Complete 35 units: 17 credits of graduate coursework and 18 credits of thesis.

Accelerated MA students must take all of:

• Ling 880 Advanced Linguistic Research for Professional Development (3) – second year
• Ling 890 Graduate Seminar I (1) – must complete in first year
• Four additional graduate courses of their choosing (12) *Consultation with supervisor recommended 

After students have completed the above course requirements, they can then enroll in:

• Ling 898 MA Thesis (18) – second year
• Ling 891 Graduate Seminar II (1) – must complete in second year

Students are expected to take most of their coursework in the first year of the Accelerated MA program. Research and writing the thesis should take place in the second year. Although there is no limit on the number of graduate units an undergraduate student can take for credit toward their undergraduate degree (as long as the student is approved by the department to take the graduate courses for credit), students will only be eligible to use a maximum of 10 graduate units, taken during their undergraduate degree, towards the graduate program.

Typical Accelerated MA Academic Schedule

Course Enrollment Process for Accelerated MA Students

Students enrolled in the Accelerated MA program need to download the latest Course Add/Drop form directly from the Graduate Studies website. 

1. Go to the Graduate Studies webpage here.

2. Click on REGISTRATION/CHANGE OF REGISTRATION to automatically download the latest Course Add/Drop form. 

3. Fill out the form with signatures from:

• your supervisor 
• the course instructor

4. Email the form to the Graduate Secretary at linggsec@sfu.ca.  They will then send it to Graduate Studies to process and complete the course enrollment.

*Note that Accelerated MA students are charged the undergraduate tuition rate for any graduate course they take while still an undergraduate student. Once they formally declare into the MA program, they are then charged the graduate tuition rate.