SFU
MEMORANDUM
Dean of Graduate Studies
Maggie Benston Student Services
Centre 1100
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC
Canada V5A 1S6
attention Senate
from
Wade Parkhouse, Dean, Graduate Studies
RE:
2010-11 Annual Report of SGSC
TEL 778.782.3042
FAX 778.782.3080
date February 6, 2012
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S.12-51
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I am pleased to submit to Senate the 2010-11 Annual Report of the Senate Committee on
Graduate Studies (SGSC).
The Senate Committee on Graduate Studies is charged by Senate with the following terms of
reference:
7.
To maintain the academic standards established by Senate.
2. lo review and make recommendations to Senate concerning new graduate programs.
3. 'lo review and make recommendations to Senate concerning major changes to graduate programs.
4. To review and approve all proposed new graduate courses, course deletions, and minor changes to
programs. These changes shall be reported to Senate
;'/;
sunnnary form.
5.
lo administer, review and make recommendations to Senate concerning Graduate General Regulations.
6. To consider matters concerning Graduate Studies referred to the Committee, and to make
recommendations to the appropriate bodies.
7.
1o consider and decide on policy recommendations concerning graduate course registration, course and
program withdrawal procedures, and on the administration of graduate records.
The Senate Committee on Graduate Studies has two subcommittees: SGSC' Appeal subcommittee
(Unsatisfactory Progress under GGR 1.8.2), and the SGSC subcommittee Special Arrangements
Steering Committee (Special Arrangements Graduate Program).
SGSC 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 to relevant regulations.
Programs and Policies Reviewed
I) BUS - EMBA, MBA, MFRM (changed to Masters of Science in Finance), MOT MBA,
GDBA, includes revisions for Aboriginal cohort
II) MATH - Addition of Operations Research Stream (O.R.)
III) FHS-MSc
SIMON FUASEH UNIVERSITY
THINKING OF THE WORLD
IV) GGR 1.3.2 Admission to a graduate diploma program
V) GGR 1.3.2.a Addition of admission to a graduate certificate program
VI) GGR 1.3.3 Criteria for admission to a master's program
VII)
GGR 1.3.4 Criteria for admission to a doctoral program
VII) GGR 1.3.8.a Addition of criteria for admission to a concurrent bachelor's-master'sprogram
VIII)
GGR 1.3.11.a Addition of application to complete a non-joint concurrent graduate degree
IX) GGR 1.7.6 Revised regulation
New programs approved and recommended
BUS- EMBA-addition of elective stream: Management in the Americas
HSCI PhD
Curriculum Changes Approved
Program Changes
New Courses
Courses deleted
Courses Changed
36
34
43
Note: numbers are approximate
Graduate admissions, enrolments and credentials awarded
While graduate applications increased by 1%; offers decreased by 15% and new enrolments
decreased by 12.6% in 2010-11 compared to the previous year 2009-10 (applications 5508;
offers
2129; new enrolments 1626). Graduate enrolments decreased by 1% to 4610 students from 2010
with 3807 students in degree programs. Credentials awarded included 915 master's degrees and
126 PhD/EdD, an increase of 6.4% in master's and doctorate degrees awarded from last year.
Graduate
Admissions
04/05
08/09
09/10
10/11
Applications
3961
4701
5360
5508
Offers
1901
2268
2516
2129
Accepted offers
1512
1891
2037
1827
New Enrolments
1449
1744
1862
1626
Note: data prior to 04/05 is not reliable
Enrolments
2000
2005
2010
2011
Total*
2560
3666
4656
4610
% Change
43%
82%
80%
Degree**
2345
2889
3808
3807
23%
62%
62%
% Change
*Total headcount of all graduate students (degree, diploma, exchange and qualifying)
** Total headcount of masters and doctoral students
% Change relative to 2000
Credentials
Awarded
99/00
04/05
09/10
10/11
Masters (M)
528
651-
842
915
Doctoral (D)
108
85
136
126
Total (M&D)
636
736
978
1041
% Change
-
16%
54%
64%
% Change from 00/01 in total masters and doctoral credentials
Note: data is calculated on a FY basis
Tri-council Scholarship Support
The Vanier Scholarship program only came into effect in 2009 and we currently have 10 Vanier
Scholarship students. In 2011, 234 students were receiving tri-council funding as opposed to 269
students in 2010. SSHRC awardees totaled 122 as opposed to 139 in 2010. CHIR awardees
totaled 16 as opposed to 23 in 2010. NSERC awardees totaled 86 asopposed to 100 in 2010. A
greater number of students received the higher value CGS-D across all three agencies. SFU had 3
Trudeau Scholarship award winners enrolled in 2011.
Note: graduate student funding data is contained in the annual report from SPCSAB
SGSC Appeals Subcommittee
In 2011, the subcommittee considered five appeals of unsatisfactory performance where the
student was required to withdraw.
Two appeals were upheld.
SGSC Special Arrangements Steering Committee
In 2011, five students were admitted to the program and two graduated. At the end of 2011, 18
students remained registered in this program, (note: this data excludes students admitted under
Special Arrangements in Health Science)
SGSC members during 2011 were:
W. Parkhouse, Chair (Dean
of Graduate Studies)
Christi Garneau-Scott, Ali Assaei, Kamran Reayat, Darius Burbidge and David Pereira, (Graduate
Student at Large)
R. Cameron, Chair FGSC, Faculty of Applied Sciences
P. Budra, Chair FGSC, Arts and Social Sciences
C. Collins, Chair FGSC, Business
R. Wakkary, M. Hatala, Chair FGSC, Communication, Art and Technology
J. Nesbit, Chair FGSC, Education
W. Haider, D. Knowler, Chair FGSC, Environment
C.Janes, M. Moore, Chair FGSC, Health Sciences
D. Bingham, P. Ruben, Chair FGSC, Science
G. Agnes, M-E Kelm, P. Liljedahl, Associate Dean(s) Graduate Studies (ex officio)
M. Pope, Director Graduate Records (ex officio)
G. Bird, T. Mundle, University Librarian (ex officio)
