Bachelor Programme
Communication
SFU's School of Communication teaches critical thinking, analysis and media production while studying the cultures, histories, technologies and ideologies of media and communication systems. Students use project and group work to apply communication theory to social change and community engagement, and graduate understanding both media technologies and their social and ethical effects. Joint majors with Interactive Arts and Technology or with Business are available.
University
Simon Fraser University
Country
Canada
Level
Bachelor
Field
Communication
Duration
4 years (120 units)
Language
English
Campus
Burnaby
Degree
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Communication
Intake
September
Application Deadline
Fall 2027 applications (via EducationPlannerBC) open October 1, 2026 and close January 31, 2027. BC high school applicants must also submit the Student Transcript Service form by January 31, and all other admission documents are due February 28, 2027. Early admission offers for BC students go out from mid-November to January; most other decisions are made on a rolling basis from January to late April
Tuition Information
International: CAD 1,262.88 per unit in 2026-27 for students who started in 2024/25 or later, so a typical 30-unit year is about CAD 37,886. Canadian citizens and permanent residents: CAD 220.61 per unit, about CAD 6,618 for 30 units. Supplementary fees (student services and athletics, student activity fee, U-Pass, and medical insurance for international students) are extra. Current international students' tuition may rise up to 6% a year. 2027-28 rates are not yet published.
Admission Requirements
- Apply online through EducationPlannerBC and choose SFU, the faculty and the program
- BC curriculum: English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 plus other approved Grade 12 courses to reach at least five; the School of Communication sets no other required courses. Equivalent AP or IB courses can replace required courses
- IB: the general IB Diploma requirements only (no extra program courses). IB Diploma applicants need the full diploma with at least 3 HL courses and a minimum of 26 points (the competitive score varies by program), plus an IB predicted grades report; program courses can be HL or SL
- Applicants from other provinces, the US and other countries (including A Levels and AP) have their own course lists on the program's requirements page
- Historical acceptance grade range: Canadian and permanent residents: low 80s; students on a study permit: mid 80s
- SFU's grade ranges are historical acceptance ranges from the past three years, given as a guide only; grades in or above the range do not guarantee an offer. Admission is based on all approved academic Grade 11 and 12 courses (or equivalent), and every applicant also needs 70% or more in English 11/12 and SFU's quantitative skills requirement
- English language proficiency is required. You can meet it with three years of full-time secondary school in English in Canada or in an English-speaking country (70% in senior English), four years at a recognized English-medium international school (70% in senior English), or the IB Diploma with English A (HL/SL) at grade 3 or higher. Test minimums: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no part below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 4.5 with no part below 4.0 (or 88 with no part below 20 for tests taken before January 21, 2026), Duolingo 125, PTE Academic 65 with at least 60 in each skill, CAEL 70 with no part below 60, Cambridge (B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency) 176 with no part below 169, or LanguageCert Academic 70 with no part below 65. Tests must be less than two years old