Mathematics (Honours) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

The Mathematics honours program leads to a BSc honours degree (120 units, at least 60 upper division) and includes an honours research project in mathematics.

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

What you will study

Courses include Introduction to Mathematical Proofs and Combinatorics, Discrete Mathematics I and II, Computing with Linear Algebra and Calculus, Introduction to Analysis I, Calculus III, Vector Calculus, Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations, Introduction to Probability and Statistics and an honours research project.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Honours graduation requires a CGPA and upper division GPA of at least 3.00 (3.50 for first class designation). Prerequisite courses in mathematics require a C- or better. Faculty of Science (BC/Yukon high school, Fall 2026 entry): five approved Grade 12 courses including English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 (at least 70% in Language Arts 11, English 12 or equivalent), Pre-Calculus 12, and at least two of Anatomy and Physiology 12, Calculus 12, Chemistry 12 and Physics 12; Grade 11 requires two of Chemistry 11, Life Sciences 11 and Physics 11. English language: IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no part below 6.0 (or equivalents such as Cambridge overall 176 with no part below 169, or 70% in a senior English course after three years of English-medium secondary schooling).

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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