Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Last updated: March 01, 2024
Standing Committee (Reporting Category "B")
Members | Conditions | Term | Expiry Date | Name |
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Associate Vice-President, Academic | Chair, Ex-officio | Peter Hall | ||
Associate Vice-President, Learning and Teaching | Vice-Chair, Ex-officio | Kris Magnusson (acting) | ||
Registrar and Executive Director, Student Enrollment (or designate) |
Ex-officio | Tom Nault | ||
University Librarian (or designate) | Ex-officio | Meagan Crouch | ||
Applied Sciences | Faculty delegates* (usually Chairs of Faculty Undergraduate Curriculum Committees) |
Ed Park | ||
Arts and Social Sciences | Melek Ortabasi | |||
Beedie School of Business | Kamal Masri | |||
Communication, Art & Technology | Arne Eigenfeldt | |||
Education | Robert Williamson | |||
Environment | Paul Kingsbury |
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Health Sciences | Nienke van Houten | |||
Science | Nancy Hawkins | |||
Undergraduate Student | Elected by Senate | 1 year | May 31, 2024 | Mishael Abu-Samhan |
Undergraduate Student | 1 year | May 31, 2024 | Lynn Masri | |
Undergraduate Student (Alternate) ** |
1 year | May 31, 2024 | Abhishek Parmar | |
Director, University Curriculum | Ex-officio | Jill Sutherland | ||
Assistant Registrar, Senate & Academic Services | Secretary, Ex-officio (non-voting) | Kris Nordgren |
* As nominated by the Faculty Dean.
** NOTE: In general an "alternate" member is invited to attend meetings when a regular member is not available. Please confirm the role of the alternate member on this committee with the committee secretary.
Terms of Reference
- Taking into consideration the need for coordination and development of undergraduate programs within the University, SCUS shall:
- review and make recommendations to Senate on curriculum changes of a major nature and general matters affecting the curriculum
- under delegated authority, review and approve, where appropriate, all proposed new courses, course deletions, course changes and program revisions of a minor nature. These changes shall be reported in summary form to Senate.
- review and make recommendations to SCUP regarding new programs and credentials.
- To recommend to Senate grading, examination, standing and continuance policies.
- To recommend to Senate policies on undergraduate admissions, re-admissions, and credit transfer and where necessary, to provide general direction to the Registrar's Office in the interpretation of such policies.
- To consider and decide on policy recommendations concerning undergraduate course registration and course withdrawal procedures and on the administration of undergraduate student records.
- To consider and recommend to Senate policy recommendations from the Diverse Qualifications Adjudication Committee.
- To consider and recommend to Senate policy recommendations regarding the WQB requirements.
- The Committee quorum shall be eight voting members.
- In the event that the representative from a Faculty is unable to attend a meeting of SCUS, the Faculty is authorized to appoint a faculty member replacement.
- The Committee may establish sub-committees.
- With a two-thirds majority vote, SCUS may delegate some of its powers to such sub-committees, or to the Chair/Vice-Chair. Undergraduate students must be represented on all sub-committees.
Meetings convened at the call of the Chair.
Meetings are scheduled from 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm in Room 3101, Strand Hall.
Contact Kris Nordgren at 778-782-5350 or email kdn1@sfu.ca for more information.
2024 Meeting Schedule
Date of Meeting | Material Deadline |
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January 11, 2024 | December 8, 2023 |
February 1, 2024* | January 12, 2024 |
March 7, 2024 | February 9, 2024 |
April 4, 2024 | March 15, 2024 |
May 2, 2024 | April 12, 2024 |
June 6, 2024 | May 10, 2024 |
July 4, 2024 | June 14, 2024 |
August 1, 2024 | July 12, 2024 |
September 12, 2024 | August 23, 2024 |
October 3, 2024 | September 13, 2024 |
November 7, 2024 | October 11, 2024 |
December 5, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
* February 1st meeting is scheduled from 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Annual Reports
- 2021/2022 S.23-35 SCUS Annual Report
- 2020/2021 S.22-24 SCUS Annual Report
- 2019/2020 S.21-25 SCUS Annual Report
- 2018/2019 S.20-10 SCUS Annual Report
- 2017/2018 S.19-17 SCUS Annual Report
- 2016/2017 S.18-8 SCUS Annual Report
- 2015/2016 S.17-29 SCUS Annual Report
- 2014/2015 S.15-147 SCUS Annual Report
- 2013/2014 S.14-25 SCUS Annual Report
- 2012/2013 S.14-23 SCUS Annual Report
- 2011/2012 S.14-22 SCUS Annual Report
- 2010/2011 S.12-36 SCUS Annual Report
- 2009/2010 S.11-24 SCUS Annual Report
- 2008/2009 S.10-9 SCUS Annual Report
- 2007/2008 S.08-115 SCUS Annual Report
- 2006/2007 S.07-150 SCUS Annual Report
- 2005/2006 S.06-119 SCUS Annual Report
- 2004/2005 S.05-101 SCUS Annual Report
Meeting Minutes
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