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Admission Requirements

The following summarizes the admission requirements for all FHS graduate programs. Please note that admission is competitive and meeting these minimum standards does not guarantee admission to the program.

Graduate Diploma in Global Health

Applications accepted once per year for Fall semester start (deadline: Feb 1)
Application Procedure

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline to health sciences (i.e. in social or behavioural sciences, life sciences or quantitative sciences)
  • Minimum CGPA 3.3 at time of program application

Meeting minimum program application requirements does not guarantee admission. Other factors influencing admission to the program include the number of students applying, their grades, and enrolment spaces.

Master of Public Health (MPH)

Applications accepted once per year for Fall semester start (deadline: Feb 1)
Application Procedure

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline to health sciences (i.e. in social or behavioural sciences, life sciences or quantitative sciences)
  • Minimum CGPA 3.3 at time of program application

Applicants from countries where English is not the primary language must provide test scores from TWE, TOEFL, or IELTS examinations taken within two years prior to applying to the MSc program. Minimum scores are indicated in SFU Graduate General Regulation 1.3.12.

Meeting minimum program application requirements does not guarantee admission. Other factors influencing admission to the program include the number of students applying, their grades, and enrollment spaces. Availability of a faculty supervisor with expertise in the preferred area of study is also taken into consideration.

Master of Science (MSc)

Rolling applications are accepted throughout the year (deadlines for uploading information on OASIS: Jan 15, June 01; Oct01.) There is a Jan 15 deadline for applicants to be considered for SFU Entrance Scholarships from the Dean of Graduate Studies.
Application Procedure

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline to health sciences (i.e. in social or behavioural sciences, life sciences or quantitative sciences)
  • Minimum CGPA 3.3 at time of program application
  • Senior supervisor who has agreed to supervise the student (as evidenced by submission of a FHS Senior Supervisor Support form), if the applicant is accepted into the FHS MSc program. 

Applicants from countries where English is not the primary language must provide test scores from TWE, TOEFL, or IELTS examinations taken within two years prior to applying to the MSc program. Minimum scores are indicated in SFU Graduate General Regulation 1.3.12.

A FHS faculty member who will serve as a senior supervisor must be identified before applicants for the MSc program will be accepted. Other factors influencing admission to the MSc program include an assessment of whether the applicant's educational and career interests are complementary to the research strengths of the Faculty, enrollment space, and the applicant's specific preparation. Applicants should explain in their applications how their educational, research and/or career experiences have prepared them for their selected areas of study and research in the program. While applicants are required to describe the general area(s) of their research interest, a research proposal is not required per se. Note that, in some cases, submitting a defined research project may limit the breadth of faculty interest in an application.

Doctor of Philsophy (PhD)

Rolling applications are accepted throughout the year (deadlines for uploading information on OASIS: Jan 15, June 01; Oct01.) There is a Jan 15 deadline for applicants to be considered for SFU Entrance Scholarships from the Dean of Graduate Studies.
Application Procedure

One of the following:

  • a Master’s degree from a recognized university, or the equivalent, or
  • a Bachelor’s degree, with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.33 scale), from a recognized university, or the equivalent, or
  • completion of at least 75% of the course work units required for the relevant department’s Master’s program, with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5. All graduate courses, whether completed at this University of another university, shall be considered in the calculation.

And:

  • Letters of reference from at least 3 qualified referees,
  • Completion of a master’s thesis, undergraduate honours thesis, projects, published papers, and/or presentations, or other scholarly work as evidence that the applicant is capable of undertaking substantial original research.
  • A Senior Supervisor who has agreed to supervise the student (as evidenced by submission ofa FHS Senior Supervisor Support form),  if the applicant is accepted into the FHS PhD program.

See above for CGPA requirements

Applicants from countries where English is not the primary language must provide test scores from the TWE, TOEFL, or IELTS examinations. Minimum scores are indicated in the SFU Graduate General Regulation 1.3.12.

A FHS faculty member who will serve as a senior supervisor must be identified before applicants for the PhD  program will be accepted. Other factors influencing admission to the PhD program include an assessment of whether the applicant's educational and career interests are complementary to the research strengths of the Faculty, enrollment space, and the applicant's specific preparation. Applicants should explain in their applications how their educational, research and/or career experiences have prepared them for their selected areas of study and research in the program. While applicants are required to describe the general area(s) of their research interest, a research proposal is not required per se. Note that, in some cases, submitting a defined research project may limit the breadth of faculty interest in an application.

Additional Evaluation for Admission

Health practitioners and professionals applicants with substantial experience as practitioners in health or a related field applying into the Graduate Diploma in Global Health or the MPH programs will be evaluated in part on their academic credentials and in part on their career accomplishments.

Factors influencing admission to the Diploma program include an assessment of whether the student’s educational and career interests are complementary to the strengths of the faculty, enrolment space, and the student’s specific preparation. Applicants should be able to demonstrate how their educational and/or career experiences have prepared them for their selected areas of concentration.

To apply and pay the application fee online, consult the graduate studies website at http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/future/application_process.html.

For specific Faculty of Health Sciences information, visit http://www.fhs.sfu.ca/graduate-programs.