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REGULATIONS 

G WILSON, 

....ACAD..CVIC PRESIDENT 

& CRAIRMAN 

SENATE UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS BOAR]) 

NOVEMBER 18 ,...W1................... 

MOTION: "That Senate approve that the age of Mature 

Student Entry be reduced to 23 years of age. 

All non-matriculated applicants intending 

to take advantage of this admission procedure 

are strongly advised to communicate with the 

University at least 12 months prior to the 

expected date of admission." 

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TO: MEMBERS OF SENATE 

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FROM: DR. B.C. WILSON 

ACADEMIC VICE-PRESIDENT 

AND CHAIRMAN, 

SENATE UNDERGRADUATE 

ADMISSIONS BOARD 

DATE: 18Th NOVEMBER, 1971 

SUBJECT: AMENDMENT OF MATURE STUDENT REGULATIONS 

The Senate Undergraduate Admissions Board unanimously approved 

the following motion at a meeting on Friday, November 12th, 1971. 

MOTION: " That the age of Mature Student Entry be reduced 

to 23 years of age. All non-matriculated appli- 

cants intending to take advantage of this 

admission procedure are strongly advised to 

communicate with the University at least 12 

months prior to the expected date of admission. 

Senate is now asked to consider this motion. 

COMMENTS 

1.

The Mature Student Entry is a provision to admit residents 

of British Columbia aged 25 or over who do not qualify under 

other admission categories. 

2.

If the lowering of the age limit is acceptable to Senate, 

it could be implemented with the provision that a review 

be conducted to assess the performance of those admitted 

under the new provision. 

3.

It is suggested that implementation be with admissions to 

Fall Semester, 1972. 

RATIONALE 

1. During the summer of 1969, the Senate Committee on Under- 

graduate 

Admissions and Standings approved a request from 

the Director of Admissions to conduct an experimental 

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Mature Student Entry programme for three semesters 

commencing Fall, 1969. The purpose of the experiment 

was to open the Mature Student category wider, and 

investigate the validity of various tests as a 

predictive guide. During the 3-semester period, 193 

mature students were admitted, compared to an identical 

number of 193 over the preceeding 11 semesters. 

In summary, the results of the experiment showed initially: 

a) That the experimental non-selected mature students 

performed at least as well as those admitted In 

previous semesters with various screening methods in 

effect. 

b) That the experimental mature students performed 

better than students admitted directly from Grade 12 

at the same time. 

c) That because of the overall good performance of the 

Iature students, the tests used were of little 

predictive value. 

• The progress of the experimental group of mature students 

is still being followed, and a report will be issued when 

an appreciable number have graduated. 

2.

Because of the excellent adademic performance of the mature 

students aged 25 and over, It is reasonable to ask whether 

unqualified 24 or 23-year-olds may perform similarly well. 

3.

The average mature student entry age for all Canadian 

universities is close to 23. 