Archaeology (Honours) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

The Archaeology honours is a 132-unit Bachelor of Arts, of which 60 units are upper division and at least 50 are upper division archaeology. Students complete the major requirements plus ARCH 374 or ARCH 376, and ARCH 498 and ARCH 499.

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

What you will study

Honours students take all major requirements (including ARCH 101, ARCH 131, ARCH 271, ARCH 272W, ARCH 273 and ARCH 282) plus a research design or quantitative methods course and the honours courses ARCH 498 and ARCH 499, with at least 50 upper division archaeology units.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A minimum Archaeology GPA of 3.33, completion of ARCH 282 with a grade of B or better, a minimum CGPA of 3.00, and departmental permission to enter the program; a minimum 3.00 CGPA and 3.00 Archaeology GPA must be maintained to remain in the program.

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.

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