Simon Fraser University
Period of exchange
One or two semesters
Level
Undergraduate/postgraduate
Admission restrictions
Limited availability into Business Administration, School of Contemporary Arts, Computing Science and Engineering Science.
Simon Fraser University exchange website
Simon Fraser University was rated as Canada's best comprehensive university in the annual rankings of Canadian universities in Maclean's magazine in 2010 and has been consistently placed at or near the top of the publication's national evaluations.
Named after explorer Simon Fraser, SFU opened in 1965. Taking only 30 months to grow from the idea stage into an almost-completed campus with 2,500 students it was dubbed the "Instant University". The original campus has grown into three vibrant campuses in Burnaby, Vancouver and Surrey and SFU’s reputation has grown into one of innovative teaching, research, and community outreach.
University location
Burnaby, Vancouver
Student population
34,000
City population
Vancouver: 611,869
Vancouver is the largest city in Western Canada, located at the southwestern corner of the province of British Columbia. Situated between the North Shore and coastal mountains and the edge of the Pacific ocean, Vancouver is one of North America's most beautiful cities, and was recently ranked as "the world's most desirable place to live" in a survey of 127 cities performed by the Economist magazine's Intelligence Unit.
The vibrant downtown core offers all of the amenities of an international destination -- from hundreds of restaurants and clubs, to countless parks and recreation facilities, to world-class entertainment and sporting events
Vancouver's natural surroundings offer limitless opportunities for outdoor pursuits, such as hiking and mountain biking in the spring and summer, and skiing at nearby Whistler-Blackcomb resort in winter.
Find out more
See the SFU exchange website
Academic programs are co-ordinated and offered by faculties. In large faculties, such as Arts and Social Sciences, academic administration is subdivided into departments and schools. There are six faculties: Applied Science, Arts and Social Sciences, Business, Education, Health Sciences and Science.
For more comprehensive information on each faculty, department and school, please see the SFU website.
Language of instruction
English
Course information
For a full list of available courses, please see the SFU Academic Calendar.
Course restrictions
Not available: film/video production, screenwriting, publishing
For a full list of restricted courses, please see the SFU exchange website.
Course load
Most courses at SFU are three credits. A full course load in a single semester is 15 credit hours. The minimum semester course load to be considered a full-time student is 9 credit hours. Exchange students are recommended to enrol in no more than 12 credit hours (approximately 4 courses) during their first semester at SFU.
Orientation happens in the week prior to the start of classes.
Find out more
See the SFU Orientation website.
