Earth Sciences (Honours) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

The Earth Sciences honours program leads to a BSc with honours and offers a wide range of courses with an opportunity for independent research. Three streams are available: environmental geoscience, geology and general earth sciences; the first two are designed to meet academic requirements for registration with Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia.

Faculty: Faculty of Science | Department: Department of Earth Sciences | Duration: 120 units | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

At least 120 units: lower division chemistry, physics and EASC courses (Mineralogy, Petrology, Field Geology I, Environmental Geoscience), 60 upper division units, and stream courses such as Hydrogeology, Applied Geophysics, Geochemistry of Natural Waters and Undergraduate Research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry to the program requires a 3.00 or higher (B standing) cumulative grade point average (CGPA), and departmental permission. Students wishing to enroll in earth sciences courses must obtain a C- grade or better in prerequisite courses.

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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