Senate Agenda - EXHIBIT III - November 19, 1999
FOR APPROVAL
Recommended: That Senate approve the sessional dates outlined in Appendix 1.
Background:
The sessional dates submitted for approval comprise the calendar years 2001 and 2002, and a few prominent dates for the January to April 2003 period. The sessional dates for 2000, previously approved by Senate, are included for information.
The 2000-2001 sessional dates for the Faculties of Education and Law have been included; dates for Medicine and Dentistry are expected to be submitted to SCAPA and Senate in January 2000.
Recommended: That Senate approve the introduction of a Four-Year General Bachelor of Arts program in Film in the Faculty of Arts, effective September 1, 2000.
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Four-Year General BA in Film
Students must achieve at least 60% in Film 020E and should consult with the Department prior to admission. 7.5 senior Film courses including:
Background:
The Faculty of Arts has implemented a four-year general degree program, recently approved by the Senate. This program conforms to the regulations outlined in that program and follows its rationale.
For purposes of comparison, the current Area of Concentration in Film requires five senior Film essay courses, all but one of which must be honors courses. The current Combined Honors Program in Film requires six senior Film essay courses, all of which must be honors courses, and requiring a fourth-year seminar half-course. The proposed General Degree in Film will require 7.5 senior Film essay courses, including at most two 100-level courses, and with the fourth-year seminar optional. In other respects the degree will require a balance of theory and history courses, and its requirements fall between those of the Area of Concentration and Combined Honors Degrees. It requires Film 251E "World Cinema," two half-courses in theory (Film 270F/G "Aesthetics" and Film 271F/G "Film Theory"), a half-course in Canadian Cinema (Film 158F/G or 258F/G), and a full-course equivalent from a selection of core courses in the program (255E "Representation of Gender and Sexuality," 256F/G "Avant-garde Cinema," 257F/G "Contemporary Film," 272F/G "Contemporary Film Theory," and 275F/G "Documentary Film"). The remaining four courses, including no more than two essay courses at the 100-level, could include options in American or other national cinemas, genre, directors/auteurs, and special topics in film. Students may also be able to take advantage of courses in other departments cross-listed with the Film Program (as, for example, Film 211F/G "Hispanic Film," offered in 1999-2000, and the future 212F/G "Latin-American Film," cross-listed with both Spanish and Comparative Literature and Civilization in the Department of Modern Languages).
Recommended: That a Four-Year BSc Honors Physics and Computer Science program be introduced in the Faculty of Science, and that the Four-Year BSc Honors Physics with Computer Science Minor program be withdrawn, effective September 1, 2000.
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Four-Year BSc Honors Physics and Computer Science
Admission Requirements
A complete first-year program with:
Principal Courses
Physics 020
Calculus 050a/b plus 051a/b or Applied Mathematics 026, or the former Applied Mathematics 020
or 023a/b plus 024a/b, or the former Mathematics 027.
Computer Science 025a or 026a/b, plus 027a/b
Subsidiary Courses
One full-course equivalent from the Faculty of Arts or Social Science
One full-course option
Second and Third Year
Students will take one year of courses mainly in Physics and Applied Mathematics, called Group A, and one year of courses mainly offered by the Computer Science Department, called Group B. Students may take either the courses in Group A in year two and the courses in Group B in year three, or vice versa. The choice will restrict slightly the courses available in year four. Timetable constraints make it difficult to mix the courses in Groups A and B in years two and three.
Courses in Group A
Principal Courses
Physics 200, 259E
Applied Mathematics 261b
Calculus 250a, 251b
Differential Equations 215a/b
Subsidiary Courses
Linear Algebra 040a plus one half-course option or, if Linear Algebra 040a/b has been taken
previously, one full course or equivalent option.
Physics 279y or Physics 379y (Non-credit)
Courses in Group B
Principal Courses
Four full-course equivalents from the following four and one-half courses:
Computer Science 208a/b, 209a/b, 210a/b, 211a/b, 212a/b/y
Mathematics 222a
Mathematics 223b or a half-course in Computer Science at the 300-level.
Physics: 1 full-course equivalent numbered 200 or higher
Subsidiary Courses
The remaining half-course from the list above
One half-course option
Physics 279y or Physics 379y (Non-credit)
Fourth Year
Principal Courses
Computer Science: five half-courses numbered 300 or higher
Physics 359E
Odd Years:
Physics 351a, 352b
Even Years:
Physics 365a, half-course option in Physics numbered 300 or higher
Subsidiary Courses
Odd Years:
Applied Mathematics 315a
Physics 479y (Non-credit)
Even Years:
One half-course option
Physics 479y (Non-credit)
Background:
The proposed program is an improvement on the old. Reasons for the recommendation include: 1) There is additional government funding available for joint programs involving Computer Science, 2) The current program has a number of timetable conflicts that require awkward work-rounds, and 3) Both departments have recently implemented major revisions of their programs.
Recommended: That an Honors Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) and the Sociology of Ageing and Health program be introduced in the Faculty of Health Sciences, effective September 1, 1999.
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Honors Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) and the Sociology of Ageing and Health
First Year
Health Sciences 021
One of Biology 022, 023 or 026
Sociology 020
2.0 full-course equivalent electives
Second Year
One of Sociology 231 or Health Sciences 201
One of Sociology 202 or Sociology 245/Health Sciences 245
One of Sociology 308F/G*, 315F/G* OR One of Sociology 178a/b*, 179a/b*, 307F/G*
0.5 Sociology elective
Health Sciences 202F/G, 203a/b, 204F/G
One of Health Sciences 205a/b or 206a/b
All students must at their own expense acquire current certification in basic First Aid and Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation prior to the completion of second year. Deadline for submission of current certification to the office is April 30.
Note: *May be taken in either year 2 or year 3
Third Year
One of Sociology 202 or Sociology 245/Health Sciences 245 (whichever not taken in Yr. 2)
One of Sociology 308F/G*, 315F/G* OR one of Sociology 178a/b*, 179a/b*, 307F/G*
One of Health Sciences 205a/b or 206a/b (whichever not taken in Yr. 2)
Health Sciences 303a/b, 305a/b, 306a/b
1.5 full course equivalent elective options or equivalent in Sociology [Recommended: Sociology
230; Sociology 235; Sociology 263a/b; Sociology 314F/G; Sociology 316F/G; Sociology 341F/G]
Note: *May be taken in either year 2 or year 3
Fourth Year
One of Sociology 300a/b and 302a/b or Health Sciences 401
Sociology 408F/G, 476F/G
1.0 Sociology elective at the 300 or 400 level [Recommended: Sociology 314F/G; Sociology
341F/G; Sociology 415F/G; Sociology 478F/G]
Health Sciences 302F/G
1.5 Health Sciences electives chosen from the 300-400 series
Background:
Given the complexities associated with understanding the health care needs and concerns of an ageing society, the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Department of Sociology expressed mutual interest in developing this program. The proposal supports 澳门六合彩开奖预测's move toward: 1) more interdisciplinary programs, particularly those that cross traditional faculty boundaries; 2) offering sound academic programming that is responsive to changing realities in Canada; and 3) offering programs that are in demand among students, e.g., other universities such as McMaster have proven success with undergraduate gerontology programs.
Following 澳门六合彩开奖预测's naming conventions for degree diplomas, the degree would appear as Bachelor of Health Sciences - Honors Sociology of Ageing and Health.
5. Introduction of Four-Year BSc Geology; Withdrawal of
Three-Year BSc Geology (Applied Geosciences)
Recommended: That a Four-Year BSc Geology program be introduced in the Faculty of Science, and that the Three-Year BSc Geology (Applied Geosciences) program be withdrawn, effective September 1, 2000.
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FOUR-YEAR GENERAL BSc GEOLOGY
Admission Requirements
Completion of a first year program including: Earth Sciences 020 or equivalent (see note) with a mark of at least 60%; Chemistry 020 or 023, Mathematics 030 or any two of the following: Calculus 050a/b, 051a/b, 081a/b, Mathematics 028a/b, Linear Algebra 040a/b, Statistical Sciences 024a/b; or the former Applied Mathematics 020, or 023a/b and 024a/b, or the former Mathematics 027.
Note:
Courses equivalent to Earth Sciences 020 are any two of Earth Sciences 081a/b, 082a/b, 083F, 085a/b, 281b; the recommended combination most closely approximating the content of Earth Sciences 020 is Earth Sciences 082a/b and 085a/b.
Second Year
Earth Sciences 200a, 201a, 205a
Earth Sciences 206b, 220b, 230a/b, 250y, 260b
One and one-half full-course equivalent options, to attain a total of five and one-half courses.
Note:
Computer Science 026a/b is a strongly recommended option.
Earth Sciences 280 is not acceptable for credit in this program.
Third Year
Earth Sciences 310a/b, 312a, 320a/b, 340a/b, 370a
Earth Sciences 300b, 314b, 350y, 361a/b
One senior-level full-course equivalent option, to attain a total of five and one-half courses.
Fourth Year
Earth Sciences 400a/b, 462a/b, 450y; two of 411a/b, 412a/b, 460a/b; two of 431a/b, 432a/b,
440a/b
Two senior Science full-course equivalent options numbered 200 or above, to attain a total of five
and one-half courses.
The Area of Concentration will consist of the 12.0 senior-level Earth Science courses which are specified in second, third, and fourth year.
Background:
In 1993 the Departments of Geology and Geophysics merged. In September 1996, a new integrated curriculum was put in place. The new Department of Earth Sciences had a mandate to review this integrated program after 3 years. This review has now been done and this submission is the first part of the revisions to the programs. [See also item 6 for approval and item 4 for information below.]
The Earth Sciences Department wanted an alternative for students who do not achieve Honors standing in 3rd year and thus cannot proceed to a Four-Year Honors program. In the view of the Department, students who graduate in the Three-Year BSc degree program are not exposed to enough upper year Earth Science courses to allow them to practice effectively in their respective fields. The proposed four-year general programs will allow a student who does not achieve honors standing, or a student who does not wish to do an undergraduate thesis, to go on to 4th year and take additional Earth Sciences courses. The Department will monitor enrolment in the Three-Year BSc programs over the next few years and if student interest shifts to the new four-year programs, it will eliminate the three-year programs.
Recommended: That a Four-Year BSc Geophysics program be introduced in the Faculty of Science, effective September 1, 2000.
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FOUR-YEAR GENERAL BSc GEOPHYSICS
Admission Requirements
Completion of a first year program including: Earth Sciences 020 or equivalent (see note) with a mark of at least 60%; Physics 020, 022, 024 or 025; Calculus 050a/b plus one of 051a/b or 081a/b, or Applied Mathematics 026 or the former Applied Mathematics 020, or 023a/b and 024a/b, or the former Mathematics 027.
Note:
Courses equivalent to Earth Sciences 020 are any two of Earth Sciences 081a/b, 082a/b, 083F, 085a/b, 281b; the recommended combination most closely approximating the content of Earth Sciences 020 is Earth Sciences 082a/b and 085a/b.
Second Year
Earth Sciences 200a, 201a
Earth Sciences 206b, 220b, 260b, 250y
Calculus 280a, 281b
Chemistry 024a/b
One full-course option, to attain a total of five and one-half courses.
Note:
A first year Physics course must be completed prior to registration in Year 3.
Computer Science 026a/b is a strongly recommended option.
Earth Sciences 280 is not acceptable for credit in this program.
Third Year
Earth Sciences 320a/b, 321a, 322a
Earth Sciences 300b, 314b, 350y
Differential Equations 215a
Physics 243b
Linear Algebra 040a/b
One senior-level full-course equivalent option, to attain a total of five and one-half courses.
Fourth Year
Earth Sciences 420a/b, 421a/b, 422a/b, 424a/b, 440a/b
Two and one-half senior Science full-course equivalent options numbered 200 or above, to attain
a total of five courses.
The Area of Concentration will consist of the 8.5 senior-level Earth Science courses which are specified in second, third, and fourth year.
Background:
See background for item 5 above.
A) Huron College: ICS Courses
Recommended: That effective September 1, 2000, the following International and Comparative Studies be introduced at Huron College:
250F/G: Africa in Transition
301F/G: Methodologies for International and Comparative Studies
400E-409E: Seminars in International and Comparative Studies
490E: Honors Thesis
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International and Comparative Studies 250F/G: Africa in Transition
An examination of how processes of change in Africa can inform understanding of development
through a study of a variety of cultures and contexts within Africa. An analysis of African
experiences of, and perspectives on, development.
Prerequisite: ICS 020 or permission of the Instructor
3 hours, half course
International and Comparative Studies 301F/G: Methodologies for International and Comparative Studies
Methodologies related to research on current cross-cultural/international themes, and to
international development initiatives. Methods may include participatory research, gender
analysis, program cycle management and impact studies.
Prerequisite: ICS 020
Pre- or Corequisite: ICS 200E
3 hours, half course
International and Comparative Studies 400E - 409E: Seminars in International and Comparative Studies
Advanced topic selected by the instructor. Each student will present a major research paper
exploring the interdisciplinary content of international and comparative studies.
Prerequisite: ICS 301F/G. Restricted to students in the 4th year.
International and Comparative Studies 490E: Honors Thesis
An original research project under faculty supervision, with scheduled tutorials and class meetings
held throughout the year. An oral defence of the thesis will be required.
Restricted to ICS Combined Honors students with a grade of 75% in each of ICS 200E and
301F/G
Prerequisite: ICS 301F/G
Background:
The course to be introduced as ICS 250F/G has been offered as a special topics course for two years. The department intends to continue this course offering and seeks a permanent number. The course complements current offerings within the ICS program.
ICS 300E will be withdrawn at the same time as the new course, 301F/G is introduced. A full year course restricts a student's flexibility to pursue topics of interest to him or her. The Department feels that the course on methodologies is a missing piece in the current ICS program and key to its integrity leading to the possibility of completing an honors thesis. This course will equip students with skills necessary to pursue their subject interests in depth; the half course format will allow students to pursue other courses of interests.
A range of fourth year level seminars will allow combined honors students to explore themes of international and comparative studies at an advanced level. A separate honors thesis course (ICS 490E) has been created. In the case of ICS 400E this is a revision to an existing course description.
An undergraduate thesis, 490E, in the subject area is a requirement for post-baccalaureate studies in the field of international studies. The course will support students developing skills for post-graduate studies.
B) King's College
Recommended: That, effective September 1, 2000, Psychology 342F/G: The Psychology of Social Influence and Social Work 430a/b: Overview of Addictions be introduced at King's College with the following course descriptions:
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Psychology 342F/G: The Psychology of Social Influence
A review of psychological theory and research relating to the interplay of influence, direct
behavior change phenomena, persuasion-based and behavior-based attitude change, the influence
of mood states, hypnosis, cognitive processes in influence, and resisting influence.
Prerequisites: Psychology 270F/G, or 275E or the former 271 and registration in third or fourth
year of Honors Psychology Program.
2 lecture hours, 2 seminar hours, half course.
Social Work 430a/b: Overview of Addictions
An examination of the addictions field with a focus on addiction as oppression. The use, misuse,
and abuse of psychoactive substances will be examined from a biopsychosocial perspective. The
course will review both addition-specific and general community resources utilized in treatment
and recovery.
Antirequisites: Social Work 465a completed in 1998-99 and Social Work 465b in 1999-2000.
Prerequisites: Social Work 316a/b, 317a/b, and 318a/b.
3 lecture hours, half course.
Background:
Psychology 375F/G will increase student choice and integrate course offerings with the honors program.
Social Work 430a/b will enhance the Social Work elective offerings in Year IV of the professional Social Work program.
Recommended: That effective September 1, 2000, the admission requirements for second and senior years of the Honors and Combined Honors programs in Media, Information & Technoculture in the Faculty of Information & Media Studies, be revised from 3 criteria to 1, to require a minimum average of 75% in all previous course work with no failures.
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HONORS PROGRAM
Admission Requirements
Entrance to the second and senior years of the Honors program is limited. A minimum
requirement for admission to the MIT honors program is an overall average in all previous course
work of 75 percent, with no failures with no grade lower than 65 percent, and a minimum average
of 70 percent in the required first-year half-courses. Students will be evaluated for admission
based upon their academic standing. Attainment of the minimum average does not guarantee
admission.
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COMBINED HONORS PROGRAM
Admission Requirements
Entrance to the second and senior years of the Combined Honors program is limited. Students
must be accepted by both participating programs. A minimum requirement for admission to the
MIT portion of a Combined Honors program is an overall average in all previous course work of
75 percent, with no failures. with no grade lower than 65 percent, and a minimum of 70 percent in
the required half courses taken in first-year. Students will be evaluated for admission based upon
their academic standing. Attainment of the minimum average does not guarantee admission.
Background:
Students will no longer require a minimum average of 70 percent in the required half courses taken in first year with no grade less than 65 percent. The sole criteria for admission will be a minimum average of 75 percent in all previous course work, with no failures.
The current admission criteria limit the applicant pool to the program. This proposal will simplify the adjudication process for MIT Student Services and students applying to the program.
Recommended: That the Satisfactory Progression and Conditional Progression requirements in the Doctor of Medicine Program be amended as outlined below:
Satisfactory Progression
To satisfactorily complete each year, and to progress to the next year or to graduation, a student must meet the following requirements:
For Year 1, students must pass all course work, assignments, examinations of each course in the year, as defined by the Course Coordinator(s).
For Year 2, students must pass all course work, assignments, examinations of each course in the year, as defined by the Course Coordinator(s).
For Year 3(Integrated Clinical Clerkship), students must pass all Clinical Rotations and the Observed Structured Clinical Exam to pass clerkship
For Year 4, students must pass all Clinical Science Options and must meet the requirements of the Transitional Period (final 12 weeks of the program) to pass Year 4
The honors grade adjusted by the course weight leads to a weighted honors score. A student who obtains a total weighted honors score in the top 10% of the class for all courses in Year 1,Year 2, or Year 3, or Year 4 will be considered to have passed with Honors and shall be named to the Dean's Honor List. A student who has been named to the Dean's Honor List in each of the academic periods in which honors is available shall graduate With Distinction.
Conditional Progression
A student who has failed may be eligible to be considered for a period of remediation (either a study period or specific remedial program) followed by supplemental examination (reassessment which may be written, oral, and/or clinical in nature). Such supplemental privilege is in no way the right of the student, but rather is a permission granted by decision of the Undergraduate Medical Education Council. The period and scheduling of remediation is a decision of the Undergraduate Medical Education Council. The supplemental examination(s) will immediately follow the remediation. The supplemental examination(s) must be passed on the first attempt and prior to the start of the next academic year in order for the student to remain in the program.
The exception to this will be that a student who has failed a single clinical rotation in Year 3 who has been granted permission to remediate by the Clinical Education Committee, will be permitted to remediate during the scheduled time for Clinical Science Options in Year 4.
Permission for remediation and supplemental examination will be considered only when following conditions both exist:
1. The total of all failures (FAI) during the Doctor of Medicine program, including failures for which supplemental examination was previously granted, does not exceed three course weights.
2. One of (a)-(d) is true regarding performance in the current Year:
a. at the end of Year I, the student has received grades of HON or PAS in all but one or two course weights;
b. at the end of Year 2, the student has received grades of HON or PAS in all but one or two course weights;
c. at the end of Year 3(Integrated Clinical Clerkship), the student has received grades of HON or PAS and all but one Clinical Rotation or the Observed Structured Clinical Exam
d. during Year 4 Clinical Science Options and Year 4 Transitional Period, the student has met all course requirements
The maximum period of remediation will be:
Years 1, 2: Supplemental examination(s) (when granted) must be successfully completed by the student within 6 weeks of the date that the grade of fail is officially released to the student at the end of the academic year.
Year 3: Integrated Clinical Clerkship: Supplemental examination(s) (when granted) must be successfully completed in a maximum of eight weeks prior to commencing Clinical Science Options.
Year 4 Clinical Science Options: Supplemental examination(s) (when granted) must be successfully completed by the student within four weeks, to be completed after the end of Year 4.
Year 4 Transitional Period: Supplemental examination(s) (when granted) must be successfully completed by the student within two weeks, to be completed after the end of Year 4.
Achievement of pass in a supplemental examination does not delete the original grade of FAIL from the student record. A grade of SRP (Supplemental Examination/Remedial Work passed) will be separately recorded on the student record.
Requirement to Withdraw
A student who has not met the requirements listed under "Satisfactory Progression" shall be required to withdraw from the medical program for any of the following reasons:
1. the student has not met the conditions listed under "Conditional Progression" and, therefore, is not eligible for supplemental examination;
2. the student has met the conditions listed under "Conditional Progression" but permission for supplemental examination is not granted;
3. the student fails a supplemental examination granted under "Conditional Progression".
A student who has met the requirements under "Satisfactory Progression" may be required to withdraw under the University penalties for Scholastic Offenses.
Note: Students wishing to appeal against a decision of the Faculty of Medicine should refer to the Academic Rights and Responsibilities section of 澳门六合彩开奖预测's Academic Calendar.
Background:
This proposal does not represent any changes in the current practice in the Doctor of Medicine Program. It is intended to clarify the procedures that are currently stated. The proposal also includes editorial changes which bring the language in progression requirements up-to-date with the changes in the Curriculum of the Doctor of Medicine Program (approved by DAP on May 20, 1997) which are being implemented on a year-by-year basis.
Recommended: That Senate approve the progression requirements allowing a continuation of full-time registration be clarified and amplified (as shown in underlined text below), effective September 1, 2000.
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PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS
....When a student has attempted 4 or 4.5 courses and the grade point total is 4 or fewer, registration as a full-time student must be authorized by the Dean of the Faculty in which the student proposes to register.
When the number of courses attempted exceeds 5 but does not reach 10, courses previously attempted plus sufficient of the courses of the current session will be counted in a manner most advantageous to the student to reach 5 attempts with a minimum of 6 grade points.
When a student has completed 9 or 9.5 courses and the grade point total is 12 or fewer, registration as a full-time student must be authorized by the Dean of the Faculty in which the student proposes to register.
When the number of courses attempted exceeds 10, eligibility for further registration will be calculated on the basis of courses previously attempted plus sufficient of the courses of the current session counted in a manner most advantageous to the student to reach a total of 10 attempts with a minimum of 14 grade points.
PROGRESSION FOLLOWING ADMISSION WITH ADVANCED STANDING
....A grade point total of eight must be accumulated in the first five courses attempted at 澳门六合彩开奖预测. When a student has completed 4 or 4.5 courses and the grade point total is 6 or fewer, registration as a full-time student must be authorized by the Dean of the Faculty in which the student proposes to register. A transfer student must satisfy the first year requirements prior to graduation....
Background:
Currently, the registration system restricts students to part-time status when they have attained fewer than 5 grade points on their first 4 course attempts, or fewer than 5.5 grade points on their first 4.5 course attempts. Although transfer students are required to obtain 8 grade points on their first five attempts, the same rule is applied to them. Also, no restrictions are in place for students who are nearing 10 attempts and are still below the required 14 grade point minimum.
The proposed changes serve to tighten the regulations for all students, and to address current anomalies with respect to transfer and second year students. Broader restrictions on full-time registration will also serve to warn students of problems ahead and to offer them an early opportunity to avoid mandatory withdrawal.
This proposal was distributed to all Associate Deans (Academic) on main campus and to Academic Deans at the affiliates. Three written responses were received (Brescia, Huron and the Faculty of Science) and all were positive. One concern (Huron) was expressed about the effect of this change was that students entering the University with credits from an International Baccalaureate program would be held to a higher standard than students entering from high school. Such students number very few, however, and if necessary could be given special consideration by the Dean of their faculty or affiliated college.
Recommended: That, effective July 1, 2000, graduating students in the BEd/DipEd program must achieve an overall minimum weighted average of 85% in order to receive the designation "With Distinction" and to qualify for inclusion on the Dean's Honor List, as highlighted below:
DEAN'S HONOR LIST (S.4062, S.89-17, S.93-301, S.95-13, S.95-295, S.98-109)
Undergraduate students with outstanding academic records are named to the Dean's Honor List. In May of each year the Dean of each Faculty establishes an Honor List containing the names of all students registered in that Faculty whose average mark, for all courses completed in the previous 12 months, May 1 to April 30, is 80% or more with no failed courses. (For any course completed on a letter of permission in this period the mark must be "A".)
Concurrent Degree Students who are registered in an approved program of full-time studies leading to two undergraduate degrees will be adjudicated for the Dean's Honor List of each Faculty provided that at least 3.5 courses of the year's work have been approved for credit towards the particular degree.
The statement above applies to undergraduate students in the Faculties of Arts, Education, Health
Sciences, Information and Media Studies, Medicine & Dentistry, Music, Science and Social
Science, and at Brescia, Huron and King's Colleges.
For other undergraduate faculties and schools:
1) For the Richard Ivey School of Business, students in the Honors Business Administration Program must complete a full year's work, as defined by the program, attain grades in the top 10% of the class or have a special recommendation of the Dean.
2) For the Faculty of Education, graduating students in the BEd/DipEd Program must achieve an overall minimum weighted average of 85% in order to qualify for inclusion on the Dean's Honor List.
3) For the Faculty of Engineering Science students must achieve an average of 80% or more on a full year's work (i.e., six full courses or equivalent). Students in the final and graduating year must be registered in five courses or more to be included in the Dean's Honor List.
4) For the Faculty of Law, students must complete a full year's work as defined by the program and be in the top 10% of the class to be named to the Dean's Honor List for that year.
Students in the combined LLB/MBA Program are considered for the Dean's Honor List at the Faculty of Law during their first year of Law and for the Dean's Honor List at the Business School during their first year of MBA courses. In each of the third and fourth years of the program, students are considered for the Dean's Honor List at the Faculty of Law on the basis of the courses taken at the Faculty of Law in each particular year. In the fourth year, students are also considered for the Dean's Honor List at the Business School on the basis of the Business courses taken during the last two years.
Only the grades earned in courses taken at the Faculty of Law in a particular year (provided those courses total at least 14 credit hours) are used to calculate a student's standing for an overall achievement award in that year. Students who attend the Faculty of Law on a letter of permission from another law school are not considered for the Dean's Honor List or an overall achievement award in that year.
GRADUATION "WITH DISTINCTION" (S.3662, S.93-301, S.95-13, S.95-295, S.98-108, S.98-166)
Students in degree programs who have achieved an overall average of 80% and no grade lower than 70% on the entire program with no failed courses will graduate "with distinction".
Exceptions:
1) Business: Students awarded the GSW Inc. Gold Medal in the graduating year of the Honors Business Administration Program shall graduate With Distinction. The calculation for awarding the Gold Medal will be based on the highest grade average on the combined HBA 1 and HBA 2 years.
Students who are on the Dean's Honor List in each of the two years at the Business School shall graduate With Distinction, as an Ivey Scholar.
2) Education: Students in BEd/DipEd programs must achieve an overall minimum weighted average of 85% to graduate With Distinction.
3) Engineering: Students must fulfill Dean's Honor List criteria for the final 3 years of study shall graduate With Distinction.
4) Law: Students must be on the Dean's Honor List in at least two of their three years in the Law program to graduate With Distinction.
5) Medicine: Students must pass each year of the program with honors to graduate With Distinction.
Graduands of diploma or certificate programs offered by 澳门六合彩开奖预测 who have achieved an overall average of 80% and no grade lower than 70% on the entire program with no failed courses will receive the designation "With Distinction".
Notes:
Students who qualify for Graduation "With Distinction" will receive the designation on diplomas, transcripts and reports.
Letters of Permission: For purposes of calculation, alpha grades received on a letter of permission will be converted to grade points in accordance with current Senate policy. A student will be considered to have an "A" average if the equivalent grade point average is 4.0 or greater. Averaging for Letter of Permission courses and for courses taken at 澳门六合彩开奖预测 will be done separately.
Joint Three-Year BSc Physics Degree Combined with Fanshawe College Diploma in Control Engineering or Electronics Engineering Technology: Students will graduate with distinction if they meet the following criteria: 1) an average of 80% in the 10 courses taken at 澳门六合彩开奖预测; b) a full course load of five courses per academic year taken at 澳门六合彩开奖预测 between September and April; c) a cumulative g.p.a. of 3.2 in the courses taken at Fanshawe College; and 4) no failures in any courses at either 澳门六合彩开奖预测 or Fanshawe, even if the course is subsequently repeated successfully.
No Appeals: Since the designation "With Distinction" is conferred only when a student has achieved a certain average, a failure to achieve graduation "With Distinction" may not be appealed (although the grades on which the designation is based may be appealed in the normal way. See Section on Academic Rights and Responsibilities.)
Recommended: That the Preliminary Year Program at Brescia College be amended to read as outlined below (text to be added is underlined):
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[Brescia College offers] a co-educational preliminary year program for students who have a minimum of 24 credits toward the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). A minimum 70% average in an academic program oriented toward university studies with most courses at the advanced level of difficulty is required for admission consideration. Prerequisites for Preliminary Year courses will normally be the same as for the Ontario Academic Credits.
Students from outside Ontario are admitted with the equivalent of Ontario Grade 12 on the basis
of percentage and rank in class. and principal's report.
The preliminary year consists of five courses selected from: English 010E, Geography 010,
History 014, Mathematics 017a and 012b, Religious Studies 011, Sociology 010, French 002 or
010, German 002, Latin 002, Russian 002, Spanish 002. Successful completion of the preliminary
year requires a pass standing in all five courses with a minimum overall average of 60%.
Students who have successfully completed the preliminary year are formally eligible to apply for admission to Brescia College, The University of 澳门六合彩开奖预测 Ontario, and its other affiliated colleges. Admissions decisions will be based on academic performance and completion of prerequisite courses and the Dean's decision regarding admissions is final.
Courses taken in the preliminary year will be part of the student's overall academic record. These five courses however constitute the basis of admission to university study and do not carry university credit. Students may appeal course marks following the usual procedures (see relevant Academic Rights and Responsibilities Section of the Calendar) but failure of a preliminary year program may not be appealed.
Although there are no scholarships available for entrance to this program, upon completion of this qualifying year, students are eligible for Brescia's entrance scholarships to first year.
Background:
Following the October meeting of Senate, the Acting Principal of Brescia College (T. Topic) discussed the concerns raised at Senate [S.99-230] by Professor Bryan with regard to Mathematics 017a and 012b. No revisions are proposed by SCAPA. The revisions to the Preliminary Year program have been redirected to Senate. They reflect the current practice at Brescia College and update a policy last approved by Senate in October 1966.
FOR INFORMATIONThe following motions, approved by Senate at the meeting dates indicated were to be implemented next year and were reliant on having the new PeopleSoft Higher Education software able to accommodate the programming changes that would be required. The Office of the Registrar regrets that it is unable to meet this deadline. SCAPA approved the extension of implementation of these changes to January 1, 2001.
February 19, 1999, meeting of Senate - was to be effective in the 2000-2001 academic year:
That class (i.e., section) average be added to the transcript (assessing failures as 40%);
That for passing grades, the class size (i.e., section) be added to the transcript (including failures in the enrollment);
That an annual report by SCAPA be made to Senate showing average grades and distribution, by Faculty, and the entry average of incoming students.
October 16, 1998, meeting of Senate - was to be effective January 1, 2000:
That the policy on Academic Transcripts be revised to permit students to request a partial transcript restricted to marks and grades leading to a specific degree program
September 18, 1998, meeting of Senate - was to be effective January 1, 2000:
That the policy on Academic Transcripts be revised to add post-1993 information on scholarships, awards, fellowships, prizes and medals.
Note that at the February 19, 1999, meeting Senate had approved the addition of university-wide descriptors of the meaning of letter grades which were to be printed on the back of the transcripts. While the other items will be delayed until January 2001, the descriptors will appear on the back of transcripts in the Spring of 2000 with the next order of new transcript paper stock.
SCAPA has approved on behalf of the Senate the following Terms of Reference for a new award for recommendation to the Board of Governors through the Vice-Chancellor:
The London Police Services Board Awards (Any Faculty)
Available to spouses and natural or adopted children of active, retired or deceased police and civilian employees of the London Police Service who are full-time students at The University of 澳门六合彩开奖预测 Ontario or any affiliated college. Applications are available at the Office of the Registrar and from the Chief of Police, City of London. Applications must be returned by October 31. A joint committee, with representation from the London Police Services Board and the University's Financial Aid Services - Office of the Registrar, will be formed to make the final selection.
These awards were established by the London Police Services Board and the London Police Association.
Value: Up to $5,500 annually (monies to be divided equally among eligible applicants)
Effective: May 1999
Recent months have seen 澳门六合彩开奖预测 focused on enrolment issues raised by the prospect of the "double cohort". 澳门六合彩开奖预测's legitimate preoccupation with the academic and budgetary implications of enrolment expansion should not cause us to forget the source of the most dramatic component of the anticipated increase demand for university spaces, i.e., the elimination of the grade 13 and associate reform of the secondary school curriculum.
With regard to the relation of the level of preparation of graduates of the new curriculum to the requirements of first year courses at 澳门六合彩开奖预测, the Ministry has provided assurance that the graduates of the new secondary school reform curriculum will arrive with at least an equal level of preparation as OAC graduates. Although it is hoped that this objective will be achieved, SCAPA supports the view that those responsible for teaching first year courses that assume a particular level of preparation within a specific discipline should review carefully the material available in the new curriculum. If there is a suggestion that preparation levels are likely to change, consideration must be given to revising the first year curriculum.
Although direct responsibility for this review process clearly lies within the Faculties, SCAPA has struck an ad hoc committee to be chaired by Professor Allan Pitman with a mandate to monitor and coordinate this work through the Deans and report back to Senate on the progress and outcome of the process.
Also, with regard to the admission requirements for graduates of Ontario's revised secondary school curriculum, the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) has asked the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) to separate the issue of minimum admission requirements for graduates of Ontario's secondary schools from that of qualification for MTCU funding. Assuming that this request will be granted, it will fall to each university to set its own admission requirements, i.e., replace the current six OACs with requirements for particular OACs within different programs. Since the first graduates of the new curriculum entered grade 9 this fall, there is some urgency that 澳门六合彩开奖预测 be prepared to provide them with information on admission requirements as they begin to make decisions regarding the various streams that exist at grade 10 level and beyond.
A second ad hoc subcommittee of SCAPA, chaired by Professor Brian Timney has been struck to solicit recommendations from the deans and consult with others in the 澳门六合彩开奖预测 community.
Effective September 1, 2000, the Three-Year BSc and Four-Year BSc Honors Geology programs and the Three-Year BSc and Four-Year Honors BSc Geophysics programs will be revised as outlined below:
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THREE-YEAR BSc GEOLOGY
Admission Requirements
Completion of a first year program including: Earth Sciences 020 or equivalent (see note) with a mark of at least 60%; Chemistry 020 or 023, Mathematics 030 or any two of the following: Calculus 050a/b, 051a/b, 081a/b, Mathematics 028a/b, Linear Algebra 040a/b, Statistical Sciences 024a/b; or the former Applied Mathematics 020, or 023a/b and 024a/b, or the former Mathematics 027.
Note:
Courses equivalent to Earth Sciences 020 are any two of Earth Sciences 081a/b, 082a/b, 083F, 085a/b, 281b; the recommended combination most closely approximating the content of Earth Sciences 020 is Earth Sciences 082a/b and 085a/b.
Second Year
Earth Sciences 200a, 201a, 205a
Earth Sciences 206b, 220b, 230a/b, 250y, 260b
One and one-half full-course equivalent options, to attain a total of five and one-half courses.
Note:
Computer Science 026a/b is a strongly recommended option.
Earth Sciences 280 is not acceptable for credit in this program.
Third Year
Earth Sciences 310a/b, 312a, 320a, 340a/b, 370a
Earth Sciences 300b, 314b, 361a/b, 350y
One senior-level full-course equivalent option, to attain a total of five and one-half courses
The Area of Concentration will consist of the 8.5
senior-level Earth Sciences courses which are specified in second and third year.
Note:
Students with honors standing in second and third years of the program are eligible to enter fourth year Honors Geology. Honors standing in second and third years is attained with an average of at least 70% for all principal courses, with no mark in any of them less than 60%.
FOUR-YEAR BSc HONORS GEOLOGY
Admission Requirements
Completion of a first year program including: Earth Sciences 020 or equivalent (see note) with a mark of at least 60%; Chemistry 020 or 023, Mathematics 030 or any two of the following: Calculus 050a/b, 051a/b, 081a/b, Mathematics 028a/b, Linear Algebra 040a/b, Statistical Sciences 024a/b; or the former Applied Mathematics 020, or 023a/b and 024a/b, or the former Mathematics 027.
Note:
Courses equivalent to Earth Sciences 020 are any two of Earth Sciences 081a/b, 082a/b, 083F, 085a/b, 281b; the recommended combination most closely approximating the content of Earth Sciences 020 is Earth Sciences 082a/b and 085a/b.
Second Year
Principal Courses
Earth Sciences 200a, 201a, 205a
Earth Sciences 206b, 220b, 230a/b, 250y, 260b
Subsidiary Courses
One and one-half full-course equivalent options, to attain a total of five and one-half courses.
Note:
Computer Science 026a/b is a strongly recommended option.
Earth Sciences 280 is not acceptable for credit in this program.
Third Year
Principal Courses
Earth Sciences 310a/b, 312a, 320a, 340a/b, 370a
Earth Sciences 300b, 314b, 361a/b, 350y
Subsidiary Courses
One senior-level full-course equivalent option, to attain a total of five and one-half courses.
Fourth Year
Principal Courses
Earth Sciences 490 (1 full-course equivalent)
Earth Sciences 400a/b, 462a/b, 450y; one of 411a/b, 412a/b, 460a/b; one of 431a/b, 432a/b, 440a/b
Subsidiary Courses
Two senior Science full-course equivalent options numbered 200 or above, to attain a total of five and one-half courses.
THREE-YEAR BSc GEOPHYSICS
Admission Requirements
Completion of a first year program including: Earth Sciences 020 or equivalent (see note) with a mark of at least 60%; Physics 020, 022, 024 or 025; Calculus 050a/b plus one of 051a/b or 081a/b, or Applied Mathematics 026 or the former Applied Mathematics 020, or 023a/b and 024a/b, or the former Mathematics 027.
Note:
Courses equivalent to Earth Sciences 020 are any two of Earth Sciences 081a/b, 082a/b, 083F, 085a/b, 281b; the recommended combination most closely approximating the content of Earth Sciences 020 is Earth Sciences 082a/b and 085a/b.
Second Year
Earth Sciences 200a, 201a
Earth Sciences 206b, 220b, 250y, 260b
Calculus 280a, 281b
Chemistry 024a/b
One full-course option, to attain a total of five and one-half courses.
Note:
A first year Physics course must be completed prior to registration in Year 3.
Computer Science 026a/b is a strongly recommended option.
Earth Sciences 280 is not acceptable for credit in this program.
Third Year
Earth Sciences 320a, 321a, 322a
Earth Sciences 300b, 314b, 350y
Differential Equations 215a
Physics 243b
Linear Algebra 040a/b
One senior-level full-course equivalent option, to attain a total of five and one-half courses.
The Area of Concentration will consist of the 6.0 senior-level Earth Sciences courses which are specified in second and third year.
Note:
Students with honors standing in second and third years of the program are eligible to enter fourth year Honors Geophysics. Honors standing in second and third years is attained with an average of at least 70% for all principal courses, with no mark in any of them less than 60%.
FOUR-YEAR HONORS BSc GEOPHYSICS
Admission Requirements
Completion of a first year program including: Earth Sciences 020 or equivalent (see note) with a mark of at least 60%; Physics 020, 022, 024 or 025; Calculus 050a/b plus one of 051a/b or 081a/b, or Applied Mathematics 026 or the former Applied Mathematics 020, or 023a/b and 024a/b, or the former Mathematics 027.
Note:
Courses equivalent to Earth Sciences 020 are any two of Earth Sciences 081a/b, 082a/b, 083F, 085a/b, 281b; the recommended combination most closely approximating the content of Earth Sciences 020 is Earth Sciences 082a/b and 085a/b.
Second Year
Principal Courses
Earth Sciences 200a, 201a
Earth Sciences 206b, 220b, 260b, 250y
Subsidiary Courses
Calculus 280a, 281b
Chemistry 024a/b
One full-course option, to attain a total of five and one-half courses.
Note:
A first year Physics course must be completed prior to registration in Year 3.
Computer Science 026a/b is a strongly recommended option.
Earth Sciences 280 is not acceptable for credit in this program.
Third Year
Principal Courses
Earth Sciences 320a/b, 321a, 322a
Earth Sciences 300b, 314b, 350y
Subsidiary Courses
Differential Equations 215a
Physics 243b
Linear Algebra 040a/b
One senior-level full-course equivalent option, to attain a total of five and one-half courses.
Fourth Year
Principal Courses
Earth Sciences 490 (1 full-course equivalent)
Earth Sciences 420a/b, 421a/b, 422a/b, 424a/b, 440a/b
Subsidiary Courses
One and one-half senior Science full-course equivalent options numbered 200 or above, to attain a total of five courses.
Background:
In 1993 the Departments of Geology and Geophysics merged. In September 1996, a new integrated curriculum was put in place. The new Department of Earth Sciences had a mandate to review this integrated program after 3 years. This review has now been done and this submission is the first part of the revisions to the programs. [See also items 5 and 6 in the approval portion of this report.]
In the 1996 integrated curriculum the Department wanted to allow flexibility for students to switch between Geosciences, Applied Geosciences, and Geophysics programs at the end of year II. It set up a common entrance requirement that included medium level mathematics (Calculus 050a/b, 051a/b, 081a/b), Physics 020/022/024/025, Chemistry 020/023, and Earth Sciences 020 or equivalent. The problem with this is that Geology or Geoscience students do not require the level of Mathematics or Physics that was specified to undertake their programs. In addition, Geophysics students do not require a full course in Chemistry. The result has been decreasing enrolments and student discontent. To address this problem, the Department has decided to set the entrance requirements to fit the program. In addition to changing the course requirements, the Applied Geosciences is being eliminated because of lack of student interest and reverted to the two original program titles "Geology" and "Geophysics".