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Concentrations
Even if you don't have a final decision yet, choosing an intended concentration can be a game-changer for planning your prerequisite coursework! As a Business Major, you have the opportunity to declare up to two concentrations.
You have nine concentrations to choose from for your Business program.
- Accounting
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Operations Management
- Strategic Analysis
How to declare a concentration
To declare your area of concentration, you must:
- Be a declared Beedie School of Business Student (pursuing a business major, honours, joint major, joint honours, our double degree program).
- Have completed 45 units or are set to complete 45 units within the term of application.
- Students are strongly encouraged to articulate their concentrations in BUS 300: Professional Development – Planning. The course is designed to assist students in making informed decisions around their future career plan.
- If you are planning to enrol into 300 or 400 level business concentration courses during the upcoming enrolment period, please submit your application within the declaration dates posted below.
Please note: The requirement term of your concentration will always be the term in which you declare your concentration. For example, if you declare your concentration on May 15, 2026, you will be required to follow the concentration requirements in the Summer 2026 SFU Academic Calendar.
Please use the Concentration Application Form to declare your concentration.
| Declaration Dates | Enrolment Period |
|---|---|
| January 15 – February 22 | Summer Enrolment |
| May 15 – June 15 | Fall Enrolment |
| September 15 – October 15 | Spring Enrolment |
Please note: Content is pending updates and currently in development. Please reach out to an Academic Advisor for help with any questions that are not listed below.
What is enrolment priority?
The Beedie School of Business has implemented a concentration enrolment priority system to support student access to required business concentration courses and to support student success within concentration pathways. Students who wish to access 300 and 400-level business courses listed within a concentration must first be declared in the specific concentration before attempting enrolment on their assigned enrolment date and time.
What programs must declare a concentration to access enrolment priority?
The following students are required to declare a concentration to access concentration-specific courses: business majors and business honour students.
Which courses are included in enrolment priority?
The following courses are included in enrolment priority:
| Accounting Concentration Courses | Management Information Systems Concentration Courses | ||
| BUS 320 | Reserved | BUS 361 | Partially Reserved |
| BUS 321 | Reserved | BUS 362 | Partially Reserved |
| BUS 322 | Reserved | BUS 462 | Partially Reserved |
| BUS 420 | Reserved | BUS 464 | Partially Reserved |
| BUS 421 | Reserved | BUS 466 | Partially Reserved |
| BUS 424 | Reserved | BUS 468 | Partially Reserved |
| BUS 426 | Reserved | ||
| Finance Concentration Courses | Marketing Concentration Courses | ||
| BUS 313 | Reserved | BUS 345 | Partially Reserved |
| BUS 315 | Reserved | BUS 347 | Partially Reserved |
| BUS 410 | Reserved | BUS 445 | Partially Reserved |
| BUS 411 | Reserved | BUS 447 | Partially Reserved |
| BUS 417 | Reserved | ||
| BUS 418 | Reserved | ||
| International Business Concentration Courses | Operations Management Concentration Courses | ||
| BUS 346 | Partially Reserved | BUS 437 | Partially Reserved |
| BUS 418 | Reserved | BUS 445 | Partially Reserved |
| BUS 430 | Partially Reserved | BUS 473 | Partially Reserved |
| BUS 434 | Partially Reserved | BUS 474 | Partially Reserved |
| BUS 447 | Partially Reserved | BUS 475 | Partially Reserved |
| Human Resources Concentration Courses | Strategic Analysis Concentration Courses | ||
| BUS 481 | Partially Reserved | No Strategic Analysis courses are offered during Summer 2026 outside of BUS 478. | |
| BUS 489 | Partially Reserved | ||
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship Concentration Courses | |||
| BUS 361 | Partially Reserved | ||
Which courses are excluded from enrolment priority?
The following upper-division core business courses are exempt from priority & enrolment:
- BUS 300
- BUS 303
- BUS 312
- BUS 336
- BUS 343
- BUS 360W
- BUS 373
- BUS 374
- BUS 381
- BUS 393
- BUS 478
- BUS 496
I want to explore 300 and 400-level business concentration courses outside my declared concentration. When will I be permitted to enrol?
For 300- and 400-level concentration courses outside a student's declared concentration, a portion of seats may be available during the enrolment period or during open enrolment.
If I do not have enrolment priority for the business concentration course, can I add myself to a waitlist?
If you do not have enrolment priority and attempt to add yourself, you will receive an error message indicating that you do not have access to a reserved course. However, you may still add yourself to the waitlist. If spaces remain at this point, students with enrolment priority will be added first, followed by students without enrolment priority.
Does enrolment priority guarantee me enrolment in courses within my concentration?
No. The enrolment priority system is designed to give priority to students requiring the course for their concentration. Enrolment priority does not guarantee that all declared students within a concentration will be able to access a seat in the course on their enrolment date.
I will have fewer than 45 units completed by the end of this term. Can I declare my concentration?
Students must have 45 units complete or in progress within the term of their application to declare a concentration.
How can I see which concentrations have been declared?
You can view your declared concentrations on your advising transcript. This can be generated on goSFU by following these instructions. Please note that once your concentration is updated in your academic record, you will receive an email confirmation.
If I have accessed courses without using enrolment priority, will I still be awarded a concentration upon graduation?
Yes, if you completed the requirements for a concentration without a formal declaration, you will be awarded a concentration upon graduation.
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