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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
at its meeting of November 30, 1982 gives rise to the following motion:-
MOTION:
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.83- 14 , the proposed
Changes - Faculty of Arts Regulations - Group Requirements"
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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
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The Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee at its meeting of November 22,
1982 approved the attached changes to the Group Requirements Section of the
Faculty of Arts Regulations. The majority of these changes are of an
editorial nature, in an attempt to make the requirements less confusing to
students. There is one substantive change which is to remove Business
Administration courses from Group B. The Faculty of Business Administration
has excluded these courses from their Group Requirements, and, because of
changes in their curriculum, there are almost no lower-division courses of
general interest nature which students might use for satisfying Group Require-
ments.
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GROUP REQUIREMENTS
Normally, the first 60 hours of a student's program comprise a period of
exploratory and prerequisite study, contrasted to the final 60 hours which
constitute the essence of the degree program. The Faculty of Arts Group
Requirements outlined on
p.
35 are intended to provide a base for a liberal
arts degree. Students are well advised to take these Group Requirements ear-
ly in their programs. The Group Requirements may include the lower division
prerequisites for an Arts degree with a Major in Arts or a Double Major in Arts
and Sciences.
The Groups for the purpose of this requirement are listed below:
Group .
A -
English (excludthgENGL 010-3)
History
Languages, Litetatures and Linguistics
Philosophy
Humanities (students must take courses from at
least two Group A departments other than
Humanities)
• Group B -
Archaeology
Economics and courses labelled .BUEC
Geography (excludiiig
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all Physical Geography courses:
GEOG 111, 112, 313, 314, 315, 317, 318,
413, 414, 415, 416, 418, 419,
which may be counted only under Group C)
Political. Science
Psychology
Sociology and Anthropolo3y
Group C -
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Mathematics
Physical Geography:
GEOG 111, 112, 313, 314, 315, 317, 318,
413, 414, 415, 416, 418, 419.
When used for Group C purposes, these
courses do not count toward the minimum
courses required to be taken in the Faculty of
Arts, i.e. 70 hours for Majors; 82 for Honors.
Physics
Students may substitute up to a maximum of 6 hours of courses taken in
Interdisciplinary Studies, for courses required in Group A, B, or C, with the
constraints that a maximum total of 3 hours may be substituted in any one
group, and that the remaining 9 hours in Group A of Group B must be taken from
at least two Arts departments. Interdisciplinary Studies courses so applied
to Groups A or B will count towards the 70 required hours in the Faculty of
Arts. The specific allocations follow:
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Fine and Performing Arts
A
General Studies
A
Communication
B
Criminology
B
African/Middle Eastern Studies
B
Canadian Studies
B
Latin American Studies
B
Women's Studies
B
Computing Science
C
Kinesiology
C
NOTE: Transfer students with General Elective credit should consult the
Office of the Dean of Arts regarding possible allocation to Faculty of
Arts Group Requirements.
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General Program
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To assist in planning programs, the faculties, departments and programs of
At let 120 semester hours of credit which include:
Simon Fraser University, have been divided into five groups.
a)
A minimum of 12 semester hours in courses in Group A, including
Group A -
courses from at least two different Group A departments;
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FSCUIIY of Arts
English (excluding ENGL 010.3)
b)
A minimum of 12 semester hours' in courses in Group B, including
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History
courses from at least two different Group B' departments";
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Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
A minimum of two courses in Gráup C";
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Philosophy
Humanities (students must take courses from at
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Note:
Courses taken outside one's Major. department as part of the Group
least two Group- A departments other than
Requirements; i.e. a), b), and
t)
above: may be counted towards
Humanities)
Requirement d).
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Group
B -
d)
,'A minimum of 30 semester hours outside one's Arts Major dópartment;
Faculty of Arts and
Archaeology
Note:
At present for purposes of this requirement. courses designated as
Faculty of Business
Business ''Administration 'and
Economics
and
Administration
courses labelled BUEC
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The lower division prerequisites for at least one Arts Major program;
GEOG 111, 112, 313, 314, 315. 317. 318,
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.413.414.415,416.418.419.
(Note;
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These semester hours may be counted towards. the appropriate
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which may
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counted only under Group C),
Group Requirements above.)
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Political Science
f)
A minimum of 45 semester hours in upper division courses including a
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Psychology
minimum of 30 hours in an Arts Major program;
Sociology and Anthropology
g)
At present a minimum of 70 semester hours in Arts and Business
Group
C -
Administration courses.
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Faculty of Science
Biological Sciences
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A department may designate up to 8 credit hours of program related
Chemistry
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upper division courses offered by other departments, as being accepta-
Mathematics
Physical Geography:
ble in fulfillingpart of this requirement.
GEOG 111, 112, 313. .314, 315,
317.
318,
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Students may apply a total of 9 hours only of Geography courses
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414,
415, 418,418, 419.
toward 'satisfying the Faculty of Arts Group Requirements, specifically
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When used for Group C purposes 'these
Groups B and C (see designated Physical Geography courses).
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courses do not count toward the minimum
courses required to be taken inthe Faculty of
Honors Program
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Arts. i.e. 70 hours for Majors, 82 for Honors.
Physics
At least 132 semester hours of credit which include:
a)
A minimum of 12 semester hours in courses in Group A. including
courses from at least two different Group A departments;
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. b) .A minimum of 12 semester hours in courses in Group B, including
Group
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Faculty Of
Education
Any credit courses formerly entitled PDC
or SPF
courses from at least two different Group B deparlmentf";
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or currently entitled EDUC excluding EDUC
401,
C)
A minimum of two coiftses in Group C"
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402, 405
Not.:
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Courses taken outside one's Honors department as part of the Group
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Group E -
Requirements, i.e. a), b).
C)
above, may be counted towards Require.
Faculty of
Any credit courses entitled
interdisciplinary
-General Studies (G.S.).
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ment d).
d)
A minimum of 30 semester hours outside one's Arts Honors depart-
Studies
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Centre for the Arts (FPA.).
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Communication (CMNS. formerly CC&A),
merit;
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Computing Science (CMPT).
Note:
At present for purposes of this requirement courses 'designated as
Criminology (CAlM),
Kjnesiology (KIN.).
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ECON, BUS.. and BUEC, are considered as being in a single depart- i,
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African/Middle Eastern Studies (AME.).
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. Canadian Studies (CN.S).
a)
The lower division prerequisites for at least one Arts Honors program;
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Latin American Studies (LAS.).
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Women's Studies (W.S.),
(Note:
These semester hours may be counted towards the appropriate
former Behavioral Science Foundations
(BSF..
Group Requirements above.)
f) A minimum of 60 semester hours in upper division courses including
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Students .n,ay substitute up to a maximum of 6 how's of courses taken in
minimum of 50 hours in an Arts Honors program;
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Groip E. for courses required in Group A. B, or C. with the constraints that a
g)
At present a minimum of 82 semester hours in Arts and Business
maximum total of 3 hours may be substituted in any one group, and that the
remaining 9 hours In Group A or Group B must be taken
from
at least two Arts
Administration courses,
departments. Group E courses so applied will count towards the 70 required
A department may designate up to 12 credit hours of program related '
hours in the Faculty of Arts. The specific allocations follow:
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Canadian Studies .
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