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Simon Fraser University

8888 University Drive
Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6
Telephone: 778-782-3111

President: Dr. Michael Stevenson

Vancouver Campus
515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5K3
Telephone: 778-782-5000
Website: www.vancouver.sfu.ca

Surrey Campus
250-13450 – 102nd Avenue
Surrey, British Columbia V3T 0A3
Telephone: 778-782-7400
Website: www.surrey.sfu.ca

Profile

Simon Fraser University began opening minds to a fresh new approach to higher learning over 40 years ago.

An exciting mission to innovate, embrace bold initiative and reach out to the global community has made SFU today one of Canada’s most distinctive and respected universities and a leading research institution.

Some of the brightest minds are here – internationally celebrated researchers, inspiring educators and accomplished students. In all, SFU is a community of more than 20,000 students, over 900 faculty and over 100,000 alumni worldwide. In more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs within eight faculties across three vibrant Greater Vancouver campuses, SFU consistently pushes the boundaries of academic innovation.

SFU is best known for its ground-breaking interdisciplinary approach and legendary cooperative education program. In recent years, the university has been offering students a wealth of opportunities for enriching work, study and dialogue experiences beyond the campus and around the world.

SFU scholars and graduates are tackling and solving some of today’s most pressing issues, bringing innovation – and often new hope – to communities at home and abroad.

Educational cross-pollination for undergraduates is already well-established at SFU, with nearly 50 joint major programs.

But that’s just the beginning. The options for combining programs are vast, and SFU is continually adding new possibilities and setting new standards of excellence to develop well-rounded graduates. For example, our recently adopted new curriculum requirements for undergraduates emphasize breadth of study, and writing and quantitative skills.

An extraordinary range of choice in studies, combined with SFU’s flexible full-year trimester system and cooperative education experiences, ensure that you are fully empowered to chart your own singular path to learning.

History
Year of foundation: 1965

Student fees

Canadian student fees  2008 - 2009 *
Undergraduate ** tuition fees: $4,626
Graduate *** tuition fees: $3,070 - $19,000

International student fees  2007 - 2008 *
Undergraduate ** tuition fees: $14,532
Graduate *** tuition fees: $4,514 - $17,947

* Source: Simon Fraser University
** Fees for general programs in arts.
*** Fees for all programs, except business.

Note: In addition to tuition fees, universities generally charge fees for goods and services supplied to students. This includes areas such as student associations, sports and health. These additional fees vary widely per university and per student and can run from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Check with the university for details.

Student enrolment

2008 preliminary fall enrolment *
Full-time (undergraduates): 12,605
Full-time (graduates): 3,981
Part-time (undergraduates): 13,727

* Source: Simon Fraser University

Programs and degrees

Note: The program information is compiled by AUCC staff in cooperation with staff at member institutions. The programs are classified according to the Classification of Instructional Programs 2000. To search for the programs offered by this institution, please consult the Directory of Canadian Universities’ programs database online at http://www.aucc.ca/can_uni/search/index_e.html.

Student facilities and services

Personal support services
Orientation program for new students; health clinics, counselling, health promotion, physiotherapy; Out on Campus centre for lesbian, gay, transgendered and bisexual students; Nightline crisis line; peer programming; women’s centre; ombuds office; food bank; interfaith centre; art gallery; bookstores; residence life programs; ULife student experience program; campus security, safewalk and safe study area programs; Harassment Resolution Office; childcare centre; international student office; First Nations student centre, First Nations student association; centre for students with disabilities; recreational and athletic facilities.

Academic support services
First Nations Studies program; English bridge program; academic advising and student success programs; cooperative education; career services; student learning commons; peer educators and related programming; volunteer programs; financial aid and awards office; international exchange programs; three libraries.

First-year student programs
Orientation and academic advising, campus tours, learning commons.

Housing
On-campus: SFU accommodates approximately 1,600 students, with 70 percent of spaces given to first-year students. Various types of housing are available, including a traditional-style female residence with single rooms, traditional-style co-ed residences with single and double rooms, a town-house complex with co-ed units of four bedrooms, a graduate student residence with studio suites, and a family residence with one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. There is no meal plan since kitchen facilities are available to all students. Costs: traditional residence room, $2,135 per term; townhouse rooms and graduate students suites, $2,466 per term; family apartments, $732 - $865 per month. A high speed Internet connection is available in each individual residence at a cost of $126 per term (GST included). Three eight-floor co-ed towers accommodate 714 students in single rooms. The cost is $2,295/term (2008-2009 rates) plus a $126 high-speed internet service fee/term. Students in these residences are on a required declining balance meal plan ranging from $1,350 to $1,650 per term.

Off-campus: Typical prices: room, $300/month; room and board, $400 - $700/month; bachelor, $425 - $500/ month; one-bedroom apartment, $300 - $575/month; two-bedroom apartment, $650 - $800/month; three-bedroom apartment, $750 - $1,150/month; house, $1,000+/month. For more information regarding off-campus accommodation, see http://sfu.myidealhome.com/

Note: SFU is one of only a few Canadian universities that also competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, as well as the Canadian Interuniversity Sport association.

Student assistance
Undergraduate: Simon Fraser University awards more than 1,900 entrance scholarships alongside many other awards and bursaries. As a participant in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the university offers athletic scholarships to student athletes.

Graduate: Five main forms of financial support available to graduate students from internal sources: scholarships and fellowships (merit-based awards), bursaries (need-based awards), loans (need-based awards which may be supplemented by a workstudy program), teaching assistantships and sessional instructorships, and research assistantships. Detailed listings of merit-based awards are in the SFU graduate awards guide, which is available through: www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/.

University research

In just 40 years, Simon Fraser University has gained an international reputation for its strengths in the liberal arts and sciences, as well as for its innovative interdisciplinary and professional programs. The advancement of excellence in research is now a defining feature of SFU, with leading individuals and well-recognized groups engaged in a wide variety of key research activities that transcend traditional boundaries of knowledge. With more than $75 million in research funding, SFU’s goal is to be the most research-intensive comprehensive university in Canada. Our faculty and students are building research capacity in five strategic areas: (1) communication, computation and technology; (2) culture, society and human behaviour; (3) economic organization, public policy and the global community; (4) environment; and (5) health. Our 2006 success rate of 84 percent in the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Discovery Grants competition is among the highest in the country. Our success rate of 52 percent in the competition for Standard Research Grants awarded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council is well above the national average of 33 percent, and the highest of the major universities in British Columbia.

International education

Exchange programs for undergraduate and graduate students in 45 countries, as well as group study programs and roughly 20 field schools per year, span the globe and include agreements with institutions in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas.

International co-op is an opportunity for students to experience the world while working in their field of study. Recent international work placements have ranged from small local to large multinational organizations in both private and public sectors.

For example, students have worked for the United Nations in Bangkok, Thailand, to increase HIV resistance and awareness; conducted market research in Hong Kong and China on people’s sushi eating preferences; studied decompression sickness in scuba divers in the Cayman Islands; and helped develop telecommunications in Kyoto, Japan (www.sfu.ca/coop/).

Contact
Ms. Kate Jennings, Acting Director
SFU International
Telephone: 778-782-5887
E-mail: kate_jennings@sfu.ca
Website: http://students.sfu.ca/international