The calendar year is divided into three academic terms of 16 weeks each. Each term has its own enrolment and final examinations. All academic courses are one term long, or a shorter session such as intersession or summer session. Students may enter at the beginning of any term and attend one, two or three terms in a year. The following illustrates an academic year. To increase the accessibility of the summer program May-August to teachers and others, the summer term is enriched by two, two-month sessions called intersession May-June and summer session July-August.
These programs are offered in addition to the regular four month summer term. Here are the term codes for the upcoming year:. Undergraduates in Canada are traditionally classified as first year freshman , second year sophomore , third year junior , or fourth year senior students. Normally, those who fail two field exams must withdraw from the program. Once the field exams are complete, the student begins the thesis prospectus in preparation for writing the dissertation. See department handbook for examples of fields, the field schedule, and the thesis prospectus schedule www.
The committee for the secondary field, which will be written first, consists of an advisor who is a field specialist and one knowledgeable faculty member. The primary field committee, which will be written second, consists of three faculty members: the primary field advisor normally the dissertation supervisor and two faculty members in the field. The secondary field examination paper ensures a comprehensive expertise in an area of study distinct from, but providing a basis of, knowledge that is useful to the student's field of specialization.
The department offers fields in three general areas historical, geographical, and theoretical and may consider other fields if faculty and library resources are sufficient and it is academically appropriate. The primary field exam ensures that students have a broad knowledge and understanding of the literature, historical contexts and critical history of the primary field of English studies that is germane to their dissertation area and in which they will be claiming expertise as university teachers and scholars.
The thesis prospectus guides students toward defining a thesis topic and is undertaken normally in the sixth term following the completion of the second field exam. The supervisory committee for the thesis prospectus will be the dissertation committee that was formed for the primary field. After the completion of the thesis prospectus, the candidate will write a scholarly thesis normally consisting of between and pages not including bibliography.
The completed thesis is defended in an oral exam. The defence examining committee consists of a chair normally the graduate program chair , members of the supervisory committee senior supervisor and at least one other department member , a faculty member external to the department, and an external examiner who is not a member of Simon Fraser University.
Special Audit Student. Students who do not apply for University admission under the general admission regulations but who wish to audit credit courses may be given entry as special audit students. Special Student.
A student already holding a first degree may, as a special student, enrol in undergraduate courses only. Credit for these courses may not be applied toward completion of any certificate, diploma, undergraduate or graduate credential at Simon Fraser University.
Visiting and Exchange Students. A visiting student is a bona fide student of another accredited institution who is permitted to complete credit courses only toward a degree, certificate or diploma at the home institution. Applicants who wish to become visiting students must meet all admission requirements and must submit a letter of permission from the registrar of the home institution.
A visiting student wishing to become a regular Simon Fraser University student must reapply and meet admission requirements in effect at that time. Academic Year. Simon Fraser University offers three full terms or semesters within the twelve month calendar year. The calendar year is divided into three academic terms of 16 weeks each. Each term has its own enrolment and final examinations.
All academic courses in this Calendar are one term long or fall into one of the shorter sessions, such as intersession or summer session. Students may enter at the beginning of any term and attend one, two or three terms in a year.
The following illustrates an academic year. To increase the accessibility of the summer program May - August to teachers and others, the summer term is enriched by two, two - month sessions called intersession May - June and summer session July - August. These programs are offered in addition to the regular four month summer term.
The PeopleSoft student administration system used at Simon Fraser University uses numeric codes for terms. Here are the term codes for the upcoming year:. Undergraduates in Canada are traditionally classified as first year freshman , second year sophomore , third year junior , or fourth year senior students.
The first four i. Levels 5 and above are upper divisions. Usually students in levels 1 and 2 complete series courses; those in levels 3 and 4 complete series courses; those beyond level 4 complete and series courses. For convenience, professors of a subject are usually grouped together in a department. A prerequisite is a requirement needed to enrol in a course. A corequisite is a course to be completed at the same time as another course.
Division relates to undergraduate courses: those numbered to inclusive are lower division courses; those numbered to are upper division courses. Graduate courses are numbered in the to series. In certain instances, upper division courses may be completed in the lower levels and lower division courses in the upper levels. Refer to specific regulations pertaining to requirements for degrees, certificates or diplomas. Course Numbering. Each subject is divided into courses usually offered in term length units.
Each course is identified by a subject name followed by a course number, the number of units, and course title, e. The first course number digit represents the division of the course; the fourth digit indicates the units.
For example, ENGL - 3 is a first division course offering three units. Lectures, Tutorials and Laboratories. Although there are variations among departments, instruction in lower division courses combines a large lecture section with small tutorial groups. The large lecture enables as many students as possible to hear the very best teachers. The small tutorial groups provide more personal instruction and an opportunity for discussion of readings and lecture material.
A typical course consists of two lectures and one tutorial a week. Notable exceptions are the sciences and languages, where a laboratory may be involved. Credit Courses. These courses carry units and count toward the total required for a degree, certificate or diploma, subject to the regulations governing the credential.
Credit Hours. Units, formerly known as credits, are assigned to each course; most have three units. A normal course load for full attendance in a term is 15 units. Requirements for credentials e. The unit weight is shown for each course as follows. Credit - Free Courses. These courses carry no credit and do not count toward a degree, certificate or diploma.
Additive Credit. In courses deemed to have additive credit, the units do not count towards the total units required for a degree. Distance Education Courses. Many courses are available as distance education courses. The majority of these are print-based. Increasingly, educational technologies e. The program parallels the campus term system of the University, with the same 16 week period for course completion. Students are expected to obtain formal approval to enter an area of specialization by the time they have earned 60 units.
There are some other programs e. This category will be used for any student who, prior to the successful completion of the 61st unit, has not recorded an intended specialization. Academic advising for undeclared students is available from Academic Advising and Student Success.
This category identifies the specialization of a student who has been formally approved by the department or signing authority for that specialization and may be granted at the discretion of a department or signing authority. This must be done by the 61st unit. Academic advising for approved students is the responsibility of the department offering the approved specialization s. Course Loads. The following maximum course loads apply to all students, but certain students may be granted permission by their respective faculties to enrol in course overloads see below.
The maximum course load for all students who are not enrolled for summer session courses only, or intersession courses only and who are not entering their graduating term is as follows:. Engineering Science — 22 units permission of the director is required for course loads below 15 units.
Education — 20 units. Intersession or Summer Session Only. Students enrolling for the intersession or summer session only, may not enrol in programs having a total value in excess of nine units, except where course combinations may require enrolment in a program of 10 units; however, no student will be permitted to undertake a program of more than 10 units of work.
The normal course load limits apply to students who enrol in combinations of the above. For purposes of course load values only, in the regular summer term the course load value corresponds to the units allocated for the course.
In the intersession or summer session, the course load value is twice the unit credit shown for the course. This arises because in the shorter session classes must meet twice as often or for longer periods to equal the time of the regular term.
Therefore in calculating course load value, note the following example. ARCH - 5. Course Overloads. No student who is on academic probation may enrol in a course overload.
In the Faculty of Applied Sciences, approved majors who wish to enrol in an overload require permission of the director of their school. Other Faculty of Applied Sciences students require permission of the dean of the faculty.
In the School of Engineering Science, permission of the director is required for course overloads exceeding 22 units. In the Faculty of Science, a student entering the graduating term who requires specific courses to fulfil graduation requirements in the term for which the student is enrolling, may be permitted to enrol in courses totalling up to 21 units, provided either the cumulative grade point average or the most recent term grade point average is 3.
A limited number of overloads may be approved by the dean of the faculty in which the student is enrolled on an individual basis during the course change period. Limits on Duplication of Courses. The number of courses which a student may repeat in a degree program is limited to five.
Courses completed at Simon Fraser University for which a student has already received transfer credit from another institution will count within the current limit of five repeats. This limit may be extended by the dean of the faculty. Students who intend to enrol in their sixth or subsequent repeat course should seek advice from their major department or Academic Advising before submitting their requests for extension of the limit to their respective dean.
No individual course may be repeated more than once except with the permission of the department offering the course. Students wishing to enrol in a course for the third or subsequent time should consult an advisor in the department. Students can only duplicate Special Topics courses when the topic is deemed to be the same as the one for which the student has already received credit.
Repeated Transfer Credit. Students may not receive transfer credit for a course which is a repeat of a course passed at Simon Fraser University. If a student enrolls for a repeat course, and completes the course with a passing grade, the transfer credit will remain on the academic record as a repeat, with a zero credit or unit value.
If the course is completed with a failing grade, or is dropped, the transfer credit will remain on the academic record. A department may permit credit to count for both a transfer course and a Simon Fraser University course, if the course content is judged to be sufficiently different. Current limits on course repeats, where one course is a Simon Fraser University course, will apply to repeated transfercourses.
The implementation of this policy will not affect the method of calculating grade point averages. Simon Fraser University students who wish to complete academic work at other institutions for undergraduate degree, diploma or certificate credit at this University must obtain permission in advance from their department chair if a major has been declared and the Faculty dean.
Students in a non-seeking degree program who wish to complete academic work at other institutions for credit must first obtain program approval into an undergraduate degree, diploma or certificate program from the appropriate department and faculty.
The appropriate form may be obtained from Student Services. When approval has been granted, Student Services will issue a Letter of Permission to the institution which the student plans to attend, if required by that institution.
A student on academic probation or RTW required to withdraw may not receive a letter of permission to attend another university. Except as noted below, total transfer and course challenge units may not exceed 60 units and not more than 15 transfer units may be used toward upper division requirements. Each diploma and certificate program has its own specific limit, and students should consult the appropriate Calendar section for such restrictions.
Within these limits and limits on course repeats and duplicate transfer credit, credit may be transferred for all courses passed with a C grade 2. Transfer credit is not used in the calculation of the cumulative grade point average.
For students working toward a bachelor of general studies degree, special regulations provide more units of transfer credit from a degree granting institution recognized by Simon Fraser University. Students participating in formal exchange programs may receive exchange credit for courses completed at the host university with a passing grade. Course Challenge. Course challenge is a method by which a student may obtain credit for course material learned elsewhere i.
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