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This report covers the period September 1, 2010 to August 31,2011, during which

SCUS held 12 meetings.

SCUS reviewed, recommended, approved and submitted to SCUP and Senate

curriculum changes related to the addition, deletion and modification of programs

and courses, as well

as revisions of relevant regulations.

Programs and Policies reviewed

I. Closure of the Integrated Studies Program

II. Course Repeat Policy revision

III. Closure

of Student Record Policy revision

IV. Dissolution

of Mathematical Sciences Specialization

V. Deletion of the Extended Minor in Latin American Studies

VI.

Suspension of Admission to the BA in Mathematics and Statistics in the

Faculty

of Arts and Social Sciences

VII. Deletion of the Minor Program in Gender Studies

VIII.

Deletion of the Health and Physiological Sciences Concentration

IX. Termination

of the Publishing Minor in the School of Communications

X. Revisions to the

IELTS Admission Standard

XI. Revision

of the B.C. 12 Admission Course List

XII. Deletion

of Guaranteed Placement Program in Faculty of Applied

Sciences

New programs approved and recommended

I. Extended Minor in World Literature

II. Certificate in Business Technology Management

III. Double Degree in Engineering

Science (Mechatronics) and Business

Administration

IV. Minor in Print and Digital Publishing

V. Minor in Development and Sustainability

VI. Bachelor of General Studies in the Faculty of Communication,

Art

and

Technology

VII. Elementary Generalist Minor

VIII. Secondary Teaching Minor

IX. Double Minor degree option in the Faculty

of Environment

X. Certificate in Ethics: Theory and Applications

XI.

Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Publishing

XII. Certificate in

Speech Science

XIII. Certificate in Environmental Literacy

XIV.

Joint Major in Earth Sciences and Chemistry

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New Courses

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SCUS also received the 2010-2011 Report from the Committee for the Review of

University Admission.

SCUS members during 2010-2011 were:

B. Krane, Chair (Associate Vice-President, Academic)

K. Acierno, A. Armstrong, N. Bordignon,

S. Mahmood (Student Representatives)

P. Budra, Arts and Social Sciences

R. Cameron, Applied Sciences

K. Corbett,

M. Lechner, Health Sciences

S. Dench, Director, University Curriculum

A. Gemino, Beedie

School of Business

J. Hinchliffe, Secretary and Assistant Registrar

D. Knowler, Environment

D. Kugler, Communication, Art and Technology

L. Legris, Student Services (Registrar designate)

R. Mathewes, Science

S. Richmond, Education

L. Rimmer, (University Librarian designate)

R. Balletta, Recording Secretary

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