Specialized or Programmatic Accreditation/Recognition

Simon Fraser University has a number of programs that are accredited and/or recognized by relevant professional governing bodies and associations. Reviews are demanded by professional associations and industry in order to maintain the highest possible standards for their respective programs.

Below is a list of SFU’s current specialized or programmatic accreditation and/or recognition:

Applied Sciences

Degree or Program: Engineering Science
Accrediting Agency: Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board

Degree or Program: Mechatronic Systems Engineering
Accrediting Agency: Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board

Arts and Social Sciences

Degree or Program: MA and PhD-Clinical Psychology
Accrediting Agency: Canadian Psychological Association

Business

Degree or Program: Business Administration
Accrediting Agency: European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)

Degree or Program: Business Administration
Accrediting Agency: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

Degree or Program: Business Administration
Accrediting Agency: (Signatory to) Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME)

Degree or Program: Business Administration-Management Information Systems
Accrediting Agency: Business Technology Management Accreditation Council (BTMAC)

Education

Degree or Program: Teacher Certification
Accrediting Agency: Ministry of Education - Teacher Regulation Branch

Environment

Degree or Program: Physical Geography-Geosciences Concentration
Accrediting Agency: Recognized by the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia

Degree or Program: Master of Resource Management (Planning)
Accrediting Agency: Recognized by the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Planning Institute of BC

Degree or Program: Bachelor of Environment, REM (Planning)
Accredited Agency: Canadian Planning Standards Board (accreditation body for the Canadian Institute of Planners and all provincial affiliates)

Health Sciences

Degree or Program: Public Health (MPH, BA, BSc)
Accrediting Agency: Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)

Science

Degree or Program: Chemistry
Accrediting Agency: Canadian Society for Chemistry

Degree or Program: Earth Sciences
Accrediting Agency: Recognized by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia

Degree or Program: Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology (Kinesiology major only)
Accrediting Agency: Canadian Council of University Physical Education and Kinesiology Administrators

Degree or Program: Statistics
Accrediting Agency: Statistical Society of Canada

Degree or Program: Actuarial Sciences
Accrediting Agency: Canadian Institute of Actuaries

Degree or Program: Biological Sciences
Accrediting Agency: College of Applied Biology