General Information
BC Associate of Arts or Science degree holders will receive preference in admission, with a GPA 0.25 points less than the GPA required for regular transfer, but not less than 2.00 overall. If individually assigned transfer credit totals less than 60, the remainder will be general elective credit.
SFU will assess possible transfer credit only after an admission application has been received.
Admission & English Language Requirements
Admission Requirements
English Language Requirements
Literacy Requirements
All applicants to SFU must demonstrate their literacy competency. Students transferring from other post-secondary institutions must either:
(a) obtain a minimum grade of C- in a three-credit college English course for which SFU grants transfer credit or:
(b) obtain a grade of C- or better in a three-credit English college course for which SFU grants transfer credit as a W (writing intensive) course or is evaluated to meet the W course criteria by SFU.
If students cannot meet either of these conditions, literacy admission requirements shall be the same as for secondary school graduates (see Direct Admission from Grade 12).
Quantitative & Analytical Skills Requirement
All applicants to SFU must demonstrate their quantitative and analytical skill competence by the following:
1. Obtain a grade of C (60%) in a secondary school senior level Math or Pre-Calculus course or:
2. Obtain a grade of C- or better in a transferrable 3-credit Math or certified quantitative (Q) course.
NOTE: a minimum grade of 70% is required in one of the acceptable Math courses used for admission in order to enroll directly in Q courses at SFU.
Courses that transfer to SFU as certified Q courses or fulfil the designated Q requirement include:
- Most MATH
- Most STATS
- Most CHEM
- Most PHYS
- CPSC 1040, 1150, 1155, 1181, 1191, 2150
- CRIM 1220
- ECON 1110, 1220, 1221, 2210, 2260, 2280, 2296
- FMGT 1115 & 1215, 2294
- GEOG 2210, 2280, 2290
- KINS 1151
- PHIL 1102, 1104
- PSYC 2320, 2321
These courses are intended as a guide as transfer rules may change. To ensure course transferability, please consult the BC Transfer Guide. Theis guide should indicate whether the course transfers with a Q designation.
WQB Graduation Requirements
|
Requirement |
Credit |
Notes |
|
W - Writing |
6 |
One lower-division W course (at least 3 credits) One upper-division W course (at least 3 credits), in the student's major subject. |
|
Q - Quantitative |
6 |
Two lower or upper-division Q courses (6 credits) |
|
B - Breadth (Designated) |
18 |
Social Sciences: B-Soc (2 courses, 6 credits) |
|
B - Breadth (Additional) |
6 |
Two additional courses (6 credits) outside the student's major program. These courses may or may not be Breadth (B) designated courses and, in most cases, will fulfill individual degree program requirements. |
NOTE:
- Some courses may fulfill more than one requirement.
- Some courses have multiple designations (e.g. one course may transfer as a W, Q and B); students are encouraged to discuss options with SFU recruitment/admissions.
- Students can determine W, Q and B course designations here.
- A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
- To ensure transfer designations, consult the BC Transfer Guide.
SFU Faculty University Planning Guides
Updated December 2023