Biological Anthropology Certificate is a certificate in Biological Sciences programme taught at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 216 per credit for local students.
This certificate studies the genetic makeup, physiology and behaviour patterns found in humans and other primates, viewed through a biological lens, with coursework spanning ancient and forensic DNA analysis, primate behaviour, biological anthropology, human origins and osteology, and biology. Hands-on experience comes through a range of fieldwork options, and the credential can lead toward careers in archaeology, community and public health, forensics, museum curation or medicine.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Biological Anthropology certificate is a post-admission credential: students apply for it only after completing 30 units at SFU, rather than through a separate direct-entry admission process. To have reached that point, a student would already hold standard SFU undergraduate admission through EducationPlannerBC (secondary-school or transfer entry) into the Faculty of Environment. The certificate's overview and apply pages do not state a minimum GPA, specific prerequisite courses, or an English-language test score on top of that existing undergraduate standing, and instead direct applicants to the Archaeology area-of-study entry in SFU's Academic Calendar for any further conditions that may apply.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, with one set of dates per applicant type rather than by citizenship. Fall 2027 entry: high-school-route applications open 1 October 2026 and close 31 January 2027, while transfer applications open 1 March 2027 and close 15 April 2027 (Education and Contemporary Arts transfer applicants may apply from 1 October 2026). Spring 2027 entry runs 1 July to 15 September 2026, and Summer 2027 entry runs 1 December 2026 to 15 January 2027. Admission documents are generally due 28 February 2027 (Fall) and offers must be accepted by 1 May. International applicants use the same EducationPlannerBC dates and portal; SFU publishes no separate international deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
