SENATE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH Tuesday, May 18, 1993 20:00 p.m. Room 113, MacNaughton Building AGENDA I APPROVAL OF AGENDA II REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR III READING AND DISPOSING OF MINUTES OF THE SENATE MEETING OF TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1993 (attached) IV BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES V READING OF ENQUIRIES AND COMMUNICATIONS VI QUESTION PERIOD VII UNFINISHED BUSINESS VIII REPORTS OF STANDING BOARDS AND COMMITTEES 1 . Executive Committee No Report 2. Bylaws and Membership No Report 3. Board of Undergraduate Studies (a) Proposal for Granting Credit for CAAT Transfers (b) Calendar Change: Declaration of Schedule of Studies (c) Recommended Course Additions and Deletions for the 1994/95 Undergraduate Calendar (d) Proposed changes to the B.A.Sc. Program (e) Proposed Changes to the B.Sc. (Agr) Program (f) Proposed Changes to the B.Sc. Program (g) Study Abroad Opportunity: Villefranche-sur-mer (h) List of Graduands: Spring Convocation 1993 4. Board of Graduate Studies (a) Announcements (b) Additions to Graduate and Associated Graduate Faculty (c) New Program Proposals (d) List of Graduands: Spring Convocation 1993 5. Research Board (a) Research Board Report on Activities for 1992/93 2 6. Library Committee No Report 7. Student Petitions No Report 8. Committee on Awards (a) New Award 9. Committee on University Planning No Report 10. Committee on Student Development No Report 11. Committee on International Activities (a) Policies for International Educational Activities IX NEW BUSINESS (a) Board of Governors Report to Senate X CLOSED SESSION No Report Please note: The Senate Executive will meet at 19:45 in Room 121, MacNaughton Building just prior to Senate Brenda Whiteside Secretary of Senate VIII.3 UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH SENATE REPORT FROM THE BOARD OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Tuesday, May 18, 1993 (a) Proposal for the Granting of Credit for CAAT Transfers MOTION: that Senate approve the revised policy on granting advanced standing to students from CAAT programs for implementation in Fall, 1993. (b) Calendar Change: Declaration of Schedule of Studies MOTION: that schedule of studies be defined in the Calendar and that the Calendar make clear the requirement for students to declare a schedule by entry into Semester 3. (c) Recommended Course Additions and Deletions for the 1994/95 Undergraduate Calendar MOTION: that Senate approve the course additions and deletions as presented for inclusion in the 1994-95 Undergraduate Calendar. (d) Proposed changes to the B.A.Sc. Program MOTION: that Senate approve the proposed changes in schedules of studies for: Applied Human Nutrition Major, Family and Social Relations Major, and Gerontology Major (including Co­ op) . MOTION: that Senate approve the changes in the schedule of studies for the Child Studies Major (including Co-op) and the deletion of areas of emphasis in Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Child in the Family. (e) Proposed Changes to the B.Sc. (Agr) Program MOTION: that Senate approve the restructured schedule of studies for the Environmental Biology Major and the corresponding reduction from four areas of emphasis to two: Environmental Quality and Plant Protection. 13 (f) Proposed Changes to the B.Sc. Program MOTION: that Senate approve the deletion of Specialized Honours Human Biology. MOTION: that Senate approve an area of emphasis in Human Population Biology in Specialized Honours Human Kinetics. MOTION: that Senate approve the deletion of the Entomology Minor. (g) Study Abroad Opportunity: Villefranche-sur-mer MOTION: that Senate receive the report on the Villefranche-sur-mer semester and apprqve a further one year trial in 1994 for information. (h) List of Graduands: Spring Convocation 1993 MOTION: that Senate approve the list of graduands for Spring Convocation 1993. Membership: J. R. MacDonald T. Bray B. D. Sullivan A. G. Holmes V. Gray J. B. Black N. Clendenning R. M. Barham J. L. Campbell N. 1. Bailey R. Downey G. Hofstra J. Mottin K. Mullen D. Noakes J. J. Simpson Andrew Noble Scott Van Haren Shirley Senoff Ic.f REVISIONS TO THE CAATS TRANSFER POLICY At its April 1992 meeting Senate considered recommendations from the Board of Undergraduate Studies to revise the University's policy on granting advanced standing to students from Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAA1), and approved a motion that the current policy be changed to allow for advanced standing for any CAATs student eligible for admission to Guelph. Senate also charged the Admissions Sub-Committee of the Board to develop standardized guidelines for granting transfer credits, which were to be on the basis of the courses taken by the student rather than the number of years in a program. In addition, the Admissions Sub-Committee was asked (a) to establish a minimum academic standing necessary for granting credit transfers, and (b) to review the present limit of 10 courses that applied to students who had graduated with a three-year college diploma. In response to Senate's directives, a working group was struck. It met with representatives from CAATs to seek information and advice, solicited the views of the admissions committees of programs at this University, and took account of existing "articulation" agreements with particular CAATs (see p.17-18 of the Undergraduate Calendar). The Admissions Sub-Committee reviewed the working group's suggested revisions to current policy and submitted a revised policy to the Board for approval. As a result, the following revised policy is recommended: Transfer credits are determined by the admissions committee of the Program to which the student is admitted, and in accordance with any existing agreement with the CAAT in question. Transfer credits will be based on courses completed at a CAAT with a grade of B or better, where those courses are deemed appropriate to the Program to which the student is admitted at this University. Up to 15 credits may be granted to students from a three-year Diploma program, and up to 6 credits may be granted to students from a two-year Diploma program. The granting of additional transfer credits would be considered in the case of graduates from a one-year post-diploma program. Up to 6 credits may be granted to Agriculture Diploma graduates who are transferring to degree programs other than B.Sc.(Agr). Should a student transfer to a different Program after admission to the University, credits assigned upon admission to the University will be re­ assessed where deemed appropriate by the admissions committee of the Program. It is possible to implement this policy in Fall 1993, and it is recommended that that be done. It is expected that during the implementation of the revised policy, more specific guidelines will be established, consistent with those above, to be used by admissions committees, and program and academic counsellors to determine transfer credits in particular cases. To facilitate the process as well as maintain consistency, a data base will be established, similar to that used for inter-university transfer credits. MOTION: That Senate approve the revised policy on granting advanced standing to students from CAAT programs for implementation in Fall 1993. [Calendar Copy] Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Graduates from appropriate programs may be considered for admission with advanced standing in accordance with the following policy. Transfer credits are determined by the admissions committee of the Program to which the student is admitted, and in accordance with any existing agreement with the CAAT l in question . Transfer credits will be based on courses completed at a CAAT with a grade of B or better, where those courses are deemed appropriate to the Program to which the student is admitted at this University. Up to 15 credits may be granted to students from a three-year Diploma program, and up to 6 credits may be granted to students from a two-year Diploma program. The granting of additional transfer credits would be considered in the case of graduates from a one-year post-diploma program. Up to 6 credits may be granted to Agriculture Diploma graduates who are transferring to degree programs other than B.Sc.(Agr). Should a student transfer to a different Program after admission to the University, credits assigned upon admission to the University will be re-assessed where deemed appropriate by the admissions committee of the Program. 1 See Community College Connection, p.17-18. 11 (b) Calendar Change: Schedule of Studies Currently the Ministry requires that students declare their intentions to specialize within a Degree Program at least by semester 3, yet we currently have no general policy that requires such a declaration before the student applies to graduate. This discrepancy currently has monetary and enrolment management implications, and in the future will have implications for the effectiveness of the new Degree Audit system. As well, our policy that allows students to select the Calendar of their choice needs to be aligned with the way the Degree Audit system will actually function when informing a student about progress within a degree and specialty. Specializations and Unspecialized programs are listed in the Calendar under the heading of Schedules of Studies within each Degree Program, and Calendar changes are currently requested via changes in Schedules; yet, the term is not referenced in the Calendar glossary nor is its usage very general. It is not unusual to find that students are either monitoring their progress with reference to Degree requirements or specialty requirements, but not both; and it is also not unusual to find ambiguity in the use of the term 'major'. The proposed changes will not solve all of these issues, but it is hoped that they will move us a step closer to at least being consistent in our expectations as described by the Calendar and the Degree Audit system. FOR CALENDAR ENTRY 1994/5 ADDENDUM TO SECTION XVIII--GLOSSARY Schedule of Studies - the requirements for specializations, majors, minors, and various levels of concentration of study within a Degree Program, including programs without specialization.