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General Studies in Education: Bachelor's Degree (BGSE)

General Studies in Education: Bachelor's Degree (BGSE)

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada•QS 2027 #312

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General Studies in Education: Bachelor's Degree (BGSE) is a bachelor's degree in Education & Teaching programme taught at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered fully online. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 1,263 per credit (CAD 216 per credit for local students).

At a glance

Degree: Bachelor's Degree

Field: Education & Teaching

Duration: 4 years

Delivery: Online

Language: English

Local tuition: CAD 216 / credit

International tuition: CAD 1,263 / credit

Last checked September 2026 · Source: sfu.ca · How we collect data ·

Program details

Overview

This degree offers flexibility to take a broad mix of courses and potentially complete several different minors. Learning takes place through lectures, seminars, field experiences, service learning placed within educational settings, and distance education. Graduates often go on to work with children, youth and adults, outside of traditional classroom settings.

Requirements

Admission Requirements: Direct entry from a B.C. high school requires at least five approved Grade 12 courses, including English Studies 12, English First Peoples 12 or Francais langue et culture 12 at 70% or better, plus two further List A courses and two more from List A or B; Grade 11 requirements add one course each in English, Math, Science and Social Studies from the approved lists. A minimum 70% in Language Arts 11/English 12 or equivalent applies throughout, alongside Simon Fraser University's separate quantitative-and-analytical-skills requirement. The programme's own requirements page states no portfolio, interview or standardized English test score (IELTS/TOEFL) beyond the university-wide English language requirement. Early B.C. applications are due by the end of January; all applicants, domestic or international, apply through EducationPlannerBC, with international secondary-school applicants assessed on a first-semester senior-year transcript instead.

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.

About Simon Fraser University

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Type: University

Control: Public

Campus setting: Urban

Founded: 1965

Students: 37,000

QS rank: #312

Programs: 476

Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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