faculties. 

(This is in keeping with the University policy which was approved by Senate, 

August 1972). 

The proposal for the major/minor programs as outlined in the memorandum from 

D. H. Sullivan to Mr. Evans of December 1970 was modified by the Arts Curriculum 

Committee at its meeting of October 19, 1972. The minor requirement outlined 

In 1970, i.e. "the student must complete at least 24 hours of which at least 15 

must be numbered 300 and above," would have led one to assume that nine hours must 

be required in lower division courses. However, since 1970 some Arts departments 

have revised their major programs so that they no longer require a minimum of 

9 lower division hours in order to proceed to the upper division requirements of 

the major. It would therefore be improper to specify more requirements of a 

student seeking a minor in a department than of one seeking a major in the 

same department. The requirement now reads as follows: 

To fulfill the Faculty 

Arts requirement for a Minor in 

Arts, a student must complete the lower division requirements 

specified by the department in which the minor is pursued 

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and

at least 15 hours taken during the upper levels in courses 

numbered 300 and above as specified by the Minor department. 

Faculty of Arts 

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2.

The proposed calendar entrtes with respect to this policy change are outlined 

below: 

PROPOSED CHANGES 

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73-74 

1.2 Duh1e MaoPrbam 

A student electing a doubl.e major will be required to complete 

(i) the lower division requircments for each of the major 

subjects selected, and (ii) all other requirements of the 

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departments concerned in which he takes majors, and (iii) the 

;requirements of the Faculty in which he will receive his degree. 

A

student is considered to have met the Faculty of Arts

reqireinentá for two Arts majors if he completes 30 hours

o;:2cred 300 and above in the upper levels in each of the major

thects as well as all lower level requirements for both major

subjects and the group requirements.

1.3 Major/Minor Program 

student electing a major-minor program will be required to 

ccmplete (i) the lower division requirements for the major 

subject selected, and (ii) all other requirements of the 

department concerned in which he takes a major, and (iii) the 

lower division requirements and upper division requirements 

Vcr the minor selected, and (iv) the requirements of the 

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Faculty in which he will receive his degree. 

fulfill

the

?ac%Ztu of Arts reauirements for a Minor in Arts,

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and

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above

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require-

the

major

spec'z..fied by the Minor Department.

2. REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTANCE AND CONTINUANCE 

2.1 General Degree Program 

Upon registering for that semester in which he will take his 

61st credit, the student enters upper level work in his degree 

'program and at this time he must formally declare on his 

registration form the specific degree program he wishes to 

:pursue. This formal declaration establishes the exact require- 

ments for graduation as they appear in the Calendar in force 

at the time of the declaration. Students are urged to keep a 

copy of this Calendar known as their 'Graduating Calendar' for 

reference. 

If a student wishes to change his degree program, he must make 

• a new declaration to this effect. At that time, the Calendar 

then in effect becomes his new 'Graduating Calendar' and he 

,must fulfill the requirements it specifies for his degree 

program. 

Although students may indicate their intentions to pursue a                                  

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Ispecific degree program. prior to entering the upper levels and 

seek advice concerning the program within the appropriate 

department(s), this does not have formal validity and a formal 

declaration must be made at the proper time on the registration 

form. 

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Faculty of Arts 

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3.

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PROPOSED CHANGES 

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73-74 

Genai Program 

At least 60 credit hours of which: 

1.

At least 45 must be in upper division courses. 

Of that 45, a minimum of 30 upper division hours 

must be completed in the Arts major subject. At 

least 15 upper division hours are required for a 

minor in an Arts subject (See Majors, Double 

Majors and Major/Minors on page 

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and

2.

At least 15 credit hours must be in upper and/or 

Upper 

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lower division courses outside the major subject 

area. 

This requirement does not apply in those 

Levels ? 

cases where a student is enrolled in an approved 

double major or major/minor program. 

3.

No more than 15 credit hours taken outside the 

Faculty of Arts (i.e. in Group C, D and/or E) may 

be used for credit toward the degree. 

This 

restriction does not apply in those cases where 

a student is enrolled 

in

an approved degree 

program involving two or more Faculties such as 

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a double major or major/minor degree program. 

4.

No more than 18 may be taken in any one semester 

All levels ? 

without the written consent of the Dean. 

Gereral (A 

Degree ? 

iinimum of 120 credit hours of which at 1east 60 

Program i hours must be taken within the Faculty of Arts. 

Honors Program 

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At least 72 credit hours of which: 

1.

At least 60 must be in upper division courses. 

Of that 60, at least 50 must be in one subject.* 

2.

At least 15 credit hours must be in upper and/or 

Upper 

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lower division courses outside the major subject 

area. 

This requirement does not apply 

in

those 

Levels ? 

cases where a student is enrolled in an approved 

double major or major/minor program. 

3.

No more than 15 credit hours taken outside the 

Faculty of Arts (i.e. Group C, D and/or E) may 

be used for credit toward the degree. 

This 

restriction does not apply in those cases where 

a student is enrolled in an approved degree 

program involving two or more Faculties such as 

a double major or major/minor degree program. 

i4. No more than 18 may be taken in any one semester 

without the written consent of the Dean. 

*A department may designate up to 12 hours of upper 

courses offered by other departments as 

being acceptable in fulfilling part of this reqre- 

evels ment. 

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Decree     

umof at least 132 credit hours, of which at 

1

Program 

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Nast 

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72 hours must be taken within the 

Faculty. - 