At Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada, Economics: Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) is offered as a bachelor's degree in Economics programme. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 1,263 per credit (CAD 216 per credit for local students).
This degree examines human behaviour across a broad set of situations, ranging from how individuals and firms make decisions to larger societal issues such as poverty and unemployment. Students build quantitative skills for interpreting and analyzing data, alongside the ability to construct logical arguments and communicate findings clearly. Graduates typically pursue careers in public policy, trade, business, finance or economics.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: For BC secondary-school applicants entering Fall 2026 or later, the Economics program requires graduation from high school with at least five approved academic Grade 12 courses, including one of English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12, plus further courses drawn from SFU's approved academic list; a minimum grade of 70% in Language Arts 11, English 12, or equivalent, is required. For the Spring/Summer 2026 intake, SFU additionally lists one Math or Science 12 course, one Social Studies 12 course, and one further List A or Language 12 course among the required Grade 12 subjects. Admission is based on an evaluation of all approved Grade 11 and 12 courses, with greater weight on List A subjects; approved AP or IB courses may substitute. The page states no separate minimum admission average, deferring to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences' general language requirement: e.g. IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0.
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.
