Geo Business (Joint Major) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

The Geo Business joint major is a 120-unit joint major combining geography and business, leading to a Bachelor of Arts from the Faculty of Environment or a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Beedie School of Business. It includes at least 24 upper division units of geography and a business core.

Faculty: Faculty of Environment / Beedie School of Business | Department: Department of Geography and Beedie School of Business | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Business core includes BUS 217W Critical Thinking in Business, BUS 251 Financial Accounting I, BUS 254 Managerial Accounting I, BUS 272 Behaviour in Organizations and BUS 232 Business Statistics, alongside geography courses in spatial innovation, social responsibility and justice, and global perspectives.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants apply to Beedie through the Internal Transfer process after completing 24 units (at least 12 at SFU) and the required joint-major courses at a minimum C- grade; admission to Beedie is competitive and subject to minimum GPA requirements.

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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