Admission Quick Facts
Approved Grade 12 courses
BC First Nations studies 12
Calculus 12
Comparative Civilization 12
Economics 12
English Literature 12
French or Français Langue Seconde 12
History 12
Japanese 12
Law 12
Mandarin 12
Principles of Math 12 (Pre-Calculus 12 effective Fall 2013)
Philosophy 12
Punjabi 12
Social Justice 12
Spanish 12
Sustainable Resources 12
Science 12 courses:
Biology 12
Chemistry 12
Geography 12
Geology 12
Physics 12
Self Report Grades
Open December 15 to April 30
Report final grade 11 and interim
grade 12 marks
Aboriginal
Admission Policy
Students must meet minimum university
admission requirements
Required documentation includes Proof
of Aboriginal heritage, online Supplemental Aboriginal Undergraduate
Admission form, and two references. See the policy.
New BC Math Curriculum
Effective September 2010, students in grade 10 can take one of two Math courses: "Apprenticeship and Workplace Mathematics" or the "Common Grade 10 course" (at Chatelech: Foundations of Math and Pre-Calculus 10). Students considering SFU must take the Common Grade 10 course as this will allow them to complete the required grade 11 and grade 12 Math.
Pre-Calculus 12 required for all Science and Business Administration programs.
Pre-Calculus 12 or Foundations of Math 11 required for all Arts based programs.
Business
Administration
All secondary school applicants must
submit the Supplemental Broad-Based Application form
Supplemental application available online beginning December 15
More information at business.sfu.ca/broadbasedadmissions/.
English language requirements
Applicants must have three years of
full-time secondary school education in English and meet a minimum grade
of 60% in English 12 or English Literature 12 or English 12 First Peoples.
See students.sfu.ca/admission/requirements/
for the full admission policy.
Admission averages Fall 2011 -
secondary
school applicants
Faculty
Arts and Social Sciences 82%
Applied
Sciences 85%
Business Administration 80% plus
broad based admission
Education 84%
Communication, Art & Tech 78%
Science 86%
Health
Sciences 87%
Environment 82%
Admission deadlines
February 28 for early admission for high school students to Fall term,
beginning in September.
April 30 for admission to Fall term, beginning in September.
April 30 for admission to Fall term, beginning in September.
Entrance
Scholarship Deadline
February 28 application for major entrance scholarship students due at
SFU by Feb. 28, 2012.
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financial assistance
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