Sustainable Energy Engineering Undergraduates

Second Degree

Students wishing to join SEE after completing their first degree must first gain admission to SFU as non-degree students. Lower-level courses will be evaluated and, where possible, waived during the SFU admission process.

Once admitted, upon meeting the requirements listed below, you will be ready to apply directly to the School of Sustainable Energy Engineering. For assistance with this process, please contact an academic advisor at asadvise@sfu.ca. You will need to provide your full name and SFU student number.

Applying to Sustainable Energy Engineering

Complete the SEE Internal Transfer Application AND the SEE Second Degree Application forms.  We will require you to upload a copy of your unofficial college/university transcript(s), a Statement of Purpose (250 words) describing your motivation for pursuing a second degree, and any course outlines identified as necessary by the Academic Advisor.

Requirements

• The first degree must not be in Sustainable Energy Engineering.
• Applicants must meet the high school SEE admission requirements, i.e. English 12, Physics 12, Pre-Calculus 12, Calculus 12, and Chemistry 12 or equivalent.
• Students applying for a second degree in SEE must have at least a 2.4 cumulative grade point average (CGPA), on a scale of 4, in their first degree and then seek admission to SFU as a non-degree student.
• Once admitted to SFU, students will need to take the required lower-division courses if not taken before. All required lower-division courses must be completed, with a minimum CGPA of 2.67, before applying to SEE.
• Upon meeting all these requirements, students can apply to SEE by completing the online forms mentioned above.

Credits and Residency Requirements for Graduation

• A minimum of 44 credits needs to be completed in the upper division level (300 and 400 levels)
• The program requires a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and an upper division grade point average (UDGPA) of at least 2.0 in accordance with University graduation requirements
• At least half of the program's total units must be earned through Simon Fraser University study
• At least two-thirds of the program's total upper division units must be earned through Simon Fraser University study at SEE

Waivers

Students seeking course waivers from their first degree must supply detailed course outlines. First, have them assessed by the relevant department (e.g., an outline for a waiver for a Chemistry course must be presented to the Chemistry department) before delivering them to SEE. Waivers indicate which courses you are not required to complete to fulfill our B.A.Sc. degree requirements.

Upon review and approval of the SEE UCC chair, lower-division SEE courses may be waived only if their equivalent courses are completed in an accredited Canadian engineering program or in an international engineering program that is a member of the Washington Accord. No course with Engineering Science and Engineering Design academic units, as defined by CEAB, will be waived. Students admitted to second degrees are exempt from all the breadth requirements (designated and undesignated), three units of the Q requirements and the lower division W requirement. (The remaining W and Q courses must be a minimum of three units each. The W course must be upper division in the student's subject or field.)

Please contact an Academic Advisor at asadvise@sfu.ca for further information on applying for course waivers. Be ready to give your full name and student number. During the waiver application process, you will be asked to specify courses you believe are equivalent to each SFU course for which you are requesting waivers.

Plan Your Semester(s)

Once you have received a list of waivers, compare it to the SEE curriculum to determine which courses you must complete. Then review the class schedule for the upcoming semester. Not all courses are offered every semester. Courses offered are shown on go.sfu.ca and the SEE undergraduate section of the website.