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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY SENATE REPORT

MAY MEETING 1967

1.

Senate Committee on Examination and Grading Practices

This Committee which had been established at the April leeting of

Senate, has the following membership: L.M. Kendall, repartment of

Psychology; E.J. Wells, Department of chemistry; W.Williams, Tepartment

of History and Leone Smith, Professional Foundations, and the registrar.

2.

Deferred Grades and Changes of Grades

The following recommendations from the Senate Committee on Undergraduate

Admissions and Standings were accepted

l.a. That the Registrar accept and record any deferred grades

submitted through the Head of repartment by the instructor

in the course

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1.b. That all unchanged DEF grades be automatically converted to

F after the 5th day of lectures of the semester immediately

following the one in which the grade was awarded. In

exceptional cases the Senate Committee on Admissions and

Standings may grant an extension on petition by the Head of

the Department of the course concerned

2.a.

That all course grades require the approval and initial of

the Department Head or his delegate before being submitted

to the Registrar

2.b.

That all course grade changes require the approval and

initial of the Department Head or his delegate before

being submitted to the Registrar

2.c.

That course grade changes be permitted up to but not beyond

the 5th day of lectures of the semester immediately following

the one in which the grade is awarded. In special cases the

Senate Committee on Admissions and Standings may grant an

exception on petition by the Head of the Department of the

course concerned.

It was agreed that these regulations would become operative with

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grades for the 1967 summer semester.

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3.

F. Candelaria was appointed to replace J. Mills as Senate representative of

the Faculty of Arts.

4.

Candidates for Degrees

Senate approved a number of Degree candidates subject to the approval

of Faculties and a Select Committee of Senate prior to Convocation. The list

of graduating students will be published in the next Senate Report.

5.

Long Range Academic Planning Committee

The President reported that the Long Range Academic

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lanning Committee

had added the Librarian to its membership.

6.

Additional PSA Courses

Senate approved the following PSA Courses subject to the concurrence

of the Faculty of Arts:

PSA 491-5 - Directed Honors Reading in Political Science

PSA 492-5 - Directed Honors Reading in Sociology

PSA 493-5 - rirector Honors Reading in Anthropology

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PSA 499-5 - Honors Fssay

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J. Behrens was appointed to replace M. Bawtree as Senate representative from

the Faculty of Education for the summer semester.

8.

Student Radio Station

A Senator reported that there was a possibility of creating a

student radio station beaming to places of assembly in the University.

It was felt that Senate should be given an opportunity to discuss this

possibility. It was agreed also that students should be asked to discuss

this project with the Communications Centre and that it would then be

appropriate for the proposal to come before Senate before going to the

Board of Governors for financial approval.

9.

Faculty Requests for Senate approval

It was agreed that each Faculty should seek the views of the other

Faculties before bringing proposals which are of University wide concern

to Senate for approval.

10.

Late of Next Meeting

The date of the next meeting is June 5th, 1967. It was agreed that this

and future meetings of Senate should be held at 7 p.m.

D.P. Robertson

Pegistrar and Secretary

of Senate