Agenda Package: UTM Academic Affairs Committee - May 08, 2025

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COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 3130, W. G. DAVIS BUILDING

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AGENDA

OPEN SESSION
 

  1. Chair’s Remarks
  2. Name Change of Academic Unit – Change in the name of the Department of Psychology to the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences* (for approval)

    Be it Recommended,

    THAT the name of the Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, be changed to the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, effective July 1, 2025.
  3. Program Closures Environmental Geosciences* (for approval)
    1. Specialist in Environmental Geosciences (Specialist) UTM*

      Be It Recommended:

      THAT the closure of the Specialist in Environmental Geosciences, University of Toronto Mississauga, as detailed in the proposal dated March 31, 2025, to which admissions were administratively suspended on October 25, 2024, be approved with an anticipated program closure date of August 31, 2025.
       
    2. Specialist in Environmental Geosciences, Co-op Internship Program (CIP) stream, UTM*

      Be it Resolved,

      THAT the closure of the Specialist in Environmental Geosciences, Co-op Internship Program (CIP) stream, UTM, as detailed in the proposal dated March 7, 2025, to which admissions were administratively suspended on October 25, 2024, be approved, effective August 31, 2025.
  4. Major Modification: New Freestanding Minor in Logic, UTM* (for approval)

    Be It Resolved,

    THAT the new Freestanding Minor in Logic, in the Department of Philosophy, UTM, as detailed in the proposal dated April 17, 2025, be approved, effective September 1, 2025.
  5. Amendment to an Existing Academic Regulation: Taking Courses at Other Universities with a Letters of Permission (LOP), UTM* (for approval)

    Be It Recommended:


    THAT the proposed changes to UTM academic regulations concerning Taking Courses at Other Universities with a Letter of Permission (LOP), as detailed in the accompanying proposal dated April 15, 2025, be approved, effective September 1, 2025.

  6. Amendment to an Existing Academic Regulation: Deferred Exams, UTM* (for approval)

    Be It Recommended:

    THAT the proposed changes to UTM academic regulations concerning Deferred Examinations, as detailed in the accompanying proposal dated April 15, 2025, be approved, effective September 1, 2025.
  7. Reviews of Academic Programs and Units* (for information)
  8. Annual Report: Office of the Vice-Principal Research & Innovation, 2023-24* (for information)

CONSENT AGENDA

  1. Annual Report: Academic Integrity, 2023-24** (for information)
  2. Annual Report: UTM Library, 2023-24** (for information)
  3. Annual Report: Student Awards, 2023-24** (for information)
  4. Annual Report: Committee On Standing, 2023-24, Office of the Registrar** (for information)
  5. Annual Report: Academic Appeals Subcommittee, 2023-24** (for information)
  6. Report of the Previous Meeting: Report Number 57 – March 24, 2025** (for approval)
  7. Business Arising from the Report of the Previous Meeting
     
  1. Date of Next Meeting – September 9, 2025, 3:10 p.m.
  2. Other Business

*Documentation is attached.
**Documentation for consent item included. This item will be given individual consideration by the AAC only if a member so requests. Members with questions or who would like the consent item to be discussed by the AAC are invited to notify the Secretary, Cindy Ferencz-Hammond at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting by email at cindy.ferencz@utoronto.ca.