91ÅÝܽ

91ÅÝܽ Calendar
2009 • 2010

Beginning 2010/2011, only a web version of the 91ÅÝܽ Calendar will be produced. Demand for the print version has steadily decreased over the years. Focussing solely on further development of a web-based Calendar reduces paper consumption, enables more effective resource deployment, and better serves our primary audience of undergraduate and graduate students.

I will keep the University community apprised of ongoing improvements to the web-based Calendar.

Kate Ross
Registrar and Senior Director, Student Enrolment

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Enrolment Limitations

It should be carefully noted that possession of the minimum requirements does not in itself guarantee admission to any course, program, department or faculty at the University. In those instances where the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number that, in the opinion of the University, can be accommodated, the University reserves the right to select the quota from among the qualified applicants. Address all enquiries to: Enrolment Services, 91ÅÝܽ, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada.

Protection of Privacy

91ÅÝܽ collects and retains student and alumni personal information under the authority of the University Act [R.S.B.C. 1996, c.468, s. 27(4)(a)]. The information is related directly to and needed by the University for the purposes of admission, enrolment, graduation and other activities related to its programs, being a member of the 91ÅÝܽ community and attending a public post-secondary institution in the Province of British Columbia.

The information will be used to admit, enrol and graduate students, record academic achievement, issue library cards and transit passes and administer and operate academic, athletic, recreational, residences, alumni and other University programs.

Information on admission, enrolment and academic achievement may also be disclosed and used for statistical and research purposes by the University, other post-secondary educational institutions and the provincial government.

Disclosure of Personal Information to the BC University Student Outcomes Project

Each year, the BC University Student Outcomes Project gathers student outcomes information from graduates of BC’s universities in collaboration with The University Presidents Council (TUPC) and the Ministry of Advanced Education. Each BC university provides to the University Student Outcomes Project student identification information (student's name, student ID number), student contact information (address and telephone number), student demographic characteristics and academic program information. The information is used by the project to contact BC university graduates to conduct voluntary telephone surveys two and five years after graduation.

Survey participants are asked to report their level of program satisfaction, degree of skill development, education financing and debt load, participation in further education, and employment outcomes. The information gathered by the survey is summarized in aggregate form without identifying individual students. The data is used to meet the demand for university accountability at the system level in BC; to gather timely and relevant data for use in program evaluation and planning processes; and to ensure that new, continuing and prospective students are provided with information they can use to help them make informed career decisions.

Personal information provided for admission and enrolment and any other information placed into the student record will be collected, protected, used, disclosed and retained in compliance with British Columbia’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 165).

Disclosure of Personal Information to Student Societies

In addition to collecting personal information for its own purposes, the University collects specific and limited personal information on behalf of the Simon Fraser Student Society and the Graduate Student Society. The societies use this information for the purpose of membership administration, elections, annual general meetings, special general meetings and its health plans. The University discloses the personal information to the student society only for those purposes. Please contact the student society general office if you have any questions about its collection, use and disclosure of the information.

If you have any questions about the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information by the University, please contact the Registrar, MBC 3300, 91ÅÝܽ, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6; 778.782.3111.

Photography on Campus

From time to time students, staff, faculty and guests at 91ÅÝܽ may be photographed in non-public areas (i.e. classrooms, private offices, in studio, meeting rooms, etc.) by University photographers. In this notice ‘photography’ includes still, video and film photography. The University has the authority under the University Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c.468, s. 27(4)(a)), to collect personal information in the form of photographs. Such photographs are related directly to and needed by the University for educational, recruitment and promotional purposes. The photographs may be used and disclosed at the University’s discretion and included in the University calendar, websites, newsletters, bulletins, brochures, advertisements, annual reports, supplements, displays, reports and other publications including off-campus news media. In addition, the photograph may be placed in the University’s Image Library which is a collection of photographs available for sale (http://lidc-imagelib.lidc.sfu.ca/). If you do not wish to be photographed in a non-public area, please inform the photographer before he/she begins taking photographs. If you allow yourself to be photographed in a non-public area you are giving the University your consent regarding its collection, use and disclosure of the photograph.

The above notice does not apply to individuals photographed in open, public areas where there is no expectation of privacy (i.e. Convocation Mall, cafeterias, public walkways, concourses, etc.). Photographs taken in public areas may be used and disclosed at the University’s discretion.

If you have any questions about photography on campus or the University’s collection, use and disclosure of photographs, please contact the manager, Media Production Group, Learning and Instructional Development Centre at 778.782.3092.

Notification of Disclosure of Personal Information to Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada is the national statistical agency. As such, Statistics Canada carries out hundreds of surveys each year on a wide range of matters, including education.

It is essential to be able to follow students across time and institutions to understand, for example, the factors affecting enrolment demand at post-secondary institutions. The increased emphasis on accountability for public investment means that it is also important to understand outcomes. In order to carry out such studies, Statistics Canada asks all colleges and universities to provide data on students and graduates. Institutions collect and provide to Statistics Canada student identification information (student’s name, student ID number, social insurance number), student contact information (address and telephone number), student demographic characteristics, enrolment information, previous education, and labor activity.

The federal Statistics Act provides the legal authority for Statistics Canada to obtain access to personal information held by educational institutions. The information may be used only for statistical purposes, and the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act prevent the information from being released in any way that would identify a student.

Students who do not wish to have their information used are able to ask Statistics Canada to remove their identification and contact information from the national database.

Further information, about the use of this information, can be obtained from Statistics Canada’s web site .

Calendar Changes and Corrections

The Board of Governors and the Senate of Simon Fraser University reserve the right to make changes in this Calendar without prior notice. This Calendar is printed to provide students and others with information about 91ÅÝܽ. The University considers this Calendar to be accurate at the time of printing. In the event of errors, the actual courses, curricula, policies, procedures, regulations and requirements in effect will prevail over the provisions printed in the Calendar. In addition, the policies, procedures, programs, regulations and requirements are constantly being reviewed and revised. Any such revision may be made by 91ÅÝܽ without notice and shall take effect at the time of the revision unless a later date is specified when the revision is adopted. 91ÅÝܽ will endeavor to give the University community as much notice of the revision as it considers the circumstances permit, and will endeavor to incorporate the revision in the next version of the Calendar. Revisions include additions, cancellations and deletions as well as changes.

Calendar Distribution

The Calendar is available on the web, in both HTML and PDF formats, at . An errata list citing recent updates is on that website.

Enrolled 91ÅÝܽ students are entitled to one free printed Calendar each year, available for in-person pick-up at the SFU Bookstore (Burnaby campus), and at Information and Registration Services (91ÅÝܽ Vancouver and also Simon Fraser University Surrey).

To receive a Calendar in the mail, send a request along with full payment to: Calendar Orders, SFU Bookstore, 91ÅÝܽ, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada.

The following costs apply: $8.40 for an address within BC, $12.60 for an address within the rest of North America, and $31.50 for an international address. Acceptable forms of payment are Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and money orders in Canadian funds.

The Calendar is distributed to many universities, colleges, secondary schools and public libraries in BC, and to all Canadian universities.

Calendar Production

• Published by Student Services, 91ÅÝܽ. For changes, updates and suggestions, please email: calendar-sfu@sfu.ca.
• Editor J. Hinchliffe BA (Br Col), MALS (S Fraser)
• Editorial Assistant S. Walter, Student Services
• Printed by International Web exPress Incorporated

Cover Design

Cover design by Communication Services, a division of Student Services, 91ÅÝܽ.