Chemistry (Honours) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

The Chemistry Honours program leads to a Bachelor of Science and requires 122 units. Students enter at a level set by their prior chemistry knowledge: CHEM 121 for those with BC Chemistry 12 or equivalent, with CHEM 110 and 111 available as electives for those starting from Chemistry 11.

Faculty: Faculty of Science | Department: Department of Chemistry

What you will study

Lower division general, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry with laboratories (for example CHEM 121, CHEM 180, CHEM 230, CHEM 266, CHEM 286), plus supporting mathematics and physics. Upper division work includes advanced inorganic and physical chemistry laboratories (CHEM 336, CHEM 366W) and molecular spectroscopy (CHEM 462).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students may not enrol in a CHEM course if they received a D grade in a prerequisite. Physics standard, advanced, studio or life sciences streams are recommended preparation.

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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