Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Standing committee (Reporting Category "B")
Members | Conditions | Term | Expiry Date | Name |
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Associate Vice-President, Academic | Chair, Ex-officio | |||
Associate Vice-President, Learning and Teaching | Vice-Chair, Ex-officio | Elizabeth Elle | ||
Registrar and Executive Director, Student Enrollment (or designate) |
Ex-officio | Tom Nault | ||
University Librarian (or designate) | Ex-officio | Mar Gonzalez-Palacios | ||
Applied Sciences | Faculty delegates* (usually Chairs of Faculty Undergraduate Curriculum Committees) |
Ed Park | ||
Arts and Social Sciences | Lara Campbell | |||
Beedie School of Business | Kamal Masri | |||
Communication, Art & Technology | Arne Eigenfeldt | |||
Education | Margaret MacDonald | |||
Environment | Paul Kingsbury |
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Health Sciences | Nienke van Houten | |||
Science | Nancy Hawkins | |||
Undergraduate Student | Elected by Senate | 1 year | May 31, 2023 | |
Undergraduate Student | 1 year | May 31, 2023 | Lynn Masri | |
Undergraduate Student (Alternate) ** |
1 year | May 31, 2023 | 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.
2023 Meeting Schedule
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.
Date of Meeting | Material Deadline |
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January 5, 2023 |
December 9, 2022 |
February 2, 2023 |
January 13, 2023 |
March 2, 2023 |
February 10, 2023 |
April 6, 2023 |
March 17, 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
April 14, 2023 |
June 1, 2023 |
May 12, 2023 |
July 6, 2023 |
June 16, 2023 |
August 3, 2023 |
July 14, 2023 |
September 14, 2023 |
August 25, 2023 |
October 12, 2023 |
September 22, 2023 |
November 2, 2023 |
October 13, 2023 |
December 7, 2023 |
November 17, 2023 |
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