Applied Physics (Honours) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

Honours bachelor of science combining a solid physics background with the applied aspects needed for high-technology careers. Co-operative education enrolment is recommended for industrial experience.

Faculty: Faculty of Science | Department: Department of Physics | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Lower division requirements include CHEM 121 General Chemistry and Laboratory I, CHEM 126, CMPT 120 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I, MATH 152 Calculus II, MATH 251, MATH 252, MATH 260, PHYS 132 and PHYS 133 Physics Laboratories.

Career pathways

Co-operative education is encouraged to gain industrial experience for careers in high technology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

SFU general admission (BC/Yukon high school): minimum of five approved academic Grade 12 courses including English Studies 12 or equivalent, with at least 70% in Language Arts 11, English 12 or equivalent. Faculty of Science: two of Chemistry 11, Life Sciences 11 and Physics 11; Grade 12 English Studies 12 (or English First Peoples 12), Pre-Calculus 12, and at least two of Anatomy and Physiology 12, Calculus 12, Chemistry 12 and Physics 12. Admission is competitive and based on all approved Grade 11 and 12 courses. AP or IB equivalents are accepted. English language: demonstrated through, for example, 70% in a senior-level English course, IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no part below 6.0, TOEFL iBT (new scale) overall 4.5 with no part below 4.0 (88 with no part below 20 for tests taken before 21 January 2026), PTE Academic 65 with 60 in each communicative skill, or Duolingo English Test 125.A C- or better is required in prerequisite courses for physics courses.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (May) terms; most students start in the fall term.

Fall 2027: high school applications open 1 October 2026 and close 31 January 2027; other post-secondary transfer applications open 1 March 2027 and close 15 April 2027. Summer 2027: all applications open 1 December 2026 and close 15 January 2027. Spring 2027: all applications opened 1 July 2026 and close 15 September 2026.

The non-refundable application fee is 86 CAD for domestic students and 130 CAD for international students, payable online by credit card. Applications are submitted through EducationPlannerBC.

Apply through the official page: https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission.html

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