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John Matthews, Dean
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I submitted to Senate the paper prepared in Consultation with the
Heads and thIs was in effect adopted.
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Each department is asked to prepare a forecast of enrolment for
the Fall of 1968 at all levels such that
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demand for courses by all students currently-enrolled can be met
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fresh enro.tmcnts, undergraduate and graduate, can he estimated
at a level which can be met with the faculty allowed for in the
1968-69 budget, due consideration belno
g
iven to research
semester incidence.
It is assumed that past enrolment data
are now sufficient to make reasonable prediction
possible.
From the forecasts provided it is hoped that the Registrar will he
able to predict the number of new undergraduate enrolments which can be allowed
in the Fall without the risk of failure to meet our corrwiTtnnt to existing
students. The Increased enrolment last week with its. Iml ication for the'future
makes this exercise particularly timely.
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per level enrolments are considered first, and faculty aHocated
to these (lectures and In most cases tutorials) then the remaining faculty available
for teaching in the Fall can be
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allocated to lower level courses and graduate courses
in such a way as to equate,insofar asthis is necessary,teachrng assistantships with
the number of graduate students.: . Some increase in the number of teaching assistants
budgeted for can be allowed.
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To
the extent that this procedure is applicable it would appear that
Iimttation,'if any, woul.d have to be exercised in the 100-level course offerings but
this would have to be done with dueregardfor the needs of existing students for
those courses.
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Budget adjustments which may be required in February will of course
affect these forecasts and can be made in consideration of them. Space constraint
• will be the concern of the administration. It is acceptQd now that additional
trailers can be obtained if necessary. The question of library facilities 'and
private study space remains a difficulty.
The overriding ^
'-principle, as I understand it, is that commitment to
existing students, especially at the 400-level, and the maintenance of academic
standards take priority over applications
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for new enrolments. The possibility of
.differential:, standards of amiss,Ion rel1-ed to subject area dos ntsoern to be.
feasible.
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Paper S-99(b)
The Registrar
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Acting Head, DML.
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I have been requested by the Dean to convey to you
the views of DML faculty regarding enrolment restrictions next
September. I have consulted with the Directors of the Sub-depart-
ments and the general feeling is that such restrictions as may be
imposed in September should be based on considerations of space
and T.A. salaries. The situation within this Department at the
moment is that any restriction would have little or no effect
on faculty commitment as the vast bulk of teaching at the lower
levels is done by teaching assistants. We predict that a slight
increase in our total share of enrolment will occur and presumably
any overall restriction would affect our projections.. It was never
the intention of this Department that faculty members should
confine their teaching to the courses of the 200 level and above,
and we feel that this practice is highly undesirable. However,
we find that in view of the unfavourable faculty-student ratio
which is
apparent on any comparison sub-department by sub-depart-
ment we have at the moment little option.
The general feeling is therefore that any further
increase in enrolment would bring with it additional demands on
space and on T.A. salary and that any limitation should be based
on these two considerations alone for the coming year.
B.E.
Newton,
Acting Head.
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MEMORANDUM
Paper S-99(c)
Secretary of Senate.
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Limitation of Enrollment.
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Dean of Science.
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As a general statement, the major concern regarding the
limitation of enrollment in the Faculty of Science is centered
in
the Department of Biological Sciences. Here too, one can
distinguish between an absolute maximum as defined by present
physical teaching facilities and a practical maximum based on
current timetabling and secondary considerations. I have indicated
these separately in the expectation that some amelioration of the
timetable problems might be developed.
Biol.
101-4 .
225
- Absolute
Biol. 102-4
225
- Absolute
Biol. 201-3
125
Biol. 202-3
125
Biol,
203-3
125
Biol. 204-3
125
Biol.
306-3
32
- Timetablin
Biol.
326-3
32 - Timetabling
Biol.
304-3
75
Biol.
406-3
32
- Timetabling
Biol.
428-3
20
- Absolute
Biol.
438-3
20 -
Absolute
Biol.
448-3
20
The limitation in the Department of Chemistry are less severe
and involve the following maxima recommended by the Department.
Chem. 101
335
Chem. 102
500
Chem. 103
335
Chem. 251
200
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Secretary of Senate.
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Laboratory Courses
The facilities for laboratories in the Department are used
in a number of different courses and these can be grouped with a
.total maximum.
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Chem. 106
Chem. 116
- 500 students
Chem. 117
Chem. 256
Chem. 356
Chem. 426 •
- 300 students
Chem. 427
Chem. 457
Chem. 366
• Chem. 367
- 96 students
The course with maximum current enrollment in each group is
underlined.
Advanced Courses
Chem. 446
• - No limitation
Chem. 468
- Not offered this year
Chem. 481
-.No limitation
There are no limitations on enrollment in courses in
Mathematics or in Physics contemplated.
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Senate, at its meeting on 8 January 1968, passed the following resolution:
"that Senate strike an ad hoc committee of the Deans of the
Faculties and one member of each Faculty to be co-opted by
the Dean, to present to the February meeting of Senate recom-
mendations on the comprehensive aspects of limiting enrolment".
Members of the Ad Hoc Committee:
Professor J.W. Matthews, Dean of Arts
Professor A. MacPherson, Geography
Dr. A.R. MacKinnon, Dean of Education
Dr. J.F. Ellis, Professional Foundations
Dr. B.L. Funt, Dean of Science
Dr. G.M. Geen, Biological Sciences
Recommend as follows:
1.
The Presidents of the University of British Columbia, University of
Victoria and Simon Fraser University should discuss at the earliest
possible time, the question of limiting enrolment, so that no unilateral
action will be taken by any one university. When admission policies
are being examined, attention should focus on
increasing
the quality
of the student body admitted, and not on restrictions based on geo-
graphical, provincial or national lines.
2.
Students currently enrolled in programs must not be impeded through
limitations on course offerings and over-enrolment in courses.
Students who cannot gain admission to a course in one semester should
be placed on a priority list which will provide admission for them to
the course in the next semester. Students should be urged to plan their
programs on at least a two-semester basis, although the semesters need
not be taken in immediate sequence.
3.
Financial'and academic encouragement should be given to students who
attend during the Summer Semester. This will require immediate requests
to the Department of Education to increase allotments of financial aid
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during the semester, an increase in bursaries and awards made by the
University, and possibly a reduction in fees during the semester. Each
Department of the University should be urged to
maintain
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course offering in the Summer Semester. Finally, regarding recommenda-
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tion 2, an exception might be made to the granting of priority for
admission to a course in a subsequent semester; that at the January
enrolment, priorities be listed for the Summer Semester but not for
the ensuing Fall Semester.
4.
Departments must have freedom to organize their programs so that as
many students as possible can be accommodated in the Department.
Faculty,teachirig assistants and other requirements needed by the
Departments should be based on student weighted enrolments.
5.
Studies should be made immediately of possible changes which could be
made in timetable patterns. For example, timetable groupings of lec-
tures and tutorials by levels could make greater use of available space.
6.
Study should be made immediately of the need for more trailer accommoda-
tion and of alternative ways by which trailers might be used (e.g.
administrative offices, committee rooms, workshops, etc.)
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Study should be undertaken immediately to relieve the shortage of eating
and discussion areas and study space. For example, timetable arrange-
ments could be made so that students would not have to spend an entire
day on campus. Students might also be assigned study areas in trailers
to relieve
congestion in the library.
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