Information for New Students
Congratulations! We are delighted you are joining us at SFU’s world-renowned School of Engineering Science. Admission to this school is highly competitive and you should be proud of your achievement. We look forward to inspiring you to become part of the next generation of high-tech leaders and innovators.
Access the Canvas orientation course now!(log-in with your SFU Computing ID)
Accepting Your Offer
- Accept your offer on goGrad application platform status portal.
- Pay your admission/enrollment deposite. The deposit will hold your place in the program and will be applied to your tuition for your first term.
- Read your admission letter and understand the admission conditions, because meeting these conditions is mandatory for continuance in your graduate program.
- Submit any required documents specified in your admission letter sent to Graduate Studies office directly from the institution or testing agency.
- Once your condition(s) are satisfied, your admission will be deemed a regular admission. You will then be able to enroll to courses.
Activating Your SFU Computing ID
You will receive an e-mail approximately two months before the term starts with your SFU computing ID and instructions on how to activate it, which will give you access to the SFU Student Information System.
Your Computing ID is the username before “@sfu.ca” in your SFU email address. For example, if your SFU email is "kipling@sfu.ca", then your Computing ID is "kipling". Don't confuse it with the 9-digit student/employee number on your SFU ID card. Computing ID is your digital key to login to SFU's technology services available to you, such as:
- Wi-fi
- SFU Mail (email and calendaring)
- goSFU (course registration, tuition payment)
- Canvas (lecture materials, assignments, etc.)
- Computer labs
- Online library service
- and a variety of other SFU technology services
Activate your computing ID here.
Navigating goSFU: Enrollment Dates and Holds
Enrollment Date
Refer to your goSFU account, you will see your enrolment dates. All graduate students can enroll the first day of enrollment period.
Holds
Your admission condition will show on your goSFU account as holds. Common holds are English Condition and Official Transcript Condition. These holds will block you from enrollment until they are cleared. To remove the hold, you must fulfill the required conditions stated in your admission letter.
Important Policies
Graduate General Regulations (GGR)
All the School and Graduate Studies office policies are build on top of the GGR. It includes important requirements which keep the graduate students on track of their program progress and set quality standards for awarding credentials. Below is a summary of the important requirements for all of the programs in the School:
- Minimum CGPA Requirement
- Continuity of Enrollment
- Time Limit for Program Completion
Below is a summary of the additional requirements specific to MASc and PhD (thesis based) students:
- Supervision: Declaring Supervisory Committee
- Graduate Progress Report: Research Progress Evaluation
- Thesis Defence and Examination: Examintion Committee Requirement
- No Academic Breaks
More detailed requirements and policies can be found at: http://www.sfu.ca/engineering/current-students/graduate-student/requirements---policies.html
More information about the additional requirements for thesis based students can be found at: http://www.sfu.ca/engineering/current-students/graduate-student/current-student-resources/masc-and-phd-resources.html
Orientation
All Engineering Science students are strongly encouraged to attend SFU’s New Student Orientation hosted by Faculty of Applied Science, School of Engineering Science, and the Graduate Studies office. This is a fun event where you will have the opportunity to explore the campus and meet your new colleagues and instructors. You will be contacted to register for School of Engineering Science orientation separatly thorugh email.
Informaiton for other orientations are found here: Faculty of Applied Science, Graudate Studies
Programs Structure, Important Timelines, and Suggested Academic Schedule
Master of Engineering (MEng)
- Students are expected to complete this program in 6 terms
- Enroll in ENSC 820 (required course) when available, the course is usually offered once a year in Summer term only
Master of Applied Science (MASc)
- Students are expected to complete this program in 6 terms
- Students are encouraged to complete the courses sooner to explore research topics ideas
- ENSC 898 MASc Thesis course is graded on satisfactory/unsatisfactory, students will receive the credits and a grade only when they defend their thesis
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Students are expected to complete this program in 12 terms
- Students are encouraged to complete the courses sooner to explore research topics ideas
- ENSC 899 PhD Thesis course is graded on satisfactory/unsatisfactory, students will receive the credits and a grade only when they defend their thesis
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Need Help?
MASc and PhD students
- Academic Planning: your supervisor
- Internship/Co-op Inquiries: Faculty of Applied Science (FAS) Graduate Program Coordinator (fasgrad@sfu.ca)
- Forms and Enrollments: Graduate Program Assistant (enscgsec@sfu.ca)
MEng students
- Internship/Co-op Inquiries: Faculty of Applied Science (FAS) Graduate Program Coordinator (fasgrad@sfu.ca)
- Advising, forms and Enrollments: Graduate Program Assistant (enscgsec@sfu.ca)