UPAC MEMORANDUM

UPAC Chair: Phone:

UPAC Assistant:

Phone:

Sue Brigden 4372 Amanda Grimson 4571

TO: Undergraduate Program Advisory Committee Representatives

FROM: Amanda Grimson, UPAC Assistant

DATE: May 6, 2010

RE: NOTICE OF UPAC MEETING

An Undergraduate Program Advisory Committee (UPAC)

meeting is scheduled for:

Friday, May 13, 2010

9:30 am, Room C1429 (Abbotsford campus)

[Agenda package attached]

*** Please note new meeting time and room ***

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (UPAC)

MEETING

Friday, May 13, 2011 9:30 am – Room C1429

Abbotsford Campus

AGENDA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1. APPROVAL OF UPAC AGENDA

2. APPROVAL OF UPAC MINUTES 2.1. UPAC draft minutes: March 25, 2011 Exhibit 2.1 (p.1)

3. COURSE OUTLINES The following courses are ready for publication following UPAC approval. Official course outlines are available online at http://www.ufv.ca/calendar/courseoutlines/upac/.

3.1. Biology

Review with changes, including prerequisites: BIO 093, 111 Review with changes

3.2. Computer Information Systems

: BIO 112, 310

Change to course title

3.3. Fashion Design

: CIS 394

New course: FD 390, Virtual 3D Prototyping New cross-listing: VA 140 cross-listed as FD 140 New cross-listing: VA 141 cross-listed as FD 141 New cross-listing

3.4. Modern Languages

: VA 142 cross-listed as FD 142

Changes including prerequisites: FREN 101 Changes including course number and new cross-listing: RUSS 391/ENGL 391 (formerly RUSS 351) Changes including course number and new cross-listing

3.5. Music

: RUSS 392/ENGL 391 (formerly RUSS 352)

Changes including prerequisites and new cross-listing: MUSC 203 cross-listed as ENGL 293 Changes including prerequisites and new cross-listing

3.6. Political Science

: MUSC 204 cross-listed as ENGL 294

Course review with changes including title and course number: POSC 260 (formerly POSC 190) Course review with changes including title and course number: POSC 360 (formerly POSC 290)

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3.7. Social Work and Human Services Course review with changes

3.8. Theatre

: SOWK 110

Course review with changes

4. OTHER UPAC BUSINESS

: THEA 121, 123, 370

4.1. Science K. Cooper Exhibit #4.1 (p.3) Change to program

4.2. Arts E. Newman Exhibit #4.2 (p.4)

: Bachelor of Science requirements

Change to program

4.3. Computer Information Systems P. Franklin Exhibit #4.3 (p.6)

: Associate of Arts entrance requirements

Change to program

4.4. Trades R. Arnold Exhibit #4.4 (p.9)

: CIS certificate Web Design and Animation option

Change to program

5. INFORMATION

: Floral Design certificate

5.1. Computer Information Systems

Discontinued courses

5.2. Modern Languages

: CIS 297, 298

Discontinued courses

5.3. Visual Arts

: HALQ 100, 200, 210, 215, 220, 310

Discontinued courses

6. ADJOURNMENT

: GD 115, 116, 158, 163, 164, 201, 215, 262

UPAC Draft Minutes 2011-03-25.doc

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (UPAC) MEETING

Friday, March 25, 2011 10 am – Room A225 Abbotsford Campus

DRAFT MINUTES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Present: M. Bos-Chan, S. Brigden, S. Pattridge, E. Spalding, S. Stegmueller Recorder: A. Grimson 1. APPROVAL OF UPAC AGENDA

Addition to the agenda: • 5.3, Academic Planning and Priorities Committee update

2. APPROVAL OF UPAC MINUTES

2.1. UPAC draft minutes: February 25, 2011 MOTION

3. COURSE OUTLINES

: S. Stegmueller/E. Spalding To approve the draft minutes as presented. CARRIED

MOTION

3.1. Communications

: E. Harris/S. Pattridge To approve the following course outlines as presented, with the exception of ENGL 120, 130, and 150. CARRIED

New course: CMNS 320, Editing Principles and Applications Changes including prerequisites and co-requisites

3.2. Criminology and Criminal Justice

: CMNS 175

New course

3.3. Education

: CRIM 321, Qualitative Research Methods

Changes including course title: EDUC 412 Changes including course credits: EDUC 420, 445, 453 Changes including title and course credits: EDUC 452, 454

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UPAC Draft Minutes 2011-03-25.doc

3.4. Social, Cultural, and Media Studies Review with changes: MACS 210 Review with changes including prerequisites

: MACS 215

3.5. English

Review with changes including title and prerequisitesThere have been concerns from several areas regarding the proposed removal of placement tests from these prerequisites. UPAC members felt that a rationale for the changes should be presented, and as the English department was not available to attend the meeting, the courses will be deferred. English will be asked to provide a written rationale for the proposed changes.

: ENGL 120, 130, 150

MOTIONTo defer the changes to ENGL 120, 130, and 150.

: M. Bos-Chan/S. Stegmueller

CARRIED

4. OTHER UPAC BUSINESS

4.1. Arts Change to program

: Bachelor of Arts course duplication policy

MOTION: M. Bos-Chan/E. Spalding To approve the changes to the Bachelor of Arts course repetition policy as presented.

CARRIED

4.2. Teacher Education

Change to program: Teacher Education Program MOTION: E. Spalding/S. Pattridge To approve the changes to the Teacher Education program as presented.

CARRIED

5. INFORMATION

5.1. Business Administration Mathematics entrance requirements

5.2. Upgrading and University Preparation Discontinued courses: ENGL 042, 043

5.3. Academic Planning and Priorities Committee update

As chair of UEC, S. Pattridge has been asked to provide APPC with a written report of UEC’s activities on a monthly basis. There was some discussion regarding what this report should include, and whether the meeting minutes might be sufficient on their own, or at least included as part of the report. Initially, APPC should be given a summary of the items UPAC has approved in the past year. A. Grimson can also provide data on the number of proposals that have come through UPAC in previous years.

6. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10:24 am.

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MEMORANDUM

TO: UPAC

FROM: Karen Cooper, Educational Advisor, Science Advice Centre

DATE: May 4, 2011

SUBJECT: English /Communications requirement for the Bachelor of Science

The Faculty of Science requests approval of a change to the english/communications requirement for the Bachelor of Science. RATIONALE: Students who transfer in credit to UFV are often awarded general English credit (ENG 1xx). According to the English department head, when transfer credit is awarded the course is generally at least equivalent to Eng 105. Rather than having to make exceptions to the English/communication graduation requirement for transfer students, the faculty has chosen to change the requirement to include any English course 100 or above. CURRENT REQUIREMENT: 6. Two courses selected from the following: - any ENGL courses numbered 105 or above - CMNS 155 - any CMNS course numbered 235 or above REQUESTED CHANGE: 6. Any two courses from the following: university-level ENGL, CMNS 155, or any CMNS course numbered 235 or above. The final motion was made and approved at the January 7th faculty council meeting. This change also has Dean's approval. This change was discussed at length at curriculum committee both on November 19 and December 17. The Faculty of Science requests that this change take effect in September 2011.

33844 King Road Abbotsford, BC

V2S 7M8 Tel: (604) 504-7441

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M E M O R A N D U M TO: BA Program Committee, Arts Faculty Curriculum Committee FROM: Joanne Bishop, Director, Arts Advice Centre DATE: January 8, 2011 SUBJECT: Proposed Changes to AA Admissions Requirements for Discussion ______________________________________________________________________ I have received a request from Nancy Merritt, International Education, to align the Associate of Arts degree admission requirements with the Out of Country, High School entrance to the Bachelor of Arts degree. She has provided a rationale in her memo dated December 8, 2010. When changes were made to the BA admissions requirements in 2008/09, International Students did not apply to the Associate of Arts degree program and therefore, the entrance requirements were not amended to reflect out of country applicants. I support the International Education office request to add the Out of Country Applicants paragraph to the Option 1 Associate of Arts degree entrance requirements. Current 2010/2011 Associate of Arts entrance requirements: Option 1: High school (for students with high school graduation only) 1. B.C. Secondary school graduation or equivalent. 2. A minimum of a B average in English 12 and two other Grade 12 courses that offer a provincial exam (mandatory or optional). Option 2: University entrance (for students who have attended some post-secondary school) 1. Minimum of nine university-level credits completed with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 based on all university-level credits attempted. 2. Applicants must satisfy English language policy. For details on how this requirement may be met, see English language policy 340.29. Students who do not meet these requirements might consider the Arts Studies program path. Recommended AA Admissions Changes: Option 1: High school (for students with high school graduation only) 1. B.C. Secondary school graduation or equivalent. 2. A minimum of a B average in English 12 and two other Grade 12 courses that offer a provincial exam (mandatory or optional). ADD: 3. Out-of-country applicants - Students who have BC secondary school graduation equivalency, meet the prerequisite for ENGL 105 or CMNS 155, and have completed an equivalent average of B (equated to the UFV grading system) in three academic Grade 12 subjects will be admissible.

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MEMO

1

To: Arts (Joanne Bishop)

From: International (Nancy Merritt)

CC: Dea Freschi

Date: 11/02/2011

Re:

Currently, UFV’s (draft 2011-12) calendar does not specify how an out of country applicant can demonstrate admissibility to the Associate of Arts degrees. It is essential to provide this information for potential students, advisors, faculty and staff; therefore, we would like to request that the Bachelor of Arts Out of Country Applicants paragraph be added to Option 1 under the Associate of Arts degrees entrance requirements.

Associate of Arts degrees ‘Out of Country Applicants’ Admissibility

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CIS Certificate: Web Design and Animation Option, Program change Description: The CIS department would like to change the program requirements for the CIS/COMP and VA/GD requirements. Rationale: Students are not able to complete the CIS certificate - Web design and Animation option because of the extreme difficulty they have registering in the required courses for this program (see page 90-91 in the 2011/11 Calendar). Our suggestion is to add more course options to two of the requirement sections regarding the CIS/COMP and VA/GD courses. This will give students more flexibilty to complete this program because more course choices will have been made available to them. The program outline in the calendar would then state: Two appropriate CIS/COMP courses related to web design and animation: CIS 145, CIS 146, CIS 160, CIS 162, CIS 165, CIS 185 (or COMP 150 or COMP 180), CIS 245 and CIS 262. Four appropriate VA/GD/CMNS courses related to web design and animation: VA 180, VA117, VA 160, GD 157, GD 158, GD 161, GD 201, GD 215, GC 216, GD 231, GD 258, and CMNS 375.

Please see proposed changes attached.

Desired Implementation Date: September 2011

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Computer Information Systems certificate — Web Design and Animation option

Program outline

One of the following courses:

Course Title Credits

CIS 145 Web Publishing 3

CIS 146 Web Publishing – Intermediate 3

One of the following courses:

Course Title Credits

CIS 160 Introductory Web Graphics and Animation 3

CIS 162 Introduction to Animation 3

Two of the following courses appropriate CIS/COMP courses related to web design and animation:

Course Title Credits

CIS 145 Web Publishing 3

CIS 146 Web Publishing – Intermediate 3

CIS 160 Introductory Web Graphics and Animation 3

CIS 162 Introduction to Animation 3

CIS 165 3D Animation 4

CIS 185 Introduction to Programming Using Media 4

or COMP 150 Introduction to Programming

or CIS 180 Introduction to Visual Programming 4

CIS 245 Intermediate Web Programming 4

CIS 262 Web-Based Computer Game Development 3

Other courses related to web design and animation may be considered on an individual basis. These must be approved in advance by the CIS department head.

One of the following courses:

Course Title Credits

CMNS 175 Writing for the Internet 3

CMNS 375 Document Design, Desktop and Web Publishing 3

CMNS 125 Introduction to Workplace Communication 3

Four of the following courses appropriate VA/GD/CMNS courses related to web design and animation:

Course Title Credits

VA 180 Digital Photography I 3

VA 117 Intro to Animation Drawing 3

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VA 160 Introduction To Video Production 3

GD 157 Primary Digital Graphics 3

GD 158 Designing with Adobe Photoshop 2

GD 161 Graphic Design I 3

GD 201 Designing with Comparative Software 2

GD 215 Illustration I 2

GD 216 Drawing and Illustration II 3

GD 231 Character Modeling & Animation 3

GD 258 Graphic Design for the Web 3

CMNS 375 Document Design, Desktop and Web Publishing 3 Other courses related to web design and animation may be considered on an individual basis. These must be approved in advance by the CIS department head.

Mandatory portfolio course:

Course Title Credits

CIS 141 Web Design Portfolio Project 3

Note: courses counted toward one requirement cannot be used to meet another.

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UPAC MEMORANDUM

UPAC Chair: Phone:

UPAC Assistant:

Phone:

Sue Brigden 4643 Amanda Grimson 4571

TO: UPAC

FROM: Amanda Grimson, UPAC Assistant

DATE: May 4, 2011

RE: Background information: Floral Design certificate transfer credit

At the Pre-UPAC consultation stage, there was some discussion regarding the original approval of transfer credits from the Floral Design certificate to the Horticulture program. Transfer credit for CS programs is normally approved by the Academic Standards Committee (ASC), but as this appears to have been approved by PAC rather than ASC, it seems appropriate that it come to UPAC for information and/or approval.

The original proposal approved by PAC in March 2000 included the following:

In consultation with the Director of Agriculture we have worked out a transfer of approximately six credits from the C.E. Floral Certificate to the Horticulture Program. As there is no flora-culture component in the Horticulture program, this possibility could be appealing to a number of students.

The proposal also includes a section titled “Potential laddering/transfer/prior learning assessments with other certificate/diploma/degree programs”, which states:

The Director of Agriculture, Norma Senn, has the intention to assign six credits in the Horticulture program for students completing the Floral Design Certificate program.

Although there appears to have been a fair bit of discussion at PAC when the program was approved, the transfer to the Horticulture program does not appear to have been discussed. For more information, please see the April and May 2000 PAC minutes:

http://www.ufv.ca/Assets/Senate/UPAC/Minutes/2000/PAC+Minutes+2000-03-29.pdf

http://www.ufv.ca/Assets/Senate/UPAC/Minutes/2000/PAC+Minutes+2000-04-26.pdf

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