Deadlines

The application deadlines for graduate programs at SFU differ for each department. Please visit the website of the department to which you wish to apply to check the application deadlines of their graduate programs. If you have any questions about application deadlines, please contact the department directly.

The application deadlines below are provided as a guideline only. If these dates are different from the department's deadline, the department's date is the official deadline.

Faculty Department Spring start Summer start Fall start
Applied Sciences Computing Science
     Feb-1
Applied Sciences Engineering Science
 Jun-14 Sep-15 Jan-15
FASS Archaeology
     Feb-1
FASS Criminology
     Jan-31
FASS Criminology: Applied Legal Studies
     Feb-1
FASS Economics
     Jan-15
FASS English
     Jan-15
FASS English Teachers
   Feb-1  
FASS English and French Literatures
 Nov-1 Mar-1 Jul-1
FASS French
 Nov-1 Mar-1 Jul-1
FASS Gerontology
 Sept 30   Jan-30
FASS History
     Jan-8
FASS Humanities
     Mar-30
FASS International Studies
     Jan-21
FASS Latin American Studies
     Jan-15
FASS Liberal Studies
     Apr-1
FASS Linguistics
     Jan-15
FASS Philosophy
     Jan-31
FASS Political Science
     Jan-31
FASS Psychology
     Dec-13
FASS Public Policy
     Feb-1
FASS Anthropology
     Dec-15
FASS Sociology
     Dec-15
FASS Urban Studies
     Feb-11
FASS Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
     Jan-14
SFU Business Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
 Nov-1 Mar-1 Jul-1
SFU Business Business Administration MBA
     Apr-1
SFU Business Executive MBA
     Apr-1
SFU Business Management of Technology MBA
     Apr-1
SFU Business Financial Risk Management
     Apr-1
SFU Business PhD     Jan-14
FCAT Communication
     Dec-15
FCAT Contemporary Arts
     Jan-31
FCAT Interactive Arts and Technology
     Feb-28
FCAT Publishing
     Feb-1
FCAT Digital Media
     Mar-31
Education Field Programs Grad Diplomas   Mar-18  
Education Field Programs MEd   Feb-1 May-2
Education Arts Education
     Jan-31
Education Community Graduate Programs
     Mar-15
Education Counselling Psychology
     Jan-15
Education Curriculum and Instruction
     Jan-31
Education Educational Psychology
     Jan-31
Education Educational Technology and Learning Designs
     Jan-31
Education Individual Program
     Jan-31
Education Maîtrise en éducation en français
     Mar-15
Education Secondary Mathematics Education
     Jan-31
Education Teaching English as an Additional Language
     Jan-31
Education Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language
     Dec-31
Education Arts Education PhD
     Jan-15
Education Curriculum Theory and Implementation PhD     Jan-15
Education Curriculum Theory and Implementation: Philosophy of Education PhD     Jan-15
Education EdD Programs
     Mar-15
Education Educational Psychology PhD     Jan-15
Education Educational Technology and Learning Design PhD     Jan-15
Education Languages, Cultures and Literacies PhD     Jan-15
Education Mathematics Education PhD     Jan-15
Environment Geography
     Jan-15
Environment Quantitative Methods in Fisheries Management
     Feb-1
Environment Resource and Environmental Management
     Feb-1
Health Sciences Global Health
     Feb-1
Health Sciences Public Health
     Feb-1
Health Sciences Master of Science
      
Science Biological Sciences
 Oct-1 Feb-1 Jun-1
Science Pest Management
 Oct-1 Feb-1 Jun-1
Science Environmental Toxicology
 Oct-1   Jun-1
Science Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology
 Nov-15 Jan-15 Jan-15
Science Chemistry
 no deadline no deadline no deadline
Science Earth Sciences
 Oct-1 Mar-1 Mar-1
Science Mathematics
     Feb-1
Science Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
 Oct-1 Feb-1 Jun-1
Science Bioinformatics
     Mar-4
Science Physics
 Oct-1 Jan-15 Jan-15
Science Statistics and Actuarial Science
     Feb-1