Senate Agenda - EXHIBIT II - January 22, 1999
FOR APPROVAL
1. Start Date for Classes for January 2000 and Revised
Sessional Dates
Recommended: That Senate approve that the start date for classes in January 2000 be revised from January 3 to January 10, and that the following revisions to the dates for the 1999-2000 academic year be approved.
| Current | Proposed | |
| Labour Day | September 6 | |
| Classes begin | Thursday, September 9 | |
| Classes end | Wednesday, December 8 (64) | |
| Study Day | December 9 | |
| Examinations | December 10-21 (10) | |
| Holidays | December 22-January 2 (12) | |
| Classes begin | Monday, January 3 | Monday, January 10 |
| Last day to add a second-term half course [on campus day and evening] | Tuesday, January 11 | Monday, January 17 |
| Conference Week | February 21-25 | February 21-25 |
| Classes end | Wednesday, April 5 (63 days) | Friday, April 7 (60 days) |
| Study Day | April 6 | No study day |
| Exams begin | Friday, April 7 | Saturday, April 8 |
| Passover | April 20-21 | April 20-21 |
| Good Friday | April 21 | April 21 |
| Examinations end | Friday, April 28 (17 days) | Saturday, April 29 (17 days) |
Note: To facilitate the ability to arrange special examinations or conflict rooms, it may also be useful to consider adding Sunday, April 30 as a contingency.
Background:
The policy which provides Guidelines for the Structure of the Academic Year includes a summary of dates for the years 1996-97 through to 2004-05. Specific sessional dates and any adjustments to the summary of dates are forwarded to Senate for approval. The current Guidelines (S.98-173) are as follows:
On the basis that the city and university could encounter serious power and heating problems resulting from the Y2K problem, revised dates are proposed which would allow the university to have a later start date for classes in the second term yet meet the spirit of the foregoing Senate policies.
2. Admission Requirements: Doctor of Medicine Program
Recommended: That the Admission Requirements for the Doctor of Medicine Program be revised to change the progression requirement in the third year from "honors courses (200 level or above)" to "senior level courses" and to delete special consideration/bonus points for applicants with graduate/professional degrees.
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ACADEMIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
... 1.a) Three Years of University Studies
Those who are in the third year....Five full or equivalent courses must be included in the final
undergraduate year plus one other year. In addition, three full or equivalent honors courses (200
level or above) senior level courses must be included in each of two years (one being the final
undergraduate year)....
DELETE:
[2.a) The Admissions Committee will give special consideration to those with a graduate degree and to applicants who have earned a professional degree following an undergraduate degree (as interpreted by The University of Western Ontario). Bonus points will be granted only to those applicants who have graduated (i.e., received the degree) by the spring prior to admission.]
Background:
With regard to paragraph 1.a), students registered in the Faculty of Science at The University of Western Ontario have experienced difficulty in obtaining placements in 200 level courses in the Faculty of Arts and/or the Faculty of Social Science as these courses tend to fill up with Honors students from these Faculties. Also, it is extremely difficult to assess the equivalent of 200 level honors courses on transcripts from other institutions.
Paragraph 2.a) is no longer valid as ranking of applicants must be completed by the third week of May in order to prepare offers of admission for the end of May offer date as agreed by the five Ontario Medical Schools. Confirmation of graduate degrees for the many graduate students is not available until sometime in June. Further, most graduate students do not complete all their requirements until late August - much too late to qualify for a bonus for ranking purposes. In addition, experience has shown that even when the bonus was applied, there was very little change in the rank order. Since the GPA calculation carries only a 1/3 weighting in the final determination of the rank order, the Admissions Committee feels this criteria is no longer valid.
3. Quarter Courses in the BA Program in Honors Business
Administration
Recommended: That the policies on Course Numbering and Hours of Instruction for Courses be revised to include quarter courses, designated as "q" courses,
and that the following list of courses, designated as "a/b" courses in the HBA program be redesignated as "q", effective September 1, 1997: 401, 402, 406, 407, 411, 416, 419, 426, 431, 436, 437, 454, 455, 463, 475, 477, 478, 484, 489, 495.
COURSE NUMBERING POLICY (Senate Agenda Dec. 13/73, S.90-150, S.90-184, S.98-079)
1. COURSE NUMBERING
a) Subjects will be labeled with a three digit number code which will always decode as the full name of the subject.
b) There will be one designation per course.
c) The program, department, and subject will be coded separately and distinctly.
d) Each course will be identified by the department offering it and not by the unit for whom it is offered.
e) The course codes will be as follows:
001 - 099 Year I level*
100 - 199 Year II and III level - general
200 - 299 Year II level - honors and all other honors courses not requiring prerequisites
300 - 399 Year III level honors courses requiring prerequisites
400 - 499 Year IV level honors courses requiring prerequisites
* The numbers 001 - 019 have been reserved for courses equivalent to pre-university introductory courses and may be counted for credit in the student's record.
f) Each course code will be followed by a three place alpha-numeric code indicating weight and session.
- A full course not designated as an essay course will have no suffix. A full essay course will have a suffix of "E" (e.g., English 020E).
- A half course identified as "a" shall be offered in the intramural first term. A first term essay half course will have a suffix of "F" (e.g., Philosophy 225F).
- A half course identified as "b" shall be offered in the intramural second term. A second term essay half course will have a suffix of "G" (e.g., Philosophy 226G).
- The designation "a/b" currently used in the Calendar will be "F/G" for essay courses.
- A half course offered in other than a regular session will have a suffix of "y". If such a course is an essay half course, it will have a suffix of "Z".
- A quarter course offered by the Richard Ivey School of Business will have a suffix of "q".
- The suffixes "c" and "d" respectively are used to designate January and February/March/April (FMA) courses in the Faculty of Law. All courses identified as "c" carry four credit weights.
g) Section codes will be five character alpha-numeric and will indicate the section, location. Section codes will not appear in the Calendar.
HOURS OF INSTRUCTION FOR COURSES (S.1514)
The following course prescriptions are established:
- A full course at the undergraduate level shall require a minimum of fifty-two contact hours.
- A half course at the undergraduate level shall require a minimum of twenty-six contact hours.
For students enrolled in the Richard Ivey School of Business, a full course shall require 40 sessions of 80 minutes each, a half course shall require 24-30 sessions of 80 minutes each, and a quarter course shall require 12 sessions of 80 minutes each.
Background:
In a recent submission to DAP, the Richard Ivey School of Business listed a number of courses (including the following revisions) as "a/b" courses with a "(quarter course)" reference at the end of the calendar copy for each course. If the courses remain "a/b" there is concern that in looking at the transcript of a student enrolled in these courses, people outside the faculty would misconstrue the weight of these courses as being half courses.
4. MD/BESc Concurrent Degree Proposal (Chemical and
Biochemical Engineering)
Recommended: That a limited enrolment concurrent degree program between the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and the Faculty of Engineering Science, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, leading to the MD and BESc degrees after seven years of academic studies, be established, effective September 1999.
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CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
E. Biochemical Engineering and Medicine Option
Admission
Before entering the concurrent BESc/MD degree program, students must have completed the first three years of the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Program at Western, Option E: Biochemical Engineering and Medicine. In addition to applying for the concurrent degree program through the Office of the Associate Dean - Academic of the Faculty of Engineering Science, students must also make a separate application for admission into the MD program. As a part of the application process, students must write a letter to the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Admission Office) indicating their intent to proceed into the concurrent BESc/MD program.
Admission Criteria
To be eligible for the concurrent degree program, students must have completed all the requirements of the first year curriculum in the Faculty of Engineering Science with a minimum year weighted average (YWA) of 80%, and the second and third year program of Option E (Biochemical Engineering and Medicine), in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, with a minimum year weighted average (YWA) of 80% in each year. In addition, the applicant must meet the minimum performance standards in the MCAT, determined by the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, and must be invited and attend a personal interview with the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.
Entrance into the concurrent degree program is competitive and limited.
Admission Procedures
A student interested in the concurrent BESc/MD program will apply during the February/March registration period of the first common year of the Engineering program for admission to the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Program, Option E (Biochemical Engineering and Medicine). The student must write the MCAT in April or August before the third year of the Biochemical Engineering and Medicine Program, for the following year's admission into the MD Program. Students must apply to the MD Program by the deadline established by the Ontario Medical School Application Service (OMSAS) during the third year of the Biochemical Engineering and Medicine Program.
Admission to the Engineering portion of the program does not guarantee admission to the Medicine portion of the program.
Progression Requirements
A student enrolled in the concurrent BESc/MD degree program must satisfy the following progression requirements:
i) Year 2: a minimum YWA of 80% in courses taken as a part of Option E (Biochemical Engineering and Medicine)
ii) Year 3: a minimum YWA of 80% in courses taken as a part of Option E (Biochemical Engineering and Medicine)
iii) Year 4: progression requirements of the MD Program and successful completion of engineering courses.
iv) Year 5: progression requirements of the MD Program
v) Year 6: progression requirements of the MD Program
vi) Year 7: progression requirements of the MD Program and successful completion of engineering courses.
If the student fails to satisfy the conditions (i)-(vi), he or she will be required to withdraw from the concurrent program and will be required to transfer out of Option E into one of Options A or B in the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Program.
Concurrent Degree Program
Year 1
Common first Year of Engineering Science
Note: Must take Economics 020 as Non-Technical Elective
Summer after completion of Year 1
1. Biology 022 or 023
2. or Economics 150a and Economics 184b*
Year 2
Term 3 Course Title
AM 277 Applied Mathematics for Engineers
MME 204a Thermodynamics I
ECE 208a Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation
CBE 216 Industrial Organic Chemistry
CBE 290a Biochemical Engineering I
Chem 226a Environmental Chemistry
Term 4 Course Title
AM 277 Applied Mathematics for Engineers
CBE 203b Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer
ES 211G Engineering Communications
CBE 216 Industrial Organic Chemistry
CBE 291b Computation and Optimization for Engineers
CBE 292b Unit Operations I
Summer after completion of Year 2
1. Biology 022 or 023
2. or Economics 150a and Economics 184b*
(whichever was not taken the previous summer)
*subject to availability
Year 3
Term 5 Course Title
CBE 301a Biochemical Engineering II
CBE 313a Process Material and Energy Balances
CBE 315a Chemical Engineering Kinetics
CBE 316a Unit Operations II
CBE 391a Chemical Process Control
CBE 491a Unit Operations IV
Term 6 Course Title
CBE 312b Chemical Process Simulation
ES 363b Water Pollution
CBE 304b Unit Operations III
SS 241b Applied Statistics
ES 498b Ethics, Law and Sustainable Development
CBE 402b Biochemical Engineering III
Year 4
Term 7 Course Title
Regular Year 1 of the MD program
CBE 317y Introduction to Plant Design and Safety
Term 8 Course Title
Regular Year 1 of the MD program
CBE 317y Introduction to Plant Design and Safety
Year 5
Regular Year 2 of the MD program
Year 6
Regular Year 3 of the MD program
Year 7
Regular Year 4 of the MD program less the Advanced Communication Skills Course CBE 499 - Chemical Engineering Design for Medical Students (will count as an "elective" credit in the fourth year of the MD Program).
Background:
This concurrent degree program will allow exceptional students interested in technology-dependent medicine and in biomedical engineering to pursue an education in a basic Biochemical Engineering curriculum in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering combined with an education in Medicine. The program will require seven academic years rather than the usual eight years if both degrees were to be completed separately. In addition, each Faculty will receive more visibility with the other's audience groups.
Recommended: That, effective September 1, 1999, the three-year Bachelor of Arts (Administrative and Commercial Studies) program at Brescia College be withdrawn and replaced with the four-year general Bachelor of Administrative and Commercial Studies (BACS) program.
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FOUR-YEAR GENERAL BACHELOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMMERCIAL STUDIES (BACS)
Area of Concentration: Finance and Administration
First Year
Economics 020
One full course or equivalent from: Calculus 050a/b, 051a/b, 08la/b; Linear Algebra 040a/b; Mathematics 028a/b, 030, 031
Business 020
Administrative and Commercial Studies 020a/b and Computer Science 031a/b (or another
half-course in Computer Science numbered 020-099)
One designated essay full-course equivalent numbered 020E-099E from Anthropology, English,
Geography, History, Philosophy, Political Science, or Religious Studies
Second Year
Business 257
Economics 150a/b and 152a/b
Statistical Science 135 or Economics 122a/b and 123F/G
Psychology 164 or Sociology 169 or Administrative and Commercial Studies 180
One full-course equivalent option*
Third Year
Administrative and Commercial Studies 360a/b and 361a/b or 372
Administrative and Commercial Studies 310a/b and 320a/b
One full course or equivalent from: Economics 154a/b, 156a/b, 165F/G, 180a/b, 184a/b;
Actuarial Science 153
One full course or equivalent from: History 143F/G, 144F/G, 146F/G; Philosophy 142E, 162F/G;
Political Science 211E, 246E; Religious Studies 165F/G,167F/G
One full-course equivalent option (must be from the Faculty of Arts, unless Arts option taken in
in Second Year)*
Fourth Year
Administrative and Commercial Studies 330a and 410b
Two full courses or equivalent from: Administrative and Commercial Studies 275a/b, 372
(must be completed if not taken in Third Year), 460a/b, 46la/b; Economics 162a/b, 163a/b,
164a/b; Geography 372a/b; Sociology 309F/G
One designated essay full-course equivalent numbered 200 or above
One full-course equivalent option*
Note: Students are encouraged to consult with the Academic Counsellor about selecting options from prepared lists of courses that will allow for specialization in various theme areas (e.g. international relations, regional studies, business-government relations, etc.).
*No more than seven courses numbered 001-099 may be included in the program.
Area of Concentration: Organizational and Human Resources
First Year
Psychology 020
Sociology 020
One full course or equivalent from: Calculus 050a/b, 051a/b, 081a/b; Linear Algebra 040a/b;
Mathematics 028a/b, 030, 031
Business 020
Administrative and Commercial Studies 020a/b and Computer Science 03la/b (or another
half-course in Computer Science numbered 020-099)
Second Year
Business 257
One of: Mathematics 028a (if not taken in first year) and Statistical Science 024b; Statistical Science023a/b and 024a/b; Statistical Science 135; Psychology 281; Psychology 282E; Sociology
231; Psychology 164 or Sociology 169 or Administrative and Commercial Studies 180
One designated essay full-course equivalent from Anthropology, English, French, History,
Philosophy, Political Science or Religious Studies
One full-course equivalent option (Note: Economics 020 is required for students taking advanced
level Economics courses in Third or Fourth Year)*
Third Year
Two full courses or equivalent from: Administrative and Commercial Studies 155a/b, 310a/b,
320a/b; Economics 150a/b, 152a/b, 155a/b, 156a/b; History 143F/G, 144F/G, 146F/G;
Philosophy 162F/G
One full course course or equivalent from: Psychology 150, 154a/b, 155a/b, 170; Sociology 233
One full-course equivalent option (must be from the Faculty of Arts)*
One full-course equivalent option*
Fourth Year
One 200-300 level Administrative and Commercial Studies full course or equivalent in
OrganizationalBehavior
Administrative and Commercial Studies 330a and 410b
One full course or equivalent from: Administrative and Commercial Studies 355F/G, 356F/G;
Political Science 211E, 246E; Sociology 308F/G, 309F/G, 314F/G, 315F/G, 316F/G
One designated essay full-course equivalent numbered 200 or above
One full-course equivalent option (must be from Faculty of Arts, unless taken in Third Year)*
Note: Students are encouraged to consult with the Academic Counsellor about selecting options from prepared lists of courses that will allow for specialization in various theme areas (e.g. international relations, regional studies, business-government relations, etc.).
*No more than 7 courses numbered 001 to 099 may be included in the program.
Background:
This proposal is essentially identical to the programs already approved for the Faculty of Social Science, King's College and Huron College, with somewhat greater encouragement for Brescia students to balance their programs with Humanities options.
6. Withdrawal of the Four-Year General Bachelor of Health
Sciences (BHSc) Program
Recommended: That the Four-Year General BHSc Program be withdrawn effective September 1, 2002, and that continued registration in the program be limited to students currently in the second year of the program.
Background:
Student demand, limited Faculty resources and necessary course development have caused the Faculty of Health Sciences to consider the implementation of a Four-Year Honors BHSc program to replace the current Four-Year General BHSc which is to be phased out.
The Faculty of Health Science will consider offering a Four-Year General BHSc Program when the University addresses issues relating to the phasing out of OAC courses and the subsequent impact on General and Honors degree programs across the University.
FOR INFORMATION
1. Report on New Scholarships/Awards/Prizes
SCAPA has approved on behalf of the Senate the following Terms of Reference for new scholarships, awards and prizes, for recommendation to the Board of Governors through the Vice-Chancellor:
Canvasback Publishing Prize in Administrative Law (Faculty of Law)
Awarded annually to a student who achieves a high standing in Administrative Law and, in the opinion of the faculty members who taught Administrative Law during that academic year, has demonstrated a keen interest in the field of Administrative Law.
Value: Book prize of Brown & Evans' Judicial Review of Administrative Action in Canada
Effective date: May 1999
George Gordon Paterson Awards (2) (Any Faculty)
Awarded annually to undergraduate students who have completed one year at The University of Western Ontario who have demonstrated financial need, academic achievement (minimum 70% average) and leadership qualities as a current member of an intercollegiate athletic team. Preference will be given to students in intercollegiate football. Application forms can be obtained from the Office of the Registrar and must be completed and returned by October 31. These awards were made possible by Scott Paterson, BA '85, in honor of his grandfather Gord Paterson, BA '34 who was the captain of the hockey team and a member of the football and rugby intercollegiate athletic teams, as well as a Director for the University Students' Council.
Value: $1,500
Effective date: May 1998
These awards will receive matched funding through the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF) program.
Henry Wu Memorial Scholarships (10) (Faculty of Health Sciences, Any Faculty)
Awarded annually to ten full-time undergraduate students who are registered in any year beyond year one. At least five of the qualifying students must be registered in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Students must demonstrate high academic achievement (minimum 80% average) and leadership qualities, and must be a current member of an intercollegiate athletic team. Applicants must be in compliance with current OUA and CIAU regulations. These scholarships were created to encourage and recognize overall excellence in students by David Wu (The Athletic Club of London) in loving memory of his grandfather Henry Wu.
Value: $1,500
Effective date: May 1999
T. Albert East Award (Any Faculty)
Awarded annually to an undergraduate student in any faculty, who demonstrates financial need and a minimum B+ average and attended Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School (SCITS). Applications can be obtained from the Office of the Registrar and must be returned by October 31. The selection of recipient will be made by Financial Aid Services. This award was established through Foundation Western by a generous gift from Mr. T. Albert East (BA '40).
Value: 1 at $1,250 effective May 1999
2 at $1,250 effective May 2000 and thereafter
These awards will receive matched funding through the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF) program.
Victoria Hospital Awards in Health Services Research (2) (Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Medicine)
Awarded to students in years I - III of the undergraduate Medicine program who submit the best essay on a topic in the general area of Health Services Research. Essays are to be submitted to the Undergraduate Office, Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry by June 1. A faculty committee will adjudicate and announce the recipients in September. For more details of the competition, please contact the Undergraduate Office, Medicine.
Value: $700
Effective date: May 1999
R. Allan Every Memorial - Fair Rental Policy Organization HBA Award (Richard Ivey School of Business)
Awarded annually to a full-time student entering the first year of the HBA program. The student must have a minimum 90% average in 10 courses in year 1 & 2 of university, demonstrated community and/or extra-curricular involvement and financial need. This award is made possible as a result of a generous donation from the Fair Rental Policy Organization of Ontario (FRPO).
Students must apply for this award. Application forms are available from the Admissions Office of the Richard Ivey School of Business and must be completed and returned, along with a current resumé, to the Admissions Office by March 31. Final selection will be made by the HBA Scholarship Committee of the Richard Ivey School of Business.
Value: $1,500
Effective date: May 1999
William L. Jeffries HBA Award (Richard Ivey School of Business)
Awarded to a student entering the first year of the HBA program with a minimum "B" average. The award will be renewed in year two if the student maintains a minimum "B" average. If a student does not meet this requirement, other year two students will be considered for this award. The HBA Scholarship Committee of the Richard Ivey School of Business will select each award recipient. This award was established through Foundation Western by a generous donation from Jean Jeffries in memory of her husband William L. Jeffries (HBA 1932).
Value and effective date:
May 1999 HBA Year 1 - $3,000
May 2000 HBA Year 1 - $3,000
& after HBA Year II - $3,000
Jean Fraser Campbell Award in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Awarded to a postgraduate student completing his/her residency requirements, who is specializing in Obstetrics and Gynaecology within the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at The University of Western Ontario. The award is based on academic proficiency, and applicants must demonstrate financial need. Application forms can be obtained from the Office of the Registrar or the Dean's Office in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. Completed forms must be returned to the Office of the Registrar by April 30. Final selection of the student is to be made by the Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in consultation with the Residency Program Director and the Residency Training Program Committee. This award was made possible by a bequest from Jean Fraser Campbell through Foundation Western
Value: Up to $2,000
Effective: May 1998
This award will receive matched funding through the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF) program.