At Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada, English: Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) is offered as a bachelor's degree in Literature 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 explores the world and its many cultures through reading and analyzing literature. Students develop skills in constructing and critiquing arguments while studying literary classics, literature and culture, the history of literary criticism, and metrics and prosody. Graduates go on to fields such as advertising, communications, publishing and public relations, or continue into further study.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: For Fall 2026 and later BC secondary-school applicants, admission is based on an evaluation of all approved academic Grade 11 and 12 courses, including any specific course requirements set by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences or the English program, with greater emphasis placed on List A courses. For Spring/Summer 2026 applicants, SFU requires at least five approved Grade 12 courses, including English Studies 12 (minimum 70%) or equivalent, spanning specified English, Math, Science and Social Studies categories. Across both intakes, a minimum grade of 70% in Language Arts 11, English 12, or equivalent, is required, and approved AP or IB courses may substitute for required subjects. The page states no separate minimum admission average beyond a general link to SFU's English-language requirement, e.g. IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, 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.
