Computing Science and Linguistics (Joint Major) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

Joint major in computational linguistics offered by the School of Computing Science and the Department of Linguistics, awarded as a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science.

Faculty: Faculty of Applied Sciences / Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Department: School of Computing Science; Department of Linguistics | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Lower division includes Introduction to Linguistics, Writing for Linguistics, Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I and II, Data Structures and Programming, Discrete Mathematics, Probability and Computing and calculus. Upper division includes Data Structures and Algorithms, Computational Linguistics, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Knowledge Representation and related linguistics courses.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An overall 2.40 cumulative GPA and a passing grade in LING 220 are required for admission to the major, all joint major programs and all minor programs. Admission is competitive. A separate admission average for each entry route is established each term, depending on spaces available and subject to the approval of the dean of applied sciences. Admission averages are calculated over a set of courses satisfying particular breadth constraints. Internal transfer allows students to transfer, within Simon Fraser University, from one faculty to another.

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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