| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/9/03/04/01 |
| Title | BPS Graduate Admissions Committee GAC / Graduate Qualifications Accreditation Committee GQAC Papers 1988-1989 |
| Date | 1988-1989 |
| Extent | 1-Box |
| Physical Description | 13 Folders |
| Description | Contains papers, agendas and minutes of the British Psychological Society BPS Graduate Admissions Committee (GAC) includes individual applicants for membership as well as the recognition of university courses.
14 January 1988 [first meeting) includes terms of reference, terms of reference of the Membership and Qualifications Board [MQB] to which the GAC reported; Information Sheet on Criteria for Membership (June 1987); General Information sheet on the British Psychological Society; copy of Charter; ''Taking Stock' in Charter Guide' no. 1 January 1988; 'Report of the Working Party to Consider Issues Relating to the Recognition of First Degrees' (20 September 1985); 'Conversion 'Rights' from Graduate Membership to the Graduate Basis for Registration' (10 December 1987); 'Report of the Working Party to Consider Issues Relating to the Recognition of Psychologists with Qualifications Obtained Abroad' (December 1985) and Appendix of modifications following consultations with relevant sub-systems of the Society' (March 1986); 'Chartered Psychologists Requirements for the Registration of Psychologists with Qualifications Obtained Abroad'; (c. January 1988); proforma letter 'The Registration of Psychologists in the United Kingdom' (December 1987); proforma letter 'Entry to the National Health Service as a Clinical Psychologists with Qualifications Obtained Abroad'; draft 'Regulations for the Qualifying Examination 1988 - together with a Statement from the Society's Board of Examiners.'
9 March 1988 includes 'Procedure for Admission of Psychologists with Qualifications from Abroad' (22 February 1988), 'The Review of Courses' - approved report of the Working Party to Consider Issues Relating to the Recognition of First Degrees'; draft and revised version of information for Course Organisers on 'The Approval of First Qualifications in Psychology'.
12 May 1988 includes 'The Approval of First Qualifications in Psychology'' (March 1988); correspondence with Peter Morris concerning 3rd class degrees and with R A Boakes on Phd psychologists with first degrees in another subject; 'Draft letter about Qualifications from Abroad'; 'Integrating the decisions of the OCQC [Overseas Clinical Qualifications Committee] with the GAC and the PAC [Postgraduate Admissions Committee];
27 June 1988
8 September 1988 includes mature applicants with higher degrees - pro-forma letter 'The Register of Chartered Psychologists and Statue 12(2)'; 'Liberalising the Criteria for Graduate Membership'; 'Regulations for The Qualifying Examination' 1989.
24 November 1988 includes liberalisation of the Criteria for Graduate Membership'; 'Approval of Post-Graduate Courses by Training Committees'; 'Approval of the MA/MSc Degrees at the Institute of Education - Wider Policy'.
12 January 1989 includes proforma undergraduate course assessment form (January 1989)
7 March 1989 includes draft 'A Points Based Scheme of Assessment (25 January 1989); 'Liberalising the Criteria for Graduate Membership' (January 1989); correspondence concerning proposed examination for graduate membership;
27 April 1989 includes 'A New Points Based Scheme of Assessment for Graduate Membership of the Society' (11 April 1989); 'Information proforma (pilot edition) First Qualifications in Psychology'.
27 June 1989 includes 'A New Points Based Scheme of Assessment for Graduate Membership' April 1989); correspondence, reports and applications from Coventry Polytechnic; Lancaster University; University of Lancaster; University of Nottingham; University of Salford; University of Sussex; University of Ulster;
16 August 1989 - interim postal meeting
7 September 1989 includes 'Liberalising the criteria for Graduate Membership - draft Information Sheet on Criteria for Membership - Graduate Membership and the Graduate Basis for Registration as a Chartered Psychologist (August 1989), correspondence, reports and applications from courses at Queens University Belfast; Chester College of Higher Education; City of London Polytechnic; Coventry Polytechnic; Sunderland Polytechnic; University of Sussex using pilot information proformas.
16 November 1989 includes updated information sheet on 'Criteria for Membership - Graduate Membership and the GRaduate Basis for Registration as a Chartered Psychologist'; revised course assessment proforma and related literature for courses; applications and reports on courses at Chester College of Higher Education; St Martins's College Lancaster, Sunderland Polytechnic, University of Sussex. Also correspondence concerning East Asia Open Institute at the University of East Asia.
Files of Janet Vaughan, BPS Membership Manager.
Contains Personal Data closed access (50 years) or anonymised access only except for policy papers. |
| Format | File |
| Notes | The History of Psychology Centre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our users. Be aware that our catalogue contains historic terminology relating to mental health which could be considered offensive. The terminology exists within the original record and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the cataloguers or the British Psychological Society. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | BPS Membership & Qualifications Boards |
| RelatedRecord | BPS/001/9/03/02 |
| AccessConditions | Contains Personal Data closed access (50 years) or anonymised except for policy papers. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| AdminHistory | The British Psychological Society BPS Graduate Admissions Committee GAC was set up in December 1987 under the Chairmanship of Dr David Legge and later J G Beaumont. It was started at the same time as the Postgraduate Graduate Admissions Committee PAC)- under the Membership and Qualifications Board [MQB] as part of the new responsibilities in setting up a register of Chartered Psychologists. This suite of Committees took over some of the responsibilities of the Standing Committee on Membership SCM.
By 1993 the Graduate Admissions Committee (GAC) was restructured as the Graduate Qualification Accreditation Committee (GQAC). |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Head of the History of Psychology Centre and Archives and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material |
| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000 |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Claire Jackson BPS Archivist History of Psychology Centre. |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| BPS/GB/321 | Morris; Peter Edwin (1947-); Professor; FBPsS | 1947- |