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SENATE 

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Subject .........

PROPOSED CHANGES 

- REQUIREMENT$ ... FOR 

THE B.A. 

DEGREE - 

FACULTY OF ARTS 

From....

SENATE COMMITTEE ..N..RDUATE 

STUDIES 

Date ...... .

NOVEMBER 1Q,.....9.7.5

MOTION: ? 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the 

Board of Governors, the changes iii requirements for 

the B.A. degree General and Honors programs, as set 

forth in S.75-161." 

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is

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

ON)GPNX1TEIES 

Subjed..

Requirements for the BA degree 

Date..., 

10th ? 

19.75 

At its meeting of November 4th, 1975, the Senate 

Committee on Undergraduate Studies approved the motion: 

That the changes and requirements for the B.A. 

Degree General and Honors Programs, as set 

forth in SCUS. 75-42a, be approved and 

recommended to Senate for approval. 

It was noted that the requirement that 60 and 72 semester hours 

be taken in Arts subjects in the major and honors programs 

respectively represented an increase of only one hour over 

existing requirements rather than ten, since the hours required 

under separate existing regulations come to 69 and 81 for the 

two programs. 

Members of SCUS focused considerable attention on the 

group requirements and specifically on the requirement for two 

science courses. Three arguments were brought to bear in support 

of this requirement: 

1.

that basic scientific "literacy" is essential to 

an understanding of today's society 

2. that balance in a liberal education requires at 

least some work in science; and 

3.

that demystification is important if the non- 

scientist is to avoid placing undue credence on 

science. 

Moreover it was noted that 86% of the 218 arts graduands in 

the 74-1 semester had enrolled in courses that would meet the 

science requirement being proposed and that fifteen of thirty- 

one Canadian universities surveyed have a science requirement 

for arts students. Several members of SCUS argued strongly 

against the science requirement primarily on the grounds that 

most of the proposed revisions to B.A. requirements represented 

a liberalizing of requirements whereas the science requirement 

represented undue compulsion. 

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It was noted that departments in the Faculty of Science 

offer a number of courses for the non-scientist, primarily courses 

relating science to society. In addition, each science department 

includes in its regular curriculum courses which have no science 

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prerequisites other than those required for admission to the 

University. Furthermore, the Faculty of Science Curriculum 

Committee has indicated its willingness to encourage the 

development of additional courses of particular interest to Arts 

students. Finally, the Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee is 

prepared to consider for recognition for credit in group C (Science) 

some courses outside the Faculty of Science in such Departments as 

Kinesiology, Psychology, and Geography. 

Daniel R. Birch 

ams

att. 

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FACULTY OF ARTS 

Change in Requirements 

From:                   

. 80 

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Faculty of 

Arts Require- 

ments for the 

B.A. Degree 

Lower General 

Levels and 

Honors 

Program 

(For a complete outline of General University Requirments please refer to Sec-

tion 6.4 of the Calendar).

p. 81 

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Upper ? 

General ? 

Faculty of 

Arts Requirements for the B.A. Degree

Levels Program 

The Faculty of Arts requirements fall into three categories: 1. The distribution

of the total credit hours among the Faculties of the University as well as the vari-

ous departments within the Faculty of Arts (see Group Requirements). 2.

Requirements for acceptance into and continuance in degree programs. 3. The

establishment of minimum academic standards via the Grade l'oint Average

(GPA) for successful complctioi of the various degree programs.

1. Distribution of Total Credit Hours

All Levels

A minimum of 120 credit hours of which at least 60 hours

General

must be taken within the Faculty o

Arts.

Degree

Program

All Levels

A minimum of 132 credit hours of which at least 72 hours

Honors

must he taken within the Faculty.

Degree

Program

Note: Lower division courses include all credit courses numbered between 001

and 299. Upper division courses include all undergraduate credit courses

numbered 300 and above.

Lower level courses are those courses completed within the first 60 hours of

credit. .Upper level courses are those courses completed within credits

accumulated after completion of the first 60 hours.

General and Honors Program

At least 60 credit hours of which:

1. At least 24 must satisfy the appropriate Faculty of Arts

Group A & B requirements (see Group Requirements on

page 82).

Lower

2. The lower division requirements for at least one Arts major

degree program should be completed.

Levels

3. At least 45 credit hours must be in lower division courses.

NOTE: Any upper division courses will not count towards

the upper level requirements if taken prior to admission to

the upper levels.

4. No more than 16 may be taken in any one semester without

the written consent of the Dean.

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From ? 

General 

I'rOgmII)

Upper 

Levels 

At least 60 credit hours of which: 

1.

At least 45 credit hours 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 divi- 

sion hours are required for a minor in an Arts subject (see 

Majors, Double Majors and Major/Minors on pages 83 and 

84.) 

2.

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

sion courses outside the major subject area. 

This require-

ment is automatically

fulfil/ed 

when a student completes

requirements for an approved double major or major/minor

program.

3.

At least 45 credit hours must be taken within the Faculty or 

Arts and be used for credit toward the degree. 

This restric-

tion does not apply In those cases where a student Is enrolled In

an approved degree program involving

Iwo

or more Faculties

such as a double major or major/minor degree program.

4.

No more than 18 credit hours may be taken in any one 

semester without the written consent of the Dean. 

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Students in their first 60 credit hours may not take 

more than 16 credit hours in any one semester and 

students in their final 60 credit hours in the 

General Program or 72 hours in the honors Program 

y not take more than 18 credit hours without the 

written consent of the Dean. 

To:

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GENERAL PROGRAM 

At

includes: 

least 120 semester hours of credit 

which

Im

a) A minimum of 12 semester hours in courses in Group 

A, ipcluding courses from at least two different Group 

A departments; 

b) A minimum of 12 senster hours in courses in Group 

B, including courses from at least two different Group 

B departments; 

c) A minimum of two courses in Group C; 

d) A minimum of 30 semster hours outside one's Arts 

major program. (Note: courses taken outside one's 

major program as part of the Group Requirements, 

i.e., a, b, and c above, may be counted towards 

Requirement d); 

e) The lower division pr'requis:Ltes for at least one 

Arts major program. (Note: these semester hours 

may be counted towards the appropriate Group Requireine 

above); 

f) A minimum of 45 semester hours in upper division 

courses includiçg a minimum of 30 hours in an Arts 

major program; 

g) a minimum of 70 semester hours in Arts subjects. 

A department may designate up to 8 crtdit 

hours of Upper Division courses offerd 

by other departments as being accepta 

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in fulfilling part of this requirement.. 

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Change in Requirements 

honors 

Program 

At least

72 credit hours of hich: 

I. At least 60 credit hoUrs lilust bo 

in

upper di'. 

tSiOfl

Course..

Of that 60, at least 

must he in one uhjcct.* 

Upper ? 

2. At least 15 credit hours must be in tipper and/or lower 

divi-

?

sion courses outside the major subject area. 

This 

rcquir-

Le els ?

?flCzt is autwuitically fulfilled hcn a student cwnpl'cs

r.'quirnzents for an approved douhie fltaor or

program.

3.

At least 

credit hours must be taken ithin the Faculty of 

Arts and be used for credit towards the decree. 

This restric-

tion does not apply in those casesit-here a student is enrolled in

an approved degree program involving tuo or more Faciilti5's

such as a double major or major/minor degree program.

4.

No more than IS credit hours may be taken in any one 

semester without the written consent of the Dean. 

SA department may designate up to 12 credit hours of upper 

division courses offered by other departments as being 

acceptable in fulfilling part of this requirement. 

P. 81 

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Upper 

?

Honors ? 

From: 

Levels 

?

Program 

0 1693 

(ii) 

HONORS PROGRAM 

At least 132 semester hours cf credit which 

includes: 

a) A minimum of 12 semester hours in courses in Group 

A, including course3 from at least two different 

Group A departments; 

>

b)

c)

A minimum of two courses in Group C; 

d) . 

,

A minimum of 30 semester hours outside one's Arts 

h

onors program. (Note: courses taken outside one's 

i.e., 

honors 

a,

program 

b, and 

as

c above, 

part of 

may

the

be

Group 

counted 

Req

towards 

uirements, 

Requirement 

d);

e)

The lower division prerequisites for at least one 

Arts honors program. (Note: these semester hours 

may

above); 

be counted towards the appropriate Group 

R

equirement 

I)

a minimum of 60 semester hours in upper division courses 

including a minimum of 50 hours in an Arts honors 

Program; 

*

g) a minimum of 82 semester hours in Arts subjects. 

*A department may designate up to 12 credit hours of upper 

part of this requirement 

division courses offered by other departments as being 

acceptable in fulfilling 

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A minimum of 12 semester hours in courses in Group 

B, including courses from at least two different 

Group B departments; 

Rationale 

p

81 Faculty The Regulations in the Faculty of Arts have grown 

piecemeal 

quire- 

Re-

of ?? 

gradually 

Then, 

for

during 

the

too, 

the

evolved 

h

apless 

some 

ten

of-

years 

Student 

into 

the.rof 

a

and

egulatjons 

system 

the

for

University's 

the

which

althou 

unwary 

riddled 

exi

g

faculty 

h

stence. 

with 

advisor. 

They 

pitfalls 

have 

Faculty 

of Arts

h

enf

orceable are 

ments ? 

never in fact 

e

nforced. Just what 'sanctions, for 

e

xample, is 

to impose in the case of a Student 

who

levels? 

does 

As

not

it

complete 

turns outs 

his

the

'Group 

Faculty 

Re

uirernen 

has never 

.:

s t

in

imposed 

his lower 

sanctjo 

in cases of transgress*Ion against this regulation.Why, 

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.no-c remove the r 

eg

ulation? 

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.

then 

r

of

Re

Durin 

evising 

gulatjs 

Arts 

g

the

Curriculum 

the

and

course 

Reg

is

ulations. 

of

herewith 

C

ommittee 

several 

-

-'

It

r

meetings 

undertook 

eporting 

is hoped 

its

this

that 

to

recommendations 

review 

Summer, 

these 

the

propthe 

Faculty's 

osals 

Faculty 

for

wij

. ?

re

b

actions 

di

scussed 

can

both

be returned 

Departrqe5 

to the 

and

Co

mmittee 

in Student 

by

Se

Uaio 

ptember 

5

and

19.

that 

The majr changes propdsed are these: 

1. The 

di

stinction bet 

y

ee lower level and upper level 

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course 

students 

at

is

any

time 

be abo1is: 

provided 

1

d.

he

A

meets 

student 

the

may take an 

S

pec

i

.P

re

-

requ 

isites. 

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?

Thus a Studer need not wait 

-fie 

until 

course 

?

his

S

ixtieth hour to begin the upper division courses 

required for a major. A student may enter a major degree 

is

lower 

Program 

the

division 

long 

as Soon 

standing 

preas - 

he

re

practiàe 

quisites 

has satisfied 

in

for

te

that 

Faculty 

the

program. 

specific 

of Science.) 

(This 

2.

credit 

is

Cur

simply 

rently 

hours 

to

we

in

be

require 

lower 

ab

olished. 

s

division 

tudents 

?

to

coursestake 

?

at least 

This 

-

reQuirement 

-

45

?

-

3.

Under 

Greater 

the

d

iversity 

present regulations 

in course 

sel

it

ection 

is Possible 

will be 

for

required. 

a

only 

student 

t

udents 

t

wo

to

would 

depget 

artmentsa 

be

B.A. 

r

equired 

?

degree 

Under 

to

by

the

at

taking 

leastproposed 

?

courses 

new

le the 

regin 

?

u1atj0 

wares 

,

S ?

of

F

aculty 

fjve 

of

depaScience. 

rtments, 

?

including at l 

east one in the 

5

Rationale (cont.) 

p.-81. Faculty 

S of 

Arts 

Requirements 

C 0 1.1 M E N T S 

a)

Currently students need sample the wares of only 

one Group A Department. 

b)

Currently students need sample the wares of only 

one Group B Department. 

c)

Under present regualtions, students are not required 

to take any science courses. The Faculty of Arts 

Curriculum Committee recommends that students have 

some mandatory exposure to-science. 

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d)

Presert regulations ensure only that a student will 

have 

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of

a total 120 hours outside his major. 

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Increasing this number to 30 is a modest change. 

e)

No.change. 

f)

No change. ? - 

g)

Current regulations require a minimum of 69. 

The Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee 

supported the change to allow major 

students to count courses taken outside 

the major towards their major requirements. 

The Committee felt that this change would 

allow departments to respond to individual 

students' programmes and goals. 

Change in Requirements 

83 ? 

Group Requirements 

?

From: 

"Students entering with Advanced Credit 

(Grade XIII, B.C. or equivalent) 

Upon written authorization of the Academic 

Advice Centre, certain Group F subjects 

(designated by the Faculty of Arts Curriculum 

Committee) may be applied up to a maximum 

of 6 hours towards the Arts Group Requirements. 

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Normally it is desirable that courses fulfilling 

group requirements be spread more or less 

equally over the first four levels." 

To

All students registered in the Faculty of 

Arts Inust have a minimum of 12 semester 

hourscourses in Group A, including courses 

from at least two different Group A 

departments; a minimum of 12 semester hours 

in courses in Group B, including courses 

from at least two different Grou 

p

B

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departments; a minimum of two courses in? 

Group C. 

Rationale 

In accordance with two changes in the 

Group Requirements, firstly that students 

no longer are required to take them in 

Lower Levels, secondly, that 2 courses in 

Group C (the Faculty of Science) are 

required, it was decided that the six hour 

exemption was no longer desirable. 

?

As

Arts students transferring from another 

institution would have satisfied the 

requirements of one Group, and usually 

the Group C requirement, it is felt that 

the completion of the remainder of the 

courses is not a heavily restrictive 

requirement. Students transferring from 

Science will have completed the Group 

C requirement and most likely 6 hours 

of Group A or B requirements. As they 

must take a total of 70 hours of Arts 

subjects, the completion of Group 

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requirements would not force them to take 

additional courses. It was felt that l 

hours of courses in each Group was 

a minimum requirement which should nct he 

waived. 

Change in Regulations ? 

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p. ? 

84

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Requirements for Acceptance 

?

From: 

S

and Continuance 

Upon registering for that semester in 

2.1 General Program 

?

which he will take his Gist credit, 

the student enters upper levels work in hi 

degree program at this time he must 

forma-ly decaire on his registration 

for the specific degree program he wished 

to pursue. This formal declaration 

establishes the exact requirements 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.' 

To:

Prior to or upon registering for that 

semester in which the 61st credit is 

taken students must formally declare 

a major program. This formal declaration 

establishes the exact requirements for 

graduation as they appear in the Calendar 

in effect at the time of declaration. 

Students are urged to keep a copy of 

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this calendar, known as their "Graduating 

Calendar" for reference. 

Change in Regulations OMIT: Although 

students may indicate their intentions 

to pursue a specific 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. 

2.2 Honors Program 

?

Change in Regulations 

,From: 

Upon registering for that semester in whic 

he will take his 61st credit, a student 

may apply for admission to the Honors 

program of a particular department.? 

Prior to or upon registering for that 

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semester in which the 61st credit will 

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•

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be taken a student may apply for admission 

to the Honors program of a particular 

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department. 

Rationale 

Abolition of the distinction between 

upper and lower levels makes 60 hours 

an arbitrary time for each student" to 

declare a major. Some students will 

be pursuing a major program prior to 

reaching 60 hours, therefore they should 

be permitted to formally declare a major 

when they begin their upper division 

studies, so that they are governed by 

the Calendar which they are following. 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY $ c

MEMORANDUM

Dr.

.Dan Birch, Chairman 

Science Requirement - Faculty 

of Arts 

From.....

Norman 

Swart z., Act i.ng...Dean/  

-

Faculty of Arts 

1

November 3, 975. 

Date

................................................................................ 

Paper C 96-23, distributed to the F.A.C.C. at its meeting of 

July 17, 1975, presents a survey of 218 students* with respect to 

the completion of Group&nd B requirements and Math and Science 

courses. The following trend is reflected. Of the 218 students 

surveyed, 99 were enrolled in Science courses while 89 had enrolled 

in Math courses. On a percentage basis, 86% of the 218 students 

surveyed were enrolled in courses that would meet the science 

requirement currently being proposed by the Faculty of Arts. 

*All Arts Graduands 74-1 

C.C. Mr. H.. Evans

S.,

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