MOTION 1:

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"That Senate approve the category, 'Special

Audit Student."

MOTION 2:

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"That Senate rescind the policy which denies

audit students the opportunity of applying for

Course Challenge in a course which has previously

been audited."

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At its meeting of August 7, the Senate Undergraduate

Admissions Board discussed the proposal to revise the course

audit policy which had been referred back to it from the July

meeting of Senate.

The attached proposal for further revisions to the

existing policy is the product of the Board's discussion and

of the recommendations of the Dean of Continuing Studies and

the Director of Admissions.

This new proposal is now forwarded to Senate for its

consideration.

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

To .................. SENATE

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From .......

SEN.ATEUNDERGRAD..ATE..ADNISS.LON.S

BOARD

Subject .........

COURSE AUDIT -SPECIAL

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Date.......

QcTQBER16,19.7.5.

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MOTION 1: ?

That Senate approve the category "Special Audit

Student."

MOTION 2: ?

That Senate rescind the policy which denies

audit students the opportunity of applying for

Course Challenge in a course which has previously

been audited.

Rationale relating to Motion 1

At the present time audit students must be admissible to

the University under the general admission regulations, thus pre-

venting many members of the community access to courses as auditors.

The approval of the category, "Special Audit Student" will over-

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come this problem and thus better serve the needs of the community.

Requirements relating to Motion 1

Individuals wishing to attend classes as "Special Audit

Students" must Identify themselves to the Department of Continuing

Studies. The student will be given a "Special Audit Student" form

which must be presented to the instructor and department for approval.

Students registered for credit purposes shall be given priority over

individuals seeking "Special Audit Student" status. For this reason

the instructor and department will have the authority to approve re-

quests to attend classes.as

a "Special Audit Student."

A student who has been given permission to attend under

this category, following payment of the appropriate audit fee to the

Cashiers Office, may attend as a "Special Audit Student." A student

who has been given permission to attend under this category will not

write the final examination, nor be given degree credit for the

course. Such students will receive no record of attendance or state-

ments of standing from the Office of the Registrar.

The fee structure for "Special Audit Students" will be the

same as that for Audit students, i.e. at present $8.00 per semester

hour.

A "Special Audit Student" may change attendance in one course

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to another during the normal course change period. The student may

not change attendance as a "Special Audit Student" to registration as

an "Audit" or "Credit" student. Before "Special Audit Students" may

register for credit courses they must make formal application and

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submit all appropriate documentation to the Director of Admissions.

Such applicants will be required to meet the existing requirements

for regular admission to the University. Attendance as a "Special

Audit Student" will have no bearing on the decision for regular

admission.

Other considerations relating to Motion 1

That it be possible for the Department of Continuing

Studies, with the prior permission of the appropriate department

and instructor, to identify courses of torntial interest to the

community and that these courses be advertised as open on a non-

credit basis.

Rationale relating to Motion 2

The current course challenge policy prohibits those students

having audited a course(s) at Simon Fraser University the opportunity

of challenging that same course(s) for credit. The present policy,

however, does not prohibit students having audited (or for that matter

failed) a course(s) at any other institution from applying for Course

Challenge at this institution. Course Challenge is basically a

mechanism which allows students to gain degree credit for a course(s)

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in which they can demonstrate an acceptable level of knowledge and

competence. Therefore, in an attempt to resolve the inconsistency

which exists, the University should revise the Course Challenge policy

as outlined in Motion 2 above.