Education (Major) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Education major prepares students academically and professionally for a teaching career at the elementary or secondary level. Admission to this first degree program is suspended effective Fall 2026 for new students.

Faculty: Faculty of Education | Department: Education | Duration: 150 units minimum | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

A minimum of 150 units combining a major from another faculty, a Faculty of Education minor, and Professional Development Program courses such as EDUC 400 Foundations of Education and Schooling and EDUC 402W Studies of Educational Theory and Practice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students apply for admission to this program once they have accrued a total of 60 units. Once admission has been granted, the student's program must be approved by the Faculty of Education. Major or minor requirements also must be approved by the department(s) in which these requirements are administered. Students may be admitted with advance standing for appropriate transfer credit course work that was gained at other institutions, to a 60 unit maximum excluding professional education, or 90 units including an acceptable year of professional education (EDUC 401W, 402W and 405).

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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