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Academic admission requirements

SFU General requirements

  1. English language requirement
  2. Quantitative and analytical skills requirement
  3. High school graduation or equivalent

  4. Have a minimum of five approved academic Grade 12 courses, including English Studies 12 or equivalent

  5. Have a minimum grade of 70% or higher in Language Arts 11, English 12, or equivalent

Required Courses

  1. Grade 11 - two of:
    -Chemistry 11
    -Life Sciences 11
    -Physics 11

  2. Grade 12 (at least 5 approved academic courses)
    Equivalent AP or IB courses may be used in place of the following courses.

  3. English - One of:
    -English Studies 12
    -English First Peoples 12

  4. At least two of:
    -Anatomy and Physiology 12
    -Calculus 12
    -Chemistry 12
    -Physics 12

  5. Pre-Calculus 12

  6. Additional course(s): See SFU's approved course list

Admission advice

  1. All equivalent courses can be found under requirements on the institution's program website

  2. Admission is based on an evaluation of all approved Grade 11 and 12 courses. Equivalent AP or IB courses may be used in place of certain courses - see the institution's website for details.

  3. Application to the Co-op Education Program is usually done within the first year of study or, at a minimum, two semesters before an intended work semester.

Link to general admission requirements

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