Computing Science (Honours) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

Honours program in computing science awarded as a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts, requiring at least 60 upper division units and a minimum graduation GPA of 3.00.

Faculty: Faculty of Applied Sciences | Department: School of Computing Science | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Lower division includes Programming I and II, Data Structures and Programming, Software Engineering, Systems Programming, Computer Systems, Discrete Mathematics, calculus and linear algebra. Upper division requires 18 units of CMPT 300+ courses (12 at 400-level, including CMPT 405 and a theoretical computing course) plus an Honours Research Project.

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Application information

Entry requirements

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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