Environmental Science (Major) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

The Environmental Science major is a 120-unit Bachelor of Science with at least 44 upper division units. Students choose the general environmental science stream or one of three specialized streams: applied biology, coastal and marine science, or watershed science.

Faculty: Faculty of Environment | Department: School of Environmental Science | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Lower division science courses include BISC 102 General Biology alongside chemistry, mathematics, physics and statistics. Upper division study is drawn mainly from EVSC with BISC, CHEM, EASC, GEOG, INDG, MATH, PHYS, REM and STAT electives. The applied biology stream is accredited by the BC professional agrology body.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.00 is required for continuation and graduation; an internal transfer requires a CGPA of 2.0 or above plus two lower-division science courses from separate disciplines completed at C or above.

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.

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