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List of required courses

The following eight required courses are used to calculate your Business Admission GPA:

• BUS 232-3 Business Statistics (or BUEC 232-4, or ECON 233-4, or Stat 270-3)
• BUS 237-3 Introduction to Technology Management
• BUS 251-3 Financial Accounting I
• BUS 272-3 Behaviour in Organizations
• ECON 103-4 Principles of Microeconomics (or ECON 113-3)
• ECON 105-4 Principles of Macroeconomics (or ECON 115-3)
• MATH 157-3 Calculus for the Social Sciences I (or MATH 151-3, 154-3, or 150-4)

And one of:

• ENGL 111W-3
• ENGL 112W-3
• ENGL 113W-3
• ENGL 114W-3
• ENGL 115W-3
• ENGL 199W-3
• PHIL XX1-3 or PHIL 105-3
• PHIL 100W-3
• PHIL 110-3
• PHIL 120W-3
• PHIL 150-3
• WL 101W-3
• WL 103W-3
• WL 104W-3
• WL 105W-3

Any one of the above ENGL/PHIL/WL courses may be replaced by any three unspecified transfer units in English at the 100 or 200 level (i.e. ENGL 1XX (3), ENGL1WRIT (3), ENGL 2XX (3)).

Transfer units

Students within British Columbia (B.C.) should refer to the BC Transfer Guide for course transferability. Sometimes, to gain transfer units for a single course, two or more courses must have been completed at your current college/university. Simon Fraser University supports the Pan-Canadian Protocol on transferability of first and second year courses from any recognized Canadian university.

Transfer Handouts:

• Alexander College
• Capilano University 
• Columbia College
• Coquitlam College
• Corpus Christi College
• Douglas College
• Kwantlen Polytechnic University
• Langara College
• Thompson Rivers University
• Trinity Western University
• University of the Fraser Valley

Students outside of British Columbia (BC) should consult with SFU Admissions via the SFU Future Students portal page for guidance on course transferability. Students may be encouraged to submit detailed course outlines in order for the SFU Admissions Department to assess for specific course transfer credit. 

Repeated courses

Of the required courses, a maximum of two of the eight courses may be repeated one time each for admission.

Should you repeat more than two, the best two are used to calculate your Business admission average. We evaluate subsequent repeated, required courses based on the letter grade achieved on the first attempt at the course.

Please note that SFU considers the following courses to be course-equivalents:

1. BUS 232-4,  BUEC 232-4 and ECON 233-4
2. MATH 157-3, MATH 151-3, MATH 154-3 and MATH 150-4

As such, if a student takes Math 157-3 and then takes Math 150-4, this would be considered a course repeat in the admission evaluation.

Minimum grade in each of the required courses

Admission to SFU Beedie School of Business requires a minimum C- (C minus) grade in each of the required courses. This complies with the graduation requirements outlined in the SFU Calendar. If you have achieved a grade lower than a C- in your first attempt at 3 of the 8 required courses, you will not be eligible for admission consideration to the program as only two repeats are permitted.

Associate Degree Holders

Please note BC Associate of Arts or Science degree holders will not receive preference in admission or assessment with a GPA 0.25 points less than the competitive Business Admission GPA on the 8 required courses. 

For direct admission into SFU Beedie School of Business using only your GPA, without submitting a Supplemental Application, you must achieve a 3.30 or higher Business Admission GPA on a minimum of 5 completed courses out of the 8 courses required for admission, with the remaining required courses in progress at the time of application.

If you have completed admission requirements during the Spring 2020 term, please refer to our Pass Equivalent grade FAQ to determine your eligibility for consideration under the GPA Only Admission pathway.

Applicants with a 3.30 or higher Business Admission GPA that are not in good standing or have been required to withdraw from a former post-secondary institution, are required to complete the Supplemental Application as part of their admission evaluation. Please see here for more information on the SFU admission requirements for applicants that are not in good standing or have been required to withdraw.

We invite you to submit an online Supplemental Application if you have:

• 2.80 to 3.29 Business Admission GPA on a minimum of 5 completed courses out of the 8 courses required for admission, with the remaining required courses in progress at the time of application.

Students from this pathway are competitively selected for admission based on a combination of academic performance and their Supplemental Application. Should you decide not to complete the Supplemental Application, you will only be considered using the GPA-Only entry requirements.

Supplemental Application

The Supplemental Application brings to life your experiences and personality. It is your chance to share a complete picture of who you are and why an SFU Beedie education is right for you. There is a fee of $87.87 CAD to submit your application payable online at the time you submit your Supplemental Application.

Learn more about the Supplemental Application including how to best prepare, what makes a strong application and answers to common questions by reviewing our Supplemental Overview page.

Supplemental Overview Page

The Beedie School of Business accepts applications for our Fall (September), Spring (January), and Summer (May) terms for students applying through the College or University Transfer pathway. 

No. Applicants are able to apply for a Joint Major program or declare a Business Concentration(s) once they have been accepted to the program. More information on our nine concentrations, including Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Strategic Analysis and more, can be found here. 

Please note that the Accounting Concentration requires a formal application; once admitted, connect with a Beedie Academic Advisor to plan your next steps. 

The SFU Admissions Department requests, receives, and reviews all documents (e.g. transcripts, IELTS, SAT etc.) for admission. Required documents for admission can be reviewed in your Student Center once you have submitted your application through EducationPlannerBC. 

If your application is placed within the GPA with Supplemental Application category, your Supplemental Application will be evaluated by SFU Beedie’s Supplemental Evaluation Committee. Applicants will be competitively selected for admission based on a combination of their academic performance and Supplemental Application.

You may review your item statuses by reviewing the To Do List in your Student Center. Items that have been received by SFU Admissions will have a green check mark.

Applicants must present a minimum Business Admission Average of 2.80 on the 8 required courses to be eligible for admission consideration. Please also refer to the minimum GPA requirements for admission consideration to SFU.

To be eligible for admission consideration to the Beedie School of Business, applicants must have final grades for a minimum of 5 of the 8 required courses, with the remaining (up to 3) in progress by the document deadline.

Final transcripts with completed coursework will be required before offers of admission are finalized; all 8 required courses must be successfully completed prior to starting your studies at the Beedie School of Business. If you are missing 1 of the 8 required courses, you will not be eligible for admission consideration.

Fall applicants may complete up to 3 outstanding admission courses over the Summer term.  Be sure to report August as your end date in the EducationPlannerBC application so that SFU Admissions can request for an updated transcript that shows your Summer course enrollment. 

If your previous institution is in British Columbia, you can use the BC Transfer Guide to review how your courses transfer to SFU. Be sure to put Simon Fraser University as the receiving institution in the course search (e.g. from Douglas College to SFU). 

Courses from institutions outside of British Columbia are evaluated by SFU Admissions for transfer credit after you’ve submitted your EducationPlannerBC application. More details can be found above under the Required Courses section.

You may complete any missing courses at another institution (review the BC Transfer Guide for eligible courses), or apply to another Faculty at SFU and if admitted, pursue our Internal Transfer admission pathway for current SFU students. 

You may only repeat 2 of the 8 required courses 1 time each for the Business Major program.

If more than 2 required courses are repeated, the best 2 will be used to calculate your Business Admission Average. We evaluate subsequent repeated, required courses based on the letter grade achieved on the first attempt at the course.

If you have achieved a grade lower than a C- in your first attempt at 3 of the 8 required courses, you will not be eligible for admission consideration to the program as only 2 repeats are permitted.

We use a weighted average to calculate the letter grade for cluster transfer courses. 

Example 1: Courses With Equal Weight

DOUG ACCT 1110 (3) + DOUG ACCT 1210 (3) = SFU BUS 251 (3) & BUS 1XX (3)

(6 units at Douglas College = 3 units for BUS 251 and 3 units for BUS 1XX at SFU)

If a student received an A+ in ACCT 1110 and a B+ in ACCT 1210, the following calculation would be made: 

4.33 GPA points x (3 units/6 units) + 3.33 GPA points x (3 units/6 units) = 3.83 GPA points, which will be applied to BUS 251 (3 units)

Example 2: Courses With Different Weights

LANG STAT 1181 (3) + LANG STAT 1182 (1) = SFU BUS 232 (4)

(4 units at Langara College = 4 units for BUS 232 at SFU)

If a student received an A+ in STAT 1181 and a B+ in STAT 1182, the following calculation would be made:

4.33 GPA points x (3 units/4 units) + 3.33 GPA points x (1 unit/4 units) = 4.08 GPA points, which will be applied to BUS 232 (4 units)

We will use the course which is most advantageous, keeping in mind our repeated course policy above.

Please review our Pass/Fail grade FAQ here.

You will not receive an invitation to complete the Supplemental Application until all required documents on your to-do list have been submitted and evaluated by the SFU Admissions Department in order to calculate your Business Admission Average on the 8 required courses. 

To ensure timely access to the Supplemental Application, you are encouraged to submit your documents well in advance of the document deadline. Be sure to frequently monitor the email address you provided to SFU for your Supplemental Application invitation. 

For questions about the Supplemental Application, please refer to our Supplemental Overview page here.

Yes. SFU Beedie School of Business applicants in the GPA with Supplemental Application category with a complete and eligible Supplemental Aboriginal Undergraduate Admission form are not required to submit the Beedie Supplemental Application. Connect with SFU's Indigenous Student Recruitment team for details on the application process.

Tuition and fees vary depending on the subject area and number of units taken per term. Please see the SFU Typical Costs page to calculate your tuition estimate per term.

Students have access to a wide variety of funding options, and SFU Beedie students earned $2.6 million last year! Learn more about your funding options here.

Applications are evaluated on an ongoing, rolling basis. Please ensure you submit your documents, and any other To Do List items in a timely manner. Updates on your admission status will be visible in your Student Center.

Admission to the Beedie School of Business is based on multiple factors, including the number of spaces we have available in our program and the size and competitiveness of the applicant pool. College/University Transfer Applicants are able to view their specific cancellation reason in goSFU by clicking through the Admissions panel at the bottom of your Student Center. If you require further clarification as to why your application has been cancelled, please contact our office at bsb_admit@sfu.ca.

If you have been offered admission to your alternate choice program at SFU, you may submit an appeal to the Beedie School of Business Appeals Committee provided you meet eligible grounds for an appeal. Please review appeal eligibility and instructions on our website here.

If you are not accepted to your alternate choice program, or did not indicate one, appeals may be submitted to the SFU Senate Appeals Board. Details on this process can be found on their website here.

List of required courses

The following eight required courses are used to calculate your Business Admission GPA:

• BUS 232-3 Business Statistics (or BUEC 232-4, or ECON 233-4, or Stat 270-3)
• BUS 237-3 Introduction to Technology Management
• BUS 251-3 Financial Accounting I
• BUS 272-3 Behaviour in Organizations
• ECON 103-4 Principles of Microeconomics (or ECON 113-3)
• ECON 105-4 Principles of Macroeconomics (or ECON 115-3)
• MATH 157-3 Calculus for the Social Sciences I (or MATH 151-3, 154-3, or 150-4)

And one of:

• ENGL 111W-3
• ENGL 112W-3
• ENGL 113W-3
• ENGL 114W-3
• ENGL 115W-3
• ENGL 199W-3
• PHIL XX1-3 or PHIL 105-3
• PHIL 100W-3
• PHIL 110-3
• PHIL 120W-3
• PHIL 150-3
• WL 101W-3
• WL 103W-3
• WL 104W-3
• WL 105W-3

Any one of the above ENGL/PHIL/WL courses may be replaced by any three unspecified transfer units in English at the 100 or 200 level (i.e. ENGL 1XX (3), ENGL1WRIT (3), ENGL 2XX (3)).

Repeated courses

Of the required courses, a maximum of two of the eight courses may be repeated one time each for admission.

Should you repeat more than two, the best two are used to calculate your Business admission average. We evaluate subsequent repeated, required courses based on the letter grade achieved on the first attempt at the course.

Please note that SFU considers the following courses to be course-equivalents:

1. BUS 232-4, BUEC 232-4 and ECON 233-4
2. MATH 157-3, MATH 151-3, MATH 154-3 and MATH 150-4

As such, if a student takes Math 157-3 and then takes Math 150-4, this would be considered a course repeat in the admission evaluation.

Five Course Repeat Policy

Please note that the Beedie School of Business enforces the SFU Five Course Repeat Policy. Should you require more than 5 repeats to complete a degree in the Beedie School of Business, you will not be eligible for Internal Transfer admission.

Minimum grade in each of the required courses

Admission to SFU Beedie School of Business requires a minimum C- (C minus) grade in each of the required courses. This complies with the graduation requirements outlined in the SFU Calendar. If you have achieved a grade lower than a C- in your first attempt at 3 of the 8 required courses, you will not be eligible for admission consideration to the program as only two repeats are permitted.

Elective Grading System

All program requirements and transfer admission requirements must be graded using the Standard Grade System. For more information, on the SFU Elective Grading System please see here. 

For direct admission into SFU Beedie School of Business using only your GPA, without submitting a Supplemental Application, you must achieve a 3.30 or higher Business Admission GPA on a minimum of 5 completed courses out of the 8 courses required for admission, with the remaining required courses in progress at the time of application. Use our GPA Calculator to calculate your Business Admission Average.

We invite you to submit an online Supplemental Application if you have:

• 2.80 to 3.29 Business Admission GPA on a minimum of 5 completed courses out of the eight courses required for admission, with the remaining required courses in progress at the time of application

Use our GPA Calculator to calculate your Business Admission Average.

Students from this pathway are competitively selected for admission based on a combination of academic performance and their Supplemental Application. Should you decide not to complete the Supplemental Application, you will only be considered using the GPA-Only entry requirements.

Supplemental Application

The Supplemental Application brings to life your experiences and personality. It is your chance to share a complete picture of who you are and why an SFU Beedie education is right for you. There is a fee of $87.87 CAD to submit your application payable online at the time you submit your Supplemental Application.

Learn more about the Supplemental Application including how to best prepare, what makes a strong application, and answers to common questions by reviewing our Supplemental Overview page.

Supplemental Overview Page

Applications are evaluated by the Beedie Undergraduate Admissions team to verify that you have met the minimum grade and course requirements above. 

If your application is placed within the GPA with Supplemental Application pathway, your supplemental application will be evaluated by SFU Beedie’s Supplemental Evaluation Committee. Applicants will be competitively selected for admission based on a combination of their academic performance and Supplemental Application.

The Beedie School of Business accepts applications for our Fall (September), Spring (January), and Summer (May) terms for students applying through the Internal Transfer pathway. 

No. Applicants are able to declare a Business Concentration(s) once they have been admitted to the program. More information on our nine concentrations, including Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Strategic Analysis and more, can be found here. 

Please note that the Accounting Concentration requires a formal application; once admitted, connect with a Beedie Academic Advisor to plan your next steps.

Applicants must present a minimum Business Admission Average of 2.80 on the 8 required courses to be eligible for admission consideration. 

To be eligible for admission consideration to the Beedie School of Business, applicants must have final grades for a minimum of 5 of the 8 required courses, with the remaining (up to 3) in-progress at the time of application. All 8 required courses must be complete prior to starting your studies in the Business Faculty as a Business Major student. If you are missing 1 of the 8 required courses, your application will not be eligible for admission consideration. 

You may only repeat 2 of the 8 required courses 1 time each for the Business Major program.

If more than 2 required courses are repeated, the best 2 will be used to calculate your Business Admission Average. We evaluate subsequent repeated, required courses based on the letter grade achieved on the first attempt at the course.

If you have achieved a grade lower than a C- in your first attempt at 3 of the 8 required courses, you will not be eligible for admission consideration to the program as only 2 repeats are permitted.

We use a weighted average to calculate the letter grade for cluster transfer courses.

Example 1: Courses With Equal Weight

DOUG ACCT 1110 (3) + DOUG ACCT 1210 (3) = SFU BUS 251 (3) & BUS 1XX (3)

(6 units at Douglas College = 3 units for BUS 251 and 3 units for BUS 1XX at SFU)

If a student received an A+ in ACCT 1110 and a B+ in ACCT 1210, the following calculation would be made:

4.33 GPA points x (3 units/6 units) + 3.33 GPA points x (3 units/6 units) = 3.83 GPA points, which will be applied to BUS 251 (3 units)

Example 2: Courses With Different Weights

LANG STAT 1181 (3) + LANG STAT 1182 (1) = SFU BUS 232 (4)

(4 units at Langara College = 4 units for BUS 232 at SFU)

If a student received an A+ in STAT 1181 and a B+ in STAT 1182, the following calculation would be made:

4.33 GPA points x (3 units/4 units) + 3.33 GPA points x (1 unit/4 units) = 4.08 GPA points, which will be applied to BUS 232 (4 units)

We will use the course which is most advantageous, keeping in mind our repeated course policy above.

Please review our Pass/Fail grade FAQ here.

For questions about the Supplemental Application, please refer to our Supplemental Overview page here. 

Applications are evaluated once the Internal Transfer Application deadline has passed (e.g. October 15, February 15, or June 15). Updates on your application status will be sent to your @SFU email prior to the first day of enrollment for the subsequent term. Please be sure to monitor your account frequently for updates following the deadline to apply.

Admission to the Beedie School of Business is based on multiple factors, including the number of spaces we have available in our program and the size and competitiveness of the applicant pool. Please refer to communications from the Beedie School of Business for more information on why your application was denied. If you require further clarification as to why your application has been cancelled, please contact our office at bsb_admit@sfu.ca.

You may submit an appeal to the Beedie School of Business Appeals Committee provided you meet eligible grounds for an appeal. Please review appeal eligibility and instructions on our website here.