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Linguistics (Honours) at Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University, Canada

Programme overview

The Linguistics Honours program is a Bachelor of Arts of 120 units. It builds on LING 220 and LING 282W and culminates in an honours essay (LING 490) supervised by a faculty member.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of Linguistics  |  Duration: 120 units

What you will study

Lower division LING 220 Introduction to Linguistics and LING 282W Writing for Linguistics, then upper division courses including LING 301W Linguistic Argumentation, sociolinguistics and other linguistics courses, plus the LING 490 Honours Essay.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Overall cumulative GPA of 3.0; LING 220 and LING 282W each with a minimum GPA of 3.0; application with a brief research proposal; approval and signature of a Linguistics faculty supervisor.

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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