Earth Sciences: Bachelor of Science Degree (BSc) is a bachelor's degree in Earth Sciences & Geology programme offered by Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 216 per credit for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Earth Sciences & Geology
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 216 / credit
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Bachelor of Science Degree in Earth Sciences has three course stream options leading to course concentrations: geology stream, environmental geoscience stream, and general earth sciences stream. The geology and environmental geoscience streams are designed to permit you to enroll as a geologist or environmental geoscientist respectively with a professional license. If you are not intending to practice as professional geoscientists, you may choose to pursue the general earth sciences stream. In the program, you'll take courses in chemistry, mineralogy, geology, applied geophysics, environmental geoscience, the evolving earth, and more.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: For BC secondary-school applicants entering Fall 2026 or later, Earth Sciences requires two of Chemistry 11, Life Sciences 11 or Physics 11 at the Grade 11 level, and at Grade 12 a minimum of five approved courses comprising one of English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12, Pre-Calculus 12 (required for all applicants), and at least two of Anatomy and Physiology 12, Calculus 12, Chemistry 12 or Physics 12. A minimum grade of 70% in Language Arts 11, English 12, or equivalent, is required, and admission is based on an evaluation of all approved Grade 11 and 12 courses; approved AP or IB courses may substitute. The prospective-student page does not distinguish separate entry criteria for the certificate versus the BSc major, and states no minimum admission average beyond the 70% English threshold. English-language proficiency follows SFU's general scale: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 4.5 overall with no section below 4.0 (tests from 21 January 2026).
Application Details
Start Date:Three intakes a year: Fall (September–December), Spring (January–April) and Summer (May–August). First day of classes is 5 January 2027 for Spring 2027, 10 May 2027 for Summer 2027 and 7 September 2027 for Fall 2027.
Application Deadline:Undergraduate applications are submitted on EducationPlannerBC and SFU publishes one set of dates per applicant type — high-school or college/university transfer — with no separate international deadline; document deadlines are stated as applying to all applicants. Fall 2027 entry: applications open 1 October 2026 and close 31 January 2027 for high-school applicants, while transfer applications open 1 March 2027 and close 15 April 2027. Spring 2027 entry: open 1 July 2026, closes 15 September 2026. Summer 2027 entry: open 1 December 2026, closes 15 January 2027. Admission documents are due 28 February 2027 (Fall, high-school applicants), 15 May 2027 (Fall, transfer applicants), 1 October 2026 (Spring) and 1 February 2027 (Summer); B.C. high-school applicants must also file the Student Transcript Service form by 31 January. Decisions are released on a rolling basis — early Fall offers from mid-November 2026 to January 2027, standard offers from January to late April, transfer decisions from mid-March to late June — and most Fall entrants must accept by 1 May. These are SFU's university-wide undergraduate dates, not a deadline set by this program; a few programs admit in one term only, so confirm on the program's own SFU page.
