Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Writing Requirements
6 credits of writing intensive courses, including at least one course from the upper division, preferably within the student's discipline. In ENSC, this requirement is normally met by taking ENSC 105W and ENSC 405W.
Quantitative Requirements
6 credits of quantitative intensive courses. In ENSC, this requirement is normally met by taking ENSC 220 and ENSC 225.
Breadth Requirements
(a) 6 credits of Sciences – B-Sci;
(b) 6 credits of Undesignated Breadth -- B-UD (courses taken outside the student's major program);
(c) 6 or 9 credits of Social Sciences and Humanities - B-Soc and B-Hum - depending on the option you are in.
In ENSC, the B-Sci requirements are met with PHYS 120 and 121. The B-UD requirements are met with CHEM 121 and CMPT 128. The B-Soc and B-Hum requirements can be met by carefully selecting the complementary electives; please refer to the section on Pre-Approved Complementary Studies Electives under courses for students admitted in Fall 2006 and after for details.
Students completing degree programs must fulfill writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of their program. For students in Engineering Science, these university requirements are modified as follows:
- for students in the computer engineering, electronics engineering, systems engineering and engineering physics options, the total number of Breadth-Social Sciences (B-Soc) and Breadth-Humanities (B-Hum) courses is reduced to three, with at least one course in each category
- for students in the biomedical engineering option, one course in each of the Breadth-Social Sciences (B-Soc) and Breadth-Humanities (B-Hum) categories may be waived
In addition, the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) requires that one complementary studies elective in the ENSC curriculum must be in the Central Issue, Methodology and Thought Process category.
Students admitted to SFU in Fall 2006 and after are required to meet the following WQB requirements in order to graduate. University requirements state all students completing an undergraduate degree program must complete breadth requirements with a grade of C- or better.
Summary
A GRADE OF C- OR BETTER IS REQUIRED TO EARN W, Q OR B CREDIT
| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at Simon Fraser University within the student’s major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative | 6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth | 12/15 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student’s major subject, and may be lower or upper division 3 units Social Sciences: B-Soc + 3 units Humanities: B-Hum (for biomedical engineering option) 9 units in Social Sciences & Humanities, with at least 3 units in each category: B-Soc, B-Hum (for computer engineering, electronics engineering, systems engineering and engineering physics options) 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
6 |
Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student’s major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas. |
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