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Admission Requirements

check square 11  English Language requirement

All applicants must meet the university's English Language Requirement. See details

check square 11  Quantitative and Analytical Skills requirements

All applicants must meet the university's Quantitative and Analytical Skills requirements. See details

  • You need a minimum of a D grade in Pure Mathematics or Mathematics and Statistics on the GCE Ordinary “O” Level Examinations, or Advanced “A” Level Examinations for admission.

check square 11  General admission requirements

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level or Cambridge Pre-University Diploma

  • Transfer credit may be awarded for completed academic A-Level subjects (no credit for AS-Level subjects)
  • Admission average calculated on a minimum of three A-Level courses, or two A-levels and two AS-Level courses (courses must be in different subject areas)
  • Submit certified true copies of final GCSE results and predicted A-level results

Don't quite meet the minimum requirments for direct admission?

A pathway program through Fraser International College is available. Whether you’re missing a required course for direct entry, don’t quite meet the admission score requirements, or you’d just prefer to start your SFU experience in a small, close-knit international community, FIC is right for you.

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check square 11  Faculty/Program-specific requirements

View the faculty you are interested in to see the faculty- or program-specific requirements.

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Computing Science (including the Zhejiang Dual Degree Program*), Software Systems

  • A/AS level Math or A/AS level Further Math
  • One of A/AS level Biology/Chemistry/Physics

*NOTE: Dual Degree Program applicants: The SFU-Zhejiang University Computing Science Dual Degree Program is open to domestic and international students.

Engineering Science, Mechatronic Systems Engineering, Sustainable Energy Engineering*

  • A/AS level Math or A/AS level Further Math
  • A/AS level Chemistry
  • A/AS level Physics

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Anthropology; Archaeology; Asia-Canada; Cognitive Science; Criminology; Economics; English; Explorations; First Nations; French; French Cohort; Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies; Gerontology; Hellenic Studies; History; Humanities; International Studies; Labour Studies; Languages; Latin American Studies; Linguistics; Philosophy; Political Science; Psychology; Sociology; World Literature

  • Must meet general requirements - no additional faculty/program course prerequisites

Beedie School of Business

Accounting, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management

  • A/AS level Math or A/AS level Further Math

For secondary school applicants, admission to SFU Beedie will be based on a combination of a student’s academic performance and an assessment of their supplemental application. For details, please see the Beedie School of Business website.

Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology

Communication

  • Must meet general requirements - no additional faculty/program course prerequisites

Contemporary Arts

  • Applicants (excluding those applying to Art, Performance & Cinema Studies) are required to submit a supplemental application (audition, interview, or portfolio). For details, please see the School for the Contemporary Arts website.

Interactive Arts and Technology

  • A/AS level Math

Faculty of Education

Bachelor of General Studies

  • Must meet general requirements - no additional faculty/program course prerequisites

Faculty of Environment

Archaeology, Geography

  • Must meet general requirements - no additional faculty/program course prerequisites

Environmental Science, Physical Geography

  • A/AS level Math or A/AS level Further Math
  • Two of A/AS level Biology/Chemistry/Physics

Bachelor of Environment - Resource and Environmental Management, Global Environmental Systems

  • Must meet general requirements - no additional faculty/program course prerequisites

Faculty of Health Sciences

Bachelor of Arts

  • Must meet general requirements - no additional faculty/program course prerequisites

Bachelor of Science

  • A/AS level Math

Faculty of Science

Behavioral Neuroscience, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Chemistry, Data Science, Earth Sciences, General Science, Mathematics, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Physics, Statistics and Actuarial Science

  • A/AS level Math
  • Two of A/AS level Biology/Chemistry/Physics