The date indicated below is the month and year in which the new module/program or item was passed by SCAPA and approved by Senate.

October 2012

Faculty of Engineering: Introduction of Structural Engineering with International Development Option.

Brescia University College: Introduction of Major in Spirituality and Community Leadership.

King's University College: Revisions to Honors Specialization in Finance and Administration, Specialization in Finance and Administration, and Minor in Economics.

September 2012

Brescia University College: Revisions to Honors Specialization in Crime and Communities.

August 2012

Revisions to Majors in Sociology, Criminology, and Sociology of Health and Aging.

King's University College: Introduction of Major and Minor in French Language and Literature

Huron University College: Revisions to Globalization Studies, Global Development Studies, and Global Culture Studies modules.

July 2012

Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Revisions to Visual Arts modules.

Faculty of Engineering: Revisions to Electrical and Computer Engineering: Biomedical Signals and Systems Option and Electrical Engineering and Management Option.

Faculty of Science: Revisions to Honors Specialization in Pathology and Toxicology.

Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry: Revisions to Medical Science modules.

Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry/Faculty of Law: Revisions to the combined BMSc/HBA Program.

Faculty of Social Science: Revisions to Honors Specialization in International Relations.

June 2012

Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Introduction of Minor in Digital Humanities.

Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Revisions to Honors Specialization in Creative Writing and English Language and Literature.

Faculty of Health Sciences: Revisions to Compressed Time Frame BScN Program

Richard Ivey School of Business: Revisions to the HBA Program.

Faculty of Music: Revisions to the Collaborative Degree/Diploma program with Fanshawe in Music Recording Arts.

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry: Introduction of Honors Specialization in Medical Health Informatics.

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry/Faculty of Science/Faculty of Social Science: Revisions to Honors Specialization in Neuroscience.

Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry: Effective September 2013, Withdrawal of Biological and Medical Science First-Entry Program, introduction of the Medical Sciences First-Entry Program.

Faculty of Science: Revisions to Computer Science modules, including Combined Programs.

Faculty of Science: Revisions to Major in Planetary Science.

Faculty of Social Science: Revisions to Honors Specialization in Criminology.

Faculty of Social Science/Faculty of Law: Revisions to Combined Honors Specialization in Political Science/JD Program.

Faculty of Law/School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Introduction of Combined JD/MSc (Geology or Geophysics) Program and Combined JD/MA (History) Program.

Brescia University College/Richard Ivey School of Business: Introduction of Combined BSc Honors Specialization in Nutrition and Dietetics and BA Honors Business Administration Program.

May 2012

Faculty of Science: Revisions to Computer Science modules, including the Combined Honors BSc Computer Science/Juris Doctor (JD) Program.

Faculty of Social Science: Revisions to Honors Specialization in Criminology module.

April 2012 

Faculty of Science: Revisions to Major in Theoretical Physics module.

Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Introduction of Minor in Medieval Studies and Medieval Studies as a course designation.

Faculty of Education: Revisions to admission requirements for Primary/Junior French as a Second Language program and the English Language Proficiency requirements.

Faculty of Law/Richard Ivey School of Business: Revisions to HBA/JD Combined Degree Program

Faculty of Social Science: Introduction of Specialization in Geography

Huron University College: Introduction of Honors Specialization in Accounting and Specialization in Accounting

March 2012

King's University College: Revisions to Major in Economics module.

Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Creative Writing and English Language and Literature

Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Spanish Modules and Certificate in Digital Spanish

Faculty of Health Sciences: Revisions to Progression Requirements and Special Student/Transfer Student Requirements in Kinesiology

Faculty of Law: Revision to “Grading Rules"

Don Wright Faculty of Music: Withdrawal of the BMus Honors Theory and Composition and Introduction of a BMus Honors Music Theory and BMus Honors Composition

Faculty of Science: Revisions to Admission Requirements for Physics and Astronomy Modules

Faculty of Social Science: Introduction of a Minor in Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction; “Transitional Justice” as a Course Designation; and New Courses in Transitional Justice

Faculties of Social Science and Law: Withdrawal of the Combined Honors Specialization in History (BA)/Juris Doctor (JD)

School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Collaborative Graduate Program in Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction

School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Master of Financial Economics

Faculty of Law: Revision to “Cross Registration in Business Courses” Policy

February 2012

Faculty of Engineering: Introduction of a 2+2 International Collaborative Program with Zhejiang University, China

Faculty of Information and Media Studies: Introduction of Certificate in Digital Communication: Social Media & Virtual Worlds

Faculty of Information and Media Studies: Introduction of Diploma in Digital Communication: Social Media & Virtual Worlds

Faculty of Information and Media Studies: Introduction of “Digital Communication” as a Course Designation and New Courses in Digital Communication

King’s University College: Introduction of Certificate in Childhood in the Justice System

King’s University College: Introduction of Diploma in Childhood in the Justice System

School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Introduction of a New Collaborative Graduate Program in Musculoskeletal Health Research

School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Renaming of the Master of Legal Studies to Master of Studies in Law

School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Revisions to the PhD Program in Philosophy

Revisions to the Scholar’s Electives program

January 2012

Revisions to English Language and Literature Modules, Minor in English for Teachers, Minor in General English, and Certificate in Theatre Arts

Withdrawal of the Minor in Dramatic Literature

Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Revisions to the Certificates and Diplomas in Business French and Français Pratique

Richard Ivey School of Business: Revisions to the Admission Requirements for the HBA Advanced Entry Opportunity (AEO)

Faculty of Social Science: Introduction of a Social Science Course Designation and a Summer Internship

School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Consolidation of the Graduate Programs in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

King’s University College: Revisions to Admission Requirements for the Bachelor of Social Work (Honors) Program

Revisions to the Policies on Administration of Examinations

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry: Revision to the School of Dentistry Sessional Dates to Change the Start Date of the Internationally Trained Dentist Program

December 2011

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry: Introduction of an Honors
Specialization in Neuroscience

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry: Revisions to the Progression
Requirements of the MD Program and Introduction of Professional Portfolio Course

Faculty of Science: Revisions to Admission Requirements for Chemistry Modules

Faculty of Science: Revisions to Admission Requirements for Earth Sciences Modules

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Faculty of Science: Revisions to Admission Requirements for the Biological and Medical Sciences First-Entry Program and the First-Year Science Program - effective September 2013

School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Modifications to the MSc in
Management - International Business

School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Introduction of a Master of
Clinical Science, Pathology Assistant (MClSc) Course-Based Masters Option in the Pathology Graduate Program

School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Revisions to Undergraduate Course Policy for Graduate Students

School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Dual-Doctoral Degree Program in Mathematics between the University of Milano – Bicocca, Milano, Italy and The University of Western Ontario

King’s University College: Revision to Records Check and Vulnerable Sector Screening Policy for the Social Work Practicum

Undergraduate Sessional Dates

November 2011

Faculty of Engineering: Introduction of the Engineering Externship Program (EEP) (Chemical and Biochemical Engineering)

Faculty of Law: Revision of “Grading Rules”

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Faculty of Science: Introduction of an Honors Specialization in Medical Biophysics (Clinical Physics Concentration)

School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Renaming the Master of Arts in Critical Studies in Global Film Cultures to the Master of Arts in Film Studies

October 2011

School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Introduction of a Graduate Diploma in Community Music Leadership - effective January 1, 2012

School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Introduction of a Non-Thesis Master of Engineering (MEng) in HVAC Systems

Faculty of Science: Introduction of a Minor in High Performance Computing

Faculty of Science: Withdrawal of the Major in Statistics Module

Faculty of Science and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry: Introduction of an Honors Specialization in Computational Biochemistry

Revisions to the Policy on Eligibility for Participating in the Spring Hong Kong Convocation Ceremonies

Revisions to the Policy on Structure of the Degree: Post-Degree Modules

School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Minor Amendment to the LLM/M.Phil (Western/NALSAR) and LLM/LLM (NALSAR/Western) Dual-Credential Degree Program

September 2011

Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Renaming of the Diploma/Certificate in Writing for Professional Programs; Revised Admission Requirements for Diplomas and Certificates in the Program in Writing, Rhetoric and Professional Communications

School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Doctoral Co-tutelage Agreement between the University of Padua, Italy and The University of Western Ontario

Faculty of Law: Introduction of the LLM/M.Phil (Western/NALSAR) and LLM/LLM (NALSAR/Western) Combined Degree Program with NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, India

Revision to the Admission Requirements of the Scholar’s Electives Program

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry: Revisions to the “Plan of Undergraduate Instruction” Section of the MD Program

Revisions to the Guidelines for the Structure of the Academic Year