French Cohort Program in Public and International Affairs Political Science Major with a French and Francophone Studies Minor (BA) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

The French Cohort Program in Public and International Affairs is a multidisciplinary Bachelor of Arts in political science, French and history taught primarily in French, offering study in Canada's two official languages. This version is a political science major with a French and francophone studies minor.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Department: Department of French, Department of Political Science | Intake: Fall | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Students complete at least 120 units, including 26 lower division and 36 upper division political science units (six lower division POL courses, four of them taught in French, beginning with Introduction to Politics and Government and Investigating Politics), the French and francophone studies minor, and at least one term at a francophone university in Canada or abroad.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The FCP normally admits students in the fall term only and is most suitable for those entering directly from French immersion or francophone secondary schools who plan to undertake full-time study. However, admission is not limited to such applicants and all interested students who have a high level of French are encouraged to inquire about admission. A French language placement test will be conducted to verify proficiency prior to enrollment. As the cohort program has a set sequence of courses, those with substantial university transfer credit may need to complete more than the normal 120 units to complete their program.

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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