If you are seeking a Non-Business exchange course evaluation (regardless of your SFU program), follow the full instructions on how to submit your syllabus and other documentation to ISS. ISS <excredit@sfu.ca> will be your main contact for your course evaluatuion processing including the awarding of exchange unit to your academic record.

If you are seeking a Business exchange course evaluation (regardless of your SFU program), first check the Beedie Course Planning Database to determine if your course has been pre-evaluated for SFU course equivalencies. If your course is not found or if your course title/code has changed, submit a new request to the SFU Beedie School of Business at studyabroad_bsb@sfu.ca. You will receive an email notification about your course evaluation from Beedie on the status of your course evaluation. If your course evaluation is approved, the results will be posted on the Beedie Course Planning Database.

Business exchange credit (awarding): To receive your BUS exchange credit, ensure you complete the above evaluation procedure to Beedie, and below steps to ISS:

• Arrange your official transcript to be sent directly by your host institution to us (see below for how your transcript should be submitted to ISS)
• Email excredit@sfu.ca with the following information:
  • Full name, SFU ID, host institution, exchange term, list of BUS courses and approved BUS credit as per the Beedie Course Planning Database.
• Include any relevant details ISS should be aware of in the awarding of your exchange units (e.g. graduation plans, enrolment requirements, etc.).
• Contact studyabroad_bsb@sfu.ca if you have any questions about your BUS credit evaluation.
• Contact excredit@sfu.ca if you have any questions about the awarding of your BUS credits to your academic record.

• BUS 203- Professional Development - Launch (1)
• BUS 300- Professional Development - Planning (1)
• BUS 496- Professional Development - Summit (1)

• BUS 201- Introduction to Business (3)
• BUS 202- Foundations of Business (3)

• BUS 217W- Critical Thinking in Business (3)
• BUS 360W- Business Communication (4)
• BUS 393- Commercial Law (3)
• BUS 478- Strategy

• All Upper Division Accounting Courses (BUS 320-3, BUS 321-3, BUS 322-3, BUS 421-3, BUS 420-3, BUS 424-3, BUS 426-3, BUS 428-3, BUS 490-495 [1-4 units])

These are restricted courses and must be taken at SFU to earn credit. 

Economics requires a complete list of pre-requisites, including the respective titles, course numbers, and official calendar descriptions.

French Cohort Program students taking courses taught in French should input the original course title (in French) in the exchange course evaluation request, and provide the original course outline in French. This will ensure the course title is accurately listed on your SFU transcript. French Cohort Program students do not currently need to provide a translated copy of their course outlines for Political Science, History and French.

For an accurate evaluation of the French classes you took abroad, you are required to submit samples of your assignments, tests, and papers, in a PDF format. 

It is preferred for these documents to be submitted as digital copies (in PDF format, merged as one document) and sent to excredit@sfu.ca. Hardcopies (eg. textbooks/and or workbooks) can be submitted if it is not possible to submit in a digital format.

For other language acquisition classes, you may be required to submit additional course materials. You can submit some of these documents as hardcopies (textbooks and/or workbooks). ISS will not send these hardcopies for evaluation until we receive your online exchange course evaluation request.

This program has an early host application and course enrolment period (to UC Berkeley Summer Sessions) of early Feb for students once they are nominated by ISS.  Please research the "exchange credit history" for UC Berkeley Summer Sessions in Destinations to determine if your proposed courses have been previously evaluated for SFU Credit, or submit your exchange course evaluation request and course syllabus in advance to excredit@sfu.ca. Please be mindful of processing times as well as course evaluations by departments which generally take between 4 to 6 weeks to return to ISS.

Credit values and exchange course evaluations can impact WQB eligibility; therefore, pre-assessment is not a guarantee. (For example, you may need a 3-unit B course but the exchange course you plan to complete is only worth 2 units which will not fulfill the requirement.)

Step 1: Refer to the University Curriculum page on Transfer Credit and WQB Designations for steps to request WQB designation for your exchange course. 

Step 2: Complete this WQB Evaluation Form and submit the request to the UCIL office ucil_office@sfu.ca, cc: excredit@sfu.ca with all accompanying documentation to confirm transfer and eligibility.

Step 3: Ensure you cc: excredit@sfu.ca on any of your email requests to the Transfer Credit Coordinator so WQB can be applied to your record after the completion of your exchange.

It is your responsibility to apply for exchange course evaluations well in advance of your graduation application deadlines. Exchange credit is not guaranteed until your exchange course evaluations have been confirmed by the department and transcript is received. Please consult your academic program advisor for any questions concerning your academic program graduation requirements.