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MINUTES OF THE SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

HELD IN THE BOARD AND SENATE ROOM

ON MONDAY, AUGUST l, 1966, AT 1:30 PM

PRESENT:

P.D. McTaggart-Cowan

Chairman

R. J. Baker

T. B. Bottomore

A. E. Branca

T. H. Brose

C. L. Bursill-Hall

J. L. Dampier

J. F. Ellis

C. Kirchner

I. Koerner

C. H. McLean

J. Mills

C. D. Nelson

C. N. Perry

E. Rieckhoff

E. M. Shoemaker

C. H. Shrum

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W. Vidaver

D. P. Robertson -

Secretary

ABSENT:

M. Bawtree

A. B. Cunningham

C. J. Frederickson

W. M. Hamilton

Arnold F. C. Hean

S. Lett

A. R. MacKinnon

D. H. Sullivan

A. M. Unrau

IN ATTENDANCE FOR DISCUSSION ON GRADUATE CALENDAR:

E. M. Gibson

B. E. Lyman

C. B. Rush

W. L Scammell

W. Williams

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutes of July 4th were approved as distributed with a correction to

the addendum which had been issued for the June 6th meeting to show the

correct date.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

Dealt with elsewhere in the agenda.

3. (A) GRADING SYSTEM

Deferred

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Item 3 (cont'd)

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(B) STUDENT REPRESENTATION ON SENATE

Deferred

(C)

REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF COURSES IN FACULTY OF SCIENCE

There was general agreement that in future when new courses

are presented to Senate more information about what the

course is about, why it must be offered and how it fits into

the curriculum should be forwarded to Senate.

Moved by C. D. Nelson, seconded by R. J. Baker

"that Biology 408-3, Biophysics, and Chemistry 201-3,

Bonding, Structure and Stereochemistry, be approved"

CARRIED

(D) REGULATION REGARDING WOMEN'S RESIDENCE

Deferred

(E)

GRADUATE CALENDAR

The Chairman drew attention to the table of contents for the

Graduate Calendar and reported that the Graduate Studies

Committee had looked at the entire Calendar in some detail

so it was not felt necessary to provide the Senate with

copies of material, which had already been approved by Senate

for the Undergraduate Calendar. The detailed information then

which Senate now had to consider was restricted to the Faculty

Submissions.

THE FACULTY OF ARTS

The paragraph dealing with registration was questioned but it

was finally decided to accept the present wording with a

suggestion that the Arts Faculty review the wording and attempt

to clarify the intention.

Moved by K. E. Rieckhoff, seconded by R. J. Baker

"that the Residence and Time Limit specifications

be uniform across the Faculties and that it be:

Residence Requirements

The minimum residence requirement for the M.Sc. degree is

one year. The requirement for the Ph.D. degree is three years

of residence from B.Sc. (Hons.) or equivalent.

Under certain circumstances and with the permission of his

Supervisory Committee, a student may take part of his graduate

study off campus.

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TO: SENATE

FROM: REGISTRAR

CORRECTION SENATE MINUTES

OF AUGUST 1, 1966

August 29, 1966

At the top of page 3. under the heading "T:Lme Limit the minutes should read

as follows:

The minimum period of registration for the M.Sc. degree, during which

the student must be under supervisionis three semesters. The degree

requirements must be met within five

years. This period includes work

transferred from other

stitutions.

The minimum period of registration for the Ph.D. degree, during which

the student must be under supervsion, is three years. The degree

requirements must be met within ten years. This period includes the

work of a preceding M.Sc. degree and work transferred from other

institutions ."

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Time Limit

The minimum period of registration for the M.Sc. degree,

during which the student must be under supervision,is three

years. The degree requirements must be met within ten years.

This period includes the work of a preceding M.Sc. degree

and work transferred from other institutions."

CARRIED

It was decided to list Faculty Degrees which had been awarded

only.

Moved by R. J. Baker, seconded by C. D. Nelson

"that Senate approve all the general material from

the Faculty of Arts which had been approved by the

Faculty but approve only those courses which the

Department states it will definitely offer in one of

the three semesters for which the Calendar is being

Printed )

and that the courses be listed by semester'

CARRIED

Moved by G. M. Shrum, seconded by T. B. Bottomore

"that all reference to part-time (Ph.D.) and part-time

(M.A,) be removed."

CARRIED

It was decided to consider the question

of part-time graduate

students at a later meeting.

Moved by C. D. Nelson, seconded by K. E. Rieckhoff

"that a note be inserted in the Calendar to the

effect that Faculty Members of Assistant Professor

rank and above only, are available as senior

supervisors of graduate students."

MOTION DEFEATED

The Senate was in favour of restricting the right to supervise

Graduate Students as suggested but preferred to leave the policing of

this to the Departments.

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND COMMERCE

The Senate commented that the Department of Economics and Commerce

submission seemed rather long and detailed

.but made no firm

recommendation for change except as has already been mentioned.

The Department was requested to list only those courses which were

definitely going to be offered in the period covered by the Calendar.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

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No comment.

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY

It was suggested that the title of course number 801 (The Philosophy

of Geography) be changed to a more descriptive and commonly under-

stood title.

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

The Senate took exception to the wording regarding the resources

of the university library and left it to the Registrar and the

Head of the Department to re-word this item. The Senate also ob-

jected to the wording regarding Language Requirements and requested

the Department to change this wording.

DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES

The Department was requested to re-word the section dealing with

admissions to clarify the fields from which candidates can be

drawn.

DEPARTMENT OF P.S.A.

There was some concern expressed over the requirement of only one

course for a Ph.D. candidate. However, no firm recommendation was

• made to change this but it was understood that the Senate would,

at some future date, consider the whole question of the relative

waiting of thesis and course work for graduate degrees.

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

No comment.

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

The Faculty submission was approved as presented with the comment

that the Physical Development Centre was urged to seriously con-

sider entering graduate work at an early date.

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

The Faculty submission was approved as presented.

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At some future meeting the Senate will consider the possibility of

developing a statement to convey the University's intentions in Graduate

Studies and what it expects of Master's and Doctoral Candidates.

Moved

by G. L. Bursill-Hall, seconded by K. E. Rieckhoff

"that Senate give provisional approval to the

Graduate Calendar as presented to Senate and

amended at this meeting but that a more detailed

review of the regulations and departmental submissions

be undertaken so that the next Calendar which is

printed for Graduate Studies, could be said to have

received the fullest scrutiny by the Senate."

CARRIED

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3. (F) R EQ

UEST FOR CLARIFICATION OF ADMISSI

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Moved by R. J. Baker, seconded by K. E. Rieckhoff

"that the Admissions Committee be given the

power to admit students with provisional credit

on bases other than academic courses up to a

maximum of 60 semester hours on entrance."

An amendment was moved by E. N. Shoemaker, seconded by G. Kirchner

"that the Departments be asked to make formal

recommendations to the Admissions Committee to

grant provisional credit for courses in their

Department and that this provisional credit be

confirmed after the candidate has successfully

completed two semesters at Simon Fraser University."

AMENDMENT CARRIED

MOTION AS AMENDED CARRIED

ON R. THOMPSON

Moved by G. L. Bursill-Hall, seconded by R. J. Baker

"that the Degree of Bachelor of Science be granted

to R. Thbmpson and that the Chancellor be requested

to confer this degree on R. Thompson, at the Spring

Convocation 1967."

CARRIED

(H)

REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF COURSES IN FACULTY OF ARTS

Moved by G. L. Bursill-Hall, seconded by J.

Mills

"that French 150-3 and P.S.A. 348-5, Soviet Politics,

be approved."

CARRIED

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CREDIT ALLOTMENT FOR LANGUAGE COURSES 100 and 101

Moved

by C. D. Nelson, seconded by K. E. Rieckhoff

"that the question of credit allotment for

language courses be referred to the Faculty of

Science and the Faculty of Education."

An amendment by T. H. Brose, seconded by G. L. Bursill-Hall

"that the matter also be discussed by Joint

Faculty before again being placed on the Senate

Agenda."

AMENDMENT CARRIED

MOTION AS AMENDED CARRIED

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4. (A) REGISTRATION IN GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES

Moved by K. E. Rieckhoff, seconded by R. J. Baker

"that Senate accept the recommendation of the

Registrar as supported by the Joint Faculty,

that the registration procedure for general

education courses be as follows:

control of tutorials is necessary, e.g., Reading 001 and

English 001. Other courses would be signed up for in the

Registrar's Office after about the third week of lectures,

a list of those signed up for the course would be kept in

the Registrar's Office for reference, a note would be put in

the student's file stating he had signed for the course.

Before graduation a check would be made to see that he had

signed for two of the courses. No grade would be required

and no record of the general education courses would appear

on the transcript."

(B)

REQUEST FROM A SECONDARY SCHOOL

Moved by K. E. Rieckhoff, seconded by G. Kirchner

"that as an experiment a few students from Eric

Hamber Secondary School be permitted to attend

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courses at Simon Fraser with the concurrence of

the instructor and the Registrar; that this

permission be considered tentative and limited

to the fall semester 1966 after which the ex-

periment can be assessed."

CARRIED

Moved by G. L. Bursill-Hall, seconded by W. Vidaver

"that the Senate establish a committee to examine

the university's responsibility to high school

students."

CARRIED

It was decided that the Chairman would appoint a committee.

(C)

LIBRARY FINES FOR TEACHING ASSISTANTS AND ASSOCIATES

Moved

by R. J. Baker, seconded by C. D. Nelson

"that the question be tabled."

CARRIED

T. H. Brose raised a question of personal privilege. He explained

that this paper had been inadvertently left off the agenda for last

month, it had been through the Arts Faculty and it was intended at

that time it would be brought up at the July meeting of Senate. The

Chairman said that this comment would be entered in the minutes.

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(D) HIS TORY COURSES

Moved by R. J. Baker, seconded by C. L. Bursill-Hall

"that History 306-3, British Imperial History since

1783, be approved for this current semester only."

CARRIED

(E)

REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF COURSES - FACULTY OF EDUCATION

Moved by J.

F. Ellis, seconded by T. H.

Brose

"that P.D.

410-3, Seminar in

the Theories of

Physical Education, and P.D. 411-3,

Seminar

the Practice of Physical Education, be approved

for credit within the Education 404 semester of

professional development but that the matter of

credit towards a B.A. or B.Sc. be referred to

the curriculum committees of Arts and Science."

CARRIED

(F)

SUGGESTION TO ALLOW THE INFOR1iATION

OFFICER TO SIT AT

SENATEAS AN OBSERVER

It was decided to expand this question to consider the

whole

matter of observers at

Senate meetings. It was re-

called that at the. first meeting of Senate in November,

this question was defered until the full Senate had

been constituted and now that it has been constituted,

desire was expressed to take up this question.

The next meeting of Senate will be on the 29

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of August,

at 1:30PM.

Meeting adjourned at 5:35PM.