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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY HELD
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1976, 3172 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 7:00 P.M.
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OPEN SESSION
Present: Jewett, P., Chairman
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Absent:
Birch, D. R.
Bitle, D. E.
Blaney, J. P.
Brown, R. C.
Calvert, T. W.
Carlson, R. L.
Catalano, J. A.
Cunningham, F.
Dó bb, T. C., representing D. A. Baird
Emery, B. E.
Fattah, E. A.
Finlayson, T.
Hindley, M. P.
Hutchinson, J. F.
Ironside, R. A.
Jones, C.H.W.
Latham, L.
McClaren, M.
McGuire, G.
Munro, J. M.
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In attendance: ?
Okuda, K.
Overholt, M. J.
Severy, L.
Sqerling, T. D.
Thomas, S.
Walkley, J.
Webster, J. M.
Wmyss, I. D.
Wheatley, J.
Wilson, B. G.
Evans, H. M.,Secretary
Nagel, H. D.
Norsworthy, R., Recording Secretary
Arrott, A. S.
Barlow, J. S.
Buitenhuis, P.
Cunningham, A. B.
Curzon, A. E.
Davison, A. J.
Dawson, A. J.
Debo, R. K.
Diamond, J.
Doherty, P. M.
Ellis, J. F.
Erickson, D. A.
Glas, T.
Hindle, L.
Johi, R.
Knight, D. E.
MacDonald, B. L.
Mackauer, J.P.M.
Martel, A. G.
Walker, R. E.
N.M.G. Bhakthan
D. Buckley
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1.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda was approved as distributed.
2.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the Open Session of November 8, 1976 were approved
as circulated!
3.
BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
The Chairman advised that comments were currently in course of
preparation in response to a.request from the Post Secondary Co-
ordinating Committee relating to transfer credit, and that a submission
would be considered by the Senate Undergraduate Admissions Board prior
to its transmittal to Senate.
4. REPORT OF
CHAIRMAN
i) Paper S.6-153 - Annual Report
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For Information
It was suggested that any questions regarding the Financial State-
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ment should be referred to the Senate Committee on University Budget.
The Chairman commented that there was intention to meet with the
Presidents of the other universities with a view to making minor revisions
to the Universities Act and any suggestions, particularly for clarification,
should be forwarded to the Secretary of Senate.
J. Munro nquired regarding the status of the proposed English
Language Placement Test and was informed that the University would be
participating in discussions with the Department of Education and was
currently seeking clarification of the work that has already been done
on the matter.
5.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
i) Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
D. Birch stated that, inasmuch as the large volume of material
contained in Papers S.76-154 through S.76-166 had been considered by
the faculties and faculty committees prior to approval by the Senate
Committee on Undergraduate Studies, it was his intention now to move
formally as though they were individual motions all the motions set
forth in the documentation with the suggestion that any particular
items could be separated for specific consideration. Such motion was then
made by D. Birch, seconded by J. Catalano.
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Motions were then made to divide the questions of the following
papers:-
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"That Paper S.76-161 be divided from the others" -
(Motion to divide carried):
Moved by L. Severy, seconded by I. Wemyss,
"That Paper S.76-158 be divided from the others" -
(Motion to divide carried);
Moved by R. McGuire, seconded by R. Ironside,
"That Paper S.76-155 be divided from the others" -
(Motion to divide carried).
Question was then called on the papers and motions not divided,
and on the divided questions with all questions not divided approved,
and overall results as follows.
a) Paper S.76-154 - Department of Archaeology Course Changes
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1. "That Senate approve, and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, the prerequisite changes,
as set forth on page 1 of S.76-154, as follows:
For Archaeology 272-3 from 'prerequisite:
ARC. 101 or 131' to 'prerequisite: ARC. 131
is recommended' and for ARC. 273-3 from
'prerequisite: ARC. 101 or 131' to 'pre-
requisite: ARC. 101 is recommended.' "
Note: ARC. 101 and 131 were introduced as prerequisites on a trial
basis this year. It is now the judgment of the Department that
lessening the prerequisite will make the courses more widely available
to interested students without jeopardizing their quality.
MOTION CARRIED
Moved and seconded,
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"That Senate approve, and recommend approval
to the Board of Governors, the proposed new
courses, ARC. 340-3 - Introductory Zooarchaeology
and ARC. 440-3 - Advanced Zooarchaeology."
Note: The introduction of these two courses is entirely consistent
. with the orientation and objectives of the Department. The courses
reflect the appointment of Dr. Richard Castel during the past year
to provide leadership in the field of Zooarchaeology.
MOTION CARRTED
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b) Paper S.76-l55 - Department of Economics and Commerce
Curriculum Changes and New course Proposals
It had bden moved by G. McGuire and seconded by R. Ironside, and
approved that paper S.76-155 be separated for consideration.
Moved and seconded,
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"That Senate approve, and recommend approval by
the Board of Governors, the proposed change in
requirements for a minor in Economics and for a
minor in Commerce, as set forth on page 2 of
Paper S.76-155."
An amendment was moved by G. McGuire, seconded by R. Ironside,
"That the requirement for a Commerce minor remain at 6 hours of
Lower Division course work." K. Okuda provided information that
the Department was asking for the same requirement in Commerce as
for Economics, i.e. 9 lower division credits derived from any 100
level course and two 200 level courses. The Secretary noted that
the amendment was unacceptable, and, with the consent of the seconder,
the amendment was withdrawn.
It was then
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moved by McGuire, seconded by R. Ironside,
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"That Motion 1 be referred back to the Senate
Commttee on Undergraduate Studies."
R. Brown spoke against referral on the grounds that the majority
of minors in the University have a 9 hour component required at the
lower division as a broad grounding is necessary prior to attempting
upper divisionwork. C. McGuire suggested that had the rationale
presented as clear a statement as that of K. Okuda any misunderstanding
of the intent of Motion 1 could have been avoided.
Question was called on the motion to refer, and a vote taken.
MOTION TO REFER FAILED
Question Was called on Motion 1, and a vote taken.
MOTION 1 CARRIED
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Moved and seconded,
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"That Senate approve, and recommend approval to
the Board of ('.overnors, the proposed change in
requirements for a major in Commerce, as set
forth on page 3 of Paper S.76-155."
MOTION 2 CARRIED
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Moved and seconded,
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"That Senate approve, the recommended approval to
the Board of Governors, the proposed change in
prerequisites for ECON 490-5 from 'ECON 301-5
(or 302-3) ' to "ECON 301-5 (or 302-3) or
permission of the Department' and that the pre-
requisite for ECON 331-5 - Introduction to
Mathematical Economics be changed from 'ECON
200-3 and 205-3 and MATH 150-5 and 151-3' to
'ECON 200-3 and 205-3 and MATH 150-3 or 151-3 and
ECON/CONM 231' as set forth on pages 3 and 4 of
Paper S.76-155."
Note: The Department of Economics and Commerce forwarded through the
Faculty of Arts to SCUS a recommendation that the words "students who
have received twenty hours credit or more of mathematics courses may
not take this course for credit" be added to the prerequisite statement
for ECON 331-5. Representatives of the Department suggested that
advanced mathematics students find that ECON 331-5 contains little new
material and their presence in the class presents difficulties. In the
view of Department members such students are effectively duplicating
work for which they have previously received credit. Discussion in
SCUS led to the conclusion that the proposed prerequisite statement
would exclude students who could well profit from the course and fail
to exclude some who, in the view of Department members, might profit
from the course. Accordingly, the more limited recommendation is
proposed.
MOTION 3 CARRIED
Moved and seconded,
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"That Senate approve, and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, the proposed change in
calendar description for ECON 435-5, as set forth
on page 4 of Paper S.76-155."
MOTION 4 CARRIED
Moved and seconded,
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"That Senate approve, and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, the deletion of ECON
440-5 - International Economics, and COMM 423-5
- Advanced Accounting, from the calendar and
from the curriculum of .the Department of
Economics and Commerce.
Note: ECON 440-5 is being superseded by the proposed new courses
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ECON 442-3 - International Trade, and ECON 445-3 - International
Finance. COMM 423-5 is being phased out in favor of the new account-
ing courses approved in December 1975. It will be offered for the
final time in the Summer semester 1977.
MOTION 5 CARRIED
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Moved and seconded,
6. "That Senate approve, and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, the proposed new courses
ECON 442-3 - International Trade, and ECON 445-3
- International Finance, as set forth on pages 6
through 9 of Paper S.76-155."
MOTION 6 CARRIED
c) Paper S.76-156 - Department of English Program and Course
Changes
Moved and seconded,
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"That Senate approve, and recommend approval
to the Board of Governors, the change in re-
quirements for honors in English, as set forth
in Paper S.76-l56."
Note: The Department will not allow courses from outside English to
substitute for the honors courses, but the present statement seems to
indicate that it will not allow any English course to be substituted.
This is not the intention, and therefore the wording has been changed
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for clarification.
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MOTION CARRIED
Moved and seconded,
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"That Senate approve, and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, the proposed change in
description for ENGL 494-4 - Honors Directed
Reading from 'Supervised reading in a general
field for research toward an honors essay,' to
'Supervised reading in a general field for the
purpose of isolating a special topic in that
field for research toward an honors essay. With
the Department's approval a student may sub-
stitute ENGL 441, 443 or 445 for this course.'
Note: The addition of the last sentance corrects an omission made in
error at the time of a recent curriculum revision.
MOTION CARRIED
d)
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aper S.76-157 - Department of Political Science Program
Changes
Moved and seconded,
"That Senate approve, and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, the proposed change in
requirements for honors in Political Science
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"from 'Students must take forty-five credit hours
of upper division Political Science courses,
twenty-one hours of which must be from within a
single sequence and twenty-four of which must be
from different field sequences. Additionally,
POL. 499-5, the Honors Essay, is required of all
Honors students, for a total of fifty hours,'
to 'Students must take fifty credit hours of
upper division Political Science courses,
fifteen hours of which must be from a single
group, and five hours of which must be in
POL. 499-5, the Honors Essay.'
Note: The Department has requested this change for the reason that
the original expectation for honors requirement (21 hours of upper
division credit from within a single sequence) has not proved to be
feasible under the present curriculum. Furthermore, the stipulation
as to the total number of upper division credit hours required (50)
was not clear. It was also considered unnecessary to stipulate that
the balance of twenty-four credits must be from other sequences.
MOTION CARRIED
3) Paper S.76-158 - Department of Criminology Changes in Grading
ytèm, Field Practice
It had been moved by L. Severy, seconded by I. Wemyss, and approved
that Paper S.76-158 be separated for consideration. It had also been
noted by E. Fattah and D. Birch that the recommendations pertained
also to the Field Practice feed-back courses CRIM 361-1, 461-1,
466-1 and these were included.
Moved and seconded,
htTl!iat Senate approve, and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, the application of a
Pass (P)/Withdrawn (W) grading system in CRIM 360-5
- Field Practice 1, CRIM 460-5 - Field Practice 2,
and CRIM 465-5 - Field Practice 3, as set forth in
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S.76-158 and in the related courses CRIM 361-1,
461-1 and 466-1 respectively.
Note: The recommendation is to apply a grading. system of Pass (P)
or Withdrawn
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(W) as presently applied in EDUC 401, 402, 405, and
406, and as approved for Clinical Chemistry 397, 398 and 399. The
report of the SCUS Sub-Committee on Grading (currently before SCUS)
includes the recommendation that the designation "W" be retained
with the following terms: The designation "W" will be given when a
student withdraws (or is withdrawn) after the normal course drop
period from a course graded on a pass (P) or withdrawn (W) basis.
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This form of grading is normally used in courses of the practicum
type in which a student is working with human subjects, e.g. Education,
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E. Fattah responded to general enquiries in connection with
criteria for the proposal.
Question was called on the motion, including CRIM 361, 461 and
466, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
f) S.76-159 - Computing Science Course and Program Changes
Moved and seconded,
"That Senate approve, and recommend approval
to the Board of Governors, the Calendar
changes for Computing Science, as set forth
in S.76-159."
Note: SCUS recommends that the Calendar changes be approved en bloc
following discussion of the individual changes which Include a title
change, course description change, prerequisite change, discontinuation
of a course, and changes to honors, major, and minor program requirements.
MOTION CARRIED
g) S.76-160 - Department of Biological Sciences Course and
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Program Changes
Moved and seconded,
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"That Senate approve, and recommend approval
to the Board of Governors, the program changes
set forth on pages 1 and 2 of S.76-160, including
the deletion of CMPT 103 as an alternative course
for MATH 101 in the core program for the major,
the replacement of a three credit hour science
elective with a three credit hour general elective,
a change in the recommended elective (adding
English or a foreign language and making MATH
302 highly recommended), the addition of the
recommendation that students in the honors
program take the individual study semester
(BISC 490, 491 and 492), and the deletion of a
redundant note in the description of the minor
program to the effect that B.C. high school grade
XI and XII biology will not be accepted in lieu
of BISC 101 and 102."
MOTION 1 CARRIED
Moved and seconded,
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2. "That Senate approve, and recommend approval
to the Board of Governors, course title
changes as follows: BISC 201 from 'Cell
Biology and Biochemistry' to 'Cell Biology,'
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BI'SC 301 from 'Biochemistry I' to 'Biochemistry
- Intermediary Metabolism,' BISC 401 from
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iochemistry II' to 'Biochemistry - Regulatory
Mchanisms,' and BISC 402 from 'Physiological
Genetics' to 'Molecular Genetics.'
Note: None of these changes denotes change in the subject matter;
each is intended to better describe the nature and content of the
course.
NOTION 2 CARRIED
Moved thid seconded,
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"That Senate approve, and recommend approval
to the Board of Governors, as set forth on
page 1 of S.76-160, the revision to the
Calendar statement (page 339 in 1976-77
Calendar) regarding 'courses in Biology for
students not majoring in Biology.'
MOTION 3 CARRIED
Moved and seconded,
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4. "Tat Senate approve, and recommend approval
to the Board of Governors, the changes in
prerequisites as set forth on page 2 of
S.76-160, for BISC 310, BISC 428, BISC 438,
BISC 448, BISC 432, BISC 435, BISC 490, BISC
491, BISC 492."
h) Department of Chemistry
MOTION 4 CARRIED
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1) 'S.76-161 - New Course Proposal - CHEN 483-15 -
Individual Study Semester
It had been moved by Ironside, seconded by B. Emery, and
approved that Paper S. 76-161 be separated for consideration.
Moved arid seconded,
"T1at Senate approve, and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, CHEM 483-15 - Individual
Study Semester."
Note: Item five on page three has been deleted from the proposal
and is being reconsidered by the Chemistry Department within the
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context of the larger question concerning the relationship between
financial remuneration and academic credit. SCUS approved CHEN
483-15 with the explicit deletion of that item and the request that
it be reconsidered. A response of the Chemistry Department Chairman
to that request is attached. Members of SCUS were also concerned
about the requirement that a student submit a research proposal to
the Department at least three months prior to the start of the
semester in which the course will be taken. The Committee was assured
that the intent was to obtain a preliminary research proposal at that
time. It was agreed that the word "preliminary" be inserted in the
Calendar description of the course.
R. Ironside suggested that the statement on the evaluation form
attached to the proposal, "The research effort may result in publish-
able material, but this must not be seen as the primary aim of the ISS,"
could have a negative effect on the student as publishing tends to put
too high an emphasis on the Individual Study Semester. J. Walkley said
the function was to indicate the length of time in the semester that a
student may spend on the project, and J. Webster added that in his
interpretation of the phrase there was no request for production of
publishable reu1ts.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
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S.76-162 - Course and Program Changes
Moved and seconded,
"That Senate approve, and recommend approval
to the Board of Governors, proposed changes
in Chemistry, as set forth in S.76-162,
including:
1) program for students intending to
specialize in Chemistry
ii)
Chemistry Major program
iii)
Chemistry Honors program
iv)
Chemistry Minor program
v)
prerequisite changes to CHEM 101, 106
362, 464, 482
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description change for CHEM 481
vii)
title change for CHEM482."
MOTION CARRIED
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Department of Mathematics
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Paper S.76-163 - New Course Proposal, MATH 242-3
and Related Changes
Moved and seconded,
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1. "That Senate approve, and recommend approval
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to the Board of Governors, MATH 242-3 -
Introduction to Analysis."
Note: The Mathematics Department in one three-semester hour course
proposes to deal in an integrated way with the material previously
handled in twotwo-semester hour courses.
MOTION CARRIED
Moved and seconded,
2.
"That Senate approve, and recommend approval
to the Board of Governors, a change in pre-
requisite such that MATH 242-3 is made pre-
requisite for a course which now has MATH 241-2
as a prerequisite and that MATH 242-3 is added
as a prerequisite for MATH 320-3 - Theory of
Convergence."
MOTION CARRIED
Moved and seconded,
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"That Senate approve, and recommend approval
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to the Board of Governors, a change in title?
for MATH 141-2 from 'Pure Mathematics I' to
'Introduction to Pure Mathematics.'
Note: MATH 141-2 was previously entitled "Pure Mathematics I" as
part of a sequence which also included "Pure Mathematics II and
III." Now that the latter two courses have been fused and retitled,
it is appropriate to retitle the former.
MOTION CARRIED
ii)
Paper S.76-164 - Course and Program Changes
Moved and seconded,
"That Senate approve, and recommend approval
to the Board of Governors, proposed Mathematics
changes as set forth in S.76-164, including i)
change in Major program, ii) change in Honors
program, iii) change in Minor program, iv) title
change for MATH 141-2, v) prerequisite change
for MATH 320-3."
MOTION CARRIED
iii)
Paper S.76-165 - Changes in Faculties of Arts and of
Science Mathematics Entry
Moved and seconded,
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"Tht Senate .approve, and recommend approval
to the Board of Governors, the changes as set
forth in S.76-165, pertaining to Mathematics
in the B.A. program in the Faculty of Arts."
Note: It was noted the changes reflected those being made in
Mathematics in the Faculty of Science.
MOTION CARRIED
j) Department of Physics
1) Paper S.76-166 - Course Changes
Moved and seconded,
"That Senate approve, and recommend approval
to the Board of Governors, proposed Physics
changes, as set forth in S.76-166, including
1) prerequisite change to PHYS 411-4, ii)
Honors Physics requirements in Mathematics."
It was no
I ted that PHYS 411-4 has been incorrectly numbered as
441-4 on the blue motion sheet attached to Paper S.76-166, and this
was corrected.l
MOTION CARRIED
ii)Paper S.76-167 - Extension Credit Courses 1975-76
In response to a question raised by C. Jones, J. Blaney advised
that of the total number of course enrolments in the Fall semester
1976, there was 32.5% evening only, .1% full-time; 40% evening part-
time; 27.5% day and evening full-time, and that approximately 72-73%
involved part-
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time students, either evening only or day and evening.
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de pressed for documentation relating to course drop,
fail and pass statistics, and it was agreed that the Senate Committee
on Continuing Studies would be asked to examine the question and the
feasibility of compiling the information requested, either through
the Senate Committee or the Faculties. M. McClaren provided informa-
tion relating to his analysis of the Extension Program which had
indicated there was no significant difference between students in
evening or day courses, but where there was no familiarity with the
subject there was a high drop rate.
iii)'Senate Graduate Studies Committee
J. Wheatley proposed now moving en bloc formally as though they
were individual motions the submissions from the Senate Graduate
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Sid !e; Comnrl ttee, Papers S.76-168 through S.76-1-70, with the under-
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Such nio lion was then moved by
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Motion was then made to divide the question in respect of the
following paper:-
"Thai paper S.76-168 be divided from the others"
(Motion to divide carried).
Question was then called on the papers and motions not divided,
and on the divided questions with all questions not divided approved, and
overall resultà as follows:
a) Paper $.76-168 - Department of Kinesiology - Graduate Course
and Pro
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ram Changes
Moved and seconded,
"That Senate approve, and recommend approval
to the Board of Governors, as set forth in
S.76-168,
i)
NewCourses KINES 821-3 and KINES 861-3
(with deletion of KINES 820-5 and KINES
860-5 respectively)
ii)
Proposed Changes in Graduate Regulations."
R. Ironside questioned the propriety of crediting undergraduate
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courses towards a graduate degree. J. Wheatley explained that University
regulations permitted the inclusion if up to 6 units of approved under-
graduate courses on a graduate program.
MOTION CARRIED
b) Paper S.76-169 - Department of Chemistry - Graduate Study
Changes
Moved and seconded,
"That Senate approve, and recommend approval
to the Board of Governors, as set forth in
S.76-169, the proposed revisions in Chemistry."
MOTION CARRIED
c) Paper S.76-170 - Changes in the MPM Program
Moved and seconded,
"That Senate approve, and recommend approval
to the Board of Governors, as set forth in
S.76-170, changes in the Master of Pest
Management Program including:
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1) New Courses: BISC 850-3 - Weed Biology and Control
BISC 851-3 - Vertebrate Pests
BISC 852-3 - Medical and Veterinary Entomology
BISC
853-3 - Plant Disease Vectors
ii)
Changes in Title and Course Descriptions for
BISC
816-3,
BISC
840-3,
BISC
841-3,
BISC
842-3,
BISC
844-3,
BISC
847-3,
BISC
849-5 (title change
only)
iii)
Change In credits and related items for
BISC
601,
BISC
602 (and title change and description change),
BISC 603 (and description change), BISC 604, BISC
605 (and credit change), together with necessary
editorial changes following from these."
MOTION CARRIED
d) Paper S.76-171 - Representation on the Graduate Studies
Committee
Moved byJ. Wheatley, seconded by
B.
Wilson,
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"That membership in the Senate Graduate Studies
Committee be increased by two members elected by
and from the Faculty Graduate Studies Committee
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in the Faculty of Education."
It was noted that, inasmuch as the Faculty of Education consists
of a single department, its representation on the Senate Graduate
Studies Committee is restricted, and this limitation is reflected in
the Executive Committee, particularly in connection with quorum
requirements.
Question,was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
Moved by J. Wheatley, seconded by T. Calvert,
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"That membership In the Executive Committee of
the Senate Graduate Studies Committee be in-
creased by one student elected by and from the
students on the Senate Graduate Studies Committee."
J. Wheatley commented that student membership had proven to be
of particular benefit to the Committee.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
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6. REPORTS OF FACULTIES
There were no reports from faculties.
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7.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
8. NOTICES OF MOTION
L. Severy gave notice of motion to amend the Rules of Senate
relating to the quorum, and was advised to present her motion to
the Secretary of Senate for consideration of the Senate Committee
on Agenda and Rules prior to transmittal to Senate for advance
notice of discussion to be undertaken at the next following meeting
of Senate.
9.
INFORMATION
It was noted that the next meeting of Senate is scheduled for
Monday, January 10, 1977, at 7:00 p.m.
The assembly moved immediately into Closed Session at 8:01 p.m.
H. M. Evans
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