IUPP: Curriculum

FALL 2024 (11 Units):

  • INDG 101-3: Introduction to Indigenous Studies
  • FASS 120-2: Learning Strategies for Academic Success
  • FAL X99-4: Foundations of Academic Literacy (Foundations course)
  • FAN X91-2 (Part 1): Foundations of Analytic and Quantitative Reasoning (Foundations course)

SPRING 2025 (13 Units):

  • INDG 102-4: Indigenous Academic Research
  • FAN X92-2 (Part 2): Foundations of Analytic and Quantitative Reasoning (Foundations course)
  • REM 207-3  Indigenous Peoples and Resource Management
  • Offering a choice from a curated selection of courses*

* Subject to minor changes

TOTAL: Total: 23-24 units over 8 courses (15-16 academic units and 8 units of Foundation courses)

SFU considers students as being full-time students with a course load of nine units (credits) per term.

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Contact

Angela Wolfe, Director of Indigenous Recruitment and Admissions
indigenous_students@sfu.ca

Upon completion of the IUPP

Normally, a GPA of 2.5 will guarantee direct admission to SFU and your completed credits will count towards your undergraduate degree.

Additional requirements for Faculties other than the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) may apply. For example, to transfer from FASS to the Faculty of Science, you must meet these specific admission requirements:

  • Minimum SFU CGPA of 2.00 (attained by successfully completing IUPP)
  • Minimum 12 units completed at SFU (attained by successfully completing IUPP)
  • Minimum of 3 Faculty of Science courses taken at SFU, with a minimum C+ in each of the three courses (one must be Math 150, 151, or 154).