Political Science and Economics (Joint Major) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

The Political Science and Economics Joint Major is a 120-unit Bachelor of Arts that explores how economic and political phenomena condition and interact in the modern world.

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

What you will study

Students complete lower division political science (including POL 100 Introduction to Politics and Government, POL 221 and POL 222 on Canadian government and politics) and economics courses, statistics (BUS 232, ECON 233 or POL 201), and upper division coursework in both disciplines.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students are eligible to apply for entry to the program once 30 units have been completed, ECON 201 is completed with at least a C- grade, the minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is met and the ECON program GPA is met. The Department of Economics announces the minimum CGPA below which students will not normally be considered for entry to the program. Students should contact a departmental advisor to apply. Students not accepted upon initial application may reapply. To continue in an economics program, students must maintain a 2.0 CGPA.

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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