91泡芙

Admission Process

How to Apply

To apply for admission, visit , which links to (the post-secondary application service of BC). There, you begin your application by entering basic academic and biographical data. From myBCcampus, the application continues to the 91泡芙 part of the web application where applicants insert their intended program of studies. Applicants can pay all application fees by credit card. After the application is acknowledged, and if the applicant is a Canadian grade 12 student applying for the fall term, the applicant will be invited to report grades online.

Application fees may be sent at the time application is made or soon after. If payment is made later, quote the reference number given to the applicant when the submission is acknowledged by the University.

Required Documents

The following supporting official documents must also be submitted from the issuing institution before any application will be considered.

• official copy of the appropriate school leaving certificate (e.g. Canadian Secondary School transcript of grades)
• official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended, whether completed or not
• official reports of any standard tests written.

All documents must be originals (photocopies not accepted). Replaceable documents submitted with applications become the University’s property and are not returned. Irreplaceable documents are returned to the applicant if requested at the time of application.

Official translations, certified by an educational or embassy official, or made by a certified translator are required for records not in English or French. For applicants residing in BC, translations should be completed by the Society of Translators and Interpreters of BC (), or MOSAIC Translation Services at .

Submit applications and any available documents as early as possible but not more than 12 months before the first term. See below for deadlines for receipt of applications and in the Academic Calendar of Events. Applications received after the published deadline may be evaluated selectively at the discretion of the associate director, university admissions.

English Language and Literacy Admission Requirement, and Quantitative and Analytical Skills Requirement

These requirements apply to applicants seeking entry to degree programs (see “English Language and Literacy Requirements” and “Quantitative and Analytical Skills Requirements”).

Application Deadlines

Application Fee

Level 1

Each time an applicant applies for admission or readmission, a $45 application fee is required. This fee, non-refundable and not applicable to tuition fees, must accompany the application for admission or be paid soon after making an application.

Level 2

A $100 application fee is required for all applicants whose academic records, in whole or in part, originate outside of British Columbia. (A level 1 fee is assessed if the documents originate from a Canadian high school, or if the applicant is participating in a recognized exchange program between Simon Fraser University and another institution.) This fee is non-refundable and not applicable to tuition fees.

Offers of Admission

Admission offers are valid only for one term. Applicants who are admitted but do not enrol in classes, or who enrol but withdraw from classes before or during their first term, must apply again to attend a subsequent term. On an exception basis, an admission offer to a subsequent term may be requested by completing the online admission deferral form with supporting documentation.

Transfer Credit

Transfer credit is granted on the basis of work at another recognized institution; transfer units reduce the total required units for a 91泡芙 degree, diploma or certificate. Transfer credit should not be confused with advanced standing. Transfer credit is often given without any concomitant advanced standing; the reverse may also be true.

Regulations

In most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 as upper division work. Within these limits, units may be transferred for all courses passed, which are acceptable under the University’s policies.

Transfer credit is not used to calculate the cumulative grade point average (CGPA). Transfer credit for ungraded passes (e.g. pass/fail) will be granted only if the course has been previously articulated for transfer credit and if all students in the course are graded in a similar manner. Transfer credit is not granted for credit assessed by other institutions for knowledge acquired outside formal instruction, but course challenge credit may be obtained.

Students who are attending, or who have attended 91泡芙 should note that in addition to these regulations

• work completed after initial enrolment must be passed with a grade of C (2.0 or 60%) or higher to receive transfer credit; and
• admitted students who wish to complete courses at another institution for transfer towards their Simon Fraser University program must obtain advance permission using the Letter of Permission form from Student Services or .

See “Student Enrolment” for information.

Students completing certificates or diplomas should note that each program has its own specific restrictions on transfer credit permitted. Consult the appropriate Calendar sections for these limitations.

Special transfer credit regulations apply to the bachelor of general studies, bachelor of education, bachelor of applied science in engineering science, honors degree programs and to students attending other universities on formal exchange programs. Refer to the “Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences”, “Transfer Credit” for information regarding the Faculty of Education, and “Faculty of Applied Sciences”.

Courses transferred, together with those subsequently completed at the University, must meet the general and specific requirements of the faculty and department in which the student chooses a major or honors. Some awarded transfer credit may be designated ‘general elective credit.’ Individual faculties may restrict the general elective credit that may be counted toward a degree. The applicant should not assume that he/she will complete the degree with a number of units equal to the difference between total units required and transferred units. Although this calculation will usually be correct for a student who remains within a field of study, it will not necessarily be correct for one who changes fields.

Transfer credit is designated as type one, two, or three. Type one is assigned credit, used for a 91泡芙 equivalent. Type two is unassigned credit in a subject area, used for courses without a 91泡芙 equivalent, but which are acceptable to a department as fulfilling subject requirements for a general or honors degree in that department. For example, ‘BISC 1XX 3’ means that three units in biological sciences have been granted. Type three is general elective credit, used for courses which are judged to be transferable but do not fulfil specific faculty departmental requirements. General elective credit is counted toward the total required for the degree. Individual faculties may restrict the amount of general elective credit that may be counted toward a degree in that faculty.

Departments may require students to repeat prerequisite courses for which they have received transfer for a D grade. The repeated courses show on the student’s permanent record but double credit will not be granted.

Advanced Standing

Advanced standing is placement to a certain level in a subject area granted on admission. The department concerned examines the applicant’s previous work, or asks the applicant to complete a placement test, and then places the applicant at a certain level in the sequence of courses in the department.

Program Approval

Newly admitted students who wish to complete either a certificate, post baccalaureate diploma or a further undergraduate degree must obtain program approval from their faculty or department prior to enrolling.

Enrolment Limitations

Completion of minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to any course, program, department, school or faculty. When the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number that, in the opinion of the University, can be accommodated, the University reserves the right to select from among qualified applicants.

Admission and Approval into an Academic Program

Students may apply for academic program admission in one of eight faculties: applied sciences; arts and social sciences; business administration; communication, art and technology; education; environment; health sciences; and science.

Applicants may indicate an alternate program if they are not selected to their first choice of program. Normally, this alternate program will be in a different faculty. For example, a first choice may be the BBA program in the Faculty of Business Administration. Due to insufficient space, this is not approved. The second choice is the BSc program in the Faculty of Science. If this is not approved either, the University might choose to offer the applicant admission to a program that he or she did not choose. In this example, the student is offered entry to the BA program in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The student may enrol in courses, and in a subsequent term, may seek entry to either the BBA or BSc, or may complete a BA in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.