About Integrated Studies
Integrated Studies Programs (ISP) provide part-time, degree completion programs for mid-career adults that lead to a Bachelor of General Studies degree (BGS) from Simon Fraser University. The Bachelor of General Studies degree is a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences degree delivered through Continuing Studies in conjunction with the Faculty of Business Administration.
General admission requirements for the program are:
Ten or more years of full-time experience in the workplace
some post-secondary education, preferably completed at a university, college, or technical institute, and
successful
completion of Math 11/Algebra 11 or equivalent (see
p. 19 of the SFU Calendar)
successful completion
of English 12 or English Literature (see
p. 19 of the SFU Calendar)
The program was first launched in 1995 at SFU Vancouver (Harbour Centre) and has expanded its offerings since that time to SFU Surrey, as well as to the community of Kitimat. Integrated Studies provides a cohort-based degree; all students enrolled in an ISP cohort progress through the three-year part-time degree completion program as a group. The program is uniquely scheduled to accommodate the working lives of mid-career adults whose goal is to complete a university degree within a reasonable timeframe.