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MEMORANDUM
OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC AND PROVOST
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attention
Senate
date
January 15,2013
from
Jon Driver, Vice-President, Academic and
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Provost, and Chair, SCUP
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: Suspension of Admission to the Explorations in the Arts
and Social Sciences Certificate Program, Explorations Program (SCUP 13-01)
RE:
At itsJanuary 9, 2013 meeting SCUP reviewed and approved the proposal to suspend admission to the
Explorations in the Arts and Social Sciences Certificate Program in the Explorations Program within the
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, effective Fall 2013.
Motion:
That Senate approve the suspension of admission to the Explorations in the Arts and Social Sciences
Certificate Program in the Explorations Program within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, effective
Fall 2013.
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UNIVERSITY
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SFU
MEMORANDUM
ATTENTION
FROM
RE:
SCUP 13-01
OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC AND
ASSOCIATE PROVOST
University Drive,
TEL: 778.782.4636
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Burnaby, BC
www.sfu.ca/vpacademic
Canada V5A1S6
Senate Committee on University
Priorities
Gordon Myers, Chair
Senate Committee on Undergraduate
Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (SCUS 12-52d)
DATE
PAGES
December 7, 2012
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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its meeting of
December 6, 2012, gives rise to the following recommendation:
Motion 1:
That SCUP approve and recommend to Senate the suspension of admission to
the Explorations Certificate in Explorations within the Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences.
The relevant documentation for review by SCUP is attached.
SIMON
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UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
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AnentON
PASS Curriculum Committee
date
November 15,2012
from
AlistairLachlan
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Suspension ofAdmissions to the Explorations Certificate
Proposalto suspend admissions:
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The program to which admissions should be suspended is the Explorations in Tne Arts and Social
Sciences Certificate Program
The program ispart of the Explorations Program atSFLPs Surrey campus.
The pro-am is offered in PASS. Itdraws upon other schools and departments for aa miniinum of
sixunits which mustbe atthe 200 division orhigher, including three units inarts orhumanities
disciplines, andthree unitsin social sciences.*'
Proposed date for suspension: September 2013
The reason for suspension ofadmission islack ofstudentinterest Of the approximately 800 students
enrolled inExplorations todate 21 have completed the certificate and between 10 and 1S other
students are active-
All past and presentExplorations students have been emailed about the intention ofthe Steering
Committeeto discontinue the Certificate. There havebeensixreplies in all, mainly fromstudents still
interested incompleting the Certificate. None ofthe replies protested the Steering Committee's
intention. There has been noattempt tocontact other faculties and departments because theimpact
of thesuapCTtmon wffl hftvr n«gflg«M«>
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Th«>r» will hg noadverse impacts onstafforfaculty
members. Allfaculty members whoteach inFaplo«»**««« have been consulted. Staffmembers attend
theSteering Committee meetings as non-votingmembers. No voice has been raised against; oreven
questioning, theintention to discontinue theCertificate.
Draft Cafrndflr entry detailing suspension of admissions to theprogram: "Admission to this
certificate hasbeen suspended"
For more information please contact Alistair Iachlan, Director Explorations program, T: 22057,
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