Economics (Honours, BA) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

The Economics Honours (BA) program requires 120 units. Students apply once 30 units are complete, ECON 201 is passed with at least C-, and the department's minimum CGPA and ECON GPA are met; a 2.0 CGPA must be maintained.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Department: Department of Economics

What you will study

Lower division microeconomics and macroeconomics, ECON 220W Communication in Economics, intermediate theory (ECON 305), econometrics (ECON 333), and upper division electives such as labor, public economics, industrial organization, financial and time series econometrics, and health economics, culminating in ECON 499W Honours Research Project.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Declaration requires 30 units, ECON 201 with at least C-, and the department's announced minimum CGPA and ECON GPA. Students should contact a departmental advisor to apply.

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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