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General requirements

You must have attempted a minimum of 24 units (credits) of transferable post-secondary studies, and may transfer up to a maximum of 60 units toward your degree program.

Applicants with less than 24 units completed or in progress by their start date will be evaluated on the basis of their final high school requirements and grades, provided they present at least a 2.00 grade point average (GPA) on all post-secondary studies. If this applies, please review high school requirements as outlined here and apply for admission by the high school application deadlines. High school requirements differ depending on your academic history.

You are required to declare all previously attempted high school and post-secondary studies. You must be in good standing with a minimum 2.00 GPA (60%) to be considered for admission.

The chart below will help you understand how SFU calculates your admission based on post-secondary units, including failed or repeated attempts.

Post-Secondary units attempted	How admission is calculated
0 to 8 units	Admission is based on your high school courses only
9 to 23 units	Admission is generally based on your high school courses and grades, and post-secondary GPA using all transferable units attempted. Only the highest grade is used in the calculation for repeat courses.
More than 23 units	Admission average is based on your post-secondary GPA calculated using all transferrable units attempted, with only the highest grade used in the GPA calculation for repeat courses.

Your admission average is calculated on all transferable courses attempted. If you repeat a transferable course for admission, the highest course attempt will be used in the GPA calculation. Admission to SFU is competitive, so we encourage you to review our Historical Admission Range Grades for more information before you apply.

In addition to the general and program-specific admission requirements (listed below), you must meet our English language admission requirement and Quantitative and analytical skills requirement. If you do not meet these requirements on your college or university studies, we may request your high school transcript.

Application dates and deadlines

Admission term	Application period	Document deadline	Evaluation period	Enrollment for the term
Spring 2025 (January)	August 1 - September 15	October 1	September-November	From November
Summer 2025 (May)	December 1 - January 15	February 1	January-March	From March
Fall 2025 (September)	March 1 - April 15	May 15	May - July	From July

Note that different deadlines are in place for Preservice Professional Studies programs and the School for the Contemporary Arts. See https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission/apply.html

Transfer credit

After you have completed your application, transfer credit will be applied to your record during the admission process. Transfer credit appeals will only be assessed after you have accepted your offer of admission. We may request that you provide detailed course outlines issued from your post-secondary institution, which should include:

a statement of course objective(s)
the duration/number of weeks (excluding final exam period)
hours per week of lecture (laboratory/tutorial/seminar/studio work) and the hours per week of required open laboratory work or open studio work
the method of evaluation and grading
the textbook(s) used
the amount of credit/units earned

Please use this form to submit a transfer credit appeal.

Program specific requirements

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Beedie School of Business

Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Environment

Faculty of Health Sciences

Faculty of Science

Diverse qualifications

Admission pathway for students who meet minimum admission standards and have demonstrated commitment or excellence in other endeavours, or who have succeeded in their studies despite difficult circumstances.

Undergraduate Admission

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